FILE – This June 21, 2011 file photo shows Colombian singer Shakira with her boyfriend FC Barcelona Gerard Pique, left, during a plenary session at the President’s Conference in Jerusalem. Shakira promoted her global education campaign with a stop at a joint Israeli-Arab school in Jerusalem on. Shakira is pregnant with her first child. The 35-year-old posted on her website Wednesday that she and boyfriend Gerard Pique “are very happy awaiting the arrival of our first baby.” Pique, who is from Barcelona, is a soccer player for FC Barcelona. (AP Photo/Tara Todras-Whitehill, Pool)Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today:
1. THE WORST MAY BE OVER
New census numbers suggest that the U.S. economy has bottomed out.
2. ESTIMATE FOR HEALTH CARE PENALTY RISES SIGNIFICANTLY
Analysts now say about 6 million Americans will face a tax penalty for not carrying medical coverage in 2016.