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10 Things to Know for Wednesday

Posted January 12, 2016 6:00 am

By The Associated Press

FILE - This is a Thursday, Aug. 13, 2009 file photo of Pierre Weiss, Secretary General of the IAAF, as he looks on during a news conference prior to the World Athletics Championships in Berlin, Germany. Six years before the IAAF banned Russia, track and fieldâs governing body knew of doping so out of control it feared Russian athletes could die from their suspected systematic abuse of blood-boosting drugs and transfusions, and officials at the organization considered collaborating with Russians to hide the full extent of the cheating before the 2012 London Olympics, according to internal documents obtained by The Associated Press.(AP Photo/Michael Sohn, File) The Associated Press

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

1. WHY POLITICAL MESSAGE IS PART OF OBAMA'S STATE OF UNION

Much of what he has done, both in the U.S. and abroad, could be wiped away by a Republican president, increasing his imperative to keep his party in the White House.

2. IRAN HOLDING 10 AMERICAN SAILORS

The Navy sailors are picked up after two small U.S. boats suffer mechanical problems and drift into Iranian waters.

3. NFL FOOTBALL RETURNING TO LA

The St. Louis Rams are moving back to Los Angeles and the San Diego Chargers will have the option to join them in a shared stadium.

4. IAAF WAS WARNED OF DOPING CRISIS EARLY ON

Track and field's governing body knew of out-of-control doping by Russian athletes - but waited six years to bar them from competition, according to internal documents obtained by the AP.

5. WHO'S BEEN FREED FROM TEXAS PRISON

The mother of a fugitive teenager known for using an "affluenza" defense in a fatal drunken-driving wreck is released on $75,000 bond.

6. OIL GROWS EVER CHEAPER

The price of crude falls another 3 percent to $30.44 a barrel - its lowest level in 12 years.

7. HOW US AUTO MARKET IS CHANGING

With gasoline hovering around $2 a gallon, car companies are having a hard time selling fuel-efficient small cars, hybrids and electrics.

8. POWERBALL PLAYERS GO TO GREAT LENGTHS FOR TICKETS

Six states don't participate in Powerball, including Hawaii and Alaska. So people there need to cross an ocean or mountains to reach a lottery kiosk.

9. WHERE STARBUCKS SEES BIG OPPORTUNITY

The Seattle company says it expects China to eventually overtake the U.S. as the coffee chain's largest market.

10. HALL OF FAMER MONTE IRVIN DIES AT 96

The power-hitting outfielder starred for the New York Giants in the 1950s in a career abbreviated by major league baseball's exclusion of black players.

Wearing an electronic ankle GPS monitor on her left ankle, Tonya Couch, the mother of a Texas teen who used an "affluenza" defense in a drunken wreck, leaves Tarrant County Community Supervision and Corrections Department on Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2016, in Fort Worth, Texas. A judge decreased Couch's bond Monday from $1 million to $75,000. Couch is charged with hindering the apprehension of a felon after she and her son, Ethan Couch, were caught in a Mexican resort city. (AP Photo/Brandon Wade) The Associated Press

FILE- In this 1952, file photo, San Francisco Giants infielder Monte Irvin poses during spring training. Irvin, a Hall of Fame power-hitting outfielder who starred for the New York Giants in the 1950s in a career abbreviated by major league baseball's exclusion of black players died Monday night, Jan. 11, 2016, of natural causes at his Houston home. He was 96. (AP Photo/File) The Associated Press

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