Top Stories: Compromise Reached For VA Programs; Gaza Conflict

Good morning, here are our early stories:

-- Conflict In Gaza: Here's What You Need To Know Today.

-- Lawmakers Reach Deal Intended To Fix VA System In Crisis.

And here are more early headlines:

Investigators Still Blocked From Ukraine Plane Wreckage. (New York Times)

Boko Haram Kidnaps Wife Of Cameroon's Vice Premier. (Reuters)

Russia Ordered To Pay Shareholders Of Seized Oil Firm. (Wall Street Journal)

Ebola Takes Life Of Top Liberian Doctor, Infects 2 Americans. (AP)

Lightning Strike Leaves One Swimmer Dead In California. (KTLA)

U.S. Gas Prices At The Pump Drop Over Past Two Weeks. (Businessweek)

Sarah Palin Launches Internet Channel. (USA Today)

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