Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today:
- WHY US SANCTIONS AGAINST RUSSIA COULD BACKFIRE
Stiffer U.S. and EU penalties over Ukraine could sting Russia's already slow-growing economy. And Russia could retaliate.
- UKRAINE'S LEADERSHIP TURNS TO OLIGARCHS FOR HELP
The decision to appoint the country's richest men as regional administrators has risks, but their wealth and influence could be key to calming tensions.
- WHO'S DISTANCING HIMSELF FROM BITCOIN
Dorian S. Nakamoto, the man Newsweek points to as the creator of the digital currency exchange, denies he had anything to do with it.
- PISTORIUS NEIGHBOR SAYS BANGS WERE GUNSHOTS
Johan Stipp testifies he heard a woman's screams and a man's shouts before a second group of sounds he identified as gunshots, not a cricket bat hitting the door.
- WHAT MONTHLY JOBS REPORT COULD REVEAL
The Labor Department data could help confirm whether the economy is likely to rebound with warmer temperatures.
- YOUNGER GENERATION LEANS LEFT
Young adults like to think of themselves as independent, but a new survey finds that half of American adults ages 18 to 33 are Democrats or lean toward the Democratic Party.
- COLORADO TAKES A SWIPE AT DRIVING STONED
The state, which legalized marijuana in 2012, is spending $1 million on a "Drive High, Get a DUI" campaign to warn motorists against driving under the influence.
- WAKE UP AND SMELL ... THE BACON
Oscar Mayer says it has created a bacon-scented app for the iPhone that makes the sound of bacon sizzling. An external device is needed if you want to smell it.
- EX-NFL SAFETY SEEKS RELEASE ON BAIL AFTER RAPE ACCUSATIONS
Darren Sharper will be in a Los Angeles courtroom, his lawyers arguing he should be released from jail because he has not been formally charged with the Louisiana rapes he's being held for.
- JUST HOW GOOD-LOOKING WAS JESUS
That's the question being asked around Hollywood after an actor likened to a young Marlon Brando was cast to play Jesus in the popular new film "Son of God."