10 things to know for today, Feb. 6

Published 7:45 am Friday, February 6, 2015

By The Associated Press

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

1. LAWMAKERS EXPECT PUSH BACK ON GRANTING OBAMA WAR POWERS

Congressional leaders will face resistance in a vote to authorize Obama’s war against Islamic State militants despite outrage over the gruesome killings of captives.

2. WHAT REBELS, UKRAINIAN FORCES HAVE AGREED UPON

Pro-Russia rebels and government forces in the conflict-ravaged east will allow a humanitarian corridor to evacuate civilians from the fighting.

3. WHO IS AN ALLY IN MEASLES QUANDARY

As vaccine skeptics fight laws that would force more parents to inoculate their kids, conservative Republicans are coming to their defense.

4. HOW JAPAN IS ADDRESSING WORKAHOLICS

Many Japanese forgo up to three weeks of paid-vacation they’re entitled to, but the government is making changes to ease the stigma of taking time off.

5. MOURNERS TO SAY GOODBYE TO TRAIN ACCIDENT VICTIM

A service will held in Dobbs Ferry, New York, for Ellen Brody, a 49-year-old mother of three, who was killed along with five rail passengers when a commuter train crashed into her SUV at a crossing.

6. OFFICIALS DETAIL FINAL MOMENTS OF FLIGHT 235 CRASH

TransAsia Airways pilots may have shut off the propjet’s remaining engine before attempting to restart it, but the plane crashed before that could happen.

7. OBAMA TO TOUT COMMUNITY COLLEGE PLAN IN INDIANA

The president’s proposal to make two years of college free would get a key test in a state where education issues are squarely in the spotlight.

8. ANOTHER MONTH OF SOLID JOB GROWTH EXPECTED

Steady economic growth and consumer spending likely led U.S. employers to hire at a healthy pace in January and extend last year’s solid job gains.

9. ‘SACRED SPERM’ FILM EXPLORES ULTRA-ORTHODOX JEWISH TABOOS

A documentary presents an intimate, informative and at times awkward look at the insular religious community’s approach to sexuality.

10. FALLOUT FOR NBC ANCHOR CONTINUES

“Nightly News” anchor Brian Williams is fighting for his credibility after falsely claiming the helicopter he was riding in was struck during the Iraq War.