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10 Things to Know for Today

Posted March 01, 2018 6:00 am

By The Associated Press

Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School student David Hogg, left, walks to class for the first time since a former student opened fire there with an assault weapon, Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2018, in Parkland, Fla. "This is a picture of education in fear in this country. The NRA wants more people just like this, with that exact firearm to scare more people and sell more guns," said Hogg, who has become a leading voice in the students' movement to control assault weapons .(AP Photo/Terry Renna) The Associated Press

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

1. TRUMP: I 'WILL MISS HAVING HER BY MY SIDE'

Hope Hicks quits as White House communications chief, leaving a void around a president who values loyalty and affirmation.

2. RIFT BETWEEN CORPORATE AMERICA, GUN LOBBY GROWS

Walmart and Dick's Sporting Goods have taken steps to restrict gun sales following moves by MetLife, Hertz and Delta Air Lines, which have cut ties with the NRA after the school massacre in Florida.

3. RUSSIAN ELECTION ASSAULT POSES QUANDARY FOR 2018 CAMPAIGNS

Candidates running in midterm elections are doing all they can to prevent email hacks and elaborate misinformation schemes like the ones Moscow used to disrupt the 2016 campaign.

4. HOW ACTIVIST GROUPS ARE BACKING TRANSGENDER TROOPS

They are turning to TV ads to pressure the White House into allowing transgender people to keep serving in the military.

5. STUDENTS FACE FEARS ON RETURN TO SCENE OF SHOOTING

Florida students who returned to school two weeks after a mass shooting say they were haunted by fresh memories, but heartened by an outpouring of support.

6. REPORT: KUSHNER ACCEPTED LOANS AFTER WHITE HOUSE MEETING

The New York Times says that two companies made loans worth more than half a billion dollars to Kushner's family real estate firm after executives met with Trump's senior adviser.

7. AFTER OLYMPICS, SOUTH KOREA MULLS REVIVING BULLDOZED FOREST

Seoul faces questions surrounding the long-term environmental consequences of hosting an expensive sports event in one of its poorest, oldest and underpopulated areas.

8. WHAT IS SPORTS BETTING'S BIGGEST WAGER

Even if states are allowed to offer legal gambling, the popularity of daily fantasy sports has created a generation of sports fans more obsessed with player statistics than point spreads.

9. AP-NORC POLL: NEARLY 6 IN 10 AMERICANS SAY TRUMP IS A RACIST

And large numbers of those polled also say they think the president's policies have made things worse for African-Americans, Hispanics and Muslims.

10. WHO IS INDIA'S NEWEST GOLFING STAR

At just 21 and competing in his first World Golf Championship this week in Mexico, Shubhankar Sharma has replaced Anirban Lahiri as the country's top golfer.

FILE - In this Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2016, file photo, a snowcat smooths the grade on the ski slope for the upcoming Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympics at the Jeongseon Alpine Center in Jeongseon, South Korea. With the Olympic Games coming to a close, one of the main questions facing South Korea and the consequences of hosting an expensive sports event is the future of the scenic Jeongseon Alpine Center, which was built in a formerly government-protected area where some 60,000 trees were razed. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man, File) The Associated Press

FILE - In this Sunday, Feb. 4, 2018 file photo, India's Shubhankar Sharma plays out of a bunker on the 18th hole during the final round of the Maybank Championship golf tournament in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Sharma, a two-time winner on the European Tour this season, is playing his first World Golf Championship this week in Mexico. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian, File) The Associated Press

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