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.”
Daily Updates
August 21, 2012
10 Things to Know for Tuesday
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- 10 Things to Know for Today
- Co. says it has permits to cross span
- Summer travel forecast: Better, but no blowout
- Boy Scouts approve plan to accept openly gay boys
- Obama: Sexual assault threatens trust in military
- May 23, 2013
- 10 Things to Know for Today
- Man shot by FBI had ties to Boston bombing suspect
- Thunderstorms slow Oklahoma tornado cleanup
- Vote on gay Scouts comes at emotional moment
- Hurricane forecast: Another busy Atlantic season
- May 22, 2013
- GOP questions IRS scrutiny of anti-abortion groups
- One block: How neighbors saw twister’s deadly path
- FBI: Man fatally shot in Boston bombing probe
- Microsoft touts Xbox One as all-in-1 entertainment
- Jodi Arias asks for life term; jury deliberates
Raw: Trucker Bumps I-5 Bridge Before Collapse
Raw: Texas Deputy Shot by Colo. Suspect Honored
Major Detours Following Wash. Bridge Collapse
American Held in Grisly Czech Murders
Raw: Jersey Shore Reopens for Summer
UK-bound Pakistan Plane Diverted, 2 Men Arrested
Officials: Tsarnaev Friend Linked to Slaying
Obama:Sexual Assault Threatens Trust in Military
Bridge Collapse Survivor: 'Rough Day'
Jersey Shore Open for Business
Raw: Memorial Day Flags Placed at Arlington
New Wheelchair Lift Promises More Access
First Person: Mom Discusses Famous Tornado Photo
Raw Video: Washington State Bridge Collapse
Boy Scouts Approve Plan to Accept Gay Boys
