Ellington

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

1. A DIFFERENT KIND OF SEPT. 11--For the first time, elected officials won't speak at ground zero ceremony.

2. DEBATE SURROUNDS ANNUAL $60M COST OF 9/11 MEMORIAL--NYC mayor says the price is necessary for security and other requirements; some say it adds up to unneeded grandeur.

3. WHY EVERYONE'S WATCHING THE CHICAGO TEACHERS STRIKE--The union is taking a major stand on teacher evaluations, which could have ripple effects across the country.

4. CALL IT CHINA'S CLUB FED--Better food, beds and cells await the political elite in prison.

5. WHO'S GEARING UP TONIGHT FOR A BIG STORM--Tropical Storm Leslie is expected to make landfall Tuesday morning in Newfoundland, and may become a hurricane.

6. AL-QAIDA DEALT A MAJOR BLOW--Terror group's No. 2 leader in Yemen killed in airstrike.

7. WHERE ANGELINA JOLIE IS VISITING--On Tuesday she met with displaced Syrians at a tent camp in Jordan, in her role as the U.N. refugee agency's special envoy.

8. AIG TURNING OUT TO BE A GOOD DEAL FOR UNCLE SAM--With latest share sale, government will earn at least $12 billion from bailout of the huge insurer.

9. STUDY: ACUPUNCTURE CAN EASE ACHES--The needle therapy has become more mainstream — the military has used it to help treat pain from war wounds.

10. MURRAY ENDS BRITAIN'S 76-YEAR GRAND SLAM WAIT--He wins the U.S. Open in five sets over defending champion Novak Djokovic of Serbia.