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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 Maggie Leung -- 404-827-1401 . UPCOMING . Army-Suicides The U.S. Army reported 32 suicides and potential suicides in the month of July, the highest total since the service began publicly releasing such statistics 2 1/2 years ago. And the problem is even worse than the Pentagon's news releases would indicate. . POL-Obama-Bus-Tour (will update) President Barack Obama begins a three-day bus tour Monday, visiting Minnesota, Iowa and Illinois to talk about job growth, according to the White House. . California-BART-Protest (will update) An official with San Francisco's rapid transit system stood by the decision to shut off cell phone service ahead of a protest, not ruling out a similar move in response to a planned demonstration Monday. . Missouri-Missing-Girl (will update) A 43-year-old Missouri man told police that he suffocated his 3- year-old neighbor with a plastic bag, then stuffed her body in the same bag and tossed her from a highway, according to a court document. . Libya-War (will update) As Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi urged supporters to take up arms and battle rebel forces Monday, a senior member of Gadhafi's government arrived in Cairo amid rumors that he had defected, Egypt's state-run Al-Ahram newspaper reported. . UK-Riots (will update) Prime Minister David Cameron blames the riots that shook Britain over the past 10 days on a "slow-motion moral collapse ... in parts of our country," he said Monday, as police arrested a new suspect linked with one of the deadliest incidents in the violence. . PREVIOUSLY PUBLISHED STORIESTOP STORY Indiana-Stage-Collapse Family and friends of the people killed when a concert stage collapsed paused to remember their loved ones Monday, as officials began tackling the question on many peoples' minds: Was anyone at fault? The Indiana State Fair reopened with a public memorial service for the five people killed when a stage gave way during a storm Saturday night. The accident also injured at least 40 people. . Iraq-Violence A barrage of attacks struck Monday across Iraq, killing at least 92 people and wounding more than 200, said officials, who likened the attacks to another outbreak last year. . INTERNATIONAL . Libya-War From Jomana Karadsheh As Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi urged supporters to take up arms and battle rebel forces Monday, a senior member of Gadhafi's government arrived in Cairo amid rumors that he had defected, Egypt's state-run Al-Ahram newspaper reported. . Syria-Unrest Two of Syria's neighbors joined growing international calls Monday for Damascus to halt its violent crackdown on anti- government protesters -- calls that came even as the violence itself continued. . US-Afghan-Troops-Training By Charley Keyes A new report released Monday raises fresh doubts about the success of a key element of U.S. policy in Afghanistan: Beefing up the local security forces as American troops withdraw. . Afghanistan-Attack By David Ariosto At least two suicide bombers attacked a fuel depot near Kandahar International Airport late Monday evening, leaving at least three people dead and six wounded, officials said. . Egypt-Mubarak-Trial The trial of Egypt's former President Hosni Mubarak will take place behind closed doors, Judge Ahmed Refaat announced Monday, citing "the public interest" as he barred television cameras from the court. . MONEY-Euro-Zone-Gdp By Ben Rooney As officials in Europe struggle to contain the debt crisis roiling financial markets around the world, economic growth appears to be slowing significantly across the euro zone. . Japan-Nuclear Japan's nuclear safety agency will be placed under the control of the country's Environment Ministry, a top government official announced Monday in a move stemming from the triple meltdown at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant. . Pakistan-American-Abducted The three security guards and driver of the American who was kidnapped in Pakistan on Saturday have been detained for questioning, a police official told CNN Monday. . Pakistan-China The United States is concerned that Pakistan may have given China access to the high-tech helicopter that crashed in the U.S. raid on Osama bin Laden's compound, a U.S. official said Monday. . India-Independence-Day In New Delhi's upscale diplomatic district, it's a parallel world that Ram Dhan lives in. For years, his home is a rickety shanty that he shares with his ailing wife, a young son, daughter-in-law and two grandchildren. At 62 now, Dhan has lived through India's journey as an independent nation. He finds little reason to rejoice as the country celebrates the 64th anniversary of freedom from British rule. . Indonesia-Justice An Indonesian man critically injured in a violent attack by a mob of hard-liners was convicted Monday for inciting the violence. . China-Chemical-Plant-Shutdown Chinese authorities have shut down a controversial chemical plant in the country's northeast and tightened its grip over news coverage on a large protest that prompted the unusual