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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. WHICH OPTIONS OBAMA IS EXAMINING TO DEAL WITH IRAQ
• The president is sending 300 American troops to secure U.S. assets. Airstrikes, a special force contingent and cooperation with Iran are also on the table.
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• 2. HOW FAMILIES OF THE MALAYSIAN JET'S PASSENGERS ARE COPING
• Relatives of the 239 people on the missing plane find no solace in lives that have been upended by uncertainty and sorrow.
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• 3. AFTER 7 WEEKS, EXECUTIONS MAY RESUME
• Three convicted killers are scheduled to die this week, the first since an Oklahoma inmate died of a heart attack following a botched lethal injection.
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• 4. WHY SOME FOODS MAY BECOME LESS SALTY
• The Food and Drug Administration is preparing to issue voluntary guidelines asking the food industry to lower sodium levels, FDA Commissioner Margaret Hamburg tells The Associated Press.
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• 5. GM RECALLING ANOTHER 3.4 MILLION CARS
• A defective key can cause the engine to shut off and disable the vehicle's power steering. A similar problem led to an earlier massive recall.
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• 6. NEBRASKA TORNADOES KILL ONE, INJURE 19
• Dual twisters touch down within a mile of each other, destroying more than half of the tiny town of Pilger.
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