10 Things to Know for Wednesday - 15 June 2016
Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about Wednesday:
1. WHY PICTURE OF ORLANDO GUNMAN GROWS MURKIER
The FBI is investigating if Omar Mateen was a regular customer at the gay nightclub he attacked, and if he had been leading a secret gay life.
Patience Carter, a victim in the Pulse nightclub shooting from Philadelphia, becomes emotional after giving her story during a news conference at Florida Hospital Orlando, Tuesday, June 14, 2016, in Orlando, Fla. Carter, a 20-year-old Philadelphian, was visiting Florida for the first time, vacationing with her two friends. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack)
2. 'I WAS JUST BEGGING GOD TO TAKE THE SOUL OUT MY BODY'
Those are the words of Patience Carter, who was shot in the leg during the nightclub rampage and feared she would die before police rescued her.
3. WHO DENOUNCES TRUMP'S ANTI-MUSLIM RHETORIC
President Obama blasts the views of the presumptive Republican presidential nominee as a threat to American security.
4. SENATE OKS $602B DEFENSE BILL
The legislation would bar the closing of the prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, setting the stage for a showdown with President Obama.
5. WHAT COURT'S RULING ON 'NET NEUTRALITY' MEANS
An appeals court preserves regulations that force internet providers treat all online traffic equally, without favoring their own services and disadvantaging others.
6. TRIAL STARTS OVER CLAIMS ZEPPELIN STOLE 'STAIRWAY' RIFF
Jimmy Page and Robert Plant are defendants in a lawsuit that contends their blockbuster 1971 hit "Stairway to Heaven" copies music from the song "Taurus," by the band Spirit.
7. FDA APPROVES STOMACH-DRAINING OBESITY TREATMENT
A new weight loss device offers a novel approach to cutting calories: draining them from the stomach before they are digested.
8. IRAQ DETAINS MEN FLEEING ISLAMIC STATE-HELD FALLUJAH
Amnesty International estimates thousands of young men leaving the city are being jailed by Iraqi officials on suspicion that they sympathize with the militant group.
9. ROWDY FANS COULD GET RUSSIA BOUNCED FROM EURO CHAMPIONSHIP
Russia will be expelled from the tournament if its fans cause more violence at its remaining soccer matches, a disciplinary panel rules.
10. 'THE GREAT ONE' PAYS RESPECTS TO 'MR HOCKEY'
"It was one of the great honors of my life," said Wayne Gretzky, chosen as a pallbearer at Gordie Howe's funeral.
FILE - In this July 13, 1985 file photo, singer Robert Plant, left, and guitarist Jimmy Page of the British rock band Led Zeppelin perform at the Live Aid concert at Philadelphia's J.F.K. Stadium. Generations of aspiring guitarists have tried to copy the riff from Led Zeppelin's ¿Stairway to Heaven.¿ Starting Tuesday, June 14, 2016, a Los Angeles court will try to decide whether the members of Led Zeppelin themselves ripped off that riff. Page and Plant are named as defendants in the lawsuit brought by the trustee of late guitarist Randy Wolfe from the band Spirit. (AP Photo/Rusty Kennedy, File)
Back row from left, Marty Howe, Detroit Red Wings assistant general manager Ryan Martin, friend Felix Gatt, Detroit Tigers Hall of Famer Al Kaline, former coach Scotty Bowman, Detroit Red Wings general manager Ken Holland, Tampa Bay Lighting general manager Steve Yzerman, former player Kris Draper, hockey legend Wayne Gretzky, Red Wings coach Jeff Blashill and Murray and Mark Howe in the front row pose after paying respects to Gordie Howe, the man known as Mr. Hockey at Joe Louis Arena, the home of the Red Wings, his team for much of his NHL Hall of Fame career, Tuesday, June 14, 2016 in Detroit. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio, Pool)
