Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today:
Prosecutors will give more details today about the years of sexual and psychological abuse of three women held by Ariel Castro. | MORE: Kidnapped Ohio women kept diaries
The Obama administration disclosed the agency's "chain analysis" that lets it trace the phone records of everyone who calls a terror suspect, and keep expanding. | VIDEO: NSA chief talks to skeptical hackers conference | MORE: Snowden's father: Son took NSA contractor job due to sequestration
3. SPOTLIGHT NOT TOO BRIGHT FOR UGA'S MURRAY
Premium content: Aaron Murray would love to win the Heisman Trophy. He'd love to win a national championship with Georgia even more. But given the current climate in college football, he couldn't imagine doing either as a freshman. | PHOTOS:
Uruguay's congress narrowly approved legalizing pot's use, growth and sale. The measure now goes to the Senate. | VIDEO: Colorado cities ban marijuana sales | MORE: Legal pot prompts a question: What about hash?
Premium content: The Braves are playing like a team capable of winning the World Series, which isn't to say they'll win the World Series. Postseason baseball defies prediction, and there's no assurance the Braves will play this way 2 1/2 months hence. But it's clear that these Braves make the playoffs, and it's also clear that they have the ingredients to stick around once there. | MORE: Braves win sixth in a row
VIDEO: The neighborhood watch volunteer acquitted in Trayvon Martin's shooting was carrying a gun when he was stopped for speeding in Texas. | MORE: Zimmerman stopped for speeding in Texas
7. CONTRACTOR CLAIMS ELLIS BLACKLISTED THEM
Premium content: A DeKalb County contractor claims that the county took away its business after it refused to make campaign contributions and then awarded the work to a competitor that did make a donation, according to records obtained by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. | MORE: Key dates in the Burrell Ellis indictment
Dozens of Minnesota couples began tying the knot after the clock struck midnight; ceremonies were scheduled in Rhode Island this morning. | LATEST NEWS: Same-Sex Marriage
Iowa and Nebraska officials have refused to name the company that makes prepackaged salad mix traced to hundreds of the cases. | Q&A: Tracking the source of stomach bug outbreak
The AP's Ronald Blum reports that baseball's highest-paid player could face a lifetime ban for a doping scandal linked to a Florida drug clinic. | VIDEO: Alex Rodriguez may get lifetime ban, reports indicate
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