10 Things to Know: Feb. 2

1. WHAT'S IN OBAMA'S $4 TRILLION BUDGET PLAN

The president proposes higher taxes on wealthier Americans and corporations, and a $478 billion public works program for highway, bridge and transit upgrades.

2. PATRIOTS RALLY PAST SEAHAWKS TO WIN SUPER BOWL, 28-24

New England captures its fourth NFL title on a last-minute interception.

3. MARCIA AND JAN, JFK, ALI MAKE SUPER BOWL AD APPEARANCES

Snickers scores laughs with a commercial recreating a famous Brady Bunch scene, while a Carnival cruises ad features audio of John F. Kennedy expressing his love of the sea and Toyota includes a voiceover of Ali declaring his greatness.

4. WHO RELEASES AL-JAZEERA REPORTER FROM PRISON

Egypt frees Australian Peter Greste after more than a year behind bars, but his two colleagues remain jailed on what many call sham charges.

5. SNOWSTORM HITS MIDWEST, CREEPS EAST

Blizzard conditions cause power outages in Chicago and promise trouble in Pennsylvania, New York and New England, with heavy accumulations forecast to the north and freezing rain south.

6. REGULATORS SEEK TO REIN IN PAYDAY LOANS

The new rules aim to help cash-strapped borrowers avoid falling into a cycle of high-rate debt.

7. EASTERN UKRAINE CIVILIANS FLEE HOMES AS FIGHTING ESCALATES

Clashes between government troops and separatists intensify around Debaltseve, a strategic railway hub nearly encircled by rebels.

8. WHY AVIATION OFFICIALS ARE HOLDING A SUMMIT

Flight industry and government leaders attend the Montreal summit to find consensus on how to keep from losing airliners like the one that vanished without a trace in Asia and another shot down in Eastern Europe over the past year.

9. RUSSIA'S UP TO OLD SPY TRICKS, US PROSECUTORS SAY

U.S. officials allege that under orders from Moscow, three suspected spies gathered intelligence on potential U.S. sanctions against Russian banks, as well as efforts here to develop alternative energy resources.

10. CELEBRITIES OFFER SUPPORT FOR WHITNEY HOUSTON'S DAUGHTER

Bobbi Kristina Brown, 21, was found over the weekend face down and unresponsive in a bathtub in a suburban Atlanta townhome.