Here’s what I’m reading up on:

• Two hundred and twenty three people were arrested in New York City as nationwide protests continue over a grand jury’s decision to not indict officer Daniel Pantaleo for choking Eric Garner to death. 

• President Obama will be nominating Ashton Carter to lead the Department of Defense. 

• Authorities have begun to dismantle a San Jose, Calif., shantytown known as the Jungle, which is roughly the size of 50 football fields. 

• Amazon joins the diaper business. 

• Sprint’s new offer won’t cut your bill in half. Instead, you’ll save about 20 percent to use the lowest-ranked carrier in the U.S.

• Bill Cosby says he’s the victim, and is suing one of the many, many women accusing him of sexual assault. 

• The first wave of Grammy nominations has been announced–and what we know for sure is that record of the year will be awarded to a white artist. 

• The flu vaccine won’t help much against mutations to this season’s most common flu virus. 

• Wow. Electric eels essentially use a taser-like shock to control their prey.