29 Hindu devotees killed in India road crash: police

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• 29 Hindu devotees killed in India road crash: police
• Corn hits all-time high; heat proves relentless
• Park: No mechanical issues in Calif. coaster stall
• Greek coalition government wrestles with new cuts
• AP Source: Dems move to formally back gay marriage
• Congress pushes to finish Iran sanctions bill
• Woman gets 12 years for snatching NY baby in 1987
• Author acknowledges fake Dylan quotes, resigns
• AP Exclusive: Shakedowns of prison staff ordered
• Colo. suspect charges: Murder, attempted murder
• Agnel triumphs in 200m free clash of titans
• Student in Twitter threat ordered to avoid Kent St
• Post office nears historic default on $5B payment
• 16 Amish in Ohio reject beard-cutting plea deals
• Aleppo rebels stand firm in "regime's grave"
• EYES ON LONDON: Kobe, fencing drama, cockney ATM
• 21 jailed for life in India over Gujarat killings
• US: Egypt's Islamists must respect minorities
• Online hit 'Dr. Horrible' to debut on CW TV Oct. 9
• Panetta: Sanctions not moving Iran away from nukes
• Puerto Rico tries tougher sentences in crime fight
• FENCING DRAMA
• Creaky Indian infrastructure in the spotlight
• Marker, famed French director of 'La Jetee,' dies
• U.N. mission chief's convoy attacked in Syria: U.N.'s Ban
• US gold would be Martha Karolyi's greatest triumph
• Polish Solidarity distances itself from Romney visit
• OLYMPIC DISTRACTIONS
• Democratic report blasts for-profit colleges
• CENTURY CLUB
• Jackson to make 'The Hobbit' into a trilogy
• Olympic goalie Solo doesn't back down from tweets
• Colorado suspect hit with slew of murder charges
• MY ATM'S TALKING COCKNEY
• Researchers: Modern culture may have earlier start
• Chrysler posts $436M second-quarter profit
• China wins 2nd straight Olympic gold in gymnastics
• Italian yields drop in bond auctions
• Why Mars again? A look at NASA's latest venture

29 Hindu devotees killed in India road crash: police Posted: 30 Jul 2012 01:00 PM PDT At least 29 Hindu devotees were killed Monday when their truck collided head on with another vehicle in the northern Indian state of Haryana as they returned from a shrine, police said.

Corn hits all-time high; heat proves relentless Posted: 30 Jul 2012 12:58 PM PDT Corn prices raced to a record high Monday as the hot, dry summer relentlessly pounded crops across much of the country.

Park: No mechanical issues in Calif. coaster stall Posted: 30 Jul 2012 12:56 PM PDT Mechanical problems were not to blame for the stalling of a roller coaster carrying a dozen people at a Northern California theme park while the coaster was about 150 feet above the ground, park officials said Monday.

Greek coalition government wrestles with new cuts Posted: 30 Jul 2012 12:52 PM PDT The three parties in Greece's young coalition government failed Monday to finalize a major new package of budget savings that rescue lenders are demanding as a condition for continued bailout funds the country needs to avoid getting forced out of the eurozone.

AP Source: Dems move to formally back gay marriage Posted: 30 Jul 2012 12:52 PM PDT The Democratic Party is moving to include support for gay marriage in the official party platform for the first time, a Democratic official said Monday, marking a key milestone for advocates of same-sex unions.

Congress pushes to finish Iran sanctions bill Posted: 30 Jul 2012 12:52 PM PDT House and Senate negotiators pushed to finish a new round of stifling sanctions on Iran, targeting energy, shipping and insurance sectors with punitive measures to derail Tehran's suspected push for nuclear weapons.

Woman gets 12 years for snatching NY baby in 1987 Posted: 30 Jul 2012 12:49 PM PDT A woman who snatched a newborn from a hospital more than two decades ago and raised the child as her own was sentenced Monday to 12 years in prison.

Author acknowledges fake Dylan quotes, resigns Posted: 30 Jul 2012 12:00 PM PDT A staff writer for The New Yorker has resigned and his latest book has been halted after he acknowledged inventing quotes by Bob Dylan.

