Kristina Courson, left, of Paris, Texas, is embraced by Jamie Hilliard, of Denison, Texas, after getting off the cruise ship Carnival Triumph in Mobile, Ala., Thursday, Feb. 14, 2013. The ship with more than 4,200 passengers and crew members has been idled for nearly a week in the Gulf of Mexico following an engine room fire.Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today:
1) WHAT PASSENGERS ARE DOING AFTER BELATED “TRIUMPH”
After five numbing days at sea aboard the disabled Carnival cruise ship, passengers are checking into hotels for a hot shower, fresh-cooked food and sleep or boarding buses for a long haul home.
2) “BLADE RUNNER” CHARGED, WEEPS IN COURT
Prosecutors to pursue premeditated murder charge against Paralympic superstar Oscar Pistorius, accused of killing his model girlfriend in South Africa.