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• Members of the House and Senate are scheduled to begin long-awaited negotiations on the five-year, roughly $500 billion bill this week. If they don't finish it, dairy supports could expire at the end of the year and send the price of milk skyward.
• There could be political ramifications, too. The House and Senate are far apart on the sensitive issue of how much money to cut from food stamps, and lawmakers are hoping to resolve that debate before election-year politics set in.
• The farm bill sets policy for farm subsidies, food stamps and other rural development projects.
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10 Things to Know for Today
The Associated Press
• Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today:
• 1. U.S. CONSIDERS ENDING SPYING ON LEADERS
• The White House is grappling with the fallout from revelations that the NSA has eavesdropped on German Chancellor Angela Merkel.
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• 2. TEXAS ABORTION CLINICS STAY OPEN FOLLOWING RULING
• A judge rules that new restrictions place an unlawful burden on women seeking to end a pregnancy.
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• 3. AMERICANS GET 6-WEEK HEALTH-CARE SIGNUP REPRIEVE
• With "Obamacare" website woes ongoing, the White House grants the extension for people to get on the rolls and avoid tax penalties.
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• 4. WHAT'S BURNING EYES, IRRITATING THROATS IN A CALIF. TOWN
• It's hot sauce: The city of Irwindale files a lawsuit asking a judge to stop production of Sriracha, claiming the odor from the plant is a nuisance.
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• 5. CHRISTIANS FEAR THEY'RE BEING TARGETED IN SYRIA
• Rebel shells are increasingly striking majority-Christian districts in Damascus. At least 32 people have been killed and dozens injured in past weeks.
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• 6. HOW SANDY SURVIVORS ARE MARKING 1ST ANNIVERSARY
• Candles and flashlights will light up the shore along the East Coast as people pay their respects to what was lost when the storm roared ashore a year ago.
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