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

1. CHAVEZ RETURNS TO VENEZUELA

The president announced his return on Twitter when he arrived early today after over two months of hospital treatment in Cuba.

2. TROUBLED COUNTRY SINGER'S SUICIDE

A month after her boyfriend killed himself, 37-year-old Mindy McCready was found dead in her Arkansas home of a self-inflicted gunshot wound.

3. OBAMA'S IMMIGRATION BACKUP PLAN

The administration says it will only send its plan to Congress if lawmakers can't reach a bipartisan solution.

4. CONSTRUCTION WORKERS KIDNAPPED IN NIGERIA

No one has claimed responsibility for abducting the seven, but the region has been under attack by a radical Islamic sect known as Boko Haram.

5. GOP OPPONENTS SAY HAGEL WILL GET A VOTE

Critics called the Defense Secretary nominee a "radical" but said an up-or-down vote should happen this week.

6. PISTORIUS PUTS AWAY HIS BLADES

The double-amputee cancels all races to concentrate on defending himself against murder charges. Continued...