Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today:
1. AS ISAAC NEARS, DARK MEMORIES OF KATRINA
Uneasy residents are assured that New Orleans’ fortified levees can withstand the anticipated hurricane.
2. A NOT-SO-HEARTY PARTY AS CLOUDS GATHER
Politics has become an awkward enterprise at the GOP convention.
3. HOW ANTI-OBAMA FLICK SQUARES WITH THE FACTS
“2016: Obama’s America” argues — unconvincingly — that Obama was heavily influenced by his father’s leftist politics.
4. QURAN BURNING PROBE CITES POOR GUIDANCE, MISCOMMUNICATION
U.S. military says six soldiers got punishments but no criminal charges for the episode that roiled relations with Afghans.
5. A FEW SECONDS, 16 ROUNDS, 9 WOUNDED BYSTANDERS
Experts say the NYC shooting shows the challenges police juggle with semiautomatic weapons.
6. HOW SMOKING POT MAY AFFECT TEENS YEARS LATER
Research suggests that regular use before age 18 can cause a long-term drop in IQ.
7. WHY ONE STATION WON’T AIR ‘THE NEW NORMAL’
Mormon church-owned KSL says the sitcom is “inappropriate on several dimensions, especially during family viewing time.”
8. MEET THE MAN WHO STARTED THE PARALYMPICS
Sir Ludwig Guttmann, a neurosurgeon who fled the Nazis, pioneered the athletic competition as therapy for patients.
9. PIANIST VAN CLIBURN HAS ADVANCED BONE CANCER
He’s performed for every president since Harry Truman and got New York’s only ticker tape parade for a classical musician.
10. THE AX FALLS IN THE NFL
QB Vince Young is the biggest name to lose his job as pro football teams trim their rosters.
National News
August 28, 2012
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Bakery mix-up goes viral after cat drawn on girl's head
A photo of one graduate's cake has gone viral on Reddit due to a bakery mix-up that left a cat, instead of a cap, drawn on her head.
Continued ... - VIDEO: Journalist Michael Hastings killed in Hollywood crash
- Gov’t report: Smooth launch unsure for health law
- Obama relying on untested oversight board on NSA
- Goldstar’s Jim McCarthy on why live is better
- Neighbors: Couple killed waited for order to leave
- With Samsung, Jay-Z’s business continues to boom
- Wake-up call: Starbucks to post calorie counts
- 10 Things to Know for Today
- Jury can’t reach verdict in Detroit cop’s trial
- Chrysler agrees to recall of Jeeps at risk of fire
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- CBO: 8 million to gain legal status in Senate bill
- IRS worker: No political bias against tea party
- Military plans would put women in most combat jobs
- House takes up far-reaching anti-abortion bill
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Raw: Baby White Rhino Debuts at Australian Zoo
Time Lapse: Rebuilding Bridge Post-collapse
Ohio Woman Accuses 3 of Holding Her Captive
Hunt for Ex-Teamster Boss Hoffa's Remains Ends
Aug. Trial Set for Ohio Man in Triple Kidnapping
Car Crash in NYC's East Village Injures 8
Obama Renews Call for Nuclear Reductions
Raw: Car Jumps Curb in NYC, Injures 8
Unusual Heat Wave Bakes Alaska
Raw: German President Welcomes President Obama
Raw: Arizona Wildfire Scorches 8 Square Miles
Raw: Huge Fire Near Yosemite National Park
Kid Couture: Spending Big Bucks on Babies
