British court: Right-to-die case can proceed

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• British court: Right-to-die case can proceed
• Defensives rally on flat day for Wall Street
• SF sheriff pleads guilty to false imprisonment
• NJ gov: No regret for calling man an 'idiot'
• Dubai owner mulls sale of New York's Essex House
• Baylor No. 1 in final AP women's poll
• UK in final bid to keep dopers off Olympic team
• Gaza toll hits 25 as bloodshed rages for fourth day
• UK in final bid to keep dopers out of Olympic team
• FDA panel supports continued testing of pain drugs
• Afghans, angry over killings, urge U.S. exit; uncertainty over transition talks
• Israel-Gaza violence rages into fourth day
• Afghan youth recounts US soldier's shooting spree
• Carmakers: Target distracting handheld devices
• Red meat boosts risk of dying young: study
• Salvation Army says demand up for youth programs
• Markets shrug off completion of Greek debt deal
• Opposition to arm Syria rebels, dozens killed in Homs
• Israeli plans for Iran go back years
• US physician behind suicide law dies
• Closings Tuesday in Rutgers webcam spying trial
• PG&E to pay $70M for deadly Calif. pipeline blast
• Nephew of Mexican cartel's ex-boss pleads guilty
• Citi CEO Pandit's 2011 pay soars to $14.9 million
• Republicans fight hard for the deep South
• Police: child, driver die in Ind. school bus crash
• War reporter Marie Colvin laid to rest in New York
• Police: ex-Md. student reported rampage threat
• New healthcare exchange rules issued for states
• Feds release health overhaul blueprint for states
• Oregon physician behind suicide law dies
• U.S., allies clash with Russia on ending Syria violence
• Santorum: Convention would give me GOP nomination
• Israel's missile shield aces first serious test
• Bitter Ballack reveals Loew, Lahm grudge
• US and Russia clash over Syria at UN
• Iran sure no attack will go through Azerbaijan
• Afghanistan suspect's base had 2010 killing case
• Buford, Wyo. _ population 1 _ heads to auction
• Colombian rebel pleads not guilty in US for hostage taking

British court: Right-to-die case can proceed Posted: In a case that challenges Britain's definition of murder, a severely disabled man who says his life has no "privacy or dignity" will be granted a hearing on his request that a doctor be allowed to give him a lethal injection.

Defensives rally on flat day for Wall Street Posted: NEW YORK (Reuters) - Defensive names rallied in an otherwise flat day for Wall Street on Monday as investors paused after recent gains and looked ahead to the Federal Reserve's monetary policy statement. Investors will eye Tuesday's statement from the U.S. central bank's Federal Open Market Committee to see whether the Fed will cool down expectations of more easing of monetary policy, which might make it difficult to extend the rally. Markets were recently rattled after Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke stopped short of giving a strong signal of more stimulus during congressional testimony. ...

SF sheriff pleads guilty to false imprisonment Posted: San Francisco's sheriff pleaded guilty Monday to false imprisonment, avoiding a domestic violence trial that could have cost him his job and ending the public airing of a personal drama worthy of the Venezuela telenovela that his wife once starred in.

NJ gov: No regret for calling man an 'idiot' Posted: New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie said he has no regrets about calling a former Navy SEAL an "idiot" during a shouting match at a recent public event.

Dubai owner mulls sale of New York's Essex House Posted: The Dubai owner of Jumeirah Essex House, the art deco hotel perched prominently on the edge of New York's Central Park, said Monday it is putting the property up for sale.

Baylor No. 1 in final AP women's poll Posted: Baylor is the unanimous No. 1 choice in The Associated Press final women's college basketball poll while Princeton becomes the first Ivy League team to join the rankings, entering at No. 24.

UK in final bid to keep dopers off Olympic team Posted: Britain's attempt to keep drug cheats off its Olympic teams reached world sport's top court on Monday, less than five months before the London Games.

Gaza toll hits 25 as bloodshed rages for fourth day Posted: Israeli warplanes pounded Gaza for a fourth day on Monday, killing six more Palestinians, as a teenager died in a mystery blast, raising the death toll so far to 25.

