Mayor: Cigarette link to Pa. blast 'speculation'

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• Mayor: Cigarette link to Pa. blast 'speculation'
• Obama asks Graham, McCain to travel to Egypt
• Possible suspension for Alex Rodriguez: Quick Q&A
• Stocks edge mostly higher as traders watch the Fed
• Senate moves toward filling labor, other posts
• Salad pegged in Iowa, Neb. cyclospora outbreak
• 'Clue' actress Eileen Brennan dies at 80
• Pfizer to pay $491M to resolve drug marketing case
• 4 injured when car crashes into Missouri day care
• Red, white and blue night at swimming worlds
• Prosecutors: Woman had soda can with green paint
• Delay of employer penalties will cost gov't $10B
• Sprint feels pain of Nextel close, widens 2Q loss
• WikiLeaks on Manning verdict: 'Extremism'
• Texas A&M freshman, Utah recruit killed in crash
• Poland's 1st face transplant patient goes home
• Manning guilty on many charges, not most serious
• Winfrey to hold NJ fundraiser for Dem Cory Booker
• US stocks zig-zag as Federal Reserve meets
• Health insurer Aetna's 2Q profit rises 17 percent
• Nigeria: 24 die in blasts in Kano's Christian area
• Obama challenges GOP to accept corporate tax deal
• MIT review says school didn't target Aaron Swartz
• Meghan McCain gets own show on new TV network
• Ex-FIFA official Warner wins election in Trinidad
• Zimbabwe president: I'll go if I lose crucial poll
• Crash kills Texas A&M freshman lineman, Utah teen
• Star, creator of The CW's 'Reign' defend show
• Gay couples choosing whether to re-celebrate vows
• Makeover planned to reinvigorate Forum in Calif.
• UK police arrest man over Twitter threats
• Deborah Rush to star in Ethan Coen's new play
• Salad pegged as source of Neb. cyclospora outbreak
• Oil slips near $103 ahead of Fed, jobs data
• Accused tipper to SAC hedge fund arrested in insider-trading probe
• Spain investigators: Train driver was on phone
• UN Congo mission to establish Goma security zone
• US hopes trade talks will spur changes in Europe
• Stocks of fertilizer companies hammered
• Judge: 3 Penn State ex-officials to stand trial

Mayor: Cigarette link to Pa. blast 'speculation' Posted: 30 Jul 2013 01:16 PM PDT PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Mayor Michael Nutter is calling a report "pure speculation" that a contractor's cigarette may have caused a gas explosion that leveled a Philadelphia home, injuring eight people.

Obama asks Graham, McCain to travel to Egypt Posted: 30 Jul 2013 01:15 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham says President Barack Obama has asked him and Sen. John McCain to travel to Egypt to urge the military to move ahead on elections.

Possible suspension for Alex Rodriguez: Quick Q&A Posted: 30 Jul 2013 01:14 PM PDT In question-and-answer form, a look at the issues and implications of Major League Baseball's possible suspension of New York Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez:

Stocks edge mostly higher as traders watch the Fed Posted: 30 Jul 2013 01:14 PM PDT NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are edging mostly higher on Wall Street after several companies turned in solid earnings.

Senate moves toward filling labor, other posts Posted: 30 Jul 2013 01:13 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats pushed the Senate toward approving more of President Barack Obama's nominees on Tuesday as senators cleared the way for approval of the first of five nominees for the National Labor Relations Board and pivoted to other top diplomatic and law enforcement vacancies.

Salad pegged in Iowa, Neb. cyclospora outbreak Posted: 30 Jul 2013 01:12 PM PDT LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Iowa and Nebraska health officials said Tuesday that a prepackaged salad mix is the source of a cyclospora outbreak that sickened more than 178 people in both states.

'Clue' actress Eileen Brennan dies at 80 Posted: 30 Jul 2013 01:11 PM PDT LOS ANGELES (AP) — Eileen Brennan, who played the drill sergeant in "Private Benjamin," has died at 80.

Pfizer to pay $491M to resolve drug marketing case Posted: 30 Jul 2013 01:09 PM PDT The U.S. Justice Department said Tuesday that drugmaker Pfizer Inc. will pay almost $491 million to resolve an investigation into illegal marketing of the organ transplant drug Rapamune by a company Pfizer later acquired.

4 injured when car crashes into Missouri day care Posted: 30 Jul 2013 01:08 PM PDT KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Police say an SUV rear-ended a parked car and sent the vehicle crashing through a Kansas City day care center, injuring three children and the driver of the SUV. The injuries are not believed to be life-threatening.

