Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about Thursday:
- 1. HOW OBAMA MIGHT DRIVE GUN CONTROL
Some steps could be taken through executive action — without the approval of Congress.
- 2. PRISONER SWAP HIGHLIGHTS A LARGER DILEMMA
Rebels and the Syrian government exchange captives, but tens of thousands of detainees are still languishing in the Assad regime’s prisons.
- 3. A SURE SIGN THE TAX CODE IS TOO COMPLICATED
American businesses and individuals devote six billion hours a year to filing their taxes, a watchdog group calculates.
- 4. WHY LIKELY TREASURY NOMINEE NEEDS TO WORK ON HIS PENMANSHIP
Jack Lew’s signature — which would appear on all U.S. dollar bills — amounts to little more than seven loopy scribbles.
- 5. THE BIG CHANGE APPLE IS SAID TO BE CONSIDERING
By cutting the price of the iPhone, the tech giant could claim a larger market share in poorer countries and undercut its main rival, Google’s Android.
- 6. HAMAS’ FLAGSHIP UNIVERSITY OFFERING DIPLOMA IN HEBREW
With Jews living next to Palestinians, “we have to understand their language,” says an official in the Isamic militant group’s government.
- 7. DOZENS INJURED IN TWO NEW YORK ACCIDENTS
First a commuter ferry crashes into a pier. Then a crane collapses at a construction site.
- 8. FRIENDS DON’T LET FRIENDS WASTE GIFT CARDS
If you’re not happy about the store your gift card is from, you have options.
- 9. HEALTHY IS THE NEW BEAUTIFUL
A new Israeli law sets weight minimums for fashion models, with the aim of discouraging anorexia and bulimia.
- 10. STEROIDS CAST A LONG SHADOW
For only the second time in four decades, no player is selected for baseball’s Hall of Fame.
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Raw Video: Washington State Bridge Collapse
Boy Scouts Approve Plan to Accept Gay Boys
Officials: Truck Hit Bridge Before Collapse
Sheriff: No Sign Killing of 2 Kids Was Planned
Obama Defends Drone Strikes, With Limits
Raw: Jurors Deadlock on Jodi Arias Penalty
Boy Scouts Decision "First Step" Say Activists
Raw: Utah Teen Arrested in Death of His Brothers
Closer Look at Okla. School Where Children Died
Two Suspects in Murder Known to London Police
"Be Ready": NOAA Warns of Busy Hurricane Season
SeaWorld: Penguins Are Coolest Thing in Florida
