Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today:
1. NATO MEETS IN EMERGENCY SESSION
Turkish
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says Turkey is asking the alliance to be
prepared to help his country as it battles Islamic State militants in
Syria and Kurdish rebels in Iraq.
2. GADHAFI SON SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR 2011 KILLINGS
The
Tripoli court hands down the sentence for Seif al-Islam, who is
currently being held by a militia that refuses to hand him over to the
central government.
3. WHAT OBAMA IS DOING ON LAST DAY OF AFRICA TRIP
He is closing out a historic return to the land of his father's birth with a speech to the African Union.
4. SUMMER CAMP FOR IRAQI SHIITE BOYS
From
Baghdad to Basra, teenagers are training to fight against the Islamic
State group after the country's top Shiite cleric called on students to
use their summer vacations to prepare for battle.
5. NO RED FLAGS REPORTED AT TIME OF GUN SALE TO THEATER SHOOTER
John
Russell Houser's mental problems were well known to many, though
perhaps not the store that sold him the .40-caliber handgun used in the
deadly attack in Louisiana.
6. TRUMP DANGLES 3RD PARTY PROSPECT
The
possibility that the billionaire might run for president on his own
starts to cast a shadow on the race, reviving memories of Ross Perot and
Ralph Nader.
7. BOY SCOUTS LIFT BAN ON GAY ADULT LEADERS
The new policy takes effect immediately, but allows church-sponsored troops to maintain the exclusion for religious reasons.
8. PRISON EMPLOYEE ACCUSED OF HELPING 2 KILLERS ESCAPE TO APPEAR IN COURT
Joyce
Mitchell, who faces charges of first-degree promoting prison contraband
and fourth-degree criminal facilitating, hopes for a plea agreement.
9. WHERE `'THE BOOK OF MORMON' FINALLY PREMIERES
The
satirical musical is coming to the heart of Mormonlandia, starting a
two-week run at a Salt Lake City theater two blocks from the Mormon
church's flagship temple.
10. U.S. URGED TO COME UP WITH ANOTHER BID CITY FOR 2024 GAMES
Two-time Olympic host Los Angeles could fit the bill perfectly, according to several IOC board members.
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