Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today (times EDT):
1. TODD AKIN SAYS HE IS STAYING IN THE SENATE RACE
But Missouri law gives him until 5 p.m. Tuesday as pressure to leave continues after his “legitimate” rape comment.
2. SIX YEARS OF NYPD SPYING ON MUSLIMS, NO TERROR CASES
Newly unsealed testimony shows the police infiltration of Muslim groups never triggered a terrorism investigation.
3. TOP U.S. GENERAL SAFE AFTER ROCKETS FIRED INTO BASE
The joint chiefs of staff chairman was not near his plane, which was damaged by shrapnel at the Afghanistan base, but the strike may be a propaganda coup for the Taliban.
4. HOW PUSSY RIOT’S PUNISHMENT STACKS UP AROUND THE WORLD
Where insulting the king, killing your cattle, bouncing checks, even chewing gum can get you in deep trouble.
5. OBAMA’S LATEST TARGET: RYAN’S PROPOSED EDUCATION CUTS
He is set to deliver his latest critiques from college campuses, while the GOP running mate tells voters how his party will boost small businesses.
6. NYAD HOPES TO FINISH CUBA-TO-FLORIDA SWIM TODAY
But she’s waiting out another storm, threatening her plan to make landfall the day before her 63rd birthday.
7. FOR CLASS OF 2016, WOMEN ALWAYS PILOTED WAR PLANES
The Beloit College Mindset List reminds professors that this year’s college freshmen see the world differently.
8. VIGIL AMID QUESTIONS IN PATROL CAR SHOOTING DEATH
Supporters of a 21-year-old man shot to death in what police say was a suicide will start a march in Jonesboro, Ark., at 2 p.m.
9. APPLE-SAMSUNG BATTLE SOON IN JURY’S HANDS
The maker of the iPhone and the iPad seeks $2.5 billion in an epic patent fight.
10. THE JOKE WAS ON PHYLLIS DILLER, WHO MADE A LANDMARK CAREER OF IT
“I became a stand-up comedienne,” she said many times before her death at 95, “because I had a sit-down husband.”
National News
August 21, 2012
10 Things to Know for Tuesday
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Microsoft touts Xbox One as all-in-1 entertainment
Microsoft thinks it has the one.
Continued ... - Jodi Arias asks for life term; jury deliberates
- Search for Okla. tornado survivors nearly complete
- Singer Kellie Pickler named new ‘Dancing’ champ
- 10 Things to Know for Wednesday
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- VIDEO: Pres. Obama's remarks on the Okla. tornado
- Photos: Aftermath of massive tornado in Moore
- Okla. front pages capture tornado aftermath
- VIDEO: Tornado survivor's missing dog found during TV interview
- Panel: Apple uses firms outside US to avoid taxes
- Former IRS commissioner heads to Hill amid scandal
- Oklahoma twister tracked path of 1999 tornado
- Death in Zimbabwe results in unusual US charge
- May 20, 2013
- Huge tornado hits Oklahoma City suburb, kills 51
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Microsoft touts Xbox One as all-in-1 entertainment
Raw: New Video of Deadly Oklahoma Tornado
IRS Official Pleads 5th Amendment
Lawyer: Feds Investigating Susan Powell Case
Former Rep. Weiner Running for New York Mayor
Jodi Arias: Death Penalty Would Cause More Pain
Police Ram House to End Hostage Standoff
Families Begin Returning to Their Homes in Moore
Raw: Aerial View of Moore Tornado Damage
Looking for Love? Take the Prague Metro
First Person: Baby Falcons on a New York Bridge
Crews Race to Find Survivors of Okla. Twister
Oklahoma: Images of Devastation, Reunion
Raw: Students Clash With Police in Chile
Protests Outside Cincinnati IRS Office
New Xbox One Entertainment Console Unveiled
