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Also: Venezuela's ruling party wins gubernatorial elections; Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) gets a primary opponent; and Thomas the Tank Engine will feature new female characters.

In entertainment news: Netflix has its day in the sun, receiving nominations for "House of Cards" and its reboot of "Arrested Development."

Also: South Africa's governing party recalls President Zuma; the heads of U.S. intelligence agencies will speak to a Senate panel today; and no, a dog can't run for Kansas governor.

Also: Syria's rebels accused of killing civilians; and Utah finds a way to reopen its national parks.

Also: Nelson Mandela remains hospitalized in serious but stable condition; Apple has some announcements to make; and was the Tony Awards' opening the best ever?

Also: Tip from retired Idaho sheriff led to discovery of missing teen, killing of alleged abductor; one of last Nazi war crimes suspects dies; Elon Musk prepares to reveal his "hyperloop" plans.

Also: U.S. spied on United Nations, German media report; jurors to soon begin weighing death penalty for Fort Hood killer; George Zimmerman will ask state of Florida to pay hundreds of thousands of dollars in legal bills.

How to get rid of the rodents? Why cats of course. The Tree House Humane Society in Chicago is taking feral cats that can't thrive in a home or shelter, and setting them up in rat infested areas.

Also: Pope John Paul II to become a saint; Egypt braces for violence; prosecution wraps up case in Trayvon Martin murder trial; Desmond Tutu urges Mandela family to end its feud.

Conscience or incompetence? Two competing narratives — along partisan lines — have emerged to explain the sudden departure of the head of the Federal Student Aid Office.