Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today (all times EDT):
1. CLASHES CONTINUE IN DAMASCUS AS ANNAN MEETS WITH RUSSIAN PRESIDENT
The U.N. special envoy joins Vladimir Putin at 7 a.m. to discuss how they can stop the violence in Syria.
2. HOW THE CAMPAIGNS ARE TURNING THEIR STRATEGIES
Mitt Romney tries to shift attention away from his business tenure as he speaks in Pennsylvania at 1:20 p.m. and the president turns to GOP-leaning Texas for fundraising with a speech in San Antonio at 2 p.m.
3. BERNANKE MAY REVEAL NEXT STEPS TOWARD JOLTING ECONOMY
The Fed chairman gives his semiannual report to the Senate Banking Committee at 10 a.m.
4. WHAT’S COOKING FOR THE MISSION TO MARS
Scientists are building a menu for a planned journey to the Red Planet in the 2030s — not so easy since the total trip is more than two years.
5. YAHOO TURNS TO ITS NEMESIS FOR A NEW CEO
While at Google, Marissa Mayer played a key role in developing services that tormented the company that she will now lead.
6. WHERE IN THE WORLD IS HILLARY CLINTON?
It seems the secretary of state has been almost everywhere, travelling to 102 countries since taking the job, more than any of her predecessors.
7. TEXAS TRIAL BEGINS FOR AIR FORCE INSTRUCTOR CHARGED WITH RAPE
Attorneys start their opening arguments at 9 a.m. in the court-martial of Staff Sgt. Luis Walker in a scandal that has rocked one of the busiest military training centers.
8. ARGENTINA’S MEDIA BATTLE OVER ITS PRESIDENT
Cristina Fernandez’s distrust of the press reflects the atmosphere in which her country is deeply polarized by her rule.
9. WHY NEW YORK’S FAST FOOD IS A BIT HEALTHIER
New findings suggest its ban on trans fat in restaurant food may be another key to curbing our obesity epidemic.
10. BOGUS BOMB THREAT SHUTS DOWN A LINK FROM U.S. TO CANADA
Detroit police said the 911 call caused them to close a bridge to Windsor on the Canadian border for more than five hours.
Daily Updates
July 17, 2012
10 Things to Know for Tuesday
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Chrysler agrees to recall of Jeeps at risk of fire
Chrysler abruptly agreed to recall 2.7 million older model Jeeps Tuesday, reversing a defiant stance and avoiding a possible public relations nightmare over fuel tanks that can rupture and cause fires in rear-end collisions.
Continued ... - 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
- Texas, SD governors court Connecticut gun makers
- Utah church shooter charged with attempted murder
- Reputed Mafioso tip triggers new Hoffa body search
- Ohio police chief takes criminals to task online
- Netflix cuts original TV deal with DreamWorks
- Food companies work to make it look natural
- Investigators 'zeroing in’ on Colo. wildfire start
- 10 Things to Know for Today
- Jun 17, 2013
- Ga. radio hosts fired; mocked ex-player with ALS
- Secret to Prism program: Even bigger data seizure
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Chrysler agrees to recall of Jeeps at risk of fire
Fans Cheer Dramatic Heat Comeback
Raw: Arizona Wildfire Scorches 8 Square Miles
Hoffa Mystery Still Fascinates After 4 Decades
Raw: 1 Dead in Shooting at Mo. Apartment Complex
Raw: Huge Fire Near Yosemite National Park
Raw: Obama Arrives in Berlin
3 Charged in Ohio With Enslaving Mom, Daughter
Obama Seeks G-8 Support on Syria
Raw: Volcano Erupts Near Mexico City
Kid Couture: Spending Big Bucks on Babies
Suicide Bombs Target Baghdad Mosque, Killing 29
Military Plans to Put Women in Combat Jobs
Solar Power Chargers in NYC Parks
Civil Rights Groups Sue NYPD Over Muslim Spying
Raw: First Lady, Daughters Enjoy Irish Sights
RAW: NSA Director Says 50 Plots Foiled
Boeing, Airbus Battle for Sales Supremacy
