10 Things to Know for Today - 9 April 2015
Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today:
1. NEW REVELATIONS IN SOUTH CAROLINA FATAL SHOOTING CASE
The officer charged with murder of Walter Lamer Scott was allowed to stay on the force despite an earlier complaint he used excessive force against an unarmed man.
In this March 11, 2015 photo, a poster depicting Uncle Sam greets clients in a pharmacy waiting room at the Fayetteville Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Fayetteville, N.C. According to government data reviewed by The Associated Press in March 2015, the number of patients facing long waits for treatment at VA clinics and hospitals has not dropped, even after the agency got a $16.3 billion budget boost and instituted major reforms. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
2. WHAT WILL TOP OBAMA'S AGENDA IN JAMAICA VISIT
The president is opening a trip to the Caribbean and Central America, where he hopes to capitalize on mutual needs in the face of expanding Chinese influence and weakening power by Venezuela.
3. DESPITE REFORMS, VA MAKES LITTLE HEADWAY IN FIGHT TO SHORTEN WAITS FOR CARE
The Associated Press has found that since the summer, the number of medical appointments delayed 30 to 90 days has largely stayed flat.
4. AFTER TSARNAEV'S CONVICTION, JURY TO DECIDE LIFE OR DEATH
"In a crime of this magnitude, what American citizen wouldn't ask, 'What would drive a person to do this?' And, as a juror, the question becomes, what answer would satisfy you," says Meg Penrose, a death penalty expert.
5. WHO IS SET TO BECOME THIRD MAJOR PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE
If he runs for president as expected, Sen. Marco Rubio will have a political committee ready to raise and spend unlimited cash on his behalf.
6. IRAN PUSHES WEST TO LIFT SANCTIONS
President Hassan Rouhani is warning that Tehran will not sign on to a final nuclear deal unless it is predicated on the reversal of economic restrictions.
7. NORTH KOREA EXPLORES WAYS TO DECLAW NEW U.S. SANCTIONS
Pyongyang says it will conduct trade in rubles with Moscow if Congress passes a bill designed to shut off the regime from the U.S. dollar.
8. TIBET CHIEF DEMANDS MONASTERIES DISPLAY CHINESE FLAGS
The move is intended to shore up patriotic drive that in the past has sparked protests in the restive Buddhist region.
9. HOW SAMSUNG WANTS TO REVERSE DIMMING FORTUNES
The company is hoping the flagship Galaxy S6 smartphone and the S6 Edge, which go on sale in 20 countries on Friday, will help claw back lost market share.
10. EYES ON MCILROY, WOODS AS THE MASTERS GETS UNDERWAY
But let's not forget the other potential contenders, a lengthy list led by defending champion Bubba Watson.
U.S. President Barack Obama visits the Bob Marley Museum with tour guide Natasha Clark, Wednesday, April 8, 2015 in Kingston, Jamaica. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
A model poses with a Samsung Electronics Co.'s Galaxy S6, right, and Galaxy S6 Edge, left, smartphones during its launch event at company's headquarter in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, April 9, 2015. When Samsung dubbed development of its latest smartphones ¿Project Zero,¿ it was sounding a note of desperation as sales tumbled and it lost pole position in the crucial Chinese market to rivals Xiaomi and Apple .(AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
