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Today's Front Page News: Tony Hayward leaving as BP CEO, US official says Leaks provide ground-level account of Afghan war US holds drills off Korea as Pyongyang talks war Khmer Rouge's chief jailer guilty of war crimes Medical device problems hurt 70,000+ kids annually Arizona officials misidentify crash victims Chavez warns of US oil cutoff in Colombia dispute Ariz. law comes after years of mounting anger Louis Prima gets posthumous Hollywood star Lopez hits go-ahead HR as Cardinals beat Cubs Pakistan secretly helping Taliban: report BP's Hayward to step aside as Gulf work resumes Investors find some reassurance in Europe's bank tests BP CEO to walk away with $18 million: report Senate Democrats to introduce energy bill Khmer Rouge prison chief sentenced to 35 years in jail Taliban say they're holding U.S. soldier and second killed Hitmen behind Mexico massacre were prisoners: government Khmer Rouge prison chief handed 30 years in prison US condemns massive leak of Afghan war files Tony Hayward leaving as BP CEO, US official says Sun, 25 Jul 2010 07:29 pm PDT AP - BP's Tony Hayward, whose gaffes added insult to oil-spill injury for the Gulf Coast, is on his way out as CEO, a U.S. government official said Sunday. Many residents found small comfort in that as BP's biggest mistake under Hayward continued to foul their waters, their beaches and their way of life. Full Story Top Leaks provide ground-level account of Afghan war Sun, 25 Jul 2010 10:24 pm PDT AP - Some 90,000 leaked U.S. military records posted online Sunday amount to a blow-by-blow account of six years of the Afghanistan war, including unreported incidents of Afghan civilian killings as well as covert operations against Taliban figures. Full Story Top US holds drills off Korea as Pyongyang talks war Sun, 25 Jul 2010 09:17 pm PDT AP - U.S. and South Korean warships and helicopters practiced anti-submarine maneuvers off the Korean peninsula Monday, readying defenses against the kind of weapon that allegedly sank a South Korean navy vessel earlier this year. Full Story Top Khmer Rouge's chief jailer guilty of war crimes Sun, 25 Jul 2010 11:44 pm PDT AP - A war crimes tribunal sentenced the former Khmer Rouge chief jailer and executioner to 35 years in prison Monday for overseeing the deaths of thousands of people during a genocidal rule that devastated a generation of Cambodians. Full Story Top Medical device problems hurt 70,000+ kids annually Sun, 25 Jul 2010 09:49 pm PDT AP - More than 70,000 children and teens go to the emergency room each year for injuries and complications from medical devices, and contact lenses are the leading culprit, the first detailed national estimate suggests. Full Story Top Arizona officials misidentify crash victims Sun, 25 Jul 2010 06:53 pm PDT AP - Family and friends spent the past week standing vigil outside a Phoenix hospital room, praying Marlena Cantu would recover from severe injuries suffered in an Arizona traffic crash. Full Story Top Chavez warns of US oil cutoff in Colombia dispute Sun, 25 Jul 2010 04:12 pm PDT AP - President Hugo Chavez threatened on Sunday to cut off oil sales to the United States if Venezuela is attacked by its U.S.-allied neighbor Colombia in a dispute over allegations that Venezuela gives haven to Colombian rebels. Full Story Top Ariz. law comes after years of mounting anger Sun, 25 Jul 2010 01:54 pm PDT AP - As the days tick down until the Arizona immigration law takes effect, the state stands as a monument to the anger over illegal immigration that is present in so many places. Full Story Top Louis Prima gets posthumous Hollywood star Sun, 25 Jul 2010 10:11 pm PDT AP - 'King of Swing' Louis Prima has received a posthumous star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in a centennial celebration that included dancing in the street to his big-band sounds. Full Story Top Lopez hits go-ahead HR as Cardinals beat Cubs Sun, 25 Jul 2010 09:56 pm PDT AP - Felipe Lopez hit a tie-breaking solo homer in the 11th inning to help the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Chicago Cubs 4-3 on Sunday night and avoid a weekend sweep. Full Story Top Pakistan secretly helping Taliban: report Sun, 25 Jul 2010 10:56 pm PDT Reuters - Pakistan was actively collaborating with the Taliban in Afghanistan while accepting U.S. aid, new U.S. military reports showed, a disclosure likely to increase the pressure on Washington's embattled ally. Full Story Top BP's Hayward to step aside as Gulf work resumes Sun, 25 Jul 2010 11:13 pm PDT Reuters - BP Plc was expected to announce changes at the top on Monday with the anticipated departure of CEO Tony Hayward, who came under fire for his handling of the massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. Full Story Top Investors find some reassurance in Europe's bank tests Sun, 25 Jul 2010 11:16 pm PDT Reuters - Investors took some reassurance that European banks had passed "stress tests" on their ability to deal with a debt crisis, prompting European stock futures prices to rise on Monday. Full Story Top BP CEO to walk away with $18 million: report Sun, 25 Jul 2010 09:29 pm PDT Reuters - BP Chief Executive Tony Hayward will collect a pay and pension package worth at least 11.8 million pounds ($18.03 million) when he steps down from his role at the company, the Times newspaper reported on Sunday. Full Story Top Senate Democrats to introduce energy bill Sun, 25 Jul 2010 10:02 pm PDT Reuters - U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid will unveil as early as Monday a slimmed-down energy bill seeking to make offshore drilling safer and convert trucks to run on domestic natural gas. Full Story Top Khmer Rouge prison chief sentenced to 35 years in jail Sun, 25 Jul 2010 10:52 pm PDT Reuters - A U.N.-backed tribunal sentenced a senior member of the Khmer Rouge to 35 years in prison on Monday in its first verdict three decades after the "Killing Fields" revolution tore Cambodia apart. Full Story Top Taliban say they're holding U.S. soldier and second killed Sun, 25 Jul 2010 09:58 pm PDT Reuters - The Taliban said on Sunday they were holding prisoner one of two U.S. soldiers who strayed into territory controlled by the insurgents, and that the other had been killed. Full Story Top Hitmen behind Mexico massacre were prisoners: government Sun, 25 Jul 2010 05:37 pm PDT Reuters - A group of drug cartel inmates who were allowed by guards to leave prison to commit murders are believed responsible for the massacre of 17 people earlier this month, the Mexican government said on Sunday. Full Story Top Khmer Rouge prison chief handed 30 years in prison Sun, 25 Jul 2010 10:15 pm PDT AFP - A UN-backed war crimes court on Monday sentenced a former Khmer Rouge prison chief to 30 years in prison for his role in Cambodia's "Killing Fields" atrocities in the late 1970s. Full Story Top US condemns massive leak of Afghan war files Sun, 25 Jul 2010 09:02 pm PDT AFP - The White House denounced a massive leak of secret military files Sunday that allegedly describe how Pakistan's spy service aids the Afghan insurgency, but said the information was no surprise. Full Story Top

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