Pedestrians pass the Federal Reserve Building Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2012, in New York. Federal authorities on Wednesday arrested a Bangladeshi man they said was plotting to blow up the Federal Reserve building in Manhattan, just blocks from the World Trade Center site. Quazi Mohammad Rezwanul Ahsan Nafis, 21, was arrested in a sting operation Wednesday morning after he parked a van filled with what he believed were explosives outside the building and tried to detonate it in a suicide mission, authorities said. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today (times in EDT):
1. ARREST IN NYC FEDERAL RESERVE PLOT
The FBI’s bombing plan was phony, but authorities say Quazi Nafis’ admiration of Osama bin Laden and aspirations for martyrdom were not.
2. PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES PLAY POLITICS FOR LAUGHS
Obama and Romney quiet the hostilities to deliver some lighthearted fare at a white-tie gala in New York City, at 7:55 p.m. and 9 p.m., respectively. Obama also tapes an appearance on “The Daily Show” at 3:30 p.m.