1. JOURNALIST BEHEADING
Failed mission: Earlier this summer, Special Ops units flew into Syria on a mission to rescue American journalist James Foley and others. But when they reached the target location, no one was there. That’s the latest revelation about Foley’s finals days in the hands of ISIS, which taunted his family in an e-mail a week ago, saying they’d kill him. That’s what they did, in a gruesome videotaped beheading.
2. FERGUSON PROTESTS
Two months: It looks like it might be that long before a local grand jury decides whether to bring charges in the death of Michael Brown. St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney Robert McCulloch began presenting the case yesterday. Yesterday, the crowds were smaller and calmer in Ferguson – a departure from the confrontations between police and protesters the last couple of nights.
3. SAME-SEX MARRIAGE
Not yet: In Virginia, residents voted to ban same-sex marriage. An appeals court struck down that ban last month, and said the state should start providing marriage licenses to gay couples. Yesterday, the Supreme Court stepped in and issued an order that effectively said, No, gay and lesbian couples can’t legally wed in the state for now.
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source: CNN.com
