Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today:
- CRIMEA PARLIAMENT SETS REFERENDUM
Local voters on March 16 will be asked whether Crimea should become part of Russia or remain part of Ukraine.
- CIA ACCUSED OF SPYING ON SENATE
The allegations center on possible improper monitoring of the Senate Intelligence Committee and snooping on members' computers.
- ONE OF GADHAFI'S SONS RETURNED TO LIBYA
Al-Saadi Gadhafi, who fled as his father's regime crumbled in 2011, had been under house arrest in Niger.
- HOW COLLEGE BOARD IS CHANGING THE SAT TEST
Essays will be optional, there will be no penalties for wrong answers and some obscure vocabulary words will be removed.
- GOOD NEWS FOR THE GREAT LAKES
As they melt, this winter's abundant snow and ice will boost the lakes' water levels, which have been below normal since the late 1990s.
- WHERE SHIP LOADED WITH SYRIAN-MADE ROCKETS WAS HEADING
Israel, after seizing the vessel, accuses Iran of trying to send the weapons to the Gaza Strip -- where Israel's biggest cities would be well within range.
- VICTIMS' ADVOCATES CHIDE POPE ON DELAYS
Three months after the Vatican announced that a commission would be formed to study the best ways to protect children from abusive clerics, no action has been taken.
- WHAT BABY'S POSSIBLE CURE MEANS FOR AIDS TREATMENT
An infant born with the AIDS virus responds well to medicine given right after birth -- more confirmation that very early treatment works.
- BUSINESSMAN BALKS AT GAMBLING BILL
After losing $500,000 on table games at a Las Vegas casino, he's arguing that he shouldn't have to pay because he was blackout drunk.
- AKON: LET THERE BE LIGHT
The Grammy-nominated singer has begun an initiative aiming to bring solar-powered electricity to 1 million homes in Africa.