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Also: Secretary of State Kerry will meet his Russian counterpart to discuss Ukraine; baseball-sized hail falls in Nebraska; and a man who smuggled a dinosaur skeleton is sent to prison.

Also: Microsoft Windows chief steps down; Sen. Kerry reportedly being considered for defense secretary; last solar eclipse until 2015 will be visible from Australia.

Also: Why Freeh uncovered more about Paterno than state investigators did; destruction of treasures in Timbuktu continues; police and protesters clash in Los Angeles.

Also: More flooding is ahead for the central and southern Plains; Delaware lawmakers review an assisted suicide bill; and a Pearl Harbor memorial is temporarily closed after a ship strikes a dock.

Also: An American will referee today's World Cup match; Afghan presidential candidate Abdullah claims victory, despite losing returns; and a judge tentatively approves the NFL concussion settlement.

The number of fatalities linked to Hurricane Irene is now up to 40. Meanwhile, Moammar Gadhafi remains on the run. And Japan has a new prime minister.

Authorities are trying to track down all the lions, tigers, bears and other creatures that escaped from a preserve in Zanesville, Ohio. In Greece, unions are protesting austerity measures.

The morning's stories include GOP contender Herman Cain responding again to what he says are false sexual harassment allegations. Also, regulators are reportedly looking into what MF Global did with hundreds of millions of dollars.

Also: Los Angeles removes entire staff at elementary school where two teachers are suspected of sexually abusing students; Republicans hold presidential caucuses today in Colorado and Minnesota.

The Nobel Prize in chemistry goes to an Israeli scientist who discovered quasicrystals. In Greece, protests resume over austerity measures. And the Texas Rangers move on to the American League championship series.