Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today (all times EDT):
1. EUROPE’S LEADERS LOOK TO MERKEL AS EU SUMMIT BEGINS
The leaders of Italy, France and Spain will try to press the German chancellor to share debts as they begin to gather at 8 a.m.
2. SUPREME COURT TO ISSUE OPINION TODAY ON HEALTH CARE LAW
Chief Justice John Roberts is expected the reveal the high court’s verdict on the president’s initiative shortly after 10 a.m.
3. IF YOU CAN’T STAND THE HEAT, STAY IN THE KITCHEN
With 1,015 heat records being broken around the country, many may not want to venture outside their air-conditioned homes.
4. NO BUTTS ABOUT CAMPUS IF TOBACCO BANS GET ENACTED
The movement at more than half of universities is driven by mounting evidence of the health risks of secondhand smoke and other factors.
5. HOLDER EXPECTED TO GET FAST AND FURIOUS DECISION FROM CONGRESS
House Republicans plan historic votes after 4:30 p.m. on whether to hold the attorney general in civil and criminal contempt of Congress.
6. YOUNG ADULTS ARE STAYING IN THE CITY
New census data shows they are delaying careers, marriage and having children amid persistently high unemployment.
7. COMING SOON: SEVERE WEATHER ALERTS TO SMARTPHONES
The alerts can also be used to spread the word about missing children or national security threats.
8. NEWS CORP. SPLITS NEWSPAPER AND ENTERTAINMENT INTERESTS
The global media conglomerate will end up with two separate companies.
9. LEGISLATION ON HIGHWAYS AND STUDENT LOANS EXPECTED BY SATURDAY
Without action by then, federal authority to conduct road, mass transit and other transportation programs would end along with the ability to collect gas taxes.
10. PHELPS FINALLY GETS A NIGHT OFF FROM BATTLING LOCHTE
The Olympic gold medalist will swim in the 200-meter butterfly final at 8 p.m. without his rival to worry about.
National News
June 28, 2012
10 Things to Know for Thursday
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Victims: Marines failed to safeguard water supply
CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. (AP) — A simple test could have alerted officials that the drinking water at Camp Lejeune was contaminated, long before authorities determined that as many as a million Marines and their families were exposed to a witch’s brew of cancer-causing chemicals.
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- Police call fatal NYC shooting a hate crime
- IRS probe ignored most influential groups
- Obama agenda marches on despite controversies
- GOP hopes IRS scandal will snag health care law
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- A year after IPO, Facebook aims to be ad colossus
- Retirement tests if Beckham built lasting brand
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- Idaho man charged in Uzbekistan terrorism plot
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- May 16, 2013
- Justice Dept. faulted over terrorist identities
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Victims: Marines failed to safeguard water supply
Probe Begins After Conn. Commuter Trains Crash
NTSB Begins Investigation Into Conn. Train Crash
Lotto Fever Sweeps the Country
Conn. Commuter Trains Collide; 60 Go to Hospital
Coffee Run Leads to Hatchet Hitchhiker Arrest
Fmr. IRS Head Insists No Politics in Targeting
CDC: Fecal Bacteria Common in Swimming Pools
$1 Million in Jewels Stolen at Cannes Film Fest
NM Mom Chases Down Child Abductor
Raw: Crash Sends Car Into Fla. Pool
Raw: Obama Sits Down With Elementary Kids
Raw: Bear Falls From Tampa Tree
Ousted IRS Chief: Errors Not Caused by Politics
Terror Suspect Due in Court in Idaho Friday
Raw: Driver Ejected From Truck, Over Bridge
Could Tobacco Be the Next Biofuel?
Wash. State Releases Draft Rules for Legal Pot
Dying Man's Blinks Lead to Murder Conviction
Officials: Texas Tornado Likely Had 200 Mph Wind
Brothers Arrested in NOLA Parade Shooting
