A makeshift memorial is seen Monday outside the building where the body of actor Philip Seymour Hoffman was found in New York. Hoffman, 46, was found dead Sunday in his apartment.Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today:
- AUTHORITIES TESTING PACKETS OF HEROIN FOUND IN HOFFMAN APARTMENT
Officials want to know whether the drug was mixed with anything else. The actor’s autopsy is underway and results are pending.
- BANKS, RETAILERS BATTLE OVER CONSUMER DATA BREACHES
Each is using its lobbying might to persuade Congress that the other side is responsible for protecting personal information of consumers.
- WHY THE MARKETS ARE JITTERY AS COMPANIES REPORT EARNINGS
Last year’s big gains have left share prices so high that investors are hammering stocks that report evenly slightly bad news.
- PERSONAL NOTES OF JOHN PAUL II TO BE PUBLISHED WEDNESDAY
Pope wanted them burned after his death, but his trusted confidant says he “did not have the courage to” destroy them.