5 things you need to know Tuesday

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A Montgomery (Ala.) Sheriff's Department booking photo shows Rosa Parks after she was arrested for refusing to give up her seat on a bus for a white passenger on Dec. 1, 1955.

Commemorations planned for 60th anniversary of Montgomery bus boycott

Tuesday marks 60 years since the day that Rosa Parks refused to give up her bus seat in Montgomery, Ala., to a white man, and commemorations of her historic act are planned across the city. Democratic presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton will headline an event that will include a tour of the Rosa Parks Museum, Dexter Avenue King Memorial Baptist Church, the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, the Tuskegee History Center and other sites linked to the civil rights movement. A marker also will be installed at the spot where Parks was arrested .

Beware the shaker: High-salt symbol hits menus in NYC

The Big Apple's war on bad nutrition is taking on a new enemy: salt. On Tuesday, chain restaurants in the city will have to start putting a special salt-shaker menu symbol on some highly salty dishes: those that exceed the recommended daily limit of 2,300 milligrams of sodium (that's about a teaspoon). Americans eat too much sodium — about 3,400 milligrams per day, experts say — which raises the risk of high blood pressure and heart trouble. The crackdown on salt follows the city's ban on trans fats in restaurant meals and its requirement for chains to put calorie counts on menus.

The New York City Health Department will require this graphic warning consumers of high salt content.

Federal judge to hear arguments on new Tsarnaev trial

A hearing is set for Tuesday for a federal judge to hear arguments on Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev's request for a new trial. The defense has said that a Boston jury could not be objective. Tsarnaev was convicted and sentenced to death earlier this year for his role in the 2013 attack. Twin bombs placed near the finish line by Tsarnaev and his older brother, Tamerlan, killed three people and injured more than 260 others.

Around the world, a focus on HIV/AIDS awareness

Expect to see a lot of red ribbons on Tuesday. It's World AIDS Day, a global health day started in 1988 to raise awareness about the HIV/AIDS epidemic. An estimated 36.9 million people worldwide are living with HIV/AIDS, according to the CDC. Join USA TODAY's Liz Szabo at 1 p.m. ET for a Twitter chat about the latest in prevention and treatment. Swipe through the gallery below for scenes from events around the world.

#GivingTuesday's here! How will you give?

Black Friday and Cyber Monday are over. So what's left to do? Give back with #GivingTuesday, a post-Thanksgiving social media movement that encourages people to make donations to charities and to volunteer. Launched in 2012 by the 92nd Street Y in New York City and the United Nations Foundation, #GivingTuesday participants use the hashtag to spread good deeds and inspiration for giving through Twitter. It works, too. Last year, #GivingTuesday raised an estimated $45 million, according the Case Foundation.

And, the essentials:

Weather: Expect heavy snow in the early morning in the North and showers in the West during the evening commute.

Stocks: Investors drove U.S. stock futures higher ahead of the opening bell.

TV tonight: Wondering what to watch tonight? TV critic Robert Bianco looks at Chistmas in Rockefeller Center, Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas and Empire.

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Contributing: The Associated Press

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