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CNN Wire Evening Outlook [St. Joseph News-Press (MO)](St. Joseph News-Press (MO) Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) (CNN) -- Supervising News Editor Sarah Aarthun -- 404-827-1401 . UPCOMING . US-Swimmer-Nyad The big moment is here, distance swimmer Diana Nyad says. If all goes according to plan, she'll begin her attempt to set a world record Sunday evening, swimming in the open water, without a shark cage, from Cuba to Key West, Florida. It's 103 miles; she expects it'll take at least 60 hours. Nyad is expected to embark on the journey at 7 p.m. ET. . US-Afghanistan-Fatality Sgt. Patrick Hamburger, one of 30 U.S. service members killed in a helicopter crash Saturday in Afghanistan, knew he was about to embark on an important and secret mission when he spoke to his family for the last time a few days ago, his brother said. . MONEY-Verizon-Protests (will update) About 45,000 unionized workers at telecommunications giant Verizon walked off the job Sunday after contract talks stalled over the weekend, the company and union leaders said. . Syria-Unrest (Will update) A Syrian human rights group says eight premature infants dependent on incubators died after authorities cut power to a hospital in the embattled city of Hama as part of a renewed crackdown on anti-government demonstrators calling for an end to President Bashar al-Assad's reign. . Afghanistan-NATO-Helicopter-Crash (Will update) NATO recovery teams combed through the wreckage of a downed CH- 47 Chinook in eastern Afghanistan on Sunday, the site of the worst single-day loss of American lives since the start of the Afghan war. . MONEY-Global-Economy (Will update) Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner will take part in a conference call Sunday evening with representatives of the other G7 nations to discuss the downgraded U.S. credit rating, a G7 official told CNN. . MONEY-Global-Markets-Reaction (Will update) The Standard & Poor's move to lower the U.S. credit rating from AAA to AA+ reverberated around the world as global markets started opening over the weekend for the first time since the downgrade. . UK-Riots (Will update) Rioters took advantage of a vigil for a man killed by police and turned violent Saturday night, tossing petrol bombs and "missiles" at officers and looting stores, London's Metropolitan Police said Sunday. . PREVIOUSLY PUBLISHED STORIES . TOP STORIES . MONEY-Global-Economy By Tom Cohen Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner will take part in a conference call Sunday evening with representatives of the other G7 nations to discuss the downgraded U.S. credit rating, a G7 official told CNN. . Afghanistan-NATO-Helicopter-Crash By David Ariosto and Barbara Starr The U.S. commandos killed when their helicopter went down in eastern Afghanistan were targeting a Taliban commander directly responsible for attacks on American troops, U.S. military officials with knowledge of the operation said Sunday. . Syria-Unrest A Syrian human rights group says eight premature infants dependent on incubators died after authorities cut power to a hospital in the embattled city of Hama as part of a renewed crackdown on anti-government demonstrators calling for an end to President Bashar al-Assad's reign. . CNN SHOWCASE . US-Alabama-Commencement By Moni Basu and Keren Goldshlager There might not have been a truer definition of bittersweet than the events that unfolded this weekend in an Alabama college town recovering from an April day when the winds screamed and the houses blew away like feathers. In the Coleman Coliseum, named after a long- time Crimson Tide historian, 4,770 young men and women, draped in black gowns emblazoned with red letter A's, marched down the isles normally reserved for basketball. Sports are big at the University of Alabama; the spirit of legendary football coach Bear Bryant looms large in these parts. . INTERNATIONAL. Afghanistan-NATO-Helicopter-Crash By David Ariosto and Barbara Starr The U.S. commandos killed when their helicopter went down in eastern Afghanistan were targeting a Taliban commander directly responsible for attacks on American troops, U.S. military officials with knowledge of the operation said Sunday. . MONEY-Global-Markets-Reaction The Standard & Poor's move to lower the U.S. credit rating from AAA to AA+ reverberated around the world as global markets started opening over the weekend for the first time since the downgrade. . Iran-US-Hikers From Shirzad Bozorgmehr The attorney representing three American hikers accused of being spies in Iran said Sunday that he was still awaiting word about his clients' fate. . Syria-Unrest A Syrian human rights group says eight premature infants dependent on incubators died after authorities cut power to a hospital in the embattled city of Hama as part of a renewed crackdown on anti-government demonstrators calling for an end to President Bashar al-Assad's reign. . Yemen-Saleh Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh has been discharged from a military hospital