Thursday, December 27, 2012

10 Things to Know for Friday

FILE - In this Sept. 14, 1990 file photo, U.S. Army Gen. H. Norman Schwarzkopf, commander of U.S. forces in Saudi Arabia, answers questions during an interview in Riyadh. Schwarzkopf died Thursday, Dec. 27, 2012 in Tampa, Fla. He was 78. (AP Photo/David Longstreath, File)

FILE - In this Sept. 14, 1990 file photo, U.S. Army Gen. H. Norman Schwarzkopf, commander of U.S. forces in Saudi Arabia, answers questions during an interview in Riyadh. Schwarzkopf died Thursday, Dec. 27, 2012 in Tampa, Fla. He was 78. (AP Photo/David Longstreath, File)

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky. walks to the Senate floor on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Dec. 27, 2012. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Clark Aposhian, President of Utah Shooting Sport Council, demonstrates with a plastic gun, rear, while Joanna Baginska, 4th grade teacher from Odyssey Charted School, in American Fork, using a 40 cal. Sig Sauer during concealed-weapons training for the teachers Thursday, Dec. 27, 2012, in West Valley City, Utah. The Utah Shooting Sports Council offered six hours of training in handling concealed weapons in the latest effort to arm teachers to confront school assailants. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)

Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and stories that will be talked about Friday:

1. WHO COMMANDED DESERT STORM

"Stormin' Norman" Schwarzkopf, who commanded the U.S.-led coalition that drove Saddam Hussein's forces out of Kuwait in 1991, dies at 78.

2. WHERE THERE'S STILL NO SIGN OF COMPROMISE

Democrats and Republicans remain snarled across a partisan divide, showing no sign of reaching a deal to avoid year-end tax increases and spending cuts.

3. THEY'RE DITCHING THE STOCK MARKET

With distrust of Wall Street growing, ordinary Americans are selling off stocks for a fifth year in a row.

4. WHY HE WANTS TO PACK A GUN

English teacher Kevin Leatherbarrow favors carrying a weapon to school, saying "we're sitting ducks" in the event of an attack like the one that occurred in Newtown, Conn.

5. DEMANDING AN INVESTIGATION

Egypt's chief prosecutor orders a probe into allegations that opposition leaders committed treason by inciting supporters to overthrow President Morsi.

6. STORM REACHES NORTHEAST

A muted version of a winter storm that has killed more than a dozen people in its journey across the eastern half of the country hits New England.

7. WHAT COULD DISRUPT EAST COAST SHIPPING

If 14,500 longshoremen strike, ships that move much of American commerce would be unable to use most major ports on the East Coast and Gulf of Mexico.

8. RIDING SHOTGUN, VIA TWITTER

Virtual ridealongs, a new approach to informing the public about what law enforcement officers do, are taking hold at police departments across the U.S. and Canada.

9. CONSUMER CONFIDENCE FALLS

It was driven down by fears of sharp tax increases and government spending cuts set to take effect next week.

10. BUSH SENIOR STILL IN HOSPITAL

A spokesman says former President George H.W. Bush remains in intensive care at a Houston hospital.

Associated Press

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