Experts say 32-pound Mo. girl faces long recovery

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• Experts say 32-pound Mo. girl faces long recovery
• Committee will help pick US attorney in Chicago
• Stocks head lower as Spain seeks help for banks
• State immigration law challenges to move forward
• Cyprus becomes 5th eurozone state to seek bailout
• Bridal party joins newlyweds in taking the plunge
• Trail mix: Seeking ways to connect 2 iconic routes
• RIM shares dive after Morgan Stanley downgrade
• Ousted leader hopes to regain power in Paraguay
• Egypt's Morsi mulls cabinet amid Tahrir sit-in
• And then there were five: Cyprus seeks EU aid
• Romney: States have right to secure their borders
• P-word? OK. The V-word? That's trickier
• Greece faces more woes: Finance minister resigns
• Ariz. law drafter calls court ruling a 'victory'
• FDA delays decision on Pfizer, Bristol-Myers drug
• Cyprus seeks EU bailout for banks, budget
• Turkey jet crisis unlikely to pull NATO into Syria
• Turkey insists Syria downing of warplane 'hostile act'
• AP Exclusive: Al-Qaida trains Norwegian to attack
• New Egypt president has tight window on economy
• 3 missing after trains collide in rural Oklahoma
• Seeking elusive 'alpha,' investors scour the globe
• NHL labor negotiations about to begin
• Famed Galapagos tortoise autopsied
• Oil falls on lingering concerns about Europe
• Obama criticizes Romney's 'outsourcing' jobs
• Teacher, students arrested in hazing investigation
• Suspect held in fatal shooting of Denver officer
• Gunmen open fire on Pakistan television station
• Wildfires threaten summer Rocky Mtn tourism
• 3 policemen shot to death at Mexico City airport
• Lawyer: Jerry Sandusky still says he's not guilty
• Relatives deny abuse in stand-your-ground case
• Myanmar, Bangladesh leaders 'to discuss Rohingya'
• Turkey: NATO should view Syria as attacking it
• Saudis to permit women to compete in Olympics
• Next step on path to playoff: Presidents chime in
• Obama offers mixed verdict on immigration ruling
• State corporate campaign spending limits rejected

Experts say 32-pound Mo. girl faces long recovery Posted: 25 Jun 2012 01:10 PM PDT A severely malnourished 10-year-old Kansas City girl who was found locked in a closet remained hospitalized Monday and likely faces an extended recovery after an initial "failure to thrive" diagnosis, experts said.

Committee will help pick US attorney in Chicago Posted: 25 Jun 2012 01:10 PM PDT Illinois' two senators will appoint a six-member committee to help find a worthy successor to outgoing U.S. Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald, whose tenure in Chicago included the successful prosecutions of two Illinois governors, Sen. Dick Durbin said Monday.

Stocks head lower as Spain seeks help for banks Posted: 25 Jun 2012 01:09 PM PDT Europe's latest efforts to quell its financial crisis left investors exasperated, causing steep losses in stock markets on both sides of the Atlantic.

State immigration law challenges to move forward Posted: 25 Jun 2012 01:08 PM PDT Monday's U.S. Supreme Court ruling overturning key provisions in Arizona's illegal immigration law opens the door for courts to strike down similar provisions in states that have tried to make it a crime to live and work in the U.S. illegally.

Cyprus becomes 5th eurozone state to seek bailout Posted: 25 Jun 2012 01:07 PM PDT Cyprus on Monday became the fifth eurozone country to request financial aid from its partners in the troubled European currency union as it struggles to shore up banks that took heavy losses on Greek debt.

Bridal party joins newlyweds in taking the plunge Posted: 25 Jun 2012 01:04 PM PDT A Michigan wedding party joined the bride and groom in taking the plunge over the weekend when the boat dock they were lined up on for pictures gave way.

Trail mix: Seeking ways to connect 2 iconic routes Posted: 25 Jun 2012 01:03 PM PDT One of the longest hiking trails in the United States stops 40 miles short of its most famous cousin, but a group is trying to bridge that gap.

RIM shares dive after Morgan Stanley downgrade Posted: 25 Jun 2012 01:03 PM PDT Shares of BlackBerry maker Research In Motion have dived to a nine-year low Monday after Morgan Stanley downgraded the stock, saying RIM's challenges are piling up.

Ousted leader hopes to regain power in Paraguay Posted: 25 Jun 2012 01:02 PM PDT Ousted Paraguayan President Fernando Lugo said Monday that he is aiming to return to power, rallying allies at home and abroad to try to prevail after a landslide congressional vote forced him from office in what he called a break with democracy.

