Good morning! 15+ things to know for Tuesday

Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about Tuesday:

1. SANDY SHORTS OUT MUCH OF NYC: Across the Eastern U.S., millions are without power as a wall of water crashes ashore.

2. THE STORM'S SMALLEST EVACUEES: Twenty babies from a neonatal intensive care unit are among 200 patients moved from a Manhattan hospital when a backup generator fails.

3. NATURE'S OCTOBER SURPRISE HANDCUFFS CANDIDATES: Obama can't afford to be caught taking his eye off the crisis. And Romney can't risk appearing callous about threats to lives and homes.

4. ONE HMS BOUNTY CREW MEMBER DIES: Claudene Christian, rescued in the Atlantic after abandoning ship in rough seas churned up by Sandy, is pronounced dead as the Coast Guard searches for the ship's captain.

5. A VERY REAL REMINDER OF WORLD WAR II: Sendai airport in northern Japan is closed when an unexploded 550-pound American-made bomb is uncovered during construction.

6. A GRIM MILESTONE FOR CHICAGO: With two months left in 2012, the city marks its 436th homicide, surpassing the total for all of last year.

7. THE ECONOMIC THREATS FACING THE NEXT PRESIDENT: An AP survey of 31 economists says a weaker Europe and the looming congressional tax disputes are among biggest challenges.

8. A BAN ON PROTESTS FOR U.S. ALLY: Bahrain will block demonstrations amid escalating clashes in the strategic Gulf kingdom that hosts the Navy's 5th Fleet.

9. MICROSOFT TAKES A BITE AT APPLE: New version of the Windows Phone is meant to compete with the more-popular iPhone, as well as Android devices.

10. RECORD LOW WORLD SERIES VIEWERSHIP, BUT A SOCIAL MEDIA LANDMARK: Giants' sweep of Tigers averages just a 7.6 rating but the finale's 1,202,706 comments are a new high.

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5 THINGS TO KNOW IN FLORIDA TODAY

1. JUDGE DENIES GAG ORDER IN ZIMMERMAN CASE: A Florida judge is denying prosecutors' request for a gag order in the trial of a neighborhood watch captain charged with fatally shooting Trayvon Martin. The judge says there is no need for a gag order at this time to ensure a fair trial for George Zimmerman.

2. MARION COUNTY WOMAN DIAGNOSED WITH MENINGITIS: A 69-year-old Marion County woman is the latest person in Florida to be diagnosed with meningitis because of a tainted steroid shot. Department of Health officials on Monday said the woman is the 23rd person in the state to be diagnosed with meningitis. The woman received the tainted shots at the Florida Pain Clinic in Ocala, Fla.

3. FLORIDA REGULATOR GETTING UPDATE ON NUCLEAR PLANT: Public Service Commissioner Eduardo Balb is getting an update on Progress Energy Florida's crippled nuclear power plant at Crystal River. The plant has been down since 2009 when its concrete containment building cracked during a maintenance and upgrade project.

4. HUMAN REMAINS FOUND IN TRASH AT LAKE WORTH HOME: An autopsy is planned on human remains found in a garbage bag in Palm Beach County. Deputies responded Monday to reports of a suspicious odor at an abandoned house in Lake Worth.

5. 1 DEAD, 1 CHARGED AFTER APARTMENT EXPLOSION: One man is dead and another is facing charges following what authorities believe was a meth lab explosion in Niceville in the Florida Panhandle.

■ TODAY AND EVERY DAY: Click here for links to recent arrest reports and mug shots in Collier and Lee counties.