Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about Wednesday:
1. WATCHING FOR WHITE SMOKE
Behind closed doors, cardinals will try again Wednesday to figure out who among them has the stuff to be pope.
2. THE CLOTHES WAIT FOR THE MAN
Three sizes of white cassocks hang in the Room of Tears off the Sistine Chapel, waiting to cloak the new pontiff.
3. DREAMLINER’S DESTINATION: REDESIGN
Boeing’s plan to redesign the 787’s fire-prone lithium-ion batteries wins approval from the Federal Aviation Administration.
4. COLORADO SHOOTING MOVES CLOSER TO TRIAL
A judge enters a not guilty plea for James Holmes; prosecutors to reveal April 1 whether they will seek the death penalty.
5. MARS’ DESERT WAS ONCE TROPICAL
The rover Curiosity’s latest moves find evidence of water we might be able to drink if we were there — several billion years ago.
6. GUESS WHO’S NOT COMING TO DINNER
Police Officer Gilberto Valle is convicted of conspiracy in a macabre case that opened a window on a shocking Internet world of cannibalism fetishists.
7. PATIENTS MAY LOSE THEIR PATIENCE
The daunting application for benefits under President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul may leave you asking, “What is this, 20 questions?” Answer: At least.
8. A NEW SEASON FOR DYNASTY
George P. Bush seeks a little-known but powerful post to continue his family’s political legacy: Texas land commissioner.
9. DUTY-FREE MAY BECOME LIQUOR-FREE
Egypt’s Civil Aviation Ministry considers banning the sale of alcohol in airport stores amid complaints that it goes against Islamic principles.
10. ‘HOW DOES IT FEEL?’
Officials at the American Academy of Arts and Letters couldn’t decide whether he belonged for his words or for his music, so they settled on making Bob Dylan an honorary member.
Daily Updates
March 12, 2013
10 Things to Know for Wednesday
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GOP hopes IRS scandal will snag health care law
Political scandals have strange ways of causing collateral damage, and Republicans are hoping the furor over federal tax enforcers singling out conservative groups will ensnare their biggest target: President Barack Obama’s health care law.
Continued ... - SPIN METER: GOP raps Dems for IRS union cash
- A year after IPO, Facebook aims to be ad colossus
- Retirement tests if Beckham built lasting brand
- Weinstein showcases Grace Kelly, Mandela flicks
- California fuels $550 million Powerball jackpot
- Arrests in New Orleans parade shootings cheered
- Idaho man charged in Uzbekistan terrorism plot
- Obama focusing on job creation in Baltimore visit
- May 16, 2013
- Justice Dept. faulted over terrorist identities
- Mom in NM chases down child abductor; man arrested
- Candice Glover wins ’American Idol’
- Emotional day of testimony in Arias trial
- 10 Things to Know for Friday
- VIDEO: Texas tornadoes damage homes, businesses
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GOP hopes IRS scandal will snag health care law
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
Raw: School Bus Crash Injures Five Children
Quick Response Saved Baby on Phila. Train Tracks
One Million Evacuated As Cyclone Hits Bangladesh
