Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., chair of the Senate Intelligence Committee, leaves the chamber at the Capitol in Washington, on Wednesday, March 5, 2014. The CIA is investigating whether its officers improperly monitored members of the Senate Intelligence Committee, which oversees the intelligence agency, U.S. officials confirmed Wednesday. Feinstein told reporters that the CIA inspector general is investigating how her committee investigated allegations of CIA abuse in a Bush-era detention and interrogation program.Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today:
- CRIMEA PARLIAMENT SETS REFERENDUM
Local voters on March 16 will be asked whether Crimea should become part of Russia or remain part of Ukraine.
- CIA ACCUSED OF SPYING ON SENATE
The allegations center on possible improper monitoring of the Senate Intelligence Committee and snooping on members’ computers.
- ONE OF GADHAFI’S SONS RETURNED TO LIBYA
Al-Saadi Gadhafi, who fled as his father’s regime crumbled in 2011, had been under house arrest in Niger.
- HOW COLLEGE BOARD IS CHANGING THE SAT TEST
Essays will be optional, there will be no penalties for wrong answers and some obscure vocabulary words will be removed.