10 Things to Know for Today: 4-7

4/7/2014
ASSOCIATED PRESS
  • APTOPIX-Obit-Mickey-Rooney

    FILE - In this Wednesday, March 2, 2011, file photo, entertainer Mickey Rooney waves on Capitol Hill in Washington, prior to testifying about elder abuse, before the Senate Aging Committee. Rooney, a Hollywood legend whose career spanned more than 80 years, has died. He was 93. Los Angeles Police Commander Andrew Smith said that Rooney was with his family when he died Sunday, April 6, 2014, at his North Hollywood home. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

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

    1. WHAT MAY BE ‘PROMISING’ IN MALAYSIA PLANE SEARCH

    The head of a joint agency coordinating the effort calls the underwater sounds detected by a ship hunting for the black boxes “a most promising lead.”

    2. MICKEY ROONEY, CONSUMMATE ENTERTAINER, DEAD AT 93

    From Vaudeville act to movie star, from child actor to screen veteran, few matched Rooney for adaptability.

    3. OSCAR PISTORIUS TAKES THE STAND

    The athlete apologizes to the family of Reeva Steenkamp, and says he wanted to protect her.

    4. WHY INDIA’S ELECTION WILL TAKE FIVE WEEKS

    There are more than 814 million registered voters, so trips to the ballot boxes will need to be staggered for the biggest election on Earth.

    5. UNCOMFORTABLY NUMB

    As more and more people pick up heroin, more and more addicts are seeking help and finding there isn’t as much as they need.

    6. AIR TRAVELERS HAVE AS MUCH TO COMPLAIN ABOUT, BUT DO SO LESS OFTEN

    Service isn’t necessarily getting better, but customers are complaining less, a report finds, with smaller carriers bringing in the worst grades.

    7. THE AMAZING RACE

    Springtime has arrived in 2016 presidential politics, and just about everyone thinking about running for president is kicking into gear.

    8. RWANDA COMMEMORATES 1994 GENOCIDE

    Thousands will participate in an evening candlelight ceremony 20 years after more than 1 million people perished.

    9. GEORGE STRAIT WINS ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR AT THE ACM AWARDS

    The 61-year-old singer also won the same award at the rival Country Music Association Awards, an industry-voted show.

    10. HUSKIES, ‘CATS VIE FOR TITLE

    Seventh-seeded Connecticut and eighth-seeded Kentucky meet in one of the unlikeliest NCAA championship games ever.