Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and stories that will be talked about Tuesday:
- 1. SYRIA’S CHEMICAL WEAPONS GET FRESH SCRUTINY
Obama warns Assad not to use them — or “there will be consequences.”
- 2. ‘FISCAL CLIFF’ BALL BACK IN OBAMA’S COURT
House Republicans deliver a $2.2 trillion counteroffer to the White House. Among other things, it calls for raising the eligibility age for Medicare.
- 3. WHY EGYPT IS ON ALERT
A huge march and general strike planned for Tuesday raise new fears of unrest.
- 4. WHERE WORD OF KATE MIDDLETON’S PREGNANCY ECHOES LOUDEST
Americans just might rival their British cousins in their excitement over the royal news.
- 5. ISRAEL’S STANCE A LONELY ONE
Its vow to build thousands of new homes in West Bank settlements is met with condemnation in Europe and the U.S.
- 6. GOOGLE, AMAZON, OTHERS SETTLE IN TAX HAVENS
Internet powerhouses are accused of incorporating in places like Ireland and Luxembourg — so they can avoid paying hundreds of millions in taxes in places like Germany, Britain and Italy.
- 7. AH-CHOO! (UNFORTUNATELY, ’TIS THE SEASON)
More cases of flu than normal are being reported in several states. Such upticks usually don’t happen until after Christmas.
- 8. BOLDLY GOING WHERE NONE HAVE GONE BEFORE
Thirty-five years into its journey, NASA’S Voyager 1 spacecraft remains on track to become the first manmade object to exit the solar system.
- 9. A GAUGE ON WHICH WAY THE OSCAR WINDS WILL BLOW
The best film of 2012? Kathryn Bigelow’s “Zero Dark Thirty,” the New York Film Critics Circle says.
- 10. HOW A SPORTSCASTER STIRRED CYBERSPACE
A Twitter storm follows comments by NBC’s Bob Costas during “Sunday Night Football” supporting gun control.
Probe Begins After Conn. Commuter Trains Crash
NTSB Begins Investigation Into Conn. Train Crash
Lotto Fever Sweeps the Country
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
