What to know now:
1. Propaganda plan: South Korea announced Thursday that they would resume propaganda broadcasts aimed at North Korean citizens in response to that county's testing of a nuclear device Wednesday. North Korea claims to have detonated a hydrogen bomb at a testing facility there, though many believe it was an atomic bomb that was exploded. The propaganda broadcasts are considered an act of war by North Korea as they attack the ruling Kim family.
2. Obamacare repeal: The House of Representatives passed legislation to repeal the Affordable Care Act – Obamacare – Wednesday and was able, for the first time, to send the bill to the president's desk for a signature. The Senate passed the bill last week using a maneuver called "reconciliation" to head-off a filibuster by Democrats. The president has said he will veto the legislation.
3. Town hall meeting: President Obama will take part in "Guns in America" Thursday night, a town-hall event that looks at gun violence in the United States. The event follows the president's announcement Tuesday of a series of executive actions designed to address unlicensed gun sellers and keep weapons out of the hands of the mentally ill.
4. No charges in other Cosby accusations: The Los Angeles District Attorney's office says it will not pursue rape charges against Bill Cosby because too much time has passed since the alleged incidents occurred. In separate allegations, two women claim Cosby drugged and raped them. One incident allegedly happened in 1965, the other in 2008.The District Attorney's office said the statute of limitations on forcible rape charges had expired, and that there was not enough evidence to support filing charges of sexual assault by intoxication. Cosby was arrested and charged with sexually assault in Pennsylvania last month.
5. No same-sex marriage in Alabama: The chief justice of Alabama's supreme court, Roy Moore, ordered state probate judges Wednesday to stop issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples. Moore said that continued "confusion and uncertainty" among the judges who issue the licenses needed to be addressed. The United States Supreme Court ruled last June that same-sex marriage was legal in all 50 states. Moore says the ruling applied only to the four states whose bans were directly challenged in the U.S. Supreme Court case -- Michigan, Ohio, Kentucky, and Tennessee.
And one more
No one matched all six of the Powerball numbers drawn Wednesday night, setting up the largest jackpot for any lottery game in American history. According to lottery officials, the jackpot for the Powerball drawing Saturday is an estimated $675 million.
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