Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today:<\/p>\n
1. U.S. JUSTICE DEPARTMENT HEAD FIRED<\/p>\n
Trump sacks the acting attorney general after she questioned the constitutionality of his refugee and immigration ban and refused to defend it in court.<\/p>\n
2. U.S. MILITARY BOTCHES ONLINE FIGHT AGAINST ISLAMIC STATE GROUP<\/p>\n
A psychological operation run by the Pentagon against the extremists is so beset with incompetence, cronyism and flawed data that it’s having little impact, The AP finds.<\/p>\n
3. WHAT VIEWS CANADA MOSQUE SHOOTING SUSPECT ESPOUSED<\/p>\n
The French Canadian university student charged with killing six Muslim men during evening prayers was known for far-right, nationalist views.<\/p>\n
4. SEISMIC SHIFT AT CENTURY-OLD INSTITUTION<\/p>\n
The Boy Scouts of America announces it will allow transgender children who identify as boys to enroll in its boys only programs.<\/p>\n
5. SCIENTISTS TOUT NEW INDONESIA TSUNAMI NETWORK<\/p>\n
The prototype is designed to detect so-called near-field tsunamis and possibly add a few minutes of warning time for vulnerable coastal cities.<\/p>\n
6. WHAT A SINGLE TWEET HAS DONE<\/p>\n
A New York City writer uses social media to spur donors to raise thousands of dollars to pay off school lunch debt in districts around the country.<\/p>\n
7. ‘BAKED SLOP’: DELAWARE STICKS TO ‘ALTERNATIVE’ MEAL PLANS<\/p>\n
While other states are moving away from special diets for unruly prisoners, Delaware is sticking with its use of what is commonly known as “the loaf.”<\/p>\n
8. RETAIL GIANT TAKES AIM AT AMAZON’S PRIME<\/p>\n
Wal-Mart is replacing a program that offers free shipping but has an annual fee with one that has a lower free shipping threshold and faster delivery.<\/p>\n
9. REAL-LIFE BATTLE BREWS OVER ARAB-ISRAELI FILM<\/p>\n
An award-winning film about Arab women battling their own conservative society and life in the Israeli city of Tel Aviv prompts calls for a boycott and death threats against the director.<\/p>\n
10. PATRIOTS OWNER PULLS SOME PUNCHES, THROWS OTHERS<\/p>\n
While Robert Kraft wants to celebrate yet another trip to the Super Bowl, he also didn’t back down from addressing “Deflategate.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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