10 Things to Know for Friday - 27 March 2015
Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about Friday:
1. TURMOIL IN YEMEN ESCALATES
As Saudi Arabia and its allies bomb Shiite rebels allied with Iran, Egyptian officials promise that a ground assault will follow.
Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz. speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, March 26, 2015, to talk abour the situation in Yemen. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
2. HOW AIRLINES ARE RESPONDING TO DELIBERATE CRASHING OF JET
Canada and Germany's biggest carriers, as well as two low-cost European airlines, announce new rules requiring two crew members to always be present in the cockpit.
3. NYC APARTMENT BUILDING COLLAPSES IN FIERY BLAST
The apparent gas explosion also launches rubble and shards of glass across streets in Manhattan's East Village while injuring at least a dozen people, including several critically.
4. BERGDAHL RECOUNTS YEARS AS TALIBAN CAPTIVE
The Army sergeant says he was tortured repeatedly and threatened with execution after trying to escape.
5. WHAT COULD BE KEY TO NUCLEAR DEAL
The U.S. is discussing allowing Iran to run hundreds of centrifuges at a fortified, underground site in exchange for other restrictions on its nuclear-related work, the AP learns.
6. BUDGET, MEDICARE BILLS ADVANCE
The legislative action gives credence to Republican claims that their new, two-house majority will be able to govern without the chaos that has often plagued Congress.
7. WHERE GOVERNMENT PANEL SAYS AMERICA NEEDS TO LOOK FOR OIL
The U.S. should begin a push to exploit the enormous oil reserves in the Arctic waters off Alaska, an Energy Department advisory board urges.
8. RICHARD III BURIED WITH DIGNITY, 530 YEARS AFTER HIS VIOLENT DEATH
The human remains — confirmed by scientific sleuthing as those of the long-lost king — were found under a parking lot in Leicester in 2012.
9. WHICH TV SHOW IS SAYING TA-TA
The producers of "Downton Abbey" say the upcoming sixth season of the popular drama will be its last.
10. MARCH MADNESS RESUMES
After a three-day breather, the tournament swings back into action with Sweet 16 matchups.
Firefighters spray water on a collapsed building in New York's East Village, Thursday, March 26, 2015, in New York. An apparent gas explosion leveled an apartment building, partially destroyed another and launched rubble and shards of glass across streets in the heart of Manhattan on Thursday, injuring at least a dozen people. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)
This photo provided by courtesy of MASTERPIECE shows, from left, Laura Carmichael as Lady Edith Crawley, Michelle Dockery as Lady Mary Crawley, Jessica Brown-Findlay as Lady Sybil Crawley, in season 6 of the television series, "Downton Abbey." While announcing on Thursday, March 26, 2015, that next season's "Downton Abbey" will be its last, executive producer Gareth Neame declined to say who among the Crawley clan and staff will survive until the series' final fade-out. (AP Photo/Courtesy MASTERPIECE)
