10 Things to Know for Friday January 17, 2014

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

1. WHO FORCED OBAMA'S HAND ON GOVERNMENT SPYING  Changes to the NSA's operations would not be happening had Edward Snowden not thrust the secret programs out into the open.  OBAMA-NSA SURVEILLANCE

2. BUDGET CLEARS US CONGRESS WITH EASE  Tea party critics chastened by October's partial shutdown mount only a faint protest to the $1.1 trillion spending plan.  BUDGET BATTLE

3. EXECUTED OHIO MAN'S FAMILY PLANS LAWSUIT  The condemned inmate took almost 25 minutes to die after the injection of a two-drug cocktail that had never before been used in an execution in the U.S.   OHIO EXECUTION

4. ISRAELI LAW WOULD CRIMINALIZE USE OF THE WORD 'NAZI'  The measure has sparked a debate about freedom of speech in a state that was founded out of the ashes of the Holocaust. ISRAEL-NAZI BAN

5. WHAT'S HINDERING HUMANITARIAN EFFORTS IN SOUTH SUDAN  Wholesale looting of vehicles, equipment and supplies belonging to aid groups is crippling their ability to help.  SOUTH SUDAN

6. WOMAN TICKETED FOR DRIVING WITH GOOGLE GLASS FOUND NOT GUILTY  A San Diego traffic court rules that her citation — believed to be the first of its kind in the U.S. — requires proof that the device was in operation.  GOOGLE GLASS TICKET

7. PRICE TO BOARD AN AIRLINER KEEPS CLIMBING  Fares have risen nearly 12 percent since their low during the Great Recession in 2009, an AP analysis shows.  HIGHER AIRFARE

8. GAY RIGHTS LAG ACROSS THE GLOBE  At least 76 countries still retain laws criminalizing gay sex, including five where it's punishable by death. GLOBAL GAY RIGHTS

9. 'THE PROFESSOR' FROM 'GILLIGAN'S ISLAND' DIES AT 89  Russell Johnson was a little-known character actor when he was cast in the 1960s comedy about seven people marooned on an uncharted Pacific island.  OBIT-RUSSELL JOHNSON

10. HOW BASEBALL IS MODERNIZING  Owners, players and umpires approve a huge expansion of instant replay in hopes of eliminating blown calls.  INSTANT REPLAY