UK in final bid to keep dopers out of Olympic team Posted: Britain's attempt to keep drug cheats off its Olympic teams reached world sport's top court on Monday, less than five months before the London Games.

FDA panel supports continued testing of pain drugs Posted: A panel of arthritis experts has recommended that the federal government allow continued testing of an experimental class of pain drugs for arthritis, despite links to bone decay and joint failure

Afghans, angry over killings, urge U.S. exit; uncertainty over transition talks Posted: A U.S. soldier was detained after 16 Afghan civilians, including nine children, were shot dead in what witnesses described on Sunday as a night-time massacre near a U.S. base in Afghanistan's violent south. While U.S. officials rushed to distance the apparent rogue shooting from efforts by a 90,000-strong U.S. force in Afghanistan, the incident is sure to fan Afghan anger after U.S. soldiers inadvertently burnt copies of the Koran at a NATO base last month. The soldier in custody was described by one U.S. ...

Israel-Gaza violence rages into fourth day Posted: GAZA (Reuters) - Israeli war planes struck at the Gaza Strip and Palestinians fired more rockets against southern Israel on Monday in a fourth day of hostilities in which 25 Palestinians have been killed. Egyptian efforts to broker a ceasefire appeared to be stuck over a demand by the Islamic Jihad militant group that Israel first promise not to target militant leaders for future attack. The violence also drew condemnation from U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and United Nations Secretary-General Ban ki-Moon, who called for restraint. ...

Afghan youth recounts US soldier's shooting spree Posted: An Afghan man recounted Monday the harrowing tale of how an American soldier on a killing spree burst into his home in the middle of the night, searched the rooms, then dropped to a knee and shot his father in the thigh as he emerged from a bedroom.

Carmakers: Target distracting handheld devices Posted: Drivers will switch from using distracting devices built into car dashboards to using even more distracting handheld devices unless the government addresses both issues at the same time, automakers warned Monday.

Red meat boosts risk of dying young: study Posted: Eating a portion of processed red meat daily can boost a person's risk of dying young by up to 20 percent, said a long-running US study of more than 120,000 people released on Monday.

Salvation Army says demand up for youth programs Posted: A survey of Salvation Army youth programs in more than 80 cities shows more than eight in 10 programs saw increased demand from children and families in the past year as unemployment and funding cuts strained charities.

Markets shrug off completion of Greek debt deal Posted: U.S. stocks struggled for direction, with the Dow and S&P ending higher but the Nasdaq falling.

Opposition to arm Syria rebels, dozens killed in Homs Posted: BEIRUT (Reuters) - A Syrian exile opposition group said on Monday it was preparing to arm anti-government rebels with foreign help, while activists and the government traded blame for a massacre in the city of Homs. The dozens of killings in cold blood were carried out on a weekend when U.N.-Arab League envoy Kofi Annan was visiting Syria to seek agreement on a ceasefire, humanitarian access and political dialogue. ...

Israeli plans for Iran go back years Posted: For more than a decade, Israel has systematically built up its military specifically for a possible strike on Iranian nuclear facilities. It has sent its air force on long-distance training missions, procured American-made "bunker-busting" bombs and bolstered its missile defenses.

US physician behind suicide law dies Posted: A physician who campaigned for the U.S. state of Oregon's Death With Dignity Act has died using lethal chemicals obtained under the law he championed. He was 83.

Closings Tuesday in Rutgers webcam spying trial Posted: Jurors might see for the second time a video of a statement to police from a former Rutgers University student accused of using a webcam to spy on his roommate's intimate encounter with another man.

PG&E to pay $70M for deadly Calif. pipeline blast Posted: Pacific Gas & Electric Co. has agreed to pay $70 million in restitution to San Bruno for the 2010 pipeline explosion that killed eight people in the San Francisco suburb, company and city officials said Monday.

Nephew of Mexican cartel's ex-boss pleads guilty Posted: The nephew of the former boss of Mexico's Gulf cartel crossed illegally into Texas to hide from a rival and spent five months running his drug operation from the U.S. before he was caught, a federal prosecutor said Monday.

