Friday 8 February 2013

10 Things to Know for Friday

Police respond in Riverside, Calif., early Thursday morning, Feb. 7, 2013, after one officer was killed and another critically wounded in a shoot out with a murder suspect. Police were searching for a former Los Angeles police officer sought for two weekend killings ? and who threatened to kill police. (AP Photo/Kevin Warn)

Police respond in Riverside, Calif., early Thursday morning, Feb. 7, 2013, after one officer was killed and another critically wounded in a shoot out with a murder suspect. Police were searching for a former Los Angeles police officer sought for two weekend killings ? and who threatened to kill police. (AP Photo/Kevin Warn)

CIA Director nominee John Brennan testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Feb. 7, 2013, during his confirmation hearing before the Senate Intelligence Committee'. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

This image made available by NOAA shows storm systems over the eastern half of the United States on Thursday, Feb. 7, 2013 at 11:15 EST. A blizzard of potentially historic proportions threatened to strike the Northeast with a vengeance Friday, Feb. 8, 2013 with 1 to 2 feet of snow feared along the densely populated Interstate 95 corridor from the New York City area to Boston and beyond. (AP Photo/NOAA)

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

1. EX-COP'S CHILLING JUSTIFICATION FOR CALIF. KILLING SPREE

"I never had the opportunity to have a family of my own," he says in an online manifesto. "I'm terminating yours."

2. BRENNAN: WATERBOARDING 'REPREHENSIBLE'

Whether or not it produces useful information, the U.S. should never waterboard anyone again, he tells a Senate panel.

3. HOW PEOPLE ARE PREPPING FOR THE NORTHEAST BLIZZARD

Diane Lopes visited a packed supermarket in Gloucester, Mass., to stock up on basic foods ? "and lots of wine."

4. IRAN'S CHARM OFFENSIVE IN EGYPT

Ahmadinejad reaches out to Morsi in hopes of forging an alliance that could remake the balance of power in the Middle East.

5. FEW DISPLEASED BY POST OFFICE CUTS

Even many seniors, who remember when mail was a lifeline to the outside world, say they can do without Saturday delivery, which now brings mostly bills and junk.

6. WHY YOU SHOULDN'T SWEAT THIS ASTROID FLYBY

Scientists promise the 150-foot-wide rock will be at least 17,100 miles away when it zips past next Friday.

7. APPLE FACES A REBELLION

An influential investor, Greenlight Capital, wants the company to stop stockpiling cash and give it to shareholders instead.

8. SOUTHERN FOODS LINKED TO STROKES

Blacks in the Southeast suffer more strokes than anyone else ? and fried meals and sugary drinks may be to blame.

9. OSCAR-NOMINATED SHORT FILM CARRIES AN AFGHAN BOY TO HOLLYWOOD

The coming-of-age movie is the 14-year-old's ticket to the Academy Awards. It'll be his very first flight.

10. WHAT'S MAKING RUSSIA'S PRESIDENT FUME

A year before the Winter Olympics, Putin can't abide the huge cost overruns in Sochi, the host city.

Associated Press

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