[October 03, 2013](AP) -- Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today:
1. ITALY SHIPWRECK LEAVES DOZENS DEAD
A ship carrying African migrants catches fire and capsizes off a Sicilian island, killing at least 78 and leaving hundreds of others unaccounted for.
2. NO PROGRESS AFTER OBAMA, LAWMAKERS MEET
Boehner says the president "refuses to negotiate," while Pelosi says Republicans keep "moving the goal posts" on a budget deal.
3. GLITCHES PERSIST ON HEALTH INSURANCE EXCHANGES
In a way, the delays are good news for Obama and his supporters because the computer problems are apparently due to exceptionally high interest.
4. VAST ONLINE DRUG OPERATION HALTED, FEDS SAY
More than $1 billion in transactions for illegal drugs and services was brokered through the secret website allegedly run by a San Francisco man.
5. 'THE HUNT FOR RED OCTOBER' AND 'PATRIOT GAMES' AUTHOR DIES
Tom Clancy's extreme attention to technical detail helped make him the most widely read and influential military novelist of his time.
6. WHERE THE WORLD'S TRASH IS NO LONGER AS WELCOME
China is clamping down on an industry that has helped the rich West dispose of its waste but also added to the degradation of the communist nation's environment.