AP Exclusive: Shakedowns of prison staff ordered Posted: 30 Jul 2012 12:44 PM PDT An email from an Illinois Department of Corrections administrator ordered wardens at 10 prisons to conduct "mass shakedowns" of staff as they left work last week.

Colo. suspect charges: Murder, attempted murder Posted: 30 Jul 2012 12:40 PM PDT James Holmes appeared just as dazed as he did in his first court appearance last week after the deadly Colorado movie theater shootings.

Agnel triumphs in 200m free clash of titans Posted: 30 Jul 2012 12:36 PM PDT Yannick Agnel shredded a star-studded field to win the men's 200m freestyle gold on Monday, one day after his sensational swim gave France the Olympic 4x100m freestyle title.

Student in Twitter threat ordered to avoid Kent St Posted: 30 Jul 2012 12:35 PM PDT A Kent State University student accused of posting a message on Twitter saying he planned to "shoot up" the northeastern Ohio campus was instructed Monday to stay away from the school and its president.

Post office nears historic default on $5B payment Posted: 30 Jul 2012 12:28 PM PDT The U.S. Postal Service is bracing for a first-ever default on billions in payments due to the Treasury, adding to widening uncertainty about the mail agency's solvency as first-class letters plummet and Congress deadlocks on ways to stem the red ink.

16 Amish in Ohio reject beard-cutting plea deals Posted: 30 Jul 2012 12:22 PM PDT Sixteen people charged in beard- and hair-cutting attacks on fellow Amish in Ohio rejected government plea bargain offers of leniency Monday and will go to trial.

Aleppo rebels stand firm in "regime's grave" Posted: 30 Jul 2012 12:22 PM PDT ALEPPO, Syria (Reuters) - The Syrian military stepped up its campaign to drive rebel fighters out of Aleppo, but rebels said they were still holding firm in the country's biggest city, which they have vowed to turn into the "grave of the regime". Opposition activists denied a government declaration that its forces had recaptured the Salaheddine district, in southwest Aleppo, straddling the most obvious route for Syrian troop reinforcements coming from the south. ...

EYES ON LONDON: Kobe, fencing drama, cockney ATM Posted: 30 Jul 2012 12:21 PM PDT Around the 2012 Olympics and its host city with journalists from The Associated Press bringing the flavor and details of the games to you:

21 jailed for life in India over Gujarat killings Posted: 30 Jul 2012 12:21 PM PDT An Indian court Monday sentenced 21 people to life imprisonment over the massacre of 11 Muslims during some of the country's worst religious riots a decade ago in the western state of Gujarat.

US: Egypt's Islamists must respect minorities Posted: 30 Jul 2012 12:21 PM PDT Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Monday the jury was out on whether Egypt's Islamist political parties will equally represent non-Muslims, and said the Obama administration's future relationship with President Mohammed Morsi and the Muslim Brotherhood would depend on how they respect the rights of Coptic Christians, women and other minorities.

Online hit 'Dr. Horrible' to debut on CW TV Oct. 9 Posted: 30 Jul 2012 12:16 PM PDT Dr. Horrible is coming to television.

Panetta: Sanctions not moving Iran away from nukes Posted: 30 Jul 2012 12:10 PM PDT U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta acknowledged Monday that increasingly stiff international sanctions have yet to compel Iran to give up its nuclear ambitions. But he argued that more pressure eventually would lead Iran to "do what's right."

Puerto Rico tries tougher sentences in crime fight Posted: 30 Jul 2012 12:06 PM PDT An updated penal code signed into law Monday by the Puerto Rican governor increases prison sentences for homicide, assault and other offenses as the U.S. island territory struggles to contain crime and the widespread perception that violence is out of control.

FENCING DRAMA Posted: 30 Jul 2012 12:01 PM PDT Big drama at the women's epee semi finals in the fencing.

Creaky Indian infrastructure in the spotlight Posted: 30 Jul 2012 11:59 AM PDT India's worst power grid failure in more than a decade and a deadly train fire on Monday highlighted the crumbling infrastructure holding back Asia's third-largest economy, according to experts.

