Michelle Obama heads back to Leno's stage

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• Michelle Obama heads back to Leno's stage
• Sikh temple gunman was ex-soldier linked to racist group
• Obama: US 'heartbroken' over Sikh temple deaths
• McCain, Haley among first announced for GOP confab
• Madonna asks for leniency at Russian rockers trial
• Olympics 2012: Live Report
• Column: Variety is spice of life at the Olympics
• Clinton speaks with Indian FM after Sikh temple attack
• Martin's mother seeks money from HOA, state fund
• Lepage 'Ring' cycle released on DVD next month
• Coroner: Signs point to 'natural death' for Urso
• NYSE in talks with SEC to settle data probe
• NASA lands rover on Mars to seek signs of life
• Britain's Sikhs reeling from Wisconsin attack
• Obama backs bill to exempt taxes on Olympians
• Syria premier defects to opposition
• Egypt's Brotherhood says Mossad behind Sinai attack
• Israel dismisses accusation of involvement in Egypt attack
• Egypt vows crackdown on "infidels" after border massacre
• Sinai spree prods Hamas to act against Gaza jihadis
• Gunman in Sikh temple attack was white supremacist
• Fan hit by lightning goes from critical to stable
• UK bank accused of Iran money laundering scheme
• Coalition in crisis over parliamentary reform
• Loughner change of plea hearing set
• Tea party focused on coming GOP Senate primaries
• Knight Capital gets $400 million rescue, shares tumble
• Feminist anti-Putin rockers say judge biased
• Defection of stalwart PM deals blow to Assad
• O'Brien 'confident' rest of PSU team committed
• Governors aside, feds building health care markets
• Sikh temple shooter had white supremacist ties: FBI
• Spyker sues GM for over $3 billion on Saab bankruptcy
• Knight CEO Joyce says has full support of new investors
• Photos illustrate Mars rover's precise landing
• Joplin mosque razed in fire; 2nd blaze this summer
• Justice Department probes HCA cardiology care
• Oil rises slightly; pump price gains over weekend
• Take That singer Gary Barlow and wife lose baby
• Twitter user sends hoax message on Assad's health

Michelle Obama heads back to Leno's stage Posted: 06 Aug 2012 01:21 PM PDT Michelle Obama is headed back to Jay Leno's stage.

Sikh temple gunman was ex-soldier linked to racist group Posted: 06 Aug 2012 01:07 PM PDT OAK CREEK, Wisconsin (Reuters) - The gunman who killed six people at a Wisconsin Sikh temple was a 40-year-old U.S. Army veteran and authorities said they were investigating possible links to white supremacist groups, including his membership in skinhead rock bands. The assailant, shot dead by police at the scene on Sunday, was identified as Wade Michael Page. He served as an Army soldier from 1992 to 1998, said police chief John Edwards in the Milwaukee suburb of Oak Creek where the 400-member temple is located. ...

Obama: US 'heartbroken' over Sikh temple deaths Posted: 06 Aug 2012 01:04 PM PDT President Barack Obama said Monday that Americans are "heartbroken" by a shooting this weekend in which six people were killed at a Sikh temple in Wisconsin.

McCain, Haley among first announced for GOP confab Posted: 06 Aug 2012 01:01 PM PDT A trio of female firsts and three former GOP presidential contenders were among the first speakers disclosed Monday for the Republican National Convention at the end of the month in Tampa, Fla.

Madonna asks for leniency at Russian rockers trial Posted: 06 Aug 2012 12:54 PM PDT Madonna voiced hope Monday that three feminist Russian rockers on trial for performing a "punk prayer" against Vladimir Putin will be released soon.

Olympics 2012: Live Report Posted: 06 Aug 2012 12:54 PM PDT 1952 GMT: Sanchez, of the Dominican Republic stormed ahead after the last hurdle to finish in 47.63 secs. USA's Michael Tinsley took silver in 47.91 with Puerto Rica's Javier Culson claiming bronze in 48.10.

