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10 Things to Know for Thursday

People pass a pinata in the image of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump Wednesday, March 2, 2016, in Tijuana, Mexico. Former Mexican President Vicente Fox on Wednesday stood by his comparison of Donald Trump to Adolf Hitler, saying the Republican presidential front-runner “believes in the white supremacy.” Fox is calling on Americans to “wake up” from “this Republican nightmare.” He made the remarks Wednesday in an interview taped for Fox News Channel’s “Hannity.” Trump has angered many Mexicans for his campaign rhetoric denigrating some immigrants as "rapists" who bring crime and drugs to the United States, and his promise to build a wall along the entire US-Mexico border. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull) People pass a pinata in the image of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump Wednesday, March 2, 2016, in Tijuana, Mexico. Former Mexican President Vicente Fox on Wednesday stood by his comparison of Donald Trump to Adolf Hitler, saying the Republican presidential front-runner “believes in the white supremacy.” Fox is calling on Americans to “wake up” from “this Republican nightmare.” He made the remarks Wednesday in an interview taped for Fox News Channel’s “Hannity.” Trump has angered many Mexicans for his campaign rhetoric denigrating some immigrants as "rapists" who bring crime and drugs to the United States, and his promise to build a wall along the entire US-Mexico border. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

By Associated Press March 2, 2016 2 min read

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

1. REPUBLICANS SEEK LAST-DITCH STRATEGY TO STOP TRUMP

Sensing a window closing fast, GOP leaders and elder statesmen toggle through a menu of scenarios but land on none.

2. WHO SEES ‘NO PATH FORWARD’ IN HIS BID FOR WHITE HOUSE

Ben Carson says he is effectively ending his presidential campaign that briefly took him to the top of a chaotic GOP field but ended with a Super Tuesday whimper.