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1. Hurricane Bill is gaining strength in the Atlantic. It is now a Category 2 storm. It's expected to become a major hurricane packing winds over 110 miles per hour over the next couple of days. The hurricane will likely steer¹ clear of Florida which is awash in the remnants of what used to be Tropical Storm Claudette.

2. The foster parents of a boy with cerebral² palsy are pleading for his safe return. The couple told police they believed 5-year-old Hassani Campbell was kidnapped from an Oakland, California shoe store last week. Campbell was last seen sitting in a car outside the store where his foster mother works.

3. The FBI is investigating the beating of a man after the Minneapolis police chief reviewed this dash camera footage. The video shows police officers kicking and punching Derryl Jenkins while he was being held face-down in the snow back in February.

4. Monday may have felt like a holiday to Chicago residents as part of an effort to save eight million dollars. The city shut down all of its libraries and canceled trash pickup³ for the day. Two more service cut days are planned for this year.