decision. Tens of thousands of residents in Dalian took to the streets Sunday and rallied around the city hall. . North-Sea-Oil-Leak The flow of oil leaking from a North Sea oil platform east of Aberdeen, Scotland, has been "greatly reduced," and no oil is expected to reach land, the British Department of Energy and Climate Change and a Shell official said Monday. . UK-Riots Prime Minister David Cameron blames the riots that shook Britain over the past 10 days on a "slow-motion moral collapse ... in parts of our country," he said Monday, as police arrested a new suspect linked with one of the deadliest incidents in the violence. . Aruba-Missing-Woman A judge ruled Monday that there was enough evidence to continue holding a U.S. man in connection with the case of a missing American woman, Aruba's solicitor general said. . Tropical-Storm-Gert Tropical Storm Gert passed harmlessly east of Bermuda on Monday and is expected to dissipate in the north Atlantic, U.S. forecasters reported. . Argentina-Primary By Brian Byrnes President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner handily won Argentina's presidential primary, garnering more than half the country's votes. . Colombia-Uribe-Cocaine Colombia's former president has said he believes his country is finally winning the war on drugs thanks to the robust policies his government took to combat left-wing guerrillas. But Alvaro Uribe Velez told CNN that despite the murder of his father in 1983 -- and repeated attempts on his own life -- by FARC guerrillas, who for decades have controlled coca-growing regions in Colombia, he does not hate members of the group. . U.S.A. Missouri-Missing-Girl A 43-year-old Missouri man told police that he suffocated his 3- year-old neighbor with a plastic bag, then stuffed her body in the same bag and tossed her from a highway, according to a court document. . Louisiana-Child-Killing From Rick Martin A 7-year-old boy with cerebral palsy and other disabilities including not being able to speak was decapitated, and his biological father has confessed to the killing, police in Thibodaux, Louisiana, said Monday. . Louisiana-Fish-Kill By Antoinette Campbell A paper mill in Louisiana is working closely with environmental officials to help determine what caused thousands of dead and dying fish to wash up along the banks of the Pearl River, a spokesman with the state Department of Environmental Quality said Monday. . New-York-Heart-Theft By Nina Golgowski A convicted shoplifter caught stealing while released from prison for a life-saving heart transplant has been ordered back to jail, destroying her eligibility for the treatment. . New-York-Megachurch-Pastor An inconclusive autopsy left unanswered questions Monday in the death of Florida megachurch founder Zachery Tims, whose death in a New York hotel room shocked members of his congregation. . Colorado-Arrested-Siblings Three siblings caught last week after a nationwide manhunt and a high-speed chase in Colorado will make their next court appearance in two weeks, officials said Monday. . California-BART-Protest An official with San Francisco's rapid transit system stood by the decision to shut off cell phone service ahead of a protest, not ruling out a similar move in response to a planned demonstration Monday. . Florida-Casey-Anthony Casey Anthony's attorneys will appeal the order that she must serve one year of supervised probation on a check-fraud conviction, her lead attorney confirmed Monday. . Indiana-Stage-Collapse The Indiana State Fair reopened Monday with a public memorial service for five people killed when a concert stage collapsed during a storm. . Missile-Plot By Terry Frieden An Iranian citizen who lived in California was sentenced in federal court in Chicago Monday to 51 months in prison for illegally trying to send missile parts from the U.S. to Iran, federal prosecutors announced. . MED-Ground-Beef-Recall By Ann J. Curley A Kansas slaughterhouse is recalling 60,242 pounds of ground beef products that may be contaminated with deadly E. coli 0157:H7, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service says. . US-East-Coast-Rain By Nina Golgowski A sudden downpour in Baltimore shut down Amtrak train service Monday morning and brought reports of flash floods that isolated emergency vehicles and caused at least one neighborhood evacuation. . US-Braydon-Nichols-Response An Army captain has established a college trust fund for the 10- year-old who posted an iReport honoring his dad, who died in the recent Chinook helicopter crash in Afghanistan. . US-Billboards-Islam Want to learn more about Islam? There's a hotline for that. And, through the end of the month, lots of roadside billboards to get the word out about it. . US-Iftar-Scouts Mohammad Adarf Ullah, 17 years old of Herndon, Virginia, has been observing the Muslim holy month of Ramadan since he was a young boy. Believed to purify the body and soul, the food and water fast from dusk until dawn for 30 days is part of the five tenants of Islam. . US-Muslim-Comedy-Tour The Muslims are Coming is a comedy tour that is traveling to small towns throughout the South in hopes