Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today:
1. DEATH TOLL IN NORTHEASTERN CHINA CLIMBS TO AT LEAST 44
Hundreds are injured in the port city of Tianjin after blasts at a warehouse for dangerous materials sent up massive fireballs, turning the night sky into day.
2. TRUCK BOMB IN BAGHDAD MARKET KILLS 62
Islamic State Sunni extremists claim responsibility for the explosion which wounded at least 125 people in a predominantly Shiite neighborhood. IRAQ