Thursday, February 7, 2013

10 Things to Know for Wednesday

Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, left, shakes hands with Grand Sheik Ahmed al-Tayeb, the head of Al-Azhar, the Sunni Muslim world's premier Islamic institution during their meeting at Al Azhar headquarters in Cairo, Egypt, Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2013. Once close, Egypt and Iran severed their relations after the 1979 Islamic Revolution when Cairo offered exile to Iran's deposed shah. Relations further deteriorated after Egypt's peace treaty with Israel. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)

Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, left, shakes hands with Grand Sheik Ahmed al-Tayeb, the head of Al-Azhar, the Sunni Muslim world's premier Islamic institution during their meeting at Al Azhar headquarters in Cairo, Egypt, Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2013. Once close, Egypt and Iran severed their relations after the 1979 Islamic Revolution when Cairo offered exile to Iran's deposed shah. Relations further deteriorated after Egypt's peace treaty with Israel. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)

FILE - In this Friday, Feb. 26, 1999, file photo, Michael Dell, foreground, sits in the dorm room at the University of Texas in Austin, Texas, where he launched his enterprise as a college freshman. Michael Dell was the Mark Zuckerberg of his time. Hailed as a young genius, he created the inexpensive, made-to-order personal computer in his dorm room and peddled it to the masses. (AP Photo/Harry Cabluck, File)

This undated publicity photo provided by William Braden shows the cat, Henri, le Chat Noir, in a scene from the video, "Henri 2, Paw de Deux," by William Braden. The cat video won the Golden Kitty Award at the Walker Art Center's Internet Cat Video Festival on August 30, 2012, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/William Braden)

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

1. UNLIKELY ALLIES ZERO IN ON IMMIGRATION

Business, union leaders are hoping to create a guest-worker program to ensure future immigrants come to the U.S. legally.

2. WHO'S LEADING AN ATTACK ON DRONES

Democrats in Congress want to limit Obama's use of the unmanned spacecraft to kill suspected terrorists.

3. MORSI ROLLS OUT WELCOME MAT FOR AHMADINEJAD

A visit to Egypt by an Iranian leader would have been unthinkable under Mubarak, who shared Washington's deep suspicion of Tehran.

4. SIX SPANISH TOURISTS RAPED IN MEXICAN RESORT

For years, Acapulco has been battered by drug gang killings ? but violence has rarely touched visitors.

5. WHAT WAS IN AN UNDERGROUND BUNKER IN ALABAMA

The FBI found two bombs, one inside and one in a pipe used to communicate, on the property where a 5-year-old had been held hostage.

6. WHY TURNAROUND TRY IS PERSONAL FOR DELL FOUNDER

A $24.4B stock buyout could give Michael Dell ? the Zuckerberg of his day ? a chance to prove himself again.

7. OBAMA TO MAKE FIRST VISIT TO ISRAEL AS PRESIDENT

The trip also includes Jordan and the West Bank as the U.S. seeks to invigorate peace talks.

8. HOW THE CAT INTERNET INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX IS GROWING

Furry online stars are making their meows heard offline, with book deals, film festivals and corporate sponsors.

9. BEST BET FOR THE GRAMMYS

AP Music Writers Mesfin Fekadu and Chris Talbott predict Frank Ocean will win Best New Artist on Sunday.

10. A PAINFUL END TO LINDSEY VONN'S SEASON

She tears two ligaments in her knee and breaks her lower leg on a hard landing.

Associated Press

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