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10 things to know for Friday

Displaced Iraqis flee their homes due to fighting between Iraqi special forces and Islamic State militants, on the western side of Mosul, Iraq, Thursday, Feb. 2017. The Iraqi security forces advance comes as part of a major assault that started five days earlier to drive Islamic State militants from the western half of Mosul, Iraq's second-largest city. (AP Photo/ Khalid Mohammed) Displaced Iraqis flee their homes due to fighting between Iraqi special forces and Islamic State militants, on the western side of Mosul, Iraq, Thursday, Feb. 2017. The Iraqi security forces advance comes as part of a major assault that started five days earlier to drive Islamic State militants from the western half of Mosul, Iraq's second-largest city. (AP Photo/ Khalid Mohammed)

By Associated Press February 24, 2017 2 min read

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

1. HOMELAND SECURITY CHIEF SAYS MILITARY WON’T BE USED FOR DEPORTATIONS

Only hours John Kelly spoke in Mexico City, President Donald Trump suggested the opposite, telling CEOs at the White House the deportation push was a “military operation.”

2. MALAYSIA SAYS NERVE AGENT USED IN KILLING OF NORTH KOREAN

Police said the banned chemical weapon VX nerve agent was detected on the face of Kim Jong Nam, the half-brother of North Korea’s leader.