10 Things to Know for Tuesday - The Saratogian

The U.S. aircraft carrier USS Blue Ridge, the command ship of the US Navy Seventh Fleet is docked for a port call Tuesday, March 18, 2014 at Manila's South Harbor in Manila, Philippines. Two of the ships of the fleet are involved in the search and rescue of the missing Malaysia Airlines plane. The U.S. Navy decided that long-range naval aircraft were a more efficient way to search such a vast area, so will be relying on P-3 and P-8 planes, while the two destroyers go back to normal duties.( (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez)

A relative of Chinese passengers aboard the missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 uses her samarphone to watch a news conference held by the airlines' officials at a hotel ballroom in Beijing Monday, March 17, 2014. The search for the missing Malaysian jet pushed deep into the northern and southern hemispheres Monday as Australia took the lead in scouring the seas of the southern Indian Ocean and Kazakhstan - about 10,000 miles to the northwest - answered Malaysia's call for help in the unprecedented hunt. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)

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

1. PUTIN APPROVES DRAFT BILL FOR ANNEXATION OF CRIMEA

The action by Russia’s president means it is one step closer to formally taking over the Black Sea peninsula, which voted to secede from Ukraine.

2. CHINA FINDS NO TERROR LINK TO ITS NATIONALS ON JET

The remarks will dampen speculation that Uighur separatists in Xinjiang province may have been involved with the disappearance of the Boeing 777.

3. WHAT ILLINOIS VOTERS ARE UP TO

They’ll choose a Republican to try to win back the governor’s office in a race that already has drawn intense interest from labor unions.

4. ‘I FAILED HER AS A LEADER’

That’s what Army Brig. Gen. Jeffrey Sinclair says of his treatment of a woman who accused him of sexual misconduct. Sinclair pleaded guilty to lesser charges and awaits sentencing.

5. VP IN EUROPE TO SEND SIGNAL TO RUSSIA

Biden plans to meet with leaders of Poland and the Baltic states to show U.S. support for NATO members.

6. WHAT TOURISTS DO THAT MAY SURPRISE YOU

Visitors to New York City have more than Rockefeller Center and the Empire State Building on their itineraries. Some just want to observe one of the nation’s busiest courts in action.

7. AMERICANS STILL SEEK SERIOUS NEWS

An AP-NORC poll finds people nibbling from a reporting buffet spread across traditional media and social networks.

8. WHAT CHRIS BROWN SAID TO KEEP HIM LOCKED UP

The Grammy-winning R&B singer will remain in jail after a judge says he was told Brown made comments in rehab about being good at using guns and knives.

9. MICK JAGGER’S GIRLFRIEND FOUND DEAD IN NYC APARTMENT

Fashion designer L’Wren Scott, who met the Rolling Stones frontman in 2001, died in what police are investigating as an apparent suicide.

10. MARCH MADNESS GETS EARLY START

Albany (N.Y.) meets Mount St. Mary’s and N.C. State faces Xavier as play-in games get underway for the NCAA tournament.

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