10 things to know today in news
Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today:
DeKalb CEO Burrell Ellis has been indicted on charges he illegally pressured contractors into giving him campaign contributions. The 15-count indictment includes 14 felonies. Among them, four counts of extortion, two counts of theft by taking and several conspiracy charges.
A senior administration official says Obama will propose reduce the U.S. and Russian stockpiles by up to one-third at a speech in Berlin.
JUDGE READY TO STRIKE DOWN INDICTMENT IN SCHOOLS TEST-CHEATING SCANDAL
A Fulton County judge on indicated he would find that defendants in the Atlanta Public Schools test-cheating scandal gave coerced statements when interviewed by investigators, putting the 65-count indictment against 35 educators and administrators in jeopardy.
TALIBAN STRIKE ON US TROOPS AFTER PEACE TALK AGREEMENT
Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai also suspended talks with the U.S. on a new security deal in protest of the Taliban peace talks.
POLICE DOG FOUND DEAD IN WOODSTOCK OFFICER'S CAR
A 3-year-old police dog died from a heat stroke after being left in his handler’s patrol car, Woodstock police said Tuesday.
The Congressional Budget Office says the overhaul could shrink the federal deficit by some $900 billion over two decades.
SNEIDERMAN TRIAL SET TO BEGIN IN JULY
In the final pre-trial hearing before jury selection, lawyers representing the Dunwoody widow accused of plotting to kill her husband said the charges against their client remain too vague.
CHRYSLER BACKTRACKS ON JEEP RECALL
The automaker abruptly agreed to recall 1.5 million Jeeps the government says can cause deadly fires.
PURPLE HEART SUSPECT DEFENDS HONOR
An Army vet and former Holly Springs police officer charged last week with faking a Purple Heart award is fighting back. In an exclusive interview with The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Shane Ladner produced three military records obtained by his attorneys that they say show he indeed earned the medal awarded for combat wounds.
LeBron James scored 18 of his 32 points after the third quarter as Miami survived to defeat San Antonio 103-100 in overtime. Game 7 is Thursday night.
The Associated Press and George Mathis contributed to this report.