Egypt's Morsi mulls cabinet amid Tahrir sit-in Posted: 25 Jun 2012 01:02 PM PDT Egypt's first democratically elected president Mohamed Morsi began selecting a new government on Monday as his supporters pursued a sit-in to pressure the ruling military to hand over full powers to the Islamist.

And then there were five: Cyprus seeks EU aid Posted: 25 Jun 2012 01:02 PM PDT NICOSIA/ATHENS (Reuters) - A fifth euro zone country turned to Brussels for emergency funding on Monday when Cyprus announced it was seeking a lifeline for its banks and its budget, hours after Spain submitted a formal request to bail out its banks. Global share prices and the euro slid as investors bet that European leaders - due to meet this week for the 20th time since the currency zone's debt crisis hit Greece in 2010 - would fail to come up with radical measures to back up weak countries. ...

Romney: States have right to secure their borders Posted: 25 Jun 2012 01:01 PM PDT Mitt Romney on Monday said states have a duty and a right to secure their borders even as he declined to address the merits of the Supreme Court's decision to strike down key parts of Arizona's tough immigration enforcement law.

P-word? OK. The V-word? That's trickier Posted: 25 Jun 2012 12:58 PM PDT Kayt Sukel, an author who writes about neuroscience and sexuality, has given lectures around the country on the issue. And there's one word, she finds, that never fails to get her audiences squeamish.

Greece faces more woes: Finance minister resigns Posted: 25 Jun 2012 12:54 PM PDT The banker who was chosen to be Greece's next finance minister resigned for health reasons Monday three days after he was rushed to the hospital, while the country's prime minister was confined to his home, recovering from serious eye surgery.

Ariz. law drafter calls court ruling a 'victory' Posted: 25 Jun 2012 12:54 PM PDT Arizona officials claimed a partial victory Monday after the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the "show me your papers" provision of the state's immigration law, while rights groups vowed to prevent it from ever taking effect.

FDA delays decision on Pfizer, Bristol-Myers drug Posted: 25 Jun 2012 12:53 PM PDT Shares of Pfizer Inc. and Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. fell Monday after federal regulators unexpectedly delayed for a second time a decision on whether to approve the companies' highly touted experimental anticlotting drug Eliquis.

Cyprus seeks EU bailout for banks, budget Posted: 25 Jun 2012 12:51 PM PDT NICOSIA (Reuters) - Cyprus said on Monday it was applying to Brussels for a bailout, both for its banking sector hit by exposure to Greece and for its budget deficit, making it the fifth euro zone country to turn to the bloc's rescue funds for help. Tiny Cyprus has just four days left to raise at least 1.8 billion euros - equivalent to about 10 percent of its domestic output - to meet a deadline set by European regulators to recapitalize Cyprus Popular Bank, its second largest lender which saw its balance sheet hurt by bad Greek debt. ...

Turkey jet crisis unlikely to pull NATO into Syria Posted: 25 Jun 2012 12:51 PM PDT Syria's downing of a Turkish military jet has the feel of a turning point that could drag Western powers into a conflict that is spiraling out of control.

Turkey insists Syria downing of warplane 'hostile act' Posted: 25 Jun 2012 12:50 PM PDT Syria insisted on Monday that a Turkish warplane shot down by its forces violated its airspace, but Ankara hit back saying it was a "hostile act of the highest order" ahead of NATO emergency talks.

AP Exclusive: Al-Qaida trains Norwegian to attack Posted: 25 Jun 2012 12:50 PM PDT A Norwegian man has received terrorist training from al-Qaida's offshoot in Yemen and is awaiting orders to carry out an attack on the West, officials from three European security agencies told The Associated Press on Monday.

New Egypt president has tight window on economy Posted: 25 Jun 2012 12:49 PM PDT CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt's new president has a window of opportunity to pull the economy from the brink of disaster, but he will have to chart a careful path to convince a host of deeply skeptical players at home and abroad that his is a government they can trust. After winning the country's first freely contested election for head of state, the Muslim Brotherhood's Mohamed Mursi, 60, brings with him strongly free-market policies that would delight investors were it not for Egypt's daunting economic challenges and fraught politics. ...

3 missing after trains collide in rural Oklahoma Posted: 25 Jun 2012 12:48 PM PDT Two freight trains that collided in an Oklahoma wheat field weren't blowing their horns or flashing their lights as the hurtled toward each other, a long-haul trucker who witnessed the head-on crash said.

