10 Things to Know for Today

By The Associated Press

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

1. SCHOOL STAFF FACING ‘NEW NORMAL’

The Florida high school where a former student shot and killed 17 people is reopening for teachers amid a revelation that the armed officer on campus did nothing to stop the shooter.

2. ON DEATHBED, CONVICT LASHES OUT

A Florida inmate lets out a blood-curdling scream and yells “murderers!” as he’s executed for a 1993 rape and killing.

3. GOVERNOR HANGING TOUGH

Missouri’s Eric Greitens remains defiant, even amid calls for impeachment or resignation, after a St. Louis grand jury indicts him for felony invasion of privacy.

4. WHOSE VILLAGES ARE BEING RAZED

The Myanmar government is using bulldozers to erase what’s left of Rohingya Muslim hamlets in a vast operation human rights groups say is destroying evidence of crimes.

5. LATE EVANGELIST ACCORDED HIGH HONOR

Congress is reserving one of America’s greatest distinctions for the Rev. Billy Graham, selecting him to lie in honour in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda.

6. WHICH UNUSUAL PROPOSAL IS GETTING ATTENTION

Republican mega-donor Sheldon Adelson proposes paying for at least part of the new U.S. embassy in Jerusalem and the Trump administration is considering the offer.

7. ‘I LIKE THEM SO MUCH!’

The real rock stars of the Pyeongchang Olympics are a humble group of Korean curlers who have no idea they’ve become a global sensation.

8. WHERE RED CARPET IS BEING ROLLED OUT

With the nation abuzz, Ivanka Trump lands in South Korea to attend the closing ceremony this weekend for the Winter Olympics.

9. LONGTIME US HOUSE MEMBER EXEMPLIFIES CHANGE

The first time John Lewis travelled to Mississippi in 1961, he was arrested and jailed with other Freedom Riders. Now he’s being honoured there for advancing civil rights.

10. RUSSIANS WIN FIRST GOLD IN PYEONGCHANG

The Olympic medal finally comes as teen figure skater Alina Zagitova captures the women’s event.

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