Wednesday, December 12, 2012

10 Things to Know for Wednesday

A paramedic talks on the phone outside Clackamas Town Center in Clackamas, Ore., where a shooting occurred Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2012. A gunman opened fire in the Portland, Ore., area shopping mall Tuesday, killing at least one person and wounding an unknown number of others, sheriff's deputies said. (AP Photo/The Oregonian, Bruce Ely) MAGS OUT; TV OUT; LOCAL TV OUT; LOCAL INTERNET OUT; THE MERCURY OUT; WILLAMETTE WEEK OUT; PAMPLIN MEDIA GROUP OUT

A paramedic talks on the phone outside Clackamas Town Center in Clackamas, Ore., where a shooting occurred Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2012. A gunman opened fire in the Portland, Ore., area shopping mall Tuesday, killing at least one person and wounding an unknown number of others, sheriff's deputies said. (AP Photo/The Oregonian, Bruce Ely) MAGS OUT; TV OUT; LOCAL TV OUT; LOCAL INTERNET OUT; THE MERCURY OUT; WILLAMETTE WEEK OUT; PAMPLIN MEDIA GROUP OUT

Drew Dobson, of Coleman, Mich., protests at a rally at the State Capitol in Lansing, Mich., Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2012. The crowd is protesting right-to-work legislation passed last week. Michigan could become the 24th state with a right-to-work law next week. Rules required a five-day wait before the House and Senate vote on each other's bills; lawmakers are scheduled to reconvene Tuesday and Gov. Snyder has pledged to sign the bills into law. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)p

FILE - In this Nov. 30, 2012, file photo, New Orleans Saints football defensive end Will Smith, left, and linebacker Jonathan Vilma arrive at an attorney's office in Washington, for a hearing on their appeals of bounties suspensions. Former Commissioner Paul Tagliabue, who was appointed to handle a second round of player appeals to the league, has informed all parties he planned to rule by Tuesday, Dec. 11, and his decision could affect whether two current Saints ? Jonathan Vilma and Will Smith ? get to play out the season. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen, File)

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

1. AN ACT OF DEFIANCE FROM NORTH KOREA

The pariah nation launches a long-range rocket, ignoring warnings from the U.N. and the U.S.

2. CAMOUFLAGED GUNMAN OPENS FIRE IN OREGON SHOPPING MALL

Terror-stricken holiday shoppers run for cover as shots ring out, leaving three dead, including the shooter.

3. MICHIGAN OK'S BITTERLY CONTESTED RIGHT-TO-WORK BILLS

Proponents say the legislation will bring more jobs to the state. Opponents contend the real intent is to weaken organized labor.

4. HOW OBAMA'S WORDS ARE COMING BACK TO HAUNT HIM

Republicans note that his current stand on raising tax rates differs from the one he took in 2010 ? after he was stung by the midterm elections.

5. PLANE CARRYING JENNI RIVERA TOOK DRAMATIC PLUNGE

The music star's jet plummeted nearly straight down at a speed that may have exceeded 600 mph, an official says.

6. US THROWS ITS WEIGHT BEHIND REBEL COALITION

Obama declares main opposition group the sole "legitimate representative" of Syria's people.

7. 12-12-12

To mark the once-a-century date, some in the U.S. are betting on good fortune and opening a new business, hitting a casino ? or getting married.

8. 'NET HELPING FEED FRENZY OVER MAYAN PROPHECY

Among the "end of the world" online posts: A mountain in France is hiding an alien spaceship that will be the sole escape.

9. ART IMITATES LIFE: FUNERAL PLANNED FOR TV CHARACTER

J.R. Ewing, played by the late Larry Hagman, will get a proper funeral on "Dallas," TNT says. Hagman died at age 81 over Thanksgiving.

10. WHERE THE BLAME LIES IN NFL'S 'BOUNTY-GATE'

New Orleans players were culpable ? but their coaches were just as much in the wrong, ex-Commissioner Paul Tagliabue says.

Associated Press

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