 | This is International Holocaust Remembrance Day It's one of the darkest chapters of human history. But we all can take a moment today to hold in our hearts those who were lost and to consider ways to shine a light in today's world. Denver teachers may strike For the first time in 25 years, teachers in the Mile High City could take to the picket lines as soon as Monday. They've been haggling for 14 months to improve compensation, which union leaders blame for high turnover. Los Angeles educators won key concessions in a strike that ended last week. Brexit is up for a vote … again Exactly two months before the United Kingdom is due to leave the European Union, Parliament is expected to vote Tuesday on Prime Minister Theresa May's fallback plan for the departure. Queen Elizabeth II called on Britons to seek "common ground" as fears spread of food shortages if there's no deal. | | Recovery brainstorm heads to Puerto Rico
A two-day conference of the Clinton Global Initiative starts Tuesday in San Juan. The meeting, focused on disaster recovery, follows a report that says the federal response to Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico was lopsided compared with storm responses the same year in Florida and Texas.
Arctic blast heads to the Midwest
The winter's coldest air is forecast to drop down by Wednesday from Canada, bringing below-zero highs to cities including Minneapolis and Chicago. The Windy City could see some of its coldest readings in a decade.
China-US trade war takes the spotlight
China's top trade negotiator comes to Washington on Wednesday for a two-day meeting aimed at reaching a trade truce. It's also the deadline for the US to seek the formal extradition of Meng Wanzhou, chief financial officer of Chinese tech giant Huawei. Some see Meng's arrest in Canada as a political move by the Trump administration to get leverage in the trade feud.
| | Will Phil see his shadow?
Saturday is Groundhog Day, when the world turns its attention to Pennsylvania's Punxsutawney Phil (or Bill Murray). If the critter sees its shadow, we're all in for six more weeks of winter.
| |  | Screen Actors Guild Awards takes the stage Hollywood rolls out another red carpet, this time for performers hoping to take home a bronze statue known as the Actor. The ceremony, hosted by Megan Mullally, starts at 8 ET on TNT and TBS. Here's what to watch for. | |  | The apps your kid is using Sure, there's Snapchat and Instagram, but there's also a whole alphabet of offerings you've never even heard of. Dive in here, then check out the rest of CNN's weekend reads. Chris Christie has some light reading for you The in-your-face politician is back, this time with a book, " Let Me Finish," that's said to include "startling insights about Donald Trump from inside the president's inner circle." It drops Tuesday. | | 'Three Identical Strangers' premieres
There is no limit to the depth of this real-life spiral. Do not miss the haunting film, about triplets separated at birth, at 9 ET tonight on CNN. And learn about the science behind the story in the "Three Identical Strangers" podcast.
CNN Town Hall features Sen. Kamala Harris
The 2020 race for the White House has begun. Watch as the California Democrat shares her ideas with Iowa's influential voters. The event, hosted by Jake Tapper, airs at 10 p.m. ET Monday on CNN.
What if your little brother broke the internet?
"Saturday Night Live" writers offer a pretty good window on the indignities of living adjacent to fame in "The Other Two." It airs at 10:30 p.m. ET Thursdays on Comedy Central.
Give 'True Detective' another try
That's the advice of CNN critic Brian Lowry, who says the drama has gotten its mojo back. It airs on at 9 p.m. ET Sundays and is available on demand from HBO, which, like CNN, is a unit of WarnerMedia.
| |  | NFL Pro Bowl kicks off The league's best players (who aren't in next week's Super Bowl) take the field at 3 p.m. today in Orlando; watch on ABC and ESPN. And speaking of the big game, the New England Patriots and the Los Angeles Rams (with an asterisk, some say) arrive today in Atlanta. Australian Open champ to be decided Will it be another six-hour battle when Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal meet in today's final? Play is due to end before dawn on the East Coast. Encore broadcasts start at 10 a.m. ET and 11 p.m. ET on ESPN2. Tiger Woods aims to conquer Torrey Pines The final rounds of the Farmers Insurance Open unfold today. Catch every shot from 1 to 3 p.m. ET on the Golf Channel and from 3 to 6 p.m. ET on CBS. Will Lebron James return? That's the big question as the Los Angeles Lakers host the Phoenix Suns at 9:30 ET tonight. | | | | |
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