Tsunami evacuees watch TV news flashing a tsunami warning at their shelter Takata Junior High School that stands on a higher ground in Rikuzentakata in Iwate Prefecture, Friday, Dec. 7, 2012 after a strong earthquake struck off the coast of northeastern Japan. It is the same region that was hit by a massive earthquake and tsunami last year.Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and stories that will be talked about today (times EST):
1. FACTORY LOST FIRE SAFETY CERTIFICATION
A Bangladeshi garment factory producing clothes for Wal-Mart, Disney and other major Western companies lost the certification in June, five months before a fire killed 112 workers.
2. POWERFUL QUAKE STRIKES NEAR JAPAN
A 7.3 magnitude temblor strikes off the coast of northeastern Japan in the same region that was hit by a massive earthquake and tsunami last year, but only a handful of injuries reported thus far.