Seeking elusive 'alpha,' investors scour the globe Posted: 25 Jun 2012 12:48 PM PDT You can leap off a mountainside in extreme skiing, kick and claw to near death in extreme fighting and twist yourself into a pretzel in extreme yoga. Why not turn investing into an adventure sport?

NHL labor negotiations about to begin Posted: 25 Jun 2012 12:46 PM PDT The head of the NHL players' union said Monday that negotiations on a new collective bargaining agreement will begin "very quickly" — perhaps as early as this week.

Famed Galapagos tortoise autopsied Posted: 25 Jun 2012 12:46 PM PDT Giant tortoise experts from near and far have begun an autopsy of Lonesome George, whose failed efforts to reproduce made him a symbol of disappearing species.

Oil falls on lingering concerns about Europe Posted: 25 Jun 2012 12:46 PM PDT The price of oil declined Monday as Spain's banking crisis added to concerns about the troubled European economy.

Obama criticizes Romney's 'outsourcing' jobs Posted: 25 Jun 2012 12:44 PM PDT President Barack Obama, campaigning in Mitt Romney's backyard, criticized his Republican rival anew for what his re-election campaign says is a record of shipping American jobs overseas.

Teacher, students arrested in hazing investigation Posted: 25 Jun 2012 12:43 PM PDT Police said Monday they have arrested a teacher and four students as they investigate allegations of brutal hazing at a summer school in Southern California.

Suspect held in fatal shooting of Denver officer Posted: 25 Jun 2012 12:40 PM PDT A 21-year-old man was arrested for investigation of first-degree murder after a veteran Denver policewoman who was raising her 12-year-old daughter alone was shot and killed during a free jazz festival, police said Monday.

Gunmen open fire on Pakistan television station Posted: 25 Jun 2012 12:40 PM PDT Gunmen opened fire on a local television station in Pakistan's largest city, injuring a guard and an employee, police and TV officials said late Monday evening.

Wildfires threaten summer Rocky Mtn tourism Posted: 25 Jun 2012 12:38 PM PDT Colorado's brutal wildfire season has its $5 billion tourism industry on edge as images like those of smoke-choked Pikes Peak and flaming vacation cabins near Rocky Mountain National Park threaten to scare away summer tourists.

3 policemen shot to death at Mexico City airport Posted: 25 Jun 2012 12:37 PM PDT Drug trafficking suspects opened fire in a crowded food court at Mexico City's international airport on Monday, killing three federal policemen who were on an anti-narcotics mission as panicked witnesses dove for cover.

Lawyer: Jerry Sandusky still says he's not guilty Posted: 25 Jun 2012 12:29 PM PDT A lawyer for Jerry Sandusky says the retired Penn State assistant football coach wants "people to know that he's not guilty."

Relatives deny abuse in stand-your-ground case Posted: 25 Jun 2012 12:23 PM PDT Relatives of a man who claimed Texas' version of a stand-your-ground law allowed him to fatally shoot a neighbor after an argument about a noisy party tell jurors he was not an abusive person and always stressed the importance of gun safety.

Myanmar, Bangladesh leaders 'to discuss Rohingya' Posted: 25 Jun 2012 12:15 PM PDT The leaders of Myanmar and Bangladesh will discuss the issue of Rohingya refugees and related unrest near their shared border next month, Bangladesh's ambassador in Yangon said Monday.

Turkey: NATO should view Syria as attacking it Posted: 25 Jun 2012 01:10 PM PDT Turkey said Monday it would push NATO to consider Syria's downing of a Turkish jet as an attack on the whole military alliance.

Saudis to permit women to compete in Olympics Posted: 25 Jun 2012 12:13 PM PDT A month before the London Games, Saudi Arabia appears to be moving closer to sending female athletes to the Olympics for the first time amid mounting pressure on the ultraconservative Muslim kingdom to grant women more rights.

Next step on path to playoff: Presidents chime in Posted: 25 Jun 2012 12:12 PM PDT The only things standing in the way of a major college football playoff are 12 university presidents.

Obama offers mixed verdict on immigration ruling Posted: 25 Jun 2012 12:10 PM PDT Pressing his immigration agenda, President Barack Obama said he is pleased the Supreme Court struck down key parts of Arizona's immigration law Monday but voiced concern about what the high court left intact.

State corporate campaign spending limits rejected Posted: 25 Jun 2012 12:04 PM PDT The Supreme Court on Monday turned away a plea to revisit its 2-year-old campaign finance decision in the Citizens United case and instead struck down a Montana law limiting corporate campaign spending.

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