10 Things to Know for Monday February 17, 2014

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

1. ETHIOPIAN AIRLINES CO-PILOT HIJACKS PLANE BOUND FOR ROME  Boeing 767 with 202 passengers and crew is diverted to Geneva by a man seeking asylum in Switzerland.   SWITZERLAND-PLANE DIVERTED

2. PENN STATE EXPECTED TO NAME NEW PRESIDENT  Board of trustees hasn't identified candidate who would end 15-month search for next head of Pennsylvania's largest university.   PENN STATE-NEW PRESIDENT

3. KERRY ACCUSES ASSAD OF STONEWALLING ON PEACE TALKS  Another round ended last week without progress. Secretary of State wants Russia to push Syria to negotiate with opposition leaders.  UNITED STATES-SYRIA

4. WHAT MAY BE RESPONSIBLE FOR EPIDEMIC OF HEROIN DEATHS THIS YEAR  Authorities say more than 80 people have overdosed on a drug spiked with fentanyl, a powerful synthetic opiate typically given to people in chronic pain.   FENTANYL-HEROIN

5. SCRUTINY OF PUTIN NEVER ENDS AT OLYMPIC GAMES  Eyes are on competitors for a few minutes; for Putin, it's 17 days. He responds with the slightly chilly aplomb that is his hallmark.   THE OLYMPIC PUTIN

6. HOW POLITICAL CAMPAIGNS ARE MOVING BEYOND TARGETING DEMOGRAPHIC GROUPS  Instead of soccer moms or union members, emerging technology called Addressable TV allows advertisers to reach specific individuals.   TARGETED ADS

7. WHY JAMAICA HAS AMBITIOUS PLANS TO TRANSFORM HARDSCRABBLE HARBOR TOWN  The goal is a port that will lure the deep-draft ships expected to start using the Panama Canal when its expansion is completed next year.   JAMAICA-PORT DREAMS

8. PAKISTAN HAS FIVE NEW CASES OFF POLIO JUST IN JANUARY  Last year, the country had 92 cases, almost double the number in Nigeria and Afghanistan.   PAKISTAN-PERSISTENT POLIO

9. 'SNAKE SALVATION' PASTOR DIES AFTER HE'S BITTEN BY RATTLER  Jamie Coots, a Kentucky preacher who appeared on National Geographic's reality show, was killed by attack during Saturday night church service.  SNAKE-HANDLING PASTOR'S DEATH

10. ONE OF THE MOST FAMOUS TREES IN GOLF SUCCUMBS TO ICE STORM  The Eisenhower Tree, named because Ike hit it so many times off the tee, was on the 17th hole at the famed Augusta National Golf Club.   AUGUSTA NATIONAL-IKE'S TREE