Citi CEO Pandit's 2011 pay soars to $14.9 million Posted: NEW YORK (Reuters) - Citigroup Chief Executive Vikram Pandit finally got his payday. The third biggest U.S. bank company paid Pandit $14.86 million in 2011, compared with a salary of $1 and no bonus in 2010, according to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Committee. The 2011 payout included salary of $1.7 million and cash supplemented by a cash bonus of $5.3 million and options valued at $7.8 million. In 2009, Pandit's total pay package was $128,751. ...

Republicans fight hard for the deep South Posted: Republican candidates battled hard Monday on the eve of key deep South votes as a poll said front-runner Mitt Romney would beat Democrat President Barack Obama if elections were held today.

Police: child, driver die in Ind. school bus crash Posted: Indianapolis police say they haven't determined what caused a school bus to crash into a railroad bridge pillar, killing a 5-year-old girl and the bus driver and critically injuring two other students.

War reporter Marie Colvin laid to rest in New York Posted: Hundreds of people gathered Monday near New York City at the funeral of famed American war correspondent Marie Colvin, who was killed while covering the uprising in Syria.

Police: ex-Md. student reported rampage threat Posted: Police at the University of Maryland say three Internet users alerted them that a current student was planning a shooting rampage on campus.

New healthcare exchange rules issued for states Posted: WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration on Monday released broad new operating rules for state-run health insurance exchanges, which form a key part of the 2010 federal healthcare reform law that will face landmark Supreme Court hearings in just two weeks. The long-awaited regulations, released by the Department of Health and Human Services, are intended to provide state lawmakers and officials flexibility on federal deadlines as they meet the complex task of building state and regional insurance markets before a January 1, 2014, deadline. ...

Feds release health overhaul blueprint for states Posted: Fifty million people in America lack health insurance and the law says most of them must soon be provided coverage. But how to deliver?

Oregon physician behind suicide law dies Posted: A Portland physician who campaigned for Oregon's Death With Dignity Act has died using lethal chemicals obtained under the law he championed. He was 83.

U.S., allies clash with Russia on ending Syria violence Posted: UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The United States and its European allies clashed with Russia at the U.N. Security Council on Monday over how to end escalating violence in Syria that has killed thousands of civilians and brought the country to the brink of civil war. For over half a year Russia, supported by China, has vigorously opposed action against Damascus by the 15-nation council. ...

Santorum: Convention would give me GOP nomination Posted: Rick Santorum said Monday his path to the Republican Party's presidential nomination counts on continued chaos in the field and a fractured GOP arriving at its nominating convention in late summer.

Israel's missile shield aces first serious test Posted: Israel's Iron Dome rocket shield has aced its first serious test. Gaza's Hamas rulers have been careful to stay on the sidelines. And Islamic Jihad — now closer to Iran than is its larger rival Hamas — is taking the lead in this round against Israel.

Bitter Ballack reveals Loew, Lahm grudge Posted: Ex-Germany captain Michael Ballack has revealed his unresolved grudge towards national coach Joachim Loew and current skipper Philipp Lahm for his treatment at the 2010 World Cup.

US and Russia clash over Syria at UN Posted: The United States and Russia clashed over Syria at the U.N. Monday after Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon urged the divided Security Council to speak with one voice and help the Mideast nation "pull back from the brink of a deeper catastrophe."

Iran sure no attack will go through Azerbaijan Posted: Iran is confident that neighboring Azerbaijan would not allow attacking forces to pass through its territory, Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Monday, according to the official IRNA news agency.

Afghanistan suspect's base had 2010 killing case Posted: Joint Base Lewis-McChord is one of the largest military installations in the U.S., and one that has seen its share of controversies and violence in the past few years.

Buford, Wyo. _ population 1 _ heads to auction Posted: What's advertised as the smallest town in the United States is scheduled to go up for auction next month.

Colombian rebel pleads not guilty in US for hostage taking Posted: A leftist guerrilla accused of holding three Americans during their five years captivity in Colombia pleaded not guilty Monday to charges of terrorism and hostage-taking.

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