Here’s what I’m reading up on this morning:
- The U.S. sent special forces to Syria to rescue James Foley following a ransom demand, but failed to find him.
- Ferguson has its first relatively calm night since Michael Brown was killed a week-and-a-half weeks ago.
- Another Israeli airstrike kills three Hamas commanders in Gaza.
- 34 sailors are kicked out of the U.S. Navy for cheating on tests.
- The California High Patrol officer who beat a grandmother on the side of a freeway may face serious charges.
- One of the four remaining Twinkie factories is closing.
- Meet Mortao, selfie queen.
- Two of three U.S. citizens who were infected with Ebola and miraculously treated will be released soon.
- Meanwhile, the poor in Liberia just aren’t so lucky.