10 Things to Know for Tuesday, February 18, 2014

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

1. THAI PROTESTS TURN DEADLY  Hundreds of riot police attempt to clear out anti-government protest sites around Bangkok, triggering clashes that leave at least three people dead and 57 injured.  THAILAND-POLITICS

2. TWO SIDES PLANNING DUELING DEMONSTRATIONS IN VENEZUELA  Pro- and anti-government activists will march in Caracas. Opposition group changes its route, which may prevent violence.  VENEZUELA-PROTESTS

3. SECOND ROUND OF NUCLEAR TALKS BETWEEN IRAN, SIX WORLD POWERS BEGINS  After reaching an interim deal in November, there's pessimism on both sides as negotiators confront hurdles standing in the way of a permanent accord.  IRAN-NUCLEAR

4. JIMMY FALLON BRINGS "TONIGHT SHOW" BACK TO NEW YORK  AP TV columnist Frazier Moore calls the comedian funny, gracious, bubbly and, above all, comfortable presiding over his first show.  TV-FALLON'S FIRST NIGHT

5. COMPUTER HACKING IS A CRIME, BUT HACKATHONS ARE A GOOD THING  Lots of pizza, little sleep when techies get together for programming marathons aimed at developing apps or solving problems.   HACKATHON NATION

6. WHAT CALIFORNIA OLIVE GROWERS WANT GOVERNMENT TO DO  They think European olive oil is often mislabeled and of low grade and say stricter standards would help them gain market share.  US OLIVE OIL

7. ARCTIC NOT AS BRIGHT AND WHITE BEC AUSE OF ICE MELTING INTO THE OCEAN  That concerns scientists who say in new study that more dark, open water means less heat is reflected into space.  DARKER ARCTIC

8. WHY MAN SMASHED VASE VALUED AT $1 MILLION AT NEW ART MUSEUM  A South Florida artist tells police he was protesting Perez Art Museum Miami's preference for international rather than local art.  ART MUSEUM-VASE SMASHED

9. HOW A SIMPLE TEST COULD HELP PREDICT MAJOR DEPRESSION  In a new study, researchers say saliva from teenage boys who are mildly depressed could identify those who will develop worse illness.  DEPRESSION TEST

10. TINA MAZE SOLVES GIANT SLALOM  The Slovenian earns her second gold medal of the Sochi Olympics, winning from the front on a rainy and snowy course.  SKI-WOMEN'S GIANT SLALOM