Column: Variety is spice of life at the Olympics Posted: 06 Aug 2012 12:50 PM PDT With 302 events in 26 sports crammed into two weeks, the Olympic Games can feel like an overdose. Even if you wedged open your eyes with toothpicks, you couldn't stay awake to watch it all. So why not get out the chain saw and cut the whole thing down to size?

Clinton speaks with Indian FM after Sikh temple attack Posted: 06 Aug 2012 12:49 PM PDT US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton called her Indian counterpart Monday after a man attacked a Sikh temple in Wisconsin killing six people before being shot dead himself, a US official said.

Martin's mother seeks money from HOA, state fund Posted: 06 Aug 2012 12:45 PM PDT Court documents Trayvon Martin's mother is asking for at least $75,000 from the homeowners' association of the gated community where her teenage son was fatally shot by neighborhood watch volunteer George Zimmerman.

Lepage 'Ring' cycle released on DVD next month Posted: 06 Aug 2012 12:43 PM PDT Robert Lepage's much-debated staging of Wagner's "Ring" cycle will be released on DVD and Blu-ray next month ahead of the 200th anniversary of the composer's birth in May.

Coroner: Signs point to 'natural death' for Urso Posted: 06 Aug 2012 12:41 PM PDT An autopsy performed on Columbus Crew midfielder Kirk Urso on Monday did not reveal any trauma and the coroner says signs point to "an apparent natural death" pending results from toxicology tests.

NYSE in talks with SEC to settle data probe Posted: 06 Aug 2012 12:40 PM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The New York Stock Exchange said on Monday it is in talks with U.S. securities regulators to settle allegations that the exchange violated rules intended to promote fair competition. The Securities and Exchange Commission's investigation centers on a regulation that prohibits an exchange from sending out data on a private feed to certain clients faster than on public data feeds. The company confirmed the negotiations after Reuters reported on the settlement talks earlier on Monday, citing people familiar with the matter. ...

NASA lands rover on Mars to seek signs of life Posted: 06 Aug 2012 12:36 PM PDT NASA opened a new chapter in the history of interplanetary exploration on Monday when its $2.5 billion nuclear-powered robot Curiosity beamed back pictures from the surface of Mars.

Britain's Sikhs reeling from Wisconsin attack Posted: 06 Aug 2012 12:35 PM PDT LONDON (Reuters) - Devastated by the massacre of their brethren across the Atlantic, Britain's vast Sikh community blamed ignorance and racism for a rise in attacks on members of their religion since the September 11, 2001 attacks in the United States. Sikhs say they have been singled out increasingly for harassment around the world since September 11, with attackers believing incorrectly that they are Muslim extremists because of their turbans and beards. ...

Obama backs bill to exempt taxes on Olympians Posted: 06 Aug 2012 12:32 PM PDT The White House says President Barack Obama supports a measure that would exempt U.S. Olympians from taxes on their prizes.

Syria premier defects to opposition Posted: 06 Aug 2012 12:28 PM PDT AMMAN (Reuters) - Syria's prime minister fled the country on Monday, denouncing the "terrorist regime" of Bashar al-Assad as the United States hailed the highest level government defection as a sign the Syrian president was losing his grip. Riyad Hijab, who like much of the opposition comes from Syria's Sunni Muslim majority, was not part of Assad's inner circle, but as prime minister and the most senior civilian official to defect his departure dealt a symbolic blow to an establishment rooted in the president's minority Alawite sect. ...

Egypt's Brotherhood says Mossad behind Sinai attack Posted: 06 Aug 2012 12:25 PM PDT CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood said on its website that the attack on a police station in Sinai on Sunday in which 16 policemen were killed "can be attributed to Mossad" and was an attempt to thwart Islamist President Mohamed Mursi. The statement said Mossad, the Israeli intelligence agency, was trying to abort the Egyptian uprising that toppled president Hosni Mubarak last year and that it was "imperative to review clauses" of the agreement between Egypt and Israel. ...

