Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about Wednesday:
- 1. HOW THE U.S. IS FIGHTING TERRORISM IN NORTH AFRICA
Special ops forces are at U.S. embassies throughout the region, officials reveal, but the strategy was too new to avert the killing of the ambassador in Libya.
- 2. U.S. OFFICIAL SAYS MEXICAN POLICE ‘AMBUSHED’ EMBASSY CAR
Two CIA officers were wounded in what may have been a targeted assassination attempt orchestrated by a drug cartel.
- 3. ‘GO FIGURE,’ MICHELLE SAYS AS DEBATE FALLS ON THE OBAMAS’ ANNIVERSARY
The president will share the stage with Romney, rather than the first lady, at 9 p.m. Wednesday. But at least she’ll be close by in the audience.
- 4. WHO THE REAL TARGETS BECAME IN POST-9/11 INTEL EFFORT
A Senate report says the program to gather data on terrorists was actually used for ordinary local crime fighting — at a cost of $1.4 billion.
- 5. A PLOY TO RAISE TEST SCORES
In Texas, a school district tries to rebuild after a scheme to push out under-performing students is exposed.
- 6. WHEN AN AISLE SEAT THREATENS TO BECOME AN AISLE
American Airlines is inspecting at least 47 of its planes after “improperly installed” seats on some flights came loose.
- 7. WHY LABOR DISPUTES ARE SILENCING ORCHESTRAS
Flat ticket sales and declining financial support are impacting musicians’ salaries, leading ensembles around the country to go on strike.
- 8. UNLIKE BOND’S MARTINIS, AUDIENCES ARE STILL STIRRED BY HIS FILMS
A half-century after Sean Connery brought the character to the screen, 007 remains a movie icon.
- 9. WHERE JIMMY HOFFA ISN’T BURIED
Police who acted on a tip and dug into a suburban Detroit backyard say there’s no sign of a human body there.
- 10. HONDURAN CANDIDATES DOLE OUT UNUSUAL POLITICAL SWAG: COFFINS
Politicians’ charities find a novel way to help the destitute families of a rapidly rising number of murder victims.
Raw: German President Welcomes President Obama
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
