Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today:
1. DIGGING OUT FROM OKLAHOMA TORNADO
Rescuers are nearly finished searching for victims, but most Moore residents are just starting to find out whether their homes were destroyed.
2. TODDLER TAKEN IN CAR THEFT RETURNED SAFELY
Thief takes car after mother leaves 17-month-old unattended in back seat while retrieving another child from a 24-hour daycare center in Forest Park.
Still drying out from Sunday's super soaking? Get ready for more rain. Forecasters predict strong thunderstorms will hit Atlanta's northern suburbs Wednesday afternoon.
4. STAR WITNESS IN IRS HEARINGS NOT TALKING
Lois Lerner, who revealed the agency's targeting of conservative groups, has said she will invoke the Fifth Amendment when called to testify before Congress today.
5. JUDGE: FAYETTE ELECTIONS UNFAIR TO MINORITIES
Fayette county must end its 191-year-old, at large voting system in favor of district voting to give black residents a better chance of being elected to office, a federal judge ruled Tuesday.
6. PRIVATE SCHOOL PARAPRO ADMITS SEX WITH SPECIAL NEEDS STUDENT
Gwinnett police say a 38-year-old woman admitted she had sex with a 17-year-old special needs student about 20 times during the school year. She is currently facing one charge of sexual assault.
7. BREAKTHROUGH IN BENGHAZI PROBE
The U.S. says it has ID'd five suspects in the deadly attack in Libya, though it doesn't yet have enough evidence to try them.
8. WHAT JODI ARIAS SAID FROM PRISON
After begging a jury to let her live, Arias tells the AP that she didn't get a fair trial and her lawyers should have called witnesses to support her claims that her boyfriend abused her.
9. BRAVES ROOKIE HELPS TEAM WIN AGAIN
Rookie catcher Evan Gattis hit a game-tying, pinch-hit homer Tuesday night to force extra innings. The Braves, owners of a 5-game win streak, scored the winning run against the visiting Minnesota Twins in the 10th. Gattis leads major league rookies with nine home runs, including three homers in six pinch-hit at-bats.
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-- The Associated Press and George Mathis contributed to this report.
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