10 Things to Know for Tuesday - 12 August 2014
Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about Tuesday:
1. ROBIN WILLIAMS AN APPARENT SUICIDE AT 63
The comic supernova is pronounced dead of asphyxia at his California home. Williams won an Oscar for a rare dramatic role — as a teacher in the 1997 film "Good Will Hunting."
President Barack Obama speaks about developments in Iraq, Monday, Aug. 11, 2014, in Chilmark, Mass., during his family vacation on the island of Martha's Vineyard. Obama welcomed new leadership in Iraq as "a promising step forward" Monday amid a political and security crisis in Baghdad, saying the only lasting solution is the formation of an inclusive government. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
2. IRAQ PICKS NEW PRIME MINISTER
In a snub to the incumbent al-Maliki, the country's president picks another politician to form the next government, setting up a fierce power struggle.
3. AFRICANS TO RECEIVE EXPERIMENTAL EBOLA DRUG
The Liberian government says it has arranged to get doses of the medicine, which so far has been given only to two Americans and a Spaniard.
4. WHAT'S SPARKING HOPE FOR LATEST MIDEAST TALKS
Hamas is signaling that it will have more modest goals in the current round of negotiations aimed at ending the month-long war with Israel.
5. FBI INVESTIGATING SHOOTING OF UNARMED TEEN
The Missouri teen had his arms raised when he was fatally shot by a police officer, two witnesses allege.
6. HOW CLINTON IS DISTANCING HERSELF FROM OBAMA
The ex-secretary of state may not have declared whether she's running for president, but she's criticizing Obama's cautious approach to global crises.
7. BALLISTICS TESTS SHOW KIDNAP VICTIM KILLED BY POLICE
The woman was taken hostage during a bank heist in California and died during a final gunbattle between the robbers and police.
8. WHO'S SETTLING RACIAL PROFILING ALLEGATIONS
The luxury retailer Barney's will pay $525,000 to resolve allegations that minorities were singled out for scrutiny as suspected shoplifters at its flagship store in New York City.
9. AL-JAZEERA AMERICA MARKS ANNIVERSARY
In its first year on the air, the news network has recorded some startling low ratings. But it has also seen some recent audience growth.
10. TONY STEWART, CRASH VICTIM SHARED RACING BOND
Both the NASCAR star and the driver he struck loved sprint cars — high-powered, winged vehicles built for running on short oval or circular dirt and paved tracks.
Michael Brown Sr., holds up a photo of himself, his son, Michael Brown, and a young child during a news conference Monday, Aug. 11, 2014, in Jennings, Mo. Michael Brown, 18, was shot and killed in a confrontation with police in the St. Louis suburb of Ferguson, Mo, on Saturday, Aug. 9, 2014.(AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
FILE - This Aug. 20, 2013 file photo shows Al-Jazeera America editorial newsroom staff preparing for their first broadcast in New York. Al-Jazeera America marks its first anniversary on the air next week. The news network has recorded some startlingly low ratings and recently shown signs of retrenchment with layoffs and by cutting some live newscasts. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews, File)
