Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today (all times EDT):
1. MASS SHOOTING AT COLORADO MOVIE THEATER
A gunman opens fire at a suburban Denver movie theater on the opening night of the latest Batman movie “The Dark Knight Rises,” killing 14 people and injuring at least 50 others, authorities say.
2. SYRIAN TROOPS SEIZE DAMASCUS NEIGHBORHOOD
Syrian troops regain control of a rebellious neighborhood in Damascus as more than 300 people were reported killed the day before in a sharp escalation of the country’s civil war.