Egypt's Brotherhood faces double backlash

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• Egypt's Brotherhood faces double backlash
• 250-year-old Japanese paintings to be shown in DC
• Mother: Police in Fla. demonizing slain son
• DC check paying for Superman up for auction
• Gas prices already closing in on last year's high
• Serena Williams beats Stosur at Key Biscayne
• Children help first lady plant White House garden
• Body of brutally beaten woman to be flown to Iraq
• U.S. regulators push for online "do not track" system
• Fed chief's comments boost US stocks
• Chocolate-eaters have lower body mass: study
• ECB chief: Emergency loans not fueling inflation
• Big gain for stocks after Bernanke remarks
• Searchers scour Ark. Scout camp for missing boy, 4
• American Express increases dividend 11 percent
• Suspect held in SF slayings served prison time
• House moves toward easing some financial rules
• Wall Street rallies on Bernanke's comments
• Albanian PM rebukes minister for anti-gay remark
• Death sparks fears of more fan violence in Brazil
• Pope sympathetic to inmates,' all Cubans' desires
• Feds probe bus defect that may have caused crashes
• Lawmakers call airport screeners ineffective, rude
• Atty: Monsignor 'won't run' from Pa. church abuse
• Papal visit gives Cuba's 2nd city a day in the sun
• French gunman's journey to terror
• Fed should not pump more money into economy in 2012: survey
• Raul Castro welcomes Pope Benedict XVI to Cuba
• Pope says