10 Things to Know for Thursday

By ASSOCIATED PRESS Thursday, Dec. 20, 2012

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President Barack Obama stands with Vice President Joe Biden as he makes a statement Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2012, in the Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House in Washington, about policies he will pursue following the massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Ct. Obama is tasking Vice President Joe Biden, a longtime gun control advocate, with spearheading the effort.

Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and stories that will be talked about Thursday. Please note some stories have not been published yet:

1. IS STEROID USE UNDER CONTROL IN COLLEGE FOOTBALL

An AP investigation finds more than 4,700 players packed on rapid weight in a season without drawing much attention from schools or the NCAA. Click here for story

2. HOW ONE TEXAS TOWN KEEPS SCHOOLS SAFE

Teachers are allowed to carry concealed guns in public schools in Harrold, where the nearest sheriff's office is 30 minutes away. Click here for story

3. FALLOUT FROM THE BENGHAZI INVESTIGATION

Four State Department officials resign under pressure after a damning report blaming higher-ups for lax security. Click here for story

4. OBAMA GUN CONTROL IN 2013

Reinstating an assault weapons ban is one possibility as the president pledges new proposals by January. Click here for story

5. HOW MUCH A PENNY COSTS

The U.S. Mint says a penny costs more than two cents and a nickel costs 11 cents to make and distribute.

6. WHAT'S LIKELY TO DISRUPT HOLIDAY TRAVEL

The first big storm of the season heads to the Midwest after dumping more than a foot of snow in the Rockies. Click here for story

7. WHY WOMEN IN INDIA ARE OUTRAGED

Thousands protested to end harassment and violence after the gang-rape of a 23-year-old woman on a bus in New Delhi. Click here for story

8. THE GETAWAY CAR FOR CHICAGO INMATES

Surveillance video shows that after shimmying down the high-rise jail, Kenneth Conley and Joseph Banks hopped into a taxi. Click here for story

9. MISS USA IS MISS UNIVERSE

Olivia Culpo, a 20-year-old Boston University student and self-described "cellist nerd," beat 88 other beauty queens to take the title in Las Vegas. Click here for story

10. SUNNY CLIMES, SUNNY DISPOSITIONS

Seven of the world's 10 countries with the most upbeat attitudes are in Latin America, a poll says.

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