10 Things to Know for Wednesday - 31 December 2014
Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about Wednesday:
1. WHAT'S NEXT IN PROBE OF AIRASIA JET DISASTER
With debris from the crash located in the Java Sea, attention now shifts to finding out what befell the plane on its way to Singapore.
New York City police officers patrol in Times Square, Tuesday, Dec. 30, 2014, in New York. Preparations are under way for New Year's Eve celebrations, which draw millions of spectators from around the world. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)
2. PUTIN'S CHIEF POLITICAL FOE FOUND GUILTY OF FRAUD
The case against Alexei Navalny is widely seen as a vendetta by the Kremlin aimed at punishing a vocal opponent.
3. HOW EBOLA OUTBREAK MAY HAVE BEGUN
Researchers tentatively trace the outbreak's origin to a hollow tree where infected bats lived in a small village in Guinea.
4. OBAMA STRUGGLES TO TAKE NATION OFF WAR FOOTING
At year's end, U.S. forces are back in Iraq and the endgame in Afghanistan is requiring more troops as well.
5. NINE DEAD, INCLUDING TWO CHILDREN, IN RAMPAGE IN CANADA
Edmonton's police chief blames a domestic dispute for the "senseless mass murder."
6. CONFUSION PERSISTS AFTER ADRIATIC FERRY FIRE
The number of missing remains murky due to huge discrepancies between the names on the manifest and those who were rescued.
7. BOY, 2, ACCIDENTALLY KILLS MOTHER AT WAL-MART
During a family shopping trip in Idaho, the child reaches into the 29-year-old woman's purse and grabs her concealed gun, which discharges one shot.
8. NYC BRACES FOR NEW YEAR'S EVE
No major protests of police violence are planned in New York during the celebration, but security will be tight.
9. ROAD SALT POURS FROM WAREHOUSE
A wall collapses at a Morton Salt storage facility in Chicago, burying several cars at a next-door auto dealership.
10. WHO'S TAKING REINS AS MICHIGAN'S FOOTBALL COACH
Jim Harbaugh claims one of the prize jobs in college sports two days after leaving as coach of the San Francisco 49ers.
In this Tuesday, Dec. 30 2014, photo provided by The Chicago Fire Department, several cars at an adjacent auto dealership are buried in salt after a wall at a Morton Salt storage facility collapsed in Chicago. A Morton Company spokeswoman Denise Lauer said a side wall broke Tuesday on Chicago's northwest side, spilling road salt outside the facility and onto neighboring property. No injuries were reported. (AP Photo/Courtesy The Chicago Fire Department, Larry Langford)
Jim Harbaugh, Michigan's new head football coach, arrives for an NCAA college football news conference where he was introduced, Tuesday, Dec. 30, 2014, in Ann Arbor, Mich. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)
