Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about Monday:
1. THAI PROTESTERS TRY TO BLOCK ELECTION SIGN-UP The demonstrators, determined to unseat Thailand's prime minister, surrounded a Bangkok sports stadium in an unsuccessful attempt to stop political parties from registering for a Feb. 2 vote. THAILAND POLITICS
2. UTAH ASKS JUDGE TO BLOCK GAY WEDDINGS The request comes just days after a federal justice ruled that the state's same-sex marriage ban violates gay and lesian couples' rights. GAY MARRIAGE-UTAH
3. WHAT VET'S GROUPS VOW TO FIGHT Organizations representing the military community say they will challenge plans to halt annual pension increases for armed services retirees. MILITARY BENEFITS
4. WHO GETS SPRUNG FROM JAIL Maria Alekhina, a member of the Russian punk band Pussy Riot, gets released after being locked up for hooliganism following a performance critical of President Putin. RUSSIA-PUSSY RIOT
5. WHY US IS JUICIEST TARGET FOR CREDIT CARD HACKERS Credit and debit cards in America still rely on an easy-to-copy magnetic strip on the back. SECURING CREDIT CARDS
6. GLITCH-FILLED ROLLOUT OF 'OBAMACARE' CHOSEN AS YEAR'S TOP NEWS STORY The runner-up in the annual AP survey is the Boston Marathon bombing. TOP 10 STORIES
7. AL-QAIDA'S RARE APOLOGY The terror group's Yemen branch says it's sorry for an unauthorized attack by one of its fighters on a hospital that killed dozens of people. YEMEN
8. IN SOUTH SUDAN, FEARS OF FULL-BLOWN CIVIL WAR Fighting between rebels and government troops continues to rage in the world's newest country. SOUTH SUDAN VIOLENCE
9. WHERE FILLING UP MAY FINALLY COST SOMETHING As Venezuela's economy struggles, the president hints at increases in the price of gas — a commodity that has been nearly free for years. VENEZUELA GAS GUZZLERS
10. APPLE SEALS DEAL WITH WORLD'S BIGGEST PHONE CARRIER The pact with China Mobile ends a lengthy courtship between the two companies and could boost sales of the iPhone in China. APPLE CHINA
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