Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today:
- BOTCHED EXECUTION MAY STIR CHALLENGES TO CRUEL, UNUSUAL PUNISHMENT
While Oklahoma's case might not be enough to bring the issue before the Supreme Court, a national pattern of mishaps could.
- MERKEL TO FOCUS ON UKRAINE IN VISIT TO WASHINGTON
The German chancellor and Obama could smooth over differences over the NSA's spy programs with a show of unity on the Ukrainian crisis.
- WHERE THE RAIN SENT PEOPLE RUNNING TO THE ATTIC--OR THE ROOF
Pensacola, Florida, records its single rainiest day ever--nearly 2 feet in 24 hours--catching hundreds off guard, some of whom had to swim for help.
- SHARP RISE IN MILITARY SEXUAL ASSAULT REPORTS
The Pentagon's campaign to get more victims to speak up is working--but officials want more men to come forward and seek help if they have been assaulted.
- GERRY ADAMS ARRESTED IN DECADES-OLD KILLING
The reputed ex-Irish Republican Army commander faces questioning in connection with the 1972 execution of a woman suspected of spying for the British.
- WHO'S THINKING OF BUYING LA CLIPPERS
Oprah isn't the only one shopping for something that won't fit under a chair if Donald Sterling is compelled to sell the team.
- ROB FORD TAKING LEAVE
The Toronto mayor needs time off to seek help for substance abuse, his lawyer says.
- WHAT'S BEHIND 40 PERCENT OF NYC SHOOTINGS
As gangs thin out, crews spring up, in the form of violent bands of dozens of 12- to 20-year-olds that members see as the family they never had, and one investigator likens to an "evil fraternity."
- FORMER MAD MAGAZINE EDITOR DIES AT 88
Al Feldstein helped assemble a pool of artists and writers who turned out such enduring features as "Spy vs. Spy" and "The Lighter Side of..."
- BRUNEI STARTS TO PHASE IN SHARIAH
The tiny Asian nation will use a version of Islamic criminal law that allows amputations for stealing and stoning for adultery, a move Human Rights Watch calls a "huge step backward."