AP US NewsBrief at 9:34 am EDT – TMC Net
AP U.S. NewsBrief at 9:34 a.m. EDT
(Associated Press Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) LA readies for `Carmageddon’ weekendLOS ANGELES (AP) _ The City of Angels is on edge as the hours tick off until “Carmageddon” _ the shutdown of a 10-mile stretch of one of the busiest highways in the United States, on one of the city’s busiest summer weekends. Will it bring traffic to a standstill like a scene out of a summer disaster movie? Or fail to come to pass, like other apocalypse predictions? Seeds of future problems in Minn. budget dealST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) _ Minnesota’s leaders made a deal that will probably end the nation’s longest state government shutdown in a decade, but they didn’t really solve their budget problem. Instead, they just shuffled it down the road to be faced another day. An agreement between Democratic Gov. Mark Dayton and GOP leaders will delay schools promised aid and convert future tobacco settlement money into cash now. If lawmakers sign off on the deal in the next few days, it would end a two-week shutdown that spread pain to all corners of the state.
Hacking scandal casts light on Murdoch’s politicsWASHINGTON (AP) _ Rupert Murdoch is a political kingmaker in Britain and his native Australia. In the United States, he’s best known for promoting conservative opinion through media properties like the Fox News Channel. And in China, he’s primarily a businessman working to give his News Corp. empire a toehold in that country’s tightly controlled media market. The phone hacking scandal roiling Britain has cast a fresh light on the billionaire media mogul’s influence around the globe.
Astronauts fix another failed computer on shuttleCAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) _ The pilots on NASA’s last space shuttle flight fixed another one of their main computers Friday after it failed and set off an alarm that awoke the entire crew. Atlantis’ commander, Christopher Ferguson, said the alarm sounded an hour or so after the four astronauts had gone to bed, during the deepest part of their sleep.
Former resident sues to claim Alaska moon rocksANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) _ The mystery of Alaska’s missing moon rocks has been solved. Getting them back to a state museum likely will depend on a judge. Alaska officials are contesting a lawsuit filed by a former resident who claims he rescued the moon rocks from a garbage heap 38 years ago.
AP sources: NFL players, owners making progressNEW YORK (AP) _ Significant progress on a major sticking point in the NFL labor impasse _ soaring rookie salaries _ during marathon talks Thursday raised hopes that a tentative agreement in principle could perhaps come within 24 hours, according to two people familiar with the negotiations. They cautioned, however, that other key issues remained for owners and players to resolve, including free agency and new offseason workout rules.
Midwest flooding causes rail delays, added expenseLINCOLN, Neb. (AP) _ Disruption caused by Midwest flooding has inundated Amtrak with delays and extra expense this summer while dampening the spirits of passengers traveling popular routes, forcing them in some cases to hop off the train and onto chartered buses. Amtrak’s Empire Builder, its most popular cross-country route, normally takes travelers from Chicago through the Rocky Mountains before heading to the Northwest. But for several weeks, westbound riders have gone no further than St. Paul, Minn.
Body found at SoCal mansion may be suicideSAN DIEGO (AP) _ The girlfriend of a pharmaceutical company executive was found dead at a historic California mansion, her nude body hanging from a rope on a second-floor balcony with her hands tied behind her back and her feet bound. Rebecca Nalepa’s body was discovered at the Coronado home of Jonah Shacknai, chairman and chief executive of Medicis Pharmaceuticals Corp., an Arizona-based company that makes acne and facial wrinkle treatments.
Conn woman prepares to walk across AfricaMANCHESTER, Conn. (AP) _ Amy Russell isn’t expecting her walk across Connecticut to pose much of challenge. She’s just going 140 miles, starting Saturday in Granby and finishing next Friday in Greenwich.
Calif. pest trapper helps thwart citrus diseaseCENTERVILLE, Calif. (AP) _ On a bright July morning, Adam Marler punched locations into a GPS device and set off in his pickup truck from Fresno into the back roads and citrus orchards of California’s Central Valley. His mission: to thwart the invasion of the Asian citrus psyllid, a pest the size of a rice grain capable of carrying a disease deadly to citrus trees.
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