Sen. Menendez's Corruption Trial Hasn't Begun, But Legal Sparring Has Plus 4 More Stories

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Daily Briefing A look at the day's top stories News Sen. Menendez's Corruption Trial Hasn't Begun, But Legal Sparring Has The Justice Department indicted the New Jersey Democrat just two months ago on bribery and conspiracy charges. But lawyers in the case already seem to be getting under each other's skin. Read this story More Than 400 Missing In Chinese Boat Disaster; Government Orders Censorship Of the more than 450 people who were aboard the Eastern Star when it capsized in rough weather Monday night, only 14 have reportedly been rescued. Read this story FIFA Updates: Interpol Targets Officials, And South Africa Denies Bribing "Red notices" named two former senior FIFA officials and several executives indicted by the U.S. Meanwhile, South Africa denied that it issued $10 million in bribes to host the 2010 World Cup. Read this story Most Commuter Rails Won't Meet Deadline For Mandated Safety Systems Most commuter trains are several years away from implementing Positive Train Control system to prevent derailment. With Americans taking 490 million commuter rail trips last year, the stakes are high. Read this story Free Online Test-Prep For The SAT The College Board has announced a unique partnership with Khan Academy to make prep materials for the SAT college-entrance exam available. Read this story more news stories

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