Pianist Van Cliburn poses for a portrait at the Steinway & Sons showroom in New York on March 18, 1994. Renowned classical pianist Van Cliburn has been diagnosed with advanced bone cancer and is resting comfortably at his Texas home, his publicist said Monday Aug. 27, 2012. (AP Photo/Wyatt Counts, file)Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today:
1. AS ISAAC NEARS, DARK MEMORIES OF KATRINA
Uneasy residents are assured that New Orleans’ fortified levees can withstand the anticipated hurricane.
2. A NOT-SO-HEARTY PARTY AS CLOUDS GATHER
Politics has become an awkward enterprise at the GOP convention.