10 Things to Know for Friday - 8 January 2016
Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about Friday:
1. OBAMA ZEROES IN ON GUN VIOLENCE
During a televised town hall, he makes the case for tighter gun controls, while hearing claims by opponents of such rules that he's trying to take away people's Second Amendment rights.
In this Jan. 6, 2016, photo, supporters of Republican presidential candidate Sen. Marco Rubio listen to him speak at a rally in Dallas. The expectations game for "establishment" candidates has added intrigue to the final sprint to Iowa's lead-off caucuses. While the fight for first place has settled into a two-way race between conservative favorites Ted Cruz and Donald Trump, some of the biggest unknowns surround the candidates for whom a loss in Iowa could still be viewed as a win. (AP Photo/LM Otero, File)
2. KNIFE-WIELDING MAN IN FAKE EXPLOSIVES VEST KILLED BY POLICE IN PARIS
The deadly confrontation — coming a year almost to the minute after the Charlie Hebdo massacre — jolts the already anxious French capital.
3. WE'RE NUMBER 3!
Cruz and Trump are the favorites in Iowa. But among the rest of the GOP field, whoever finishes third will get a boost heading into the New Hampshire primary.
4. WHY CHINA ECONOMIC TUMULT WORRIES INVESTORS
A slowdown in China is seen as a threat because the country has been the main engine of global economic growth for years, particularly during the Great Recession.
5. KERRY: IRAN POSSIBLY 'DAYS AWAY' FROM COMPLYING WITH NUKE DEAL
Compliance would compel the U.S. and other Western nations to immediately suspend many sanctions on the Islamic republic.
6. WHERE HATS AND GLOVES WILL COME IN HANDY
In North America, the spine-chilling polar vortex is about to elbow the wet and warm El Nino out of the spotlight for a while.
7. OBSTACLES TO FACT-CHECKING PYONGYANG'S H-BOMB CLAIM
Many of the key radioactive isotopes from a nuclear test break down quickly, which will make it difficult, after days or weeks, to determine the type of weapon tested.
8. WHAT MAKES BREAKING UP LESS HARD TO DO
Most Americans think making a clean break with an ex helps speed healing after a split, according to an AP-WE tv poll.
9. EGGS GET BOOST
The Obama administration's latest dietary guidelines say more eggs may be OK — despite years of advice to the contrary.
10. WHO'S RETURNING TO SUPER BOWL HALFTIME STAGE
Beyonce, who headlined the halftime show in 2013, will perform along with Coldplay during the Feb. 7 game at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, California.
The fourth front in as many days in San Diego County produced snow on Mount Laguna, Calif., and the area around it, making for a winter wonderland for children and adults alike.|Snowmen were abundant at the recreation area off Sunrise Highway near Mt. Laguna, Calif., Thursday, Jan. 7, 2016. (|John Gastaldo/The San Diego Union-Tribune via AP)
FILE - In this Oct. 20, 2015 file photo, singer Beyonce Knowles arrives at TIDAL X: 1020 Amplified by HTC at the Barclays Center in New York. Beyonce is returning to the Super Bowl halftime show. Pepsi confirmed to The Associated Press on Thursday, Jan. 7, 2016, that the 34-year-old singer will perform at the Feb. 7 show at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)
