10 Things

10 Things to Know Today

by The Associated Press

Hillary sets her sights on Iowa; hope dwindles in effort to locate and save abducted Nigerian girls; Aretha and friends to bring gospel to the White House; and more international and national news for Tuesday, April 14, 2015:

1. CLINTON STARTS IOWA CAMPAIGN

The big rallies can wait for now as the presidential hopeful opts for a small-town gathering with Iowans reminiscent of her Senate "listening tour."

2. WHO'S CHALLENGING OBAMA ON IRAN DEAL

A Senate committee will vote on a bill giving Congress a chance to weigh in on any final nuclear agreement that can be reached with the Iranian leaders.

3. NEXT STEP FOR EX-GUARDS SENTENCED FOR IRAQ SHOOTINGS

Attorneys identify several issues as likely forming the basis of an appeal they intend to file, including vindictive prosecution.

4. EIGHT DEAD IN ATTACK ON SOMALIA GOVERNMENT OFFICE

The assault on the Ministry of Higher Education is the latest blamed on Al-Shabab militants; hope fades in the search for abducted Nigerian girls

5. IRAQI PM MAKING IN-PERSON APPEAL TO OBAMA FOR HELP

Haider al-Abadi says added international military support could help "finish" the Islamic State group.

6. U.S. VETERANS RETURN TO MIDEAST TO FIGHT EXTREMISTS

They are making their way back to the battlefields of the Middle East to fight a still unvanquished enemy and wrestle with the demons of their past.

7. FADING HOPES TO FIND NIGERIA GIRLS

Activists are marking the anniversary of the mass abduction that outraged the world with a change in their slogan from "Bring Back Our Girls — Now and Alive" to "Never to be Forgotten."

8. TOP RECORDING ARTISTS HEADING TO THE WHITE HOUSE FOR CELEBRATION OF GOSPEL MUSIC

Aretha Franklin, Lyle Lovett, Shirley Caesar, Emmylou Harris and Darlene Love are among those expected to participate in Tuesday night's concert.

9. WHY YOUR RENT WILL RISE AGAIN THIS YEAR

The main reason: More people than ever are apartment hunting.

10. AIRPORT WORKER FINDS HIMSELF TRAPPED

An Alaska Airlines flight is forced to return to Seattle when a pilot hears banging after a baggage handler fell asleep in the plane's cargo hold.