Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today:
1. WAR CLINIC IN KURDISH BORDER TOWN STRUGGLES TO TREAT WOUNDED ANTI-IS FIGHTERS
With most Kobani hospitals in ruins, only one is still working thanks to only three doctors and five nurses and despite shortages of basic equipment and supplies.
2. OBAMA SAID TO HAVE SETTLED ON NOMINEE TO SUCCEED HAGEL
Ashton Carter, 60, has never served in the military or in Congress, unlike many defense secretaries.