Morning Must Reads: January 13

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Paris Attacker Violence-Obsessed

Chérif Kouachi, one of the brothers responsible for the deadly attack on Charlie Hebdo, was obsessed with violence, his mentor has revealed. Farid Benyettou said the pair last spoke two months ago to discuss previous attacks, and called Kouachi “guided by ignorance”

Facebook Predicts Your Personality

Researchers studied how Facebook Likes matched up with people’s own answers on personality tests — as well as those of their family and friends

Hackers Hit the Pentagon

The latest cyberwar skirmish involves an embarrassing breach of U.S. Central Command’s social-media accounts by alleged Islamist hackers

Watch the New Avengers: Age of Ultron Trailer

The second trailer for Marvel’s eagerly awaited Avengers: Age of Ultron has been released, and it’s more sinister than ever. Robert Downey, Jr., Scarlett Johansson, and Samuel L. Jackson, among others, star in the superhero blockbuster, which hits theaters on May 1

Ohio State Wins 1st Playoff-Era Title, Upsetting Oregon 42-20

Ohio State can add the newest version of the national-championship trophy to a case that already has a bunch of the old ones. The Buckeyes’ Cardale Jones led Ohio State past Marcus Mariota and the Ducks 42-20 on Monday nightie Arlington, Texas

Divers Retrieve 2nd Black Box From AirAsia Crash

Divers have retrieved the crashed AirAsia plane’s second black box from the bottom of the Java Sea, giving investigators the essential tools they need to start piecing together what brought Flight 8501 down

1 Person Dies After Smoke Empties D.C. Metro Station

A spokeswoman for the metro system in Washington, D.C., says one person has died after smoke forced the evacuation of the L’Enfant Plaza station on Monday. At least six others were taken to the hospital with injuriesDogs Came to Americas Thousands of Years after Humans

They may be man’s best friend, but new research indicates that dogs arrived in the Americas thousands of years after humans did. According to a recent study, dogs only came to the region about 10,000 years ago

Ford Reveals Stunning New GT

After a nine-year hiatus, the iconic American automobile manufacturer unveiled the latest installation of the prized GT to ecstatic car aficionados at the 2015 North American International Auto Show in Detroit on Monday

Pakistan Executes 7 Militants During John Kerry’s Visit

Pakistani officials oversaw the execution of seven convicted militants across the country on Tuesday morning as U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry began the second day of his trip to the South Asian nation aimed at ramping up security and intelligence cooperation

Apatow to Cosby: ‘Go in Your Mansion and Disappear’

The director has mostly kept his criticisms of comedian Bill Cosby, whom dozens of women have accused of sexual assault, to a 140-character minimum. But he elaborated recently to say, among other beliefs, “I absolutely would like to see him in jail”

A Plane from New York to London Almost Went Supersonic

A British Airways flight traveling from New York to London made the trip in just 5 hours and 16 minutes at ground speeds of up to 1,200 km/h (745 mph)—just short of the sonic barrier—thanks to unusually strong winds

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