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5 Things to Know This Morning

5 Things to Know This Morning

ByABC News
March 10, 2014, 6:46 AM
A patrol vessel with the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency searches for the missing Malaysia Airlines plane off Tok Bali Beach in Kelantan, Malaysia, March 9, 2014.
A patrol vessel with the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency searches for the missing Malaysia Airlines plane off Tok Bali Beach in Kelantan, Malaysia, March 9, 2014.
Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency/AP Photo

March 10, 2014— -- Your look at the five biggest and most buzz-worthy stories of the morning.

1. Officials Identify Plane Passenger Who Used Stolen Passport
Two suspects on Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 who used stolen passports had no record of entering Malaysia legally, officials say.

2. Court to Hear 'Graphic' Autopsy Testimony in Pistorius Trial
The judge in the murder trial of Oscar Pistorius on Monday banned live broadcasting and tweeting of the graphic testimony of the expert who conducted the autopsy on Reeva Steenkamp, who was fatally shot by her athlete boyfriend.

3. 'Slain' Mexico Cartel Leader Dies a Second Time
Cartel kingpin Nazario Moreno Gonzalez had two lives. One ended in late 2010 when the leader of a vicious drug gang ruling the western state of Michoacan was supposedly killed by federal police. The second ended just after his 44th birthday, when he died in a shootout with government troops early Sunday.

4. 6.9-Magnitude Earthquake Reported Off Calif. Coast
A 6.9-magnitude earthquake was reported off the coast of California, but there was no danger of a tsunami.

5. Parents on Smartphones Ignore Their Kids, Study Finds
The alluring glow of that smartphone affects our skills as parents, and kids take notice, a new study found. Researchers from Boston Medical Center went undercover in 15 local fast food restaurants to observe nature’s parenting playground. Watching silently from a distance, they observed the interactions between family members, noting in particular the reactions children had when mom or dad punched away at the portable keys.