Monday, March 25, 2013

10 Things to Know for Monday

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, center, shakes hands with a member of the U.S. Air Force 816 Expeditionary Airlift Squadron aboard a C-17 aircraft en route to Baghdad from Amman, Sunday, March 24, 2013. (AP Photo/Jason Reed, Pool)

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, center, shakes hands with a member of the U.S. Air Force 816 Expeditionary Airlift Squadron aboard a C-17 aircraft en route to Baghdad from Amman, Sunday, March 24, 2013. (AP Photo/Jason Reed, Pool)

A man waits for help after becoming stuck in snow along West 6th Street in Lawrence, Kan., Sunday, March 24, 2013. Few signs of spring are being found in parts of the Midwest as a snowstorm brings heavy snow and high winds. (AP Photo/Orlin Wagner)

Indiana guard Jordan Hulls, left, and Temple guard T.J. DiLeo (11) become entangled while chasing a loose ball in the second half of a third-round game of the NCAA college basketball tournament on Sunday, March 24, 2013, in Dayton, Ohio. Indiana won 58-52. (AP Photo/Skip Peterson)

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

1. CYPRUS SECURES BAILOUT

European finance ministers signed off on a deal that requires holders of bank deposits of more than 100,000 euros to take losses.

2. KERRY'S 'SPIRITED DISCUSSION' IN IRAQ

He confronted Prime Minister al-Maliki on letting Iran use its airspace for flights to Syria.

3. ON THE HIGH COURT DOCKET: GAY MARRIAGE

"For the past four years, we've lived our lives in this hurry-up-and-wait, pins-and-needles way," says plaintiff Kris Perry, who challenged Proposition 8 with her partner.

4. WHO SIGNALS SAME SEX SUPPORT

GOP strategist Karl Rove suggests the next Republican presidential candidate could endorse gay marriage.

5. WHY THE PRESIDENT OF SYRIA'S OPPOSITION RESIGNED

Mouaz al-Khatib cited frustration over what he called lack of international support and constraints imposed by the body itself.

6. A STUBBORN CHALLENGE FOR THE DISABLED

The employment rate for working-age Americans with a disability is about 18 percent, down from 20 percent four years ago.

7. ROUNDING UP OPPOSING POSSES IN GUN DEBATE

NYC Mayor Bloomberg, rival NRA VP LaPierre spur their supporters to pressure lawmakers on gun control measures.

8. WHERE WINTER ISN'T LOOSENING ITS GRIP

While it's spring on the calendar, a snowstorm is bearing down on the Northeast after dumping from 7 to 15 inches of snow from Colorado to the Midwest.

9. WAITING ON A $338M WINNER

The N.J. Lottery will give details Monday on a winning ticket for the 4th-largest Powerball jackpot, which was sold somewhere in the state.

10. HOOSIERS ON THE BRINK

Top-seeded Indiana holds off Temple 58-52 to advance to round of 16 in the NCAA basketball tourney.

Associated Press

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