• Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today (times EDT):
• 1. WHO'S PROFITING FROM LOCKING UP ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS
• An AP review shows American taxpayers may be paying up to $2 billion a year for prison firms that in turn spend tens of millions lobbying lawmakers and contributing to their campaigns.
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• 2. SYRIAN REBELS USE CAPTURED TANK AGAINST THE REGIME
• Using the government's own weapons against them is just another twist in the clashes taking place today in Aleppo and Damascus.
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• 3. WILL JUDGE DECLARE A MISTRIAL IN DREW PETERSON CASE
• The ruling, expected after trial resumes at 10 a.m., could even result in the former suburban Chicago police officer going free.
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• 4. SENATE MAY HEAD HOME WITHOUT ADDRESSING INTERNET SECURITY
• Sponsors of the bill scramble to overcome Republican resistance to the measure but appear short of the votes needed for it to pass.
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• 5. OBAMA AND ROMNEY CAMPAIGN IN THREE KEY STATES
• The president starts with a speech in Orlando, Florida, at 2:40 p.m., followed by a stop in Virginia while Romney speaks in Golden, Colo., at 1:15 p.m.
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• 6. HOW CITY LAYOUT WILL HELP WITH CONVENTION SECURITY
• As Charlotte, N.C., officials prepare for the arrival of Democratic delegates, they find the area they'll be gathering in will help police contain protests.
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• 7. EPA HAS TROUBLE FINDING LIVESTOCK FARMS IT SHOULD REGULATE
• The agency is supposed to regulate pollution from livestock waste, but can't keep track of where the farms are located.

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