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• Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today:
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• 1. WHO GAVE SUPPORT TO THAI JUNTA LEADER
• The country's king officially endorses the general who orchestrated the coup last week to run the nation.
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• 2. EARLY RETURNS SHOW UKRAINE'S CANDY TYCOON ELECTED PRESIDENT
• The 48-year-old billionaire, Petro Poroshenko, pledges to visit the country's restive east and negotiate a new security treaty with Moscow.
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• 3. HOW RED FLAGS WERE MISSED IN SANTA BARBARA RAMPAGE
• The killer's family flagged his bizarre ranting videos on YouTube but he was able to trick the police into thinking he posed no threat.
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• 4. OBAMA SEEKS TO REFRAME FOREIGN POLICY
• The White House says the Afghanistan drawdown expected later this year will mark a turning point in how the president deals with global issues.
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• 5. WHERE THE POPE IS PRAYING
• Francis leaves a note with the text of the "Our Father" prayer in one of the cracks between the stones of Jerusalem's Western Wall, the holiest prayer site for Jews.
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• 6. EGYPTIANS HEAD TO THE POLLS TO ELECT NEW PRESIDENT
• The country, gripped by turmoil since its 2011 revolt, is choosing between its powerful former military chief and a leftist politician.
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• 7. REPUBLICAN MIDTERM STRATEGY WILL FOCUS ON BENGHAZI, IRS PROBES
• The GOP is making both issues the pivot point to a victory in November after re

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