Israel dismisses accusation of involvement in Egypt attack Posted: 06 Aug 2012 12:25 PM PDT JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel on Monday dismissed a claim by Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood that it was in any way involved in a deadly attack on a police station in Sinai a day earlier in which 16 policemen were killed. "Even the person who says this when he looks at himself in the mirror does not believe the nonsense he is uttering," Foreign Ministry spokesman Yigal Palmor said. The Muslim Brotherhood had said that the attack "can be attributed to Mossad", referring to the Israeli intelligence agency. (Reporting by Ari Rabinovitch; Editing by Michael Roddy)

Egypt vows crackdown on "infidels" after border massacre Posted: 06 Aug 2012 12:25 PM PDT RAFAH, Egypt (Reuters) - Egypt branded Islamist gunmen who killed 16 police near the Israeli border as "infidels" and promised on Monday to launch a crackdown following the massacre that has strained Cairo's ties with both Israel and Palestinians. An Egyptian official said insurgents crossed into Egypt from the Gaza Strip before attacking the border station on Sunday. They then stole two vehicles and headed to nearby Israel, where they were eventually killed by Israeli fire. ...

Sinai spree prods Hamas to act against Gaza jihadis Posted: 06 Aug 2012 12:25 PM PDT GAZA (Reuters) - Tensions between Hamas and Gaza's more radical Islamists were strained to breaking point by a gun attack in Egypt blamed in part on infiltrators from the Palestinian enclave. Hamas, once hopeful of building an alliance with Egypt now ruled by the Muslim Brotherhood, its ideological kin, and of ending the blockade on the Gaza Strip, is now under pressure to show it can bring Salafi militants under control. ...

Gunman in Sikh temple attack was white supremacist Posted: 06 Aug 2012 12:09 PM PDT The gunman who killed six people at a Sikh temple in Wisconsin before being shot to death by police was identified Monday as a 40-year-old Army veteran and former leader of a white supremacist heavy metal band.

Fan hit by lightning goes from critical to stable Posted: 06 Aug 2012 12:08 PM PDT The NASCAR fan killed by a lightning strike at a track in northeastern Pennsylvania was a 41-year-old man from a nearby county, authorities said Monday.

UK bank accused of Iran money laundering scheme Posted: 06 Aug 2012 11:55 AM PDT A British bank schemed with the Iranian government to launder $250 billion from 2001 to 2007, leaving the United States' financial system "vulnerable to terrorists," New York's financial regulator charged Monday.

Coalition in crisis over parliamentary reform Posted: 06 Aug 2012 11:48 AM PDT LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's coalition government suffered its worst crisis to date on Monday when the junior partner in the two-party administration rebelled after its ally in power, the Conservatives, killed its plans to reform the House of Lords. Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg, the Liberal Democrat leader, said the coalition formed in 2010 had now entered new territory, though he said he would not bring down the government by withdrawing his party's overall support. ...

Loughner change of plea hearing set Posted: 06 Aug 2012 11:47 AM PDT The judge overseeing the deadly Tucson, Ariz., mass shooting case on Monday scheduled competency and change of plea hearings for defendant Jared Lee Loughner.

Tea party focused on coming GOP Senate primaries Posted: 06 Aug 2012 11:41 AM PDT Sarah Palin is mounting an aggressive campaign in Missouri — in television and radio ads, in automated telephone calls, even serving barbecued pork sandwiches at a rural political picnic. She's urging residents to vote for Sarah — Sarah Steelman, one of three Republicans in a prickly U.S. Senate primary.

Knight Capital gets $400 million rescue, shares tumble Posted: 06 Aug 2012 11:37 AM PDT NEW YORK (Reuters) - A group of investors rescued Knight Capital Group Inc in a $400 million deal that keeps the embattled leader in U.S. equities market-making in business, but comes at a huge cost to existing shareholders. Chief Executive Tom "TJ" Joyce told Reuters the new investors supported him and his management team, but it was too early to tell whether the firm would shrink or keep the same strategy it had before last week's losses. ...

Feminist anti-Putin rockers say judge biased Posted: 06 Aug 2012 11:32 AM PDT Members of a feminist Russian punk band on trial for performing a stunt against Vladimir Putin in Moscow's main cathedral sought to dismiss their judge on Monday, accusing her of being politically biased and ignoring their side of the story.