Marker, famed French director of 'La Jetee,' dies Posted: 30 Jul 2012 11:57 AM PDT Chris Marker, the influential French filmmaker whose career spanned six decades, has died, France's Culture Ministry confirmed Monday. He was 91.

U.N. mission chief's convoy attacked in Syria: U.N.'s Ban Posted: 30 Jul 2012 11:54 AM PDT UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The convoy of Lieutenant General Babacar Gaye, head of the U.N. observer mission in Syria, was attacked over the weekend and only the vehicles' armor prevented injuries, U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said on Monday. "Yesterday the convoy of General Gaye was attacked by armed attacks," Ban told reporters in New York, according to a transcript of his remarks issued by the U.N. press office. "Fortunately there were no injuries." He gave no further details about the attack, though U.N. ...

US gold would be Martha Karolyi's greatest triumph Posted: 30 Jul 2012 11:53 AM PDT It may have been Bela Karolyi's idea. It took his wife to make the grand experiment work.

Polish Solidarity distances itself from Romney visit Posted: 30 Jul 2012 11:51 AM PDT GDANSK, Poland (Reuters) - Solidarity, the trade union movement which led the Polish struggle against communist rule, distanced itself on Monday from a visit to Poland by U.S. presidential candidate Mitt Romney, saying he supported attacks on unions in his own country. Romney was in Poland on the third and final leg of a tour aimed at burnishing his foreign policy credentials and demonstrating that he would be a viable alternative to President Barack Obama on the world stage. ...

OLYMPIC DISTRACTIONS Posted: 30 Jul 2012 11:51 AM PDT is anyone watching actual Olympic beach volleyball?

Democratic report blasts for-profit colleges Posted: 30 Jul 2012 11:48 AM PDT For-profit colleges put revenues above education, and charge students high tuition and loan rates that could leave them in debt for years, a Senate Democratic report said Monday.

CENTURY CLUB Posted: 30 Jul 2012 11:46 AM PDT Britain's men's gymnastics team has won its first medal in 100 years: Behind a powerful performance from Kristian Thomas, the men took the bronze.

Jackson to make 'The Hobbit' into a trilogy Posted: 30 Jul 2012 11:44 AM PDT Peter Jackson is adding a third film to what was planned to be the two-part series "The Hobbit."

Olympic goalie Solo doesn't back down from tweets Posted: 30 Jul 2012 11:39 AM PDT U.S. women's soccer goalkeeper Hope Solo didn't back down Monday from her Twitter outburst against NBC analyst Brandi Chastain, saying the tweets were her way of expressing her opinion about the quality of television announcers.

Colorado suspect hit with slew of murder charges Posted: 30 Jul 2012 11:34 AM PDT Prosecutors charged grad school dropout James Holmes on Monday with killing a dozen people and trying to slay scores more in one of the worst mass shootings in US history.

MY ATM'S TALKING COCKNEY Posted: 30 Jul 2012 11:31 AM PDT Yes, an ATM near Olympics Park just asked me if I wanted to continue in English or Cockney.

Researchers: Modern culture may have earlier start Posted: 30 Jul 2012 11:26 AM PDT Poisoned-tipped arrows and jewelry made of ostrich egg beads found in South Africa show modern culture may have emerged about 30,000 years earlier in the area than previously thought, according to two articles published on Monday.

Chrysler posts $436M second-quarter profit Posted: 30 Jul 2012 11:26 AM PDT Strong sales in the U.S. and Canada powered Chrysler to a $436 million second-quarter profit.

China wins 2nd straight Olympic gold in gymnastics Posted: 30 Jul 2012 11:24 AM PDT No doubt about it, China is still No. 1 in men's gymnastics.

Italian yields drop in bond auctions Posted: 30 Jul 2012 11:18 AM PDT Italy won some respite on Monday as it managed to tap investors for €5.48 billion ($6.75 billion) with key borrowing rates lower than they had been previously.

Why Mars again? A look at NASA's latest venture Posted: 30 Jul 2012 11:16 AM PDT NASA's new robot rover named Curiosity has spent 8½ months hurtling through space toward its destination Sunday on Mars. It is set to land near the foot of a mountain rising from a giant crater. This marks NASA's 19th mission and eighth landing attempt.

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