5 things you need to know Tuesday
Nationwide protests push for higher minimum wage
In a bid to increase the minimum wage to $15 an hour, fast-food workers around the country are going on strike Tuesday. The group representing the workers, Fight for $15, plans to stage protests at restaurants in 270 cities, the biggest demonstration since the group began organizing three years ago. The strikes, which are expected to include tens of thousands of workers and supporters, will begin around dawn at fast-food restaurants, then protesters will gather at local city halls in the afternoon. They're kicking off a campaign to encourage people to vote in 2016 for local, state and national candidates who support the pay floor.
Missouri football team returns to practice after strike
The University of Missouri's football team is expected to return to practice on Tuesday, after a boycott in which players said they would not participate in any practices or games until university President Tim Wolfe resigned or was terminated. He resigned on Monday, after months of racial tension on campus, and the school's athletic department said the team would be back on the field to prepare for its game Saturday against Brigham Young University. Canceling the game would have cost the university in excess of $1 million. Here's a timeline breaking down the protests and events at Mizzou.
Services to be held for boy, 9, executed in Chicago
A funeral will be held Tuesday for Tyshawn Lee, a 9-year-old boy who was lured into an alley in Chicago and executed last week, an apparent retaliation hit that investigators believe was connected to the gang ties of the boy's father. Tyshawn's body was found riddled with bullets in an alley on Chicago's South Side. His father, Pierre Stokes, denies the killing was retaliation.
Republican candidates are back on the debate stage
The Republican hopefuls are slated to meet again Tuesday night in Milwaukee, in their fourth debate of the 2016 election cycle. Viewers will turn to Fox Business Network to see whether the upstart cable channel can improve over the "CNBC circus" to a format where they will actually answer questions — and here are six questions for them. Here's a breakdown of six other things to watch for, including Ben Carson in the hot seat and Marco Rubio on the rise. The "happy hour" debate is at 7 p.m. ET and the main event at 9 p.m..
SCOTUS wraps up flood of class-action suits
The Supreme Court on Tuesday completes an extraordinary run of oral arguments in cases that could jeopardize the ability of consumers and workers to join together in lawsuits against companies. Three times in the past four weeks, the justices have considered petitions from companies seeking to overturn lower court rulings that allowed such lawsuits to proceed. Just by agreeing to hear each case, the conservative-leaning court may have signaled its intentions. Consumer and labor groups fear the court will follow its past example and rule for the companies in most if not all the cases.
And, the essentials:
Weather: The East and West will see clouds and precipitation on Tuesday while the central U.S. enjoys mostly clear skies.
Stocks: U.S. stock futures were lower Tuesday, while global stock markets fell.
TV tonight: Wondering what to watch tonight? TV critic Robert Bianco looks at Limitless, Flash and Grinder.
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