Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today:
1. WATER WARS: FLORIDA TO SUE GEORGIA
Premium content: Florida wants to take its "water war" with Georgia to the U.S. Supreme Court.
2. NEW RULES COMING FOR GA. COLLEGES
Premium content: For the first time in almost two decades, the University System of Georgia is clearly spelling out this week what types of degrees each of its 31 colleges should offer and how heavily they should focus on research versus teaching. | AJC focus: Education
With tear gas and armored cars, Egypt dispersed Morsi supporters camped for weeks in Cairo. There was no official confirmation of a death toll. | VIDEO: Egypt's Brotherhood says 30 dead in protest crackdown
Israelis and Palestinians were beginning negotiations today hours after Israel released 26 long-held Palestinian prisoners. | VIDEO: Kerry optimistic about Mideast peace as Israel releases Palestinian prisoners
It's the second major setback this year for a force charged with the military's most sensitive mission.
Premium content: About 1,700 police officers, firefighters and other sworn workers for DeKalb County could soon see a bump in their paychecks.
Police say a man took three people captive at a Louisiana bank, released one after nine hours then shot the remaining two before police killed him. | VIDEO: La. police kill gunman who took bank hostages
The deal would have left four airlines controlling more than 80 percent of the U.S. air-travel market. | VIDEO: American Airlines, U.S. Airways merger challenged by DOJ, states
9. HOSPITAL AGREES TO PUT 15-YEAR-OLD ON TRANSPLANT LIST
The decision comes days after the hospital officials sent the family a letter saying Anthony would not be a good candidate for transplant because he had a “history of non-compliance.”
An Ohio woman remembers the lights going out on her wedding day. The outage hit 50 million people from Michigan to New England. | VIDEO: Today in history for August 14th
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