Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about Thursday:
1. OFFICIALS: RESCUE MISSION FAILED
Obama sent special forces to Syria this summer to save Americans held by the Islamic State, but they failed to locate any – including journalist James Foley.
2. SOCIAL MEDIA PUSHING BACK AT MILITANT PROPAGANDA
Extremists have turned their social media into a theater of horror – but companies are censoring objectionable content and users are determined not to let it go viral.