Ellington

Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that people will be talking about today.

1. MICHELLE OBAMA WOULD LIKE TO RE-INTRODUCE YOU TO HER HUSBAND--The first lady addresses the Democratic convention in prime time, aiming to draw a clear contrast between the president and his GOP challenger.

2. TEXAS MAYOR READY FOR HIS CLOSE-UP, TOO--Julian Castro will be the first Latino keynote speaker ever at the Democratic gathering.

3. A KELLY RIPA'S NEW SIDEKICK IS MICHAEL STRAHAN--The former NFL star replaces Regis Philbin on "Live!"

4. MOON'S DEATH COULD EXPOSE FAMILY RIFTS--The Unification Church patriarch's children were groomed to lead his movement and businesses — but feuds could bring down the empire.

5. VOYAGER MARKS 35 YEARS OF SAILING THE HEAVENS--The spacecraft and its twin are now the longest-operating in history and the most distant, at billions of miles from Earth.

6. HOW A LOT OF US SPENT LABOR DAY--Talking politics, of course. The holiday marks when much of the public starts to pay attention to the campaigns.

7. WHY THE SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION IS BUYING 174,000 HOLLOW-POINT BULLETS--Conspiracy theorists are having a field day, but the ammo is actually for agents who investigate Social Security fraud and make arrests.

8. 'GREEN MILE' OSCAR NOMINEE DIES MONTHS AFTER HE WAS STRICKEN--Michael Clarke Duncan, 54, had been hospitalized after a July heart attack.

9. ANDY RODDICK'S RETIREMENT COULD COME SOONER THAN HE HOPED--The last American to win a men's tennis Grand Slam title, who says this U.S. Open will be his last, faces '09 champ Juan Martin del Potro.

10. A PARALYMPIC SWIMMER'S SPECIAL MOTIVATION--South African Achmat Hassiem imagines being chased by the great white shark that bit off his leg. The 100-meter butterfly bronze medalist has freestyle events ahead.