Good morning.
Our early headlines:
— Drought In U.S. Now Worst Since 1956; Food Prices To Spike, Economy To Suffer.
— Pentagon Is Prepping Defenses Against Iran, ‘Wall Street Journal’ Reports.
— Mass Casualties After Shootings In Toronto And Tuscaloosa.
Other stories making headlines:
— “Court-Martial Begins In Texas Air Base Scandal.” (Morning Edition)
— Clashes Continue In Damascus; Live Updates. (The Guardian)
— “Obama, Romney Keep Sniping Over Outsourcing.” (CBS This Morning)
— Federal Reserve Chairman Bernanke “In The Spotlight;” Testifies Today. (The Wall Street Journal‘s MarketBeat blog)
— “North Korea Names New Army Vice Marshal.” (Voice of America)
— “Needles Found In Sandwiches On 4 U.S.-Bound Delta Flights.” (Reuters)
Article source: http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2012/07/17/156897488/top-stories-drought-deepens-pentagon-prepares-clashes-in-damascus?ft=1&f=1001