Wednesday, April 17, 2013

10 Things to Know for Tuesday

People react as an explosion goes off near the finish line of the 2013 Boston Marathon in Boston, Monday, April 15, 2013. Two explosions went off at the Boston Marathon finish line on Monday, sending authorities out on the course to carry off the injured while the stragglers were rerouted away from the smoking site of the blasts. (AP Photo/The Boston Globe, David L Ryan) MANDATORY CREDIT

People react as an explosion goes off near the finish line of the 2013 Boston Marathon in Boston, Monday, April 15, 2013. Two explosions went off at the Boston Marathon finish line on Monday, sending authorities out on the course to carry off the injured while the stragglers were rerouted away from the smoking site of the blasts. (AP Photo/The Boston Globe, David L Ryan) MANDATORY CREDIT

Dressed as The Statue of Liberty, Philip Luongo of Scranton, Pa. waves to passing motorists on S. Webster Avenue in Scranton, Pennsylvania on Monday, April 15, 2013. Monday was the last day for Americans to file their tax forms. (AP photo / The Scranton Times-Tribune, Butch Comegys) (AP Photo/Scranton Times & Tribune, ) WILKES BARRE TIMES-LEADER OUT; MANDATORY CREDIT

A North Korean child covers the eyes of her father as she sits on his shoulders watching mass folk dancing in front of Pyongyang Indoor Stadium in Pyongyang, North Korea, on Monday, April 15, 2013. Oblivious to international tensions over a possible North Korean missile launch, Pyongyang residents spilled into the streets Monday to celebrate a major national holiday, the birthday of their first leader, Kim Il Sung. (AP Photo/David Guttenfelder)

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

1. BOMBS EXPLODE NEAR FINISH OF BOSTON MARATHON

Twin blasts leave a terrifying scene of shattered glass, bloodstained pavement and severed limbs.

2. AROUND THE WORLD, RAMPED-UP SECURITY

Sports events ? like Sunday's London Marathon ? draw special attention in the aftermath of the Boston attack.

3. OBAMA SCOURS SENATE FOR GUN CONTROL SUPPORT

A vote on expanding background checks for firearms buyers could take place late this week. But passage is anything but certain.

4. ATTACKS IN IRAQ BEAR HALLMARKS OF AL-QAIDA

A series of deadly car bombs appears aimed at sowing fear days before the first elections since U.S. troops withdrew.

5. WHERE LEADER'S BIRTHDAY BRINGS UNEASY CALM

Despite the fiery rhetoric leading up to the anniversary of Kim Il Sung's birth, North Korea did not mark the event with a missile launch, as it did last year.

6. SIGNS OF PROGRESS FOR NASCENT AFGHAN FORCES

Afghanistan's 203rd Thunder Corps conducts large-scale operation on its own, killing at least 20 Taliban without direct support from coalition forces.

7. NO SPECIAL MEDAL FOR 'CYBER WARRIORS'

Defense secretary Hagel cancels the creation of a new military award for operators of drones who never set foot in combat zones.

8. WHAT SPOOKED WALL STREET

The stock market had its worst day of the year, trigged by fears of an economic slowdown in China.

9. WHO CONTROLS GENETIC INFORMATION IN YOUR BODY

The ability to patent genes could hang a Supreme Court decision later this summer.

10. TAX PROCRASTINATORS, REJOICE

As long as you don't owe any additional taxes, there's no penalty for filing a few days late.

Associated Press

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