Visitors to the Philadelphia Zoo look at a young orangoutang climbing in a protected path Monday, Aug. 20, 2012, in Philadelphia. The zoo is in the process of building a trail network that will allow animals from similar habitats to travel among the exhibits. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today (times EDT):
1. BEFORE RAPE-PREGNANCY UPROAR, AKIN HAD LOW PROFILE
The Missouri congressman and his wife home-schooled their six children; in the House, he’s always been an outsider.
2. INMATES AND THEIR KEEPERS ACCUSED IN DRUG RING
Indictment says guards smuggled in cellphones that prisoners used to coordinate meth and heroin operation.