Good morning! 15+ things to know for Monday


1. LANCE ARMSTRONG TO BREAK SILENCE ON DOPING: The disgraced cyclist tells the AP he's "ready to speak candidly" at a no-holds-barred interview Monday with Oprah Winfrey.

2. "ARGO," ''LES MISERABLES" TAKE HOME GOLDEN GLOBES: The films were named best drama and best comedy/musical and picked up awards for Ben Affleck, Hugh Jackman and Anne Hathaway.

3. WHAT MIGHT BECOME OF SCHOOL SHOOTING SITE: Some Newtown, Conn., residents want the elementary school demolished; others want it renovated.

4. FRENCH BOMBS HIT CENTRAL MALI: Military forces widened their campaign against Islamic extremists with new airstrikes Monday.

5. OBAMA'S ISRAEL PROBLEM: The president has a testy relationship with PrIme Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who hosted Republican Mitt Romney during the presidential campaign.

6. OFF-THE-CHARTS SMOG IN CHINA: Beijing schools kept children from going outside and people were looking for face masks and air purifiers.

7. INDIA GANG RAPE SUSPECTS BACK IN COURT: The five men charged with the rape and killing of a woman aboard a New Delhi bus are moving to a "fast-track" court created after national outrage over the attack.

8. JODIE FOSTER'S "COMING-OUT" SPEECH: The actress thanked her former partner of 20 years at the Golden Globes and suggested that actors who publicly come out should protect their privacy.

9. ALL ABOUT THE LITTLE 2014 CORVETTE: GM unveils its revamped storied sports car, with a 6.2-liter, 450-horsepower engine and styling with nods to the '63 Sting Ray.

10. WHOSE SUPER BOWL DREAMS ARE STILL ALIVE: San Francisco faces Atlanta for the NFC championship and New England hosts Baltimore in the AFC.



1. DEPUTIES KILL KNIFE-WIELDING MAN: A man brandishing a knife was fatally shot after he charged at deputies responding to a domestic disturbance call at a house in Indialantic.

2. RURAL SHOOTING KILLS 1 IN NORTH FLORIDA: One man is dead and two others were injured following a shooting in a rural community in Alachua County.

3. PICKUP TRUCK COLLIDES WITH CHARTER BUS AT AIRPORT: The driver of the truck was sent to the hospital after grazing the bus at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport. No other injuries reported.

4. 46 CUBAN MIGRANTS REPATRIATED: The U.S. Coast Guard repatriated the migrants after prosecuting four different migration cases. The Coast Guard says it rescued 1,875 Cuban migrants last year.

5. 10 WWII VETERANS GIVEN FRANCE'S HIGHEST HONOR: The veterans will be awarded medals at a ceremony in Coral Gables deeming them knights in the National Order of the Legion of Honor for their service liberating France.




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