10 Things

10 Things to Know Today

by The Associated Press

Temple of Bel in Syria is destroyed; twice-divorced clerk ordered to issue gay marriage licenses; arrest made in Bangkok bombing and more national and international news for Tuesday, September 1, 2015.

1. POLICE ARREST MAIN SUSPECT IN BANGKOK BOMBING

Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha says the man is a foreigner and was arrested in eastern Thailand near the Cambodian border.

2. IN ALASKA, OBAMA PAINTS DOOMSDAY SCENE OF GLOBAL WARMING

The president is counting on the state's exquisite but deteriorating landscape to elicit a sense of urgency that his previous calls to action on climate change have not.

3. TEMPLE OF BEL IN SYRIA "DESTROYED"

A satellite image taken a day after an explosion near the 2,000-year-old structure in the city of Palmyra, which is occupied by Islamic State militants, shows it has been blown up, a United Nations agency says.

4. WHAT MIGRANTS JOURNEYING TO EUROPE CARRY WITH THEM

To survive days on end of walking and improvised camping in harsh weather, they must concentrate on essentials: pain relief medicines, first aid, food and personal hygiene items.

5. HOW BALTIMORE ADDRESSES SPIKE IN VIOLENCE

Community leaders are mobilizing on the ground to instill lessons of nonviolence, while police launch the war room, a physical and metaphorical effort to combat the increase in killings.

6. SUPREME COURT RULES AGAINST CLERK IN GAY MARRIAGE CASE

Now Kim Davis faces her moment of truth: Hand out licenses or risk potential fines or even possible jail time.

7. SHIFTING FACE OF NORTH KOREAN ECONOMY

Independently run street stalls are spreading fast in the country, even though private commerce remains officially anathema here.

8. WHY CLINTON WON'T LIKELY FACE PROSECUTION OVER EMAILS

So far, there's no evidence of messages stored in her private server bearing classified markings, legal experts say.

9. BLACK LIVES MATTER MOVEMENT EXPERIENCING GROWING PAINS

Its fluid nature generates questions about exactly who is in charge, who is involved and what its goals are for the long term.

10. MIDLIFE OBESITY MAY SPUR RISK FOR EARLIER ALZHEIMER'S

The National Institutes of Health reports that being overweight or obese at age 50 may affect the age, years later, when the disease strikes.