of opening up a discussion about Muslim stereotypes. . MONEY-Markets-Newyork By Hibah Yousuf and Julianne Pepitone U.S. stocks moved solidly higher Monday, with major indexes rising about 2%, as merger activity set a positive tone on Wall Street. . MONEY-Google-Motorola In a surprise deal, Google has agreed to buy Motorola Mobility for $12.5 billion, two companies said Monday. . MONEY-Thebuzz By Paul R. La Monica With Google agreeing to buy/save Motorola Mobility Monday morning for $12.5 billion -- a stunning 63% premium -- investors turned their lonely eyes to the other two big smartphone companies not named Apple. Shares of Ontario-based BlackBerry and PlayBook maker Research in Motion were up 3% in midday trading. And foundering Finnish phone phenom Nokia (three cheers for alliteration!) was up 12% Monday afternoon. . MONEY-Tweets-Stocktwits By Ivan Hoff The so-called "Merger Monday" continues to live up to its name, after Google announced an acquisition of handset maker Motorola Mobility Holdings for a 63% premium. The $12.5 billion purchase is the biggest in Google's history. The deal has many wondering why Google is entering a low-margin hardware business. The most likely rationale is providing patent protection for its Android OS, against the constant litigation attacks from Apple and Microsoft. . MONEY-Treasuries By Charles Riley Treasury yields moved slightly higher Monday as investors tried to sort through the aftermath of one of the most volatile trading weeks in recent memory. . MONEY-Household-Debt By Annalyn Censky Consumer borrowing fell slightly in the second quarter, as Americans shed more of their debt. A report released Monday by the New York Federal Reserve -- which looks at mortgages, home equity lines, credit cards, auto loans and student debt held by consumers nationwide -- found that total consumer debt fell to $11.4 trillion in the second quarter of this year. . MONEY-Buffett-Taxes Billionaire investor Warren Buffett, saying he doesn't want to be "coddled" by Congress, says that wealthier Americans should pay higher taxes, and that higher taxes do not dampen job growth. Buffett, chief executive of Berkshire Hathaway, wrote in an op-ed piece published Monday in The New York Times that taxes should be raised on Americans who make at least $1 million per year. . MONEY-Perry-Texas-Jobs Texas has created a lot of jobs over the 10 years that Rick Perry's been governor -- there's no doubt about it. Perry, who formally launched his presidential candidacy on Saturday, is making his state's economic prowess a centerpiece of his campaign. Already he's been bragging about his state being the "epicenter of job growth." Texas has gained more than 1 million net new jobs in the decade Perry has led the state. And it's been going strong since the recession ended. "We are home to fewer than one in 10 Americans ... but four in 10 new American jobs are in our state," he told a conference of state legislators from around the nation this week. But that doesn't mean that all is well with employment in the Lone Star State. Texas leads the nation in minimum-wage jobs, and many positions don't offer health benefits. Also, steep budget cuts are expected to result in the loss of more than 100,000 jobs. . MONEY-Hyundai-Steering-Fix By Peter Valdes-Dapena Hyundai announced Monday that it will fix the steering on new Sonata cars that, some owners complain, have developed a tendency to chronically pull toward the left while being steered straight down the road. . MONEY-Maserati-Recall By Peter Valdes-Dapena Italian ultra-luxury carmaker Maserati is recalling cars in the U.S. to fix a potential problem with the rear suspension. . POL-Obama-Bus-Tour President Barack Obama began a three-day Midwestern tour Monday with a town hall meeting before a supportive crowd at a riverside Minnesota park. . POL-RNC-Debt-Tour By Rebecca Stewart The Republican National Committee offered up its take on President Obama's Midwest bus tour Monday with a three-pronged press offensive including a "Press Corps Briefing Book," a web ad, and radio spots that detail what they've termed "Obama's Debt-End Bus Tour." The RNC describes the president's effort to engage in a public dialogue about job growth and the economy at town halls and economic forums as "a totally non-political taxpayer-funded administration event that just happens to criss-cross several battleground states critical to the president's re-election" in the Obama critique, which is disguised as a briefing book. . POL-Bachmann-Money-NC By Peter Hamby Republican presidential candidate Michele Bachmann will peel off the campaign trail later this week to raise money in North Carolina. . POL-Perry-Bush By Peter Hamby Texas Gov. Rick Perry dismissed comparisons between himself and former president George W. Bush on Monday, calling them "inevitable" but unfair. . POL-Perry-Romney-Iowa By Shannon Travis Texas governor Rick Perry blew a kiss to Mitt Romney on Monday, kissing off criticism from the former Massachusetts governor and saying, "Give him my love." The newly-minted Republican presidential candidate was responding to criticism from