Defection of stalwart PM deals blow to Assad Posted: 06 Aug 2012 11:30 AM PDT AMMAN (Reuters) - As a pillar of Syria's repressive system, Syrian Prime Minister Riyad Hijab was well placed to understand that the ruling elite he represented for the last quarter of a century may not survive the popular uprising against Assad family rule. The defection of Hijab, announced by his spokesman on Monday, could bring with it support for the rebel cause from his fellow tribesmen in Syria's desert east. ...

O'Brien 'confident' rest of PSU team committed Posted: 06 Aug 2012 11:29 AM PDT The man dressed in blue Penn State sweats with a whistle hanging from his neck barked out orders as he surveyed the offense.

Governors aside, feds building health care markets Posted: 06 Aug 2012 11:23 AM PDT Republican governors who've balked at creating new private insurance markets under President Barack Obama's health care overhaul may end up getting stuck with the very thing they're trying to avoid.

Sikh temple shooter had white supremacist ties: FBI Posted: 06 Aug 2012 11:17 AM PDT US federal agents believe the slain suspect in a deadly attack on worshippers at a Sikh temple in Wisconsin had ties to white supremacist groups, a senior investigator said Monday.

Spyker sues GM for over $3 billion on Saab bankruptcy Posted: 06 Aug 2012 11:13 AM PDT AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Dutch sportscar maker Spyker NV is suing General Motors Co for more than $3 billion on behalf of its subsidiary Saab, accusing the U.S. automaker of deliberately bankrupting the Swedish group by blocking a deal with a Chinese investor. Saab Automobile, one of Sweden's best-known brands, stopped production in May 2011 when it could no longer pay suppliers and employees. It went bust in December, less than two years after GM sold it to Spyker. GM's efforts to kill any sale were made to eliminate a potential rival in China, Spyker said. ...

Knight CEO Joyce says has full support of new investors Posted: 06 Aug 2012 11:09 AM PDT NEW YORK (Reuters) - Knight Capital Group Inc Chief Executive Thomas Joyce said on Monday the group of investors that injected $400 million into the firm over the weekend to keep it afloat after a massive trading error last week fully supports his leadership and his management team. Joyce said in an interview that he does not believe any market rules were broken on Wednesday when a software glitch caused Knight to make thousands of unintended trades on about 140 stocks, distorting the market and leading to a $440 million loss at the firm. ...

Photos illustrate Mars rover's precise landing Posted: 06 Aug 2012 11:07 AM PDT The robotic explorer Curiosity's daring plunge through the pink skies of Mars was more than perfect. It landed with spectacular style, said a NASA scientist, describing the first images of its mechanical gymnastics.

Joplin mosque razed in fire; 2nd blaze this summer Posted: 06 Aug 2012 10:54 AM PDT A mosque in southwest Missouri burned to the ground early Monday in the second fire to hit the Islamic center in little more than a month, officials said.

Justice Department probes HCA cardiology care Posted: 06 Aug 2012 10:50 AM PDT HCA Holdings says the Justice Department wants information about heart procedures performed at some of its locations.

Oil rises slightly; pump price gains over weekend Posted: 06 Aug 2012 10:48 AM PDT The price of oil is rising slightly Monday following its biggest gain in more than a month.

Take That singer Gary Barlow and wife lose baby Posted: 06 Aug 2012 10:47 AM PDT Musician Gary Barlow and his wife Dawn say their daughter was stillborn, and are asking for privacy.

Twitter user sends hoax message on Assad's health Posted: 06 Aug 2012 10:47 AM PDT MOSCOW (Reuters) - A Twitter user sent a hoax message on Monday that quoted Russia's ambassador to Damascus as saying Syrian President Bashar al-Assad may have been killed, forcing Russian officials to quickly deny the report. A user on the social networking site apparently pretending to be Russian Interior Minister Vladimir Kolokoltsev quoted the envoy, Sergei Kirpichenko, as saying Assad "has been killed or injured." The ministry and the embassy denied the veracity of the report and a message later appeared on the same Twitter account saying "this account is a hoax. ...

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