Red, white and blue night at swimming worlds Posted: 30 Jul 2013 01:08 PM PDT BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Missy Franklin got the Americans rolling. Then Katie Ledecky really fired 'em up.

Prosecutors: Woman had soda can with green paint Posted: 30 Jul 2013 01:07 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — Prosecutors say a tourist charged with defacing the Washington National Cathedral was carrying a soda can of green paint when she was arrested.

Delay of employer penalties will cost gov't $10B Posted: 30 Jul 2013 01:06 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration's surprise decision to delay a key requirement of the health care law for employers will cost the government $10 billion, the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office said Tuesday.

Sprint feels pain of Nextel close, widens 2Q loss Posted: 30 Jul 2013 01:04 PM PDT NEW YORK (AP) — Sprint Corp., the ailing No. 3 of the U.S. wireless business, has had the surgery. Now it's in for a trying recovery period.

WikiLeaks on Manning verdict: 'Extremism' Posted: 30 Jul 2013 01:00 PM PDT WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange branded Pfc. Bradley Manning's espionage conviction Tuesday an episode of "national security extremism" while other supporters expressed relief that he was acquitted of the most serious charge. Among Manning's critics, House intelligence officials said justice was served.

Texas A&M freshman, Utah recruit killed in crash Posted: 30 Jul 2013 12:59 PM PDT Texas A&M said Tuesday that redshirt freshman Polo Manukainiu and a friend who was joining the Utah football team this fall were among three people killed in a single-car rollover crash in the high desert of northern New Mexico, stunning both schools just days before fall practices begin.

Poland's 1st face transplant patient goes home Posted: 30 Jul 2013 12:56 PM PDT WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland's first face transplant patient was discharged from the hospital Tuesday, speaking with some effort at a press conference just 11 weeks after the extensive surgery that saved his life.

Manning guilty on many charges, not most serious Posted: 30 Jul 2013 12:51 PM PDT FORT MEADE, Md. (AP) — U.S. Army Pfc. Bradley Manning was acquitted of aiding the enemy — the most serious charge he faced — but was convicted of espionage, theft and other charges Tuesday, more than three years after he spilled secrets to WikiLeaks.

Winfrey to hold NJ fundraiser for Dem Cory Booker Posted: 30 Jul 2013 12:50 PM PDT NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Oprah Winfrey is holding a fundraiser for Democratic Newark, N.J., Mayor Cory Booker's bid for the U.S. Senate.

US stocks zig-zag as Federal Reserve meets Posted: 30 Jul 2013 12:50 PM PDT NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks wandered between small gains and losses on Wall Street Tuesday as the Federal Reserve began a two-day meeting and as companies reported mixed results for the latest quarter.

Health insurer Aetna's 2Q profit rises 17 percent Posted: 30 Jul 2013 12:49 PM PDT Aetna Inc.'s second-quarter earnings jumped 17 percent, and the health insurer raised its 2013 forecast as it reaped revenue and enrollment gains from its acquisition of fellow insurer Coventry Health Care.

Nigeria: 24 die in blasts in Kano's Christian area Posted: 30 Jul 2013 12:48 PM PDT KANO, Nigeria (AP) — Multiple explosions at a bar and entertainment area in a Christian quarter of Nigeria's northern and mainly Muslim city of Kano killed at least 24 people, a hospital official said Tuesday.

Obama challenges GOP to accept corporate tax deal Posted: 30 Jul 2013 12:47 PM PDT CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) — Seeking to ease Washington gridlock, President Barack Obama on Tuesday challenged Republicans to accept a new fiscal deal to cut corporate tax rates in exchange for more government spending on jobs programs.

MIT review says school didn't target Aaron Swartz Posted: 30 Jul 2013 12:47 PM PDT BOSTON (AP) — The Massachusetts Institute of Technology didn't seek the federal prosecution of free-information activist Aaron Swartz and remained neutral throughout his legal case, according to an internal review of the school's actions.

Meghan McCain gets own show on new TV network Posted: 30 Jul 2013 12:45 PM PDT BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — Meghan McCain is getting her own show on a new TV network targeting the generation of Americans known as millennials.

Ex-FIFA official Warner wins election in Trinidad Posted: 30 Jul 2013 12:43 PM PDT PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad (AP) — Former international soccer official Jack Warner has made a political comeback in the Caribbean nation of Trinidad & Tobago a few months after a regional sports group's ethics panel accused him of enriching himself through fraud.

