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| Eliot Spitzer won't vote for Anthony Weiner Monday, Jul 29, 2013 04:49 PM PDT  The former NY governor said he would not support Weiner to replace Mayor Bloomberg. Full Story | Top |
| Hawaii preps for flooding as Tropical Storm Flossie nears Monday, Jul 29, 2013 06:29 PM PDT  By Jonathan Kaminsky (Reuters) - A tropical storm with the potential to trigger serious flooding and mudslides was bearing down on Hawaii on Monday and authorities there cautioned residents and tourists to stay inside and off the roads. Tropical Storm Flossie was expected to strike the Big Island and Maui on Monday evening, with waves along the eastern shores of those islands likely to reach as high as 18 feet, according to the National Weather Service. "This shouldn't be taken lightly. It's not just a rain cloud," said Brian Miyamoto, spokesman for the Hawaii State Civil Defense. ... Full Story | Top |
| Bombs kill 15 in Nigeria's Kano: Police Monday, Jul 29, 2013 04:55 PM PDT  KANO, Nigeria (Reuters) - Multiple bomb blasts in Nigeria's biggest northern city of Kano killed 15 people on Monday, a senior policeman said, in an area previously targeted by militant Islamist group Boko Haram. Several witnesses said they saw dead bodies after hearing multiple blasts at around 9:30 p.m. (2030 GMT) in the Sabon Gari district, a predominantly Christian area dominated by ethnic Igbos from the southeast. "In all bomb attacks 15 were killed," the policeman in Kano told Reuters, asking not to be named. ... Full Story | Top |
| 'Who am I to judge?' pope says of gay priests Monday, Jul 29, 2013 06:46 PM PDT  ABOARD THE PAPAL AIRCRAFT (AP) — A remarkably candid Pope Francis struck a conciliatory stance toward gays Monday, saying "who am I to judge" when it comes to the sexual orientation of priests. Full Story | Top |
| Child prostitution: Raids rescue 105 young people Monday, Jul 29, 2013 07:45 PM PDT  WASHINGTON (AP) — Declaring child prostitution a "persistent threat" in America, the FBI said Monday that authorities had rescued 105 young people and arrested 150 alleged pimps in a three-day sweep in 76 cities. Full Story | Top |
| Personality cult built around Egypt's top general Monday, Jul 29, 2013 02:30 PM PDT  CAIRO (AP) — In dark sunglasses and a uniform studded with medals, Egypt's top general is everywhere, looking down from posters and banners proclaiming him "lion of the nation." Adoring songs vow "We are behind you." Full Story | Top |
| Experts: Unlikely US helped NZ spy on reporter Monday, Jul 29, 2013 05:21 PM PDT  WASHINGTON (AP) — A U.S. official said Monday that the National Security Agency did not monitor phone conversations between a New Zealand journalist and his Afghan sources, following claims by the journalist that his reporting was monitored by the U.S. intelligence programs revealed by NSA leaker Edward Snowden on behalf of New Zealand's military. Full Story | Top |
| Panel backs lung cancer screening for some smokers Monday, Jul 29, 2013 03:56 PM PDT  For the first time, government advisers are recommending screening for lung cancer, saying certain current and former heavy smokers should get annual scans to cut their chances of dying of the disease. Full Story | Top |
| Weiner falls to 4th in new NYC mayoral poll Monday, Jul 29, 2013 09:12 PM PDT  NEW YORK (AP) — New York City mayoral hopeful Anthony Weiner plunged to fourth place among Democrats in a poll taken since he admitted to having illicit online exchanges with women even after he resigned from Congress amid a sexting scandal. Full Story | Top |
| Jackson concludes 'Hobbit' filming in New Zealand Monday, Jul 29, 2013 06:48 PM PDT  SYDNEY (AP) — Peter Jackson has wrapped up filming "The Hobbit" trilogy and shared pictures of his last day on the set with his Facebook fans. Full Story | Top |
| Official: Cannes diamond heist actually nets $136M Monday, Jul 29, 2013 03:09 PM PDT  PARIS (AP) — Wearing a scarf to mask his face, the gunman sneaked into the posh Cannes hotel and held up a diamond show as three security guards looked on, then fled on foot about a minute later. In the end, he made off with a breathtaking $136 million worth of valuables — the biggest jewelry heist in years, maybe ever. Full Story | Top |
| Russian anti-gay laws impact Olympics, vodka sales Monday, Jul 29, 2013 03:09 PM PDT  NEW YORK (AP) — Russian vodka and the Winter Olympics in Sochi. For now, those are the prime targets as gays in the United States and elsewhere propose boycotts and other tactics to convey their outrage over Russia's intensifying campaign against gay-rights activism. Full Story | Top |
| Is he coming back? Phelps vague about future Monday, Jul 29, 2013 05:12 PM PDT  BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — When Michael Phelps walked away from swimming after the London Olympics, he was adamant about one thing: His career was over. Full Story | Top |
| Witness: Paterno said Penn St. erred on Sandusky Monday, Jul 29, 2013 03:29 PM PDT  HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Longtime Penn State head coach Joe Paterno said that the university mishandled its response to the Jerry Sandusky child sex abuse scandal, a former assistant coach testified Monday during a hearing for three top school officials accused of a cover-up. Full Story | Top |
| Pope Francis says he won't judge gay priests Monday, Jul 29, 2013 11:34 AM PDT  ABOARD THE PAPAL AIRCRAFT (AP) — Pope Francis reached out to gays on Monday, saying he won't judge priests for their sexual orientation in a remarkably open and wide-ranging news conference as he returned from his first foreign trip. Full Story | Top |
| Hudson's Bay buying Saks for about $2.4 billion Monday, Jul 29, 2013 02:59 PM PDT  NEW YORK (AP) — Don't let the global economy fool you: Luxury is hardly dead. Full Story | Top |
| Dozens injured in Swiss train wreck Monday, Jul 29, 2013 02:27 PM PDT  The driver of one of the trains was still unaccounted for and feared dead. Full Story | Top |
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