Wednesday, September 12, 2012
Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about Wednesday (times EDT):
1. U.S. AMBASSADOR KILLED BY PROTESTERS IN LIBYA
Anger over a film attacking the Prophet Muhammad also spreads to Cairo, where a mob scales the walls of the U.S. Embassy.
2. A HAZARD ON THE NATION'S RAIL LINES
A common type of railroad car has a dangerous design flaw.
3. AFTER 11 YEARS, A SENSE OF MOVING ON
Sept. 11 remembrances took a lower-key approach a year after the milestone 10th anniversary.
4. "MY LIFE IS JUST THE WOUNDED AND THE DEAD."
So says a doctor at a hospital in Aleppo, Syria, where most patients are civilians wounded by falling buildings and exploding shells.
5. APPLE'S LATEST GADGET
At 1 p.m., a new iPhone, possibly with a taller screen and faster data speeds, is expected to be unveiled at an event in San Francisco.
6. WHAT MANY SEE AS THE FED'S NEXT STEP
In effort to invigorate the U.S. economy, another round of bond purchases - called "quantitative easing" - could be announced this week.
7. THE WHITE HOUSE BIG DIG IS FINALLY WRAPPING UP
But whatever has been built deep underground - at a cost of $86 million - remains a mystery.
8. WHERE NOT TO GO TO AVOID SECURITY CAMS
Some 200 high school bathrooms or locker rooms across Britain are under the watchful eye of surveillance cameras.
9. WE'RE INNOCENT, AMANDA KNOX'S BOYFRIEND MAINTAINS
In new book, he acknowledges that couple's sometimes bizarre behavior gave police reason for suspicion.
10. U.S. SOCCER TEAM WINS WORLD CUP QUALIFIER
Americans bounce back and beat Jamaica 1-0.