10 Things to Know for Today
According to the Associated Press, here are 10 things you should now today.
- 1
THE BREAKDOWNS BEHIND THE BENGHAZI ATTACK
A panel says State Department leadership failures caused "grossly inadequate" security at the embassy in Libya.
- 2
A GLIMPSE INTO KILLER'S TROUBLED MIND
Hair stylists say Adam Lanza never spoke or looked at anyone, and was always accompanied by his mother.
- 3
WHAT OBAMA IS DOING TO DEAL WITH GUN VIOLENCE
Obama appointed Vice President Joe Biden to make curbing gun attacks a key administration priority.
- 4
A DARING ESCAPE FROM A CHICAGO JAIL
Police say the two bank robbers shimmied down a 20-story skyscraper using a makeshift rope. The men are still at large.
- 5
A COOL RECEPTION FOR BOEHNER'S PLAN B
The White House, Democratic leaders and conservatives object to the plan that would raise taxes for those who earn over $1 million a year.
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WHO STASHED A FORTUNE AWAY IN HIS GARAGE
Walter Samaszko Jr. left $7.4 million in gold coins in his Nevada home after he died, and bequeathed the money to a distant cousin.
- 7
INSTAGRAM BACKTRACKS AFTER BACKLASH
The photo-sharing service abandons a policy that suggested users' photos could appear in advertisements.
- 8
HOW NBC KEPT A CORRESPONDENT'S ABDUCTION IN SYRIA A SECRET
The network persuaded major news organizations to hold back on the story until correspondent Richard Engel was safely across the border.
- 9
4 DEAD IN COLORADO HOURS AFTER A GUNMAN'S RELEASE
Police say David Sanchez got out of jail on domestic violence charges and shot and killed his ex-girlfriend, her two family members and himself.
- 10
WHO'S FIGHTING OVER THE BUDWEISER NAME
A small brewer has been in in court since 1906 with Anheuser-Busch over the right to put the word Budweiser on bottles in the Czech Republic.