Romney during a visit to the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines. In New Hampshire earlier Monday, Romney said he is the only contender in the GOP presidential race with extensive experience in both business and government. . POL-Romney-Perry-Dig By Rachel Streitfeld Mitt Romney said Monday his experience in business would help propel him over his opponents for the GOP presidential nomination, including the man who threatens to be his biggest rival, Texas Gov. Rick Perry. . POL-Clinton-Perry By Ashley Killough Former President Bill Clinton was paying attention Saturday when Texas Gov. Rick Perry formally launched his presidential campaign. "I got tickled. I watched Governor Perry announce...for president," Clinton said Monday. "He's a good-looking rascal." . POL-Huntsman-Wife-SC By Shawna Shepherd The wife of GOP presidential candidate Jon Huntsman will make her first solo campaign visit to South Carolina today. The former governor of Utah is entering the ninth week of his White House run and is still a relative unknown among many voters in the early primary state. . POL-Pawlenty-Next-Step By Ashley Killough One day after dropping out of the race for the White House, Tim Pawlenty said he and his family are thinking about the next step. . POL-Cain-Santorum-Ames If third place finisher Tim Pawlenty is out, why are Rick Santorum and Herman Cain, the fourth and fifth place finishers at the GOP presidential straw poll Saturday in Ames, Iowa still in the race for the White House? One answer: Size matters. . POL-McDonnell-RGA The Republican Governors Association Monday named Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell as the group's new chairman, succeeding Texas Gov. Rick Perry, who announced Saturday that he was running for president. . FEATURES . ENT-Kate-Plus-Eight-Canceled TLC has decided not to renew its reality show "Kate Plus 8," the entertainment network announced Monday. . ENT-Kim-Kardashian-Twitter Reality star Kim Kardashian has just gained 9 million followers on Twitter. After amassing that staggering number, Kim, 30, tweeted her reaction: "OMGGGGG I just saw I reached 9 MILLION followers!!!!!! I am so speechless! YOU truly are my world and mean everything to me! I LOVE YOU!" . ENT-Jackson-Tribute-KISS By Alan Duke The legendary rock band KISS signed up to pay tribute to Michael Jackson in an October concert that will also headline Christina Aguilera, Leona Lewis, Smokey Robinson, Cee Lo Green and JLS, the promoters told CNN Monday. . ENT-Tara-Reid-Celebrity-Weddings Tara Reid may have set the record for shortest engagement of all time. The "American Pie" actress announced she'd gotten engaged while in Greece via Twitter on Saturday, and then followed it up hours later with the announcement that she was married. . ENT-Duff-Expecting-Baby By Stephanie Goldberg Hilary Duff and husband Mike Comrie are expecting their first child, the actress-singer announced on her website Sunday. . FEA-Eatocracy-Cafe-Reconcile By Ed Lavandera It's two hours before lunchtime inside Cafe Reconcile and Chef Joe Smith sounds like an old-gospel preacher filled with the Holy Spirit teaching a small group of young men and women how to bring New Orleans-style food to life. . FEA-Eatocracy-Roasted-Broccoli By Sarah LeTrent We're going to let you in on a secret: broccoli can be good - like, really really good - with a bit of summer's dry heat and no coagulating cheese sauce in sight. . TECH-Worlds-Biggest-Radio-Telescope By Tom Cohen In 1985, astronomer Carl Sagan wrote the novel "Contact" about a vast U.S. radio telescope that receives the first communication with extraterrestrial life. The best-seller became a 1997 film starring Jodie Foster that opened many eyes to how humans might first encounter space aliens. Now, planning is under way for what will be the world's largest radio telescope. However, unlike in the book and film, the United States won't be a main player, at least for the next decade.Tight funding in the budget-cutting environment of Washington and the uncertain final cost of the Square Kilometer Array have combined to kill U.S. government funding for it through 2021. . TECH-Solar-Light-Bulbs It started with such a simple concept: A solar light bulb that charges up during the day and lights the night when the sun sets. Inventor Steve Katsaros perfected his design in June 2010, and four days later he had a patent in hand. . TECH-Mafiaboy-Hacker Michael Calce once briefly shut down this site. It was February 8, 2000, and the then-15-year-old was egged on by a fellow hacker who believed CNN.com would be impossible to bring down because of its "advanced networks" and "huge traffic numbers." It took Calce just a few minutes. . TECH-Strategy-Games-Steinberg For gamers, the urge to conquer and pillage dates back to time immemorial. Tabletop amusements like chess and its numerous variants have enthralled players for centuries. Given their often-complex rules and cluttered pieces, military simulations were among home computing's earliest killer apps, giving rise to popular publishers such as SSI and MicroProse. But despite a rapid retail decline in the