Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today:
- PUTIN: NO NEED FOR FURTHER RETALIATION AGAINST US SANCTIONS
The Russian president spoke after Obama ordered a second round of sanctions targeting about two dozen members of Putin's inner circle and a major bank supporting them.
- SEARCH CONTINUES FOR JET DEBRIS IN VAST INDIAN OCEAN
Planes flying deep into rough seas have found nothing so far that could be from the missing Malaysian airliner.
- GUNMEN ATTACK FOREIGNERS IN KABUL
The restaurant inside a luxury hotel -- considered one of the safest places to stay in Afghanistan -- was the scene of a bloody assault that left nine people dead, including four foreigners.
- BLACK PRESCHOOLERS MORE LIKELY TO BE SUSPENDED
The racial disparities in American education are highlighted in a new report released by the Education Department's civil rights arm.
- MT. GOX FINDS 200,000 OF ITS MISSING BITCOINS
The bankrupt exchange says it found them in disused electronic wallets. Another 650,000 still remain unaccounted for.
- WHO DISCOVERED THE "LOST WORLD"
Outsiders -- from fishermen and poachers to developers and tourists -- and they're flocking to the Mergui archipelago in Myanmar where peaceful nomads have lived for centuries.
- WHERE COPS CAN HAVE LEGAL SEX WITH PROSTITUTES
Honolulu police officers have urged lawmakers to keep an exemption that allows undercover officers to have sex with prostitutes during investigations.
- VIRULENTLY ANTI-GAY PASTOR LEAVES COMPLEX LEGACY
Some believe that the Westboro Baptist Church's Fred Phelps, who died Wednesday, actually helped the cause of gay rights by serving as such a provocative symbol of intolerance.
- HOW GOOGLE IS GUARDING AGAINST SPYING
The company has improved the encryption technology for its flagship email service -- making it harder for the NSA to intercept messages.
- QUICK UPSETS BLEMISH NCAA BRACKETS
After the tournament's first afternoon, about 95 percent of people who filled out brackets had missed at least one game.