10 Things to Know for July 12, 2013

In the latest fallout over her admission she used racial slurs, the food personality is hiring new attorneys to represent her in a discrimination lawsuit. PEOPLE-PAULA DEEN

The AP's Joan Lowy reports the plane descended from 4,500 to 600 feet in four minutes, and pilots tried to speed up under 500 feet. SAN FRANCISCO AIRLINER CRASH

The House passed a scaled-back bill without the program, launching a debate about domestic food aid in the U.S. FARM BILL

Police want to explore a DNA link between Albert DeSalvo, widely believed to have been the notorious 1960s serial killer, and one of the 11 victims. BOSTON STRANGLER

A Florida jury could start deliberating today after the defense argues that Zimmerman never meant to kill Trayvon Martin. Jurors could convict him of murder or manslaughter. NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH

Prosecutors want to know whether Mohammed Morsi escaped prison during the 2011 revolution with help from Hamas. EGYPT

Countries around the world, led by Britain and the U.S., are holding genetic material of millions of citizens in the name of fighting crime and terrorism. DNA DATABASES

The NSA leaker plans to meet today with a Russian official of Amnesty International while he negotiates for asylum. NSA SURVEILLANCE-SNOWDEN

About 240 inmates escaped after setting fires and starting a riot. More than 100 are still at large, including nearly 20 convicted terrorists. INDONESIA-PRISONERS ESCAPE

The FDA set a new limit of 10 parts per billion, about the same amount of the poison that is in regular drinking water. ARSENIC-APPLE JUICE