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10 Things to Know for Today

Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today:

1. RUSSIA SAYS ISRAEL BEHIND SYRIA AIRSTRIKE

The missile attack on an air base in the …

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10 Things to Know for Today

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Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today: 1. RUSSIA SAYS ISRAEL BEHIND SYRIA AIRSTRIKE The missile attack on an air base in the central province of Homs killed at least 14 people, including Iranians, a war-monitoring group says. 2. TRUMP CONFERS WITH MILITARY ON SUSPECTED GAS ATTACK IN SYRIA Trump plans to meet with senior military leaders, after he threatened a "big price to pay" for the suspected poison gas attack in Syria that killed women and children. 3. US: KIM READY TO DISCUSS DENUCLEARIZATION Pyongyang tells Washington that the North Korean leader is ready to discuss his nuclear weapons program with Trump, officials say, increasing the chances that the summit will occur. 4. WHAT FACEBOOK WILL BE TELLING USERS The social network will begin alerting tens of millions of people — mostly in the United States — whose private data may have been compromised in the Cambridge Analytica scandal. 5. COSBY SEX ASSAULT RETRIAL POISED TO BEGIN Prosecutors have lined up a parade of accusers to make the case that the man revered as "America's Dad" lived a double life as one of Hollywood's biggest predators. 6. HOW SCHOOLS ARE PLANNING FOR NEXT MASS CASUALTY EVENT Educators are working with health professionals to equip classrooms with tourniquet kits and train thousands of teachers how to use the equipment to reduce bleeding until emergency crews can respond. 7. 'BECAUSE IT IS THE RIGHT THING TO DO' Trump tries to downplay fears of a trade dispute between Washington and Beijing as investors across the globe brace for turbulent markets. 8. WHERE AIRLINES ARE IMPROVING U.S. carriers are getting better at not losing as many bags and reducing complaints, but on-time performance still lags. 9. FTC PETITIONED TO PROBE YOUTUBE A coalition of child advocates and consumer groups is asking the U.S. agency to investigate the video platform for improperly collecting kids' data and targeting ads to them. 10. NO ONE LAUGHING AT PATRICK REED NOW AFTER MASTERS WIN The 27-year-old Texan got some chuckles a few years back when he declared himself a top five player, with little on his resume to back it up. Now he's golf's latest major champion.


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