Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today (times in EDT):
1. IPHONE HYSTERIA GOES GLOBAL
Some Apple fans have been camping out for days to get their hands on the iPhone 5.
2. ANTI-ISLAM FILM PROTEST TURNS DEADLY
Pakistani police open fire on rioters who were torching a cinema during a protest against “Innocence of Muslims,” killing one man.
3. WHERE THE CANDIDATES ARE STUMPING
Obama speaks to the AARP at 11:30 a.m., and then attends a rally in Woodbridge, Va., at 12:45 p.m. Romney courts voters in Las Vegas at 5:05 p.m.
4. GOING WHERE NO RESEARCH HAS GONE BEFORE
AP’s Marilynn Marchione says the nation’s largest cancer center in Houston is launching a massive “moonshot” effort against eight specific forms of the disease.
5. ENDEAVORING TO DO WHAT TOURISTS DO
The space shuttle will spend its last flying day taking in California’s Capitol, the Golden Gate Bridge and the Hollywood sign.
6. LAST 33,000 U.S. SURGE TROOPS LEAVE AFGHANISTAN
But deadly insider attacks and a reassessment of how NATO troops partner with Afghans raise questions about how well the military strategy is working.
7. ARENA MEANS REBIRTH IN BROOKLYN
After decades without a pro sports team, New York City’s ascendant borough is entering the major leagues again — but this time it’s basketball that’s taking over.
8. NYC STRAPHANGERS WILL SEE ANTI-JIHAD ADS SOON
A conservative blogger wins a court order allowing her message equating some Muslim radicals with savages.
9. HOW THE TABBY GOT ITS DESIGN
Scientists identify the gene that sets the cat’s common coat pattern — stripes or blotches.
10. FOR D.C. FANS, A LONG TIME COMING
Postseason baseball returns to the nation’s capital for the first time since 1933 as the Washington Nationals clinch a playoff spot.
Daily Updates
September 21, 2012
10 Things to Know for Today
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Oversight board concerned about NSA surveillance
The chairman of the federal oversight board that President Barack Obama said will meet with him to discuss the National Security Agency’s secret surveillance program said Wednesday that the group has numerous concerns about the operation and plans to publish a report after a full inquiry.
Continued ... - 10 Things to Know for Thursday
- Actor James Gandolfini dies in Italy at age 51 (Updated 11 p.m.)
- Deen says she used slur but doesn’t tolerate hate
- Bakery mix-up goes viral after cat drawn on girl's head
- 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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Oversight board concerned about NSA surveillance
James Gandolfini Dies at Age 51
Fmr. TWA Flight 800 Investigators Want New Probe
Raw: Heat, Spurs Back on Court Ahead of Game 7
Dolce and Gabbana Convicted of Tax Evasion
Paris, Prince Depositions Used in Jackson Trial
Coiffed Cattle Get Their Close-up
In Berlin, Obama Channels Cold War Activism
Police at Patriots Tight End's Home for 2nd Day
Fed Suggests Bond Purchases Could Slow
AP: DOJ Broke Own Rules Seizing Phone Records
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
