10 Things to Know for Today

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

1. NEW PUSH FOR PEACE IN UKRAINE
John Kerry, along with Francois Hollande and Angela Merkel, are traveling to Kiev and then to Moscow with a proposal "based on the territorial integrity of Ukraine."
2. SOCHI'S COSTLY LEGACY A HEADACHE FOR PUTIN
The 2014 Winter Olympics' overrun costs are

Rosario Dawson, Sundance Champ 'Slow West' Among 2015 Cinequest Film Festival Lineup

The Cinequest Film Festival in Silicon Valley will be celebrating its 25th anniversary in style, with highlights including a "Future of Film" showcase, an evening with actress Rosario Dawson and a Media Legacy Award presentation to Indiewire's own Anne Thompson.
Kicking things off is the Opening Night Screening of "Batkid Begins,"

Diana Taurasi’s decision to skip this season is sobering message for WNBA

Diana Taurasi, one of the WNBA’s marquee players, needs some rest. She also needs money to secure her future after her playing career ends and, because she can’t get those two things in the United States, she will not play in the WNBA this year. Instead, she will rest up before playing in the

Pregnant Tiffani Thiessen Expecting Baby Boy With Husband Brady Smith

Pregnant Tiffani Thiessen and her husband Brady Smith are expecting their second child together -- find out if it's a boy or girl! Credit: Angela Weiss/Getty Images

Will they name their tot Zack?

The Japanese army spent a month building a Darth Vader ice sculpture

To celebrate the 66th Sapporo Snow Festival a regiment of the Japanese army has carved a giant sculpture of Darth Vader and three Stormtroopers.
According to Quartz, the 15m high Star Wars tribute took the 11th Brigade of the

What you need to know about the mummified monk who 'isn't dead'

What on earth is going on?

A 200-year-old mummified monk was unearthed in Mongolia last week and senior members of the Buddhist community believe he is still

Taiwan plane crash survivor says engine 'did not feel right' after takeoff

TAIPEI, Taiwan — From the start of the flight in Taiwan's capital, survivor Huang Jin-sun suspected trouble.
"There was some sound next to me. It did not feel right shortly after takeoff. The engine did not feel right," the 72-year-old man told ETTV television Thursday from his