Friday, January 18, 2013

10 Things to Know for Friday

A man reads a newspaper headlining "Terrorist attack and kidnapping in In Amenas", at a news stand in Algiers, Thursday, Jan. 17, 2013. Algerian forces raided a remote Sahara gas plant on Thursday in an attempt to free dozens of foreign hostages held by militants with ties to Mali?s rebel Islamists, diplomats and an Algerian security official said. Information on the Algerian assault in the remote area was wildly varying _ Islamic militants claimed that 35 hostages and 15 militants died in a strafing by Algerian helicopters, while Algeria?s official news service claimed hundreds of local workers and half the foreigners were rescued. (AP Photo/Ouahab Hebbat)

A man reads a newspaper headlining "Terrorist attack and kidnapping in In Amenas", at a news stand in Algiers, Thursday, Jan. 17, 2013. Algerian forces raided a remote Sahara gas plant on Thursday in an attempt to free dozens of foreign hostages held by militants with ties to Mali?s rebel Islamists, diplomats and an Algerian security official said. Information on the Algerian assault in the remote area was wildly varying _ Islamic militants claimed that 35 hostages and 15 militants died in a strafing by Algerian helicopters, while Algeria?s official news service claimed hundreds of local workers and half the foreigners were rescued. (AP Photo/Ouahab Hebbat)

FILE - In this Nov. 10, 2012, file photo, Notre Dame linebacker Manti Te'o waits for the snap during the second half of their NCAA college football game against Boston College in Boston. A story that Te'o's girlfriend had died of leukemia _ a loss he said inspired him to help lead the Irish to the BCS championship game _ was dismissed by the university Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2013, as a hoax perpetrated against the linebacker. (AP Photo/Winslow Townson, File)

Aurora Police Officer Mike Moore guards the entrance to the Century theater in Aurora, Colo., on Thursday, Jan. 17, 2013. The Colorado movie theater where a gunman killed 12 people and wounded dozens of others reopens Thursday with a private ceremony for victims, first responders and officials. Theater owner Cinemark plans to temporarily reopen the entire 16-screen complex in Aurora to the public on Friday, then permanently on Jan. 25. Aurora's mayor, Steve Hogan, has said residents overwhelmingly support reclaiming what he calls "an important venue for Aurora." (AP Photo/Ed Andrieski)

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

1. NOT AS EASY AS RIDING A BIKE

During TV interview, Armstrong acknowledges what he has lied about repeatedly for years: He doped.

2. RAID SHROUDED BY THE FOG OF WAR

The death toll is unclear after Algerian forces storm a gas plant in the Sahara, trying to free dozens of hostages held by al-Qaida-linked militants.

3. NOTRE DAME STAR PERPETUATED TALE OF 'GIRLFRIEND'

Te'o talked about his doomed love in interviews not once but twice after the day he and the university say he learned that she never existed.

4. COLORADO THEATER REOPENS

For some Aurora victims, the pain is still too much for them to attend the private screening.

5. KEY TO THE ENDURING APPEAL OF 'DEAR ABBY'

"There wasn't a subject my mother wouldn't take on," says Jeanne Phillips, who now writes the famous column, following the death of Abby (real name: Pauline Friedman Phillips) at age 94.

6. HOW BOEING INTENDS TO MOVE FORWARD

It'll keep building its flagship 787s, hoping engineers can solve battery problems that have grounded most of the fleet.

7. BIG HOUSE, BIG TAX FRAUD

Thousands of bogus IRS returns were filed by inmates last year that, if not caught, could have resulted $2.5B in refunds.

8. WHAT'S DIFFERENT ABOUT THE FIRST LADY

She's got a glossy new 'do ? featuring bangs.

9. 'ENDGAME: SYRIA' SPLITS THE AUDIENCE

A new video game puts players in the boots of those fighting the civil war. Some love the idea. Others hate it.

10. WHY ROBERT WAGNER IS KEEPING QUIET

The actor has decided not to be re-interviewed in Natalie Wood's death because he has nothing new to add, his lawyer says.

Associated Press

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