10 things to know for today

Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today:

But the ex-congressman and his wife appeared together to say he is not dropping out of the New York City mayor's race.

2. BRAVES PLAYER: BRAUN DESERVES TOUGHER PENALTY

Premium content: When there is a baseball story as big as the Ryan Braun drug suspension, it invariably occupies much of the conversation in major league clubhouses, where multiple TVs usually are tuned to ESPN and MLB Network. | Schultz: Murphy suggests lifetime bans | MORE: Should Braun lose MVP award?

The White House lobbied the House to keep funding the controversial NSA program to help avert terror attacks. Critics call it unregulated spying. | MORE: Obama, lawmakers square off over NSA authority

4. COBB SCHOOL BOARD TO TACKLE TEXTBOOK PURCHASE

Premium content: Cobb County's school board hopes to put behind them Wednesday a months-long and contentious battle over whether its 108,000 students will receive new math textbooks when school starts in two weeks.

"He's got a good pair of lungs on him, that's for sure," Prince William said before putting his yet-to-be-named son in a car seat and taking him from a London hospital.

6. MMM, BACON: CELEBRATE PIGS' GIFT TO THE WORLD

Premium content: Dear reader, control yourself. The topic of this article is pork, lanky slices of the stuff, marbled with fat. On any morning, it pops and sizzles in a million frying pans.

The fire started after 44 workers were evacuated from the drilling rig after a blowout. | VIDEO: Evacuated Gulf of Mexico gas well on fire

The city will ask a judge to stop retirees from suing the city over possible cuts to their pensions. | Timeline: A brief history of Detroit's fiscal problems