Zimbabwe president: I'll go if I lose crucial poll Posted: 30 Jul 2013 12:40 PM PDT HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — On the eve of elections in Zimbabwe, longtime President Robert Mugabe denied on Tuesday that his supporters have engaged in vote-rigging despite widespread allegations of irregularities in the run-up to the polls. He also said he would step down if he loses the elections after 33 years at the helm of a once prosperous nation whose economy is now in dire shape.

Crash kills Texas A&M freshman lineman, Utah teen Posted: 30 Jul 2013 12:40 PM PDT Authorities say an 18-year-old man was the driver in a single-car crash that killed Texas A&M freshman football player Polo Manukainiu (mah-NOO'-ky-uh-noo) and a friend who was joining the Utah football team this fall.

Star, creator of The CW's 'Reign' defend show Posted: 30 Jul 2013 12:39 PM PDT BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — The cast and creator of the upcoming CW series "Reign," about the rise of Mary, Queen of Scots, are defending creative liberties taken for the show.

Gay couples choosing whether to re-celebrate vows Posted: 30 Jul 2013 12:36 PM PDT MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Maggie George and Rebecca Voelkel have married each other twice, first ceremonially in their Minneapolis church in 2006, then legally while visiting San Francisco five years ago. Now the couple is mulling whether to do it all again — or to simply sleep through it — when gay marriage becomes legal in Minnesota this week.

Makeover planned to reinvigorate Forum in Calif. Posted: 30 Jul 2013 12:36 PM PDT INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — The Forum, where the likes of Elvis Presley and the Rolling Stones played to thousands of screaming fans, wants to rock again in January 2014 with a $100 million makeover that its new owner hopes will draw the biggest names in pop music.

UK police arrest man over Twitter threats Posted: 30 Jul 2013 12:33 PM PDT LONDON (AP) — British police on Tuesday arrested a second man in connection with an investigation into violent threats made against a lawmaker and a feminist campaigner on Twitter.

Deborah Rush to star in Ethan Coen's new play Posted: 30 Jul 2013 12:31 PM PDT NEW YORK (AP) — Tony Award-nominated actress Deborah Rush will star in the world premiere of Ethan Coen's first full-length stage play at the Atlantic Theater Company.

Salad pegged as source of Neb. cyclospora outbreak Posted: 30 Jul 2013 12:28 PM PDT LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska health officials say a prepackaged salad mix is the source of a cyclospora outbreak that has sickened 78 people in the state since mid-June.

Oil slips near $103 ahead of Fed, jobs data Posted: 30 Jul 2013 12:26 PM PDT NEW YORK (AP) — The price of oil closed at a four-week low Tuesday as traders awaited comments from the U.S. central bank as well as data releases later in the week, including U.S. jobs figures.

Accused tipper to SAC hedge fund arrested in insider-trading probe Posted: 30 Jul 2013 12:24 PM PDT By Emily Flitter and Dan Levine (Reuters) - A securities analyst accused of leaking secret information in 2009 about a potential partnership between Yahoo and Microsoft to an SAC Capital Advisors hedge fund manager and other traders was arrested and charged in California, prosecutors said on Tuesday. Sandeep Aggarwal, who worked as an analyst covering technology stocks before moving to India to start his own internet company, was arrested on Monday by FBI agents in San Jose while visiting the United States. ...

Spain investigators: Train driver was on phone Posted: 30 Jul 2013 12:23 PM PDT MADRID (AP) — The driver was on the phone with a colleague and apparently looking at a document as his train barreled ahead at 95 mph (153 kph) — almost twice the speed limit. Suddenly, a notorious curve was upon him.

UN Congo mission to establish Goma security zone Posted: 30 Jul 2013 12:22 PM PDT KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — The United Nations peacekeeping mission in Congo announced Tuesday that it plans to disarm anyone outside the national security forces who is caught with a firearm in the eastern city of Goma and its northern suburbs.

US hopes trade talks will spur changes in Europe Posted: 30 Jul 2013 12:20 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. hopes negotiations for a free trade deal with the European Union will drive growth-oriented reforms in the EU economy, the top American trade official said Tuesday.

Stocks of fertilizer companies hammered Posted: 30 Jul 2013 12:19 PM PDT MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — On Tuesday the fertilizer hit the fan.

Judge: 3 Penn State ex-officials to stand trial Posted: 30 Jul 2013 12:16 PM PDT HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Penn State's ex-president and two former top school administrators were ordered Tuesday to stand trial on charges accusing them of a cover-up in the Jerry Sandusky child sex abuse scandal.

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