Friday, September 14, 2012

10 Things to Know for Friday

A boy watch plumes of smoke and volcanic ash rise from the Volcan de Fuego or Volcano of Fire, as seen from Palin, south of Guatemala City, Thursday, Sept. 13, 2012. The long-simmering volcano exploded into a series of powerful eruptions Thursday, hurling thick clouds of ash nearly two miles (three kilometers) high, spewing rivers of lava down its flanks and forcing the evacuation of more than 33,000 people from surrounding communities. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo)

A boy watch plumes of smoke and volcanic ash rise from the Volcan de Fuego or Volcano of Fire, as seen from Palin, south of Guatemala City, Thursday, Sept. 13, 2012. The long-simmering volcano exploded into a series of powerful eruptions Thursday, hurling thick clouds of ash nearly two miles (three kilometers) high, spewing rivers of lava down its flanks and forcing the evacuation of more than 33,000 people from surrounding communities. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo)

FILE - In this Monday, May 28, 2012 file photo, the grave of U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Michael Harris is seen through an American flag as the the sun rises over Georgia National Cemetery in Canton, Ga.?Harris died Feb 6, 2012 at the age of 22 while serving in Afghanistan. Eleven years after the U.S. began battling to rid Afghanistan of al-Qaida and the Taliban, the war has ebbed from the headlines. The question of just how to end it is barely mentioned in the speeches of this year's presidential campaign. Polls find most Americans just want it over. Families of soldiers killed in action despair that many of their fellow citizens have neither the time nor the patience to grapple with the complexities of the conflict or to appreciate the sacrifice of the soldiers fighting it. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

Connecticut head basketball coach Jim Calhoun reacts during a news conference in Storrs, Conn., Thursday, Sept. 13, 2012. Calhoun, who built Connecticut into a basketball power and coached the Huskies to three national titles, announced his retirement Thursday. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)

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

1. FED BOND ANNOUNCEMENT SENDS STOCKS ROCKETING

But economists caution the moves may have little effect; more action could be on the horizon.

2. UPHEAVAL OVER ANTI-MUSLIM FILM CONTINUES

After the surprise attack in Libya, the U.S. is on guard for trouble Friday ? often a day of protest in the Middle East.

3. WHEN WE REMEMBER THE FORGOTTEN WAR

Afghanistan's conflict is reality when the dead come home: "This community here was in so much shock," one mother says. "They're, like, this could've been my son or my daughter."

4. GUATEMALA VOLCANO ERUPTS IN RIVERS OF LAVA

More than 33,000 people were asked to evacuate and ash fell as far as 50 miles away.

5. WHERE TO GO WHEN YOU NEED A FIX IN NYC

A new ban on big sugary drinks doesn't apply to convenience stores, so 7-Eleven can keep pouring those Big Gulps.

6. CALHOUN ELEVATED UCONN HOOPS FROM ITS REGIONAL ROOTS

"I think it's really, to me, the greatest building job that anybody's ever done," Syracuse's Jim Boeheim says of the retiring coach.

7. WHY MUHAMMAD ALI IS HONORED IN PHILADELPHIA

The boxing great was awarded the Liberty Medal, recognizing his fights for humanitarian causes, civil rights and religious freedom.

8. END OF TAX-FREE AMAZON SHOPPING FOR SOME

Californians are stocking up before the online retailer starts charging sales tax there.

9. WHICH HIP-HOP STARS ARE RAISING MONEY FOR OBAMA

Beyonce and Jay-Z are hosting a fundraiser at Jay-Z's club in New York, with tickets going for $40,000.

10. HOW FIDO MEASURES UP

Zeus the Great Dane gets the title of the world's tallest dog: 3-foot-8 from foot to shoulder.

Associated Press

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