late '90s that forced many titles out of stores and into the hands of niche online publishers like Matrix Games and HPS Simulations, "wargames" are still going strong today. . TECH-Google-Motorola-Home By Mark Milian One lesser-known aspect of Google's proposed acquisition of Motorola Mobility: It brings the technology giant a step closer to offering a Google baby monitor. . MED-Preemie-Breast-Milk-Fortifier By Jim Roope Fortified breast milk helps preemies grow. . MED-Obese-Healthy-Weightloss You may be obese, but does that automatically mean you're unhealthy? The conventional wisdom is that if you're overweight or obese, you're in mortal danger because that extra weight is like a ticking time bomb ready to unleash diabetes, heart disease and other health complications. . MED-Autism-Siblings-Risk It's already known that children with older siblings who have autism spectrum disorder or ASD, have a higher risk of developing the condition themselves, and a new study in Pediatrics finds that risk is even higher than previously expected. . SPORT-Golf-Tiger-Knee-Surgery By Paul Gittings Golfers everywhere beware! The knee problems that left Tiger Woods on the sidelines and threaten his bid to overtake Jack Nicklaus as the all-time majors winner are not solely the preserve of star players. If you are a middle-age golfer with an expanding waistline you too could be placing great strain on vulnerable joints. It seems Woods' left knee gave out because of the "tremendous forces" he exerts during his swing, according to leading U.S. orthopedic specialist Dr. Nicholas A. DiNubile. . TRAVEL-Refund-Bag-Fees We all know the feeling of dread that washes over you when standing at the baggage carousel after a flight. "Did my bag make it?" In the last couple of years, another wrinkle has been added to the mix in the form of bag fees. In the past, if an airline lost, delayed or damaged your bag, you could get compensation. That's still true today, but what about that fee you paid just for the right to check your bag? Can you get that back? . TRAVEL-Animal-Lover-Trips Riding on elephants is cool, but helping them live well is cooler. That's the thought behind voluntourism -- travel that lets visitors help out along the way. Here are 8 ways animal lovers can contribute to the welfare of their furry, feathered and finned friends all over the world. . ANALYSIS-Cronin-Pakistan-China The strategic partnership between the United States and Pakistan appears once again to be careening toward the brink of self- destruction. Reports that Pakistan may have given Chinese engineers direct access to the remnants of an American Black Hawk stealth helicopter left behind in the May raid on Osama bin Laden, are the latest in a series of blows to the relationship. . ANALYSIS-Zelizer-Security-Economy Just as the 2004 presidential election was all about the concept of security, the same term will shape the campaigns of 2012. But this time around, the issue is not national security and the threat of terrorists but the search for security amid the ongoing struggles that Americans have faced with the economy. High unemployment, laggard economic growth and a turbulent stock market have left many middle class Americans terrified about what comes next. Almost three- quarters of Americans, according to a recent Reuters/Ipsos poll, said that the country is moving in the wrong direction. . ANALYSIS-Google-Motorola-Phones By John D. Sutter There was a frenzy of tech news across the Internet on Monday morning about Google's acquisition of Motorola's mobile phone division. Missing from the flurry of opinions, however, is this: The $12.5 billion deal, while significant, may not result in better mobile phones on Google's Android operating system. Consequently, there's not much reason yet for consumers to care. . ANALYSIS-Avlon-Gop-Field A day can be a long time in politics, and that was certainly true this past Saturday. Congresswoman Michele Bachmann won the Iowa straw poll in Ames, followed by libertarian Congressman Ron Paul. Tim Pawlenty's third-place finish pushed the two-term Minnesota governor out of the presidential race the next morning. Perhaps the biggest news was the big-foot move by Texas Gov. Rick Perry to declare his candidacy 1,200 miles away in South Carolina. But what matters more than this one-day snapshot of the 2012 horse race are the dynamics determining the shape of the field. . COMMENTARY-Bachmann-Christianity Author Alisa Harris writes: I could have become Michele Bachmann. Reading a recent Bachmann profile in The New Yorker felt like attending an awkward cocktail party with former best friends whom I now stalk on the internet but haven't spoken to in years. The story describes Bachmann's influences - including figures like Francis Schaeffer and David Noebel, who most Americans have never heard of but who are superstars in conservative Christian circles - and I found them all familiar faces from my childhood as a culture warrior. Bachmann wins Iowa straw poll. These are people Bachmann admires and people I once admired, too. (c) 2011 ProQuest Information and Learning Company; All Rights Reserved. |