10 Things

10 Things to Know Today

by The Associated Press

President Obama vetoes the Keystone bill; GOP squabbling over immigration and Homeland Security; Zimmerman will not face federal civil rights charges and more national and international news for Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2015.

1. EX-MARINE FOUND GUILTY IN 'AMERICAN SNIPER' TRIAL

Eddie Ray Routh, 27, faces life in prison without parole in the deaths of Chris Kyle and his friend, Chad Littlefield.

2. PRESSURE MOUNTS ON GOP ON HOMELAND SECURITY BILL

The ball is in the House Republicans' court as their fellow senators agree to fund the department without linking it to rolling back the president's immigration action.

3. CRIMINAL JUSTICE ADVOCATE HAS CRIME HISTORY

Sean Hosman, whose company is a key player in the national movement to overhaul the incarceration system, is a repeat offender himself.

4. WHERE OVERFISHING IS BREEDING SLAVE LABOR CONDITIONS

Thailand's seafood industry is using migrant laborers who are sold onto boats that trawl international waters following a decline in the local fish population.

5. WHO IS FAVORED TO WIN BRITAIN'S VOTE

No one, really. Voter disillusionment with the two major political parties means the May poll is truly a "lottery election."

6. OBAMA VETOES KEYSTONE OIL PIPELINE

Boehner says Republicans are "not even close" to giving up the fight for the $8 billion project.

7. WHY SAGGING OIL PRICES ARE SENDING COLOMBIANS PACKING

Thousands of people who were employed by a thriving petroleum industry in the Latin American country are now facing a harsh new reality.

8. GEORGE ZIMMERMAN WON'T FACE FEDERAL CHARGES

The Justice Department says there isn't enough evidence to prove the former neighborhood watch volunteer killed Trayvon Martin, a black teen, on account of his race.

9. EMANUEL FACES RUNOFF IN CHICAGO

The mayor of the nation's third largest city is facing a stiff challenge from a commissioner who has the backing of teachers, unions and many residents.

10. STUDY DETAILS CHALLENGES FACING LGBT HOMELESS YOUTH

A unique federal survey finds that many lesbian, gay and transgender teens resort to earning money through "survival sex" to find shelter.