in Saudi Arabia after being severely wounded in June, a Saudi Foreign Ministry spokesman said Sunday, but it was not clear when he would return to Yemen. . Libya-War The Libyan government said Sunday it had retaken the key town of Bi Al-Ghanam after losing it briefly to rebel forces. . UK-Riots Rioters took advantage of a vigil for a man killed by police and turned violent Saturday night, tossing petrol bombs and "missiles" at officers and looting stores, London's Metropolitan Police said Sunday. . Israel-Protests By Guy Azriel Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced details about a new financial team Sunday, a day after more than a quarter of a million demonstrators took to the streets protesting the rising cost of living in the Jewish state. . Cuba-Venezuela-Chavez Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has arrived in Cuba for the next phase of his cancer treatment, Venezuelan state media reported Sunday. . China-Typhoon China evacuated residents along coastal areas and sent its ships back to port as it braced for Muifa, which pounded some areas with gusty winds and rains over the weekend. Muifa, once a typhoon, weakened Saturday and was eventually downgraded to a tropical storm. . Iran-US-Hikers A week ago Sunday, Iranian courts announced that they would soon formally sentence three American hikers accused of being spies. Seven days later, the world waits to see whether Iran will respond to American calls for leniency. On Saturday, Iran's foreign minister expressed hope the verdict -- when it comes -- will result in the hikers' freedom, state-run Press TV said. . U.S.A. . MONEY-Stocks-Lookahead By Ken Sweet Standard & Poor's decision late Friday to downgrade the United States' credit rating sparked fear and many questions: Would stocks tank, first in Asia Sunday night and then in New York Monday morning? Would interest rates on U.S. Treasuries spike higher? . US-Afghanistan-Fatality Aaron Vaughn, one of 30 U.S. service members killed Saturday in Afghanistan, was a "great American," his grandmother said. . POL-Jerry-Brown-2012-Election By Gabriella Schwarz California Gov. Jerry Brown said the United States is at a crossroads and faces a potentially "calamitous" election in 2012. As demonstrated by the recent debate in Washington over the debt ceiling, the United States will decline if Democrats and Republicans are unable to compromise, Brown said in an interview broadcast Sunday on CNN's "State of the Union." . TECH-Def-Con-Kids By John D. Sutter The world's largest gathering of computer hackers -- DEF CON, which is happening this weekend at the Rio Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas -- held its first-ever hacking classes for kids this year, at an event appropriately called DEF CON Kids. . TRAVEL-Boeing-Dreamliner By Patrick Oppmann Three years overdue and billions of dollars over budget, the 787 Dreamliner is due to officially be delivered by Boeing next month in Tokyo. The plane is scheduled to be the first to carry commercial passengers in the 787 Dreamliner series, which has been plagued by delays but promises to revolutionize air travel. . FEATURES, COMMENTARY & ANALYSIS . FEA-Grinnan-Storytelling By Edward Grinnan One spring day 25 years ago, I found myself perched on the 21st floor windowsill of a Denmark hotel room, holding what I thought would be my last alcoholic drink. I planned to give it up in a big way. For all these years, I never told that story publicly, despite being the editor-in-chief of Guideposts, an interfaith magazine in which ordinary people tell their own stories of hope. My job is to persuade and help people tell those stories. I've long known that such stories are our best medium for forging connections with our fellow human beings. They help span the breach of solipsism to unify the human experience. . ANALYSIS-Gergen-Churchill-Downgrade By David Gergen Before returning to the States this weekend, I and others in my family spent enthralled hours at the Churchill War Rooms in London, along with the new museum in his honor next door. Now, there was a leader! There was a man whose example shouts out to us now in our hour of trouble. . ANALYSIS-Hypponen-Cybrcrime-Ted By Mikko Hypponen Geography used to matter in crime. In the real world, you only have to worry about the criminals who live in your city. But in the online world, you have to worry about criminals who could be on the other side of the planet. Online crime is always international because the Internet has no borders. . ANALYSIS-Greene-Money-Mood By Bob Greene How do dry economic numbers translate into real human pain? Here's one way. Almost lost in the wall-to-wall news coverage of the battle in Washington over the debt ceiling and the convulsions of the stock market was this item: Merck & Co., the huge pharmaceutical manufacturer, announced that it will be eliminating up to 13,000 jobs through the end of the year 2015. This is in addition to 17,000 job cuts that were previously announced. (c) 2011 ProQuest Information and Learning Company; All Rights Reserved. |