10 Things to Know for Thursday Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about Thursday: Obama's move defies Republican critics and signals a shift toward advisers favoring more active U.S. intervention abroad. As litigation continues, "it'll be like buying Tylenol," says an executive at the Center for Reproductive Rights. The gains made by the regime's forces may lead Assad to decline to participate in peace talks. Facing stiff opposition, the agency decides that passengers won't be allowed to carry such potential weapons onto aircraft. A federal judge suspends one of the nation's transplant rules and makes a dying 10-year-old eligible to seek donor lungs from an adult. Staff Sgt. Robert Bales' plea ensures that he will avoid the death penalty for the middle-of-the-night slayings. Witnesses say they feared demolition work was faulty and that the accident was bound to happen. The winner of last month's record $590 million Powerball jackpot is Gloria C. Mackenzie, an 84-year-old Floridian. The 15-year-old daughter of Michael Jackson is now fine physically, a family lawyer says. Officials confirm only that someone from her neighborhood was transported for a possible overdose. MLB is interviewing players in a drug probe, looking at links to a now-closed Miami anti-aging clinic. A-Rod is among the big names involved.