Dorothy Abernathy, regional media director of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Wednesday, March 16, 2016. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers.
1. MATH AND MOMENTUM POINT TO TRUMP NOMINATION, CLINTON ALSO SURGES
GOP officials grapple with whether to embrace the billionaire businessman or rally behind a longshot alternative.
2. NORTH KOREA’S HIGHEST COURT SENTENCES U.S. TOURIST TO 15 YEARS WITH HARD LABOR
Otto Warmbier, a University of Virginia undergraduate, was convicted and sentenced for subversion in a one-hour trial.
3. WHERE #METROMAGEDDON WILL MAKE FOR A SOUL-SUCKING COMMUTE
The rail system serving the Washington, D.C. area faces a full-day shutdown for an emergency safety inspection of its third-rail power cables.
4. CRITICISM OF EGYPT’S PRESIDENT GATHERS MOMENTUM AS HONEYMOON ENDS
The boldness of the criticism suggests that President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi’s aura as the man who “saved the nation” from Muslim Brotherhood rule and the chaos of revolution has faded.
5. BOMB KILLS 15 IN NORTHWEST PAKISTANI CITY OF PESHAWAR
Suspicion likely is to fall on the Pakistani Taliban and other allied militant groups for the bomb that ripped through a bus carrying government employees.
6. WHAT SOME OF THE MILLIONS OF DISPLACED SYRIAN CHILDREN MISS THE MOST
AP photographer Muhammed Muheisen offers portraits of 14 children in refugee camps who say they miss going to school and their friends.
7. WHY TOURISTS CAN NO LONGER HIKE TO NEW ZEALAND’S GLACIERS
Rapid melting of the Fox and Franz Josef glaciers have made it too dangerous for people to hike onto them, ending a century-old tradition.
8. HOW MEXICANS ARE EXPOSING LAZY COPS, LITTERERS AND ARROGANT DRIVERS
Mexicans are increasingly taking to social media to post videos of bad civic behavior.
9. WHERE ARE THE HAPPIEST PEOPLE ON THE PLANET
Denmark, perhaps better known for its fictional, suicide-agonizing prince Hamlet, has just won that very accolade.
10. WHO WON THE FIRST TWO GAMES OF THE NCAA TOURNAMENT
Wichita State’s guards led a 70-50 win over Vanderbilt; Florida Gulf Coast beat Fairleigh Dickinson.