• Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about Tuesday:
• 1. 'LITTLE EVIDENCE' NSA PROGRAM PREVENTED TERRORISM
• A judge rules the agency's bulk collection of phone records is likely unconstitutional; an appeal is expected.
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• 2. BIPARTISAN BUDGET DEAL GAINS GROUND
• The legislation goes to a crucial Senate test vote today, with lawmakers hopeful it will gain enough GOP support to pass this week.
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• 3. UNITED BEHIND KIM AFTER EXECUTION
• Days after a dramatic purge, North Korean officials vow to unite behind Kim Jong Un as he marks the second anniversary of his father's death.
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• 4. HOW TO DESTROY SYRIA'S CHEMICAL WEAPONS
• The international chemical weapons watchdog is meeting today to approve final plans to destroy Syria's toxic arsenal.
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• 5. WHY UKRAINE IS COURTING BOTH RUSSIA AND THE EU
• The struggling country is likely to need a $10 billion bailout; today its leader holds talks with Russia's President Putin.
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• 6. WINTER WILDFIRE HITS BIG SUR
• At least 15 homes are destroyed in an unseasonal wildfire as California suffers its driest year on record.
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• 7. VEGETABLES BEAT VITAMINS IN TWO NEW STUDIES
• A healthy diet and exercise do more to prevent chronic disease than popping a multivitamin pill, according to the latest research.
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• 8. COULD MEGA MILLIONS REACH A BILLION DOLLARS
• The U.S. lottery jackpot will set that record if no-one picks the winning numbers before Christmas Eve. Tonight's draw is worth $586m.
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