2. A Missouri teenager has been sentenced to life in prison with the possibility of parole in killing nine-year-old girl. Alyssa Bustamante had pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and armed criminal action in the stabbing and strangling of her neighbor.

 

 

 

3. The White House says it wants to search for ways to address concerns over a new birth control coverage mandate. Some religious groups are bogging over the notion. And Republicans in Congress say Congress will reverse the order if the President doesn't do it himself. 

 

 

 

4. Brazil has found another reason to party. The country is celebrating 80 years of samba parades with what else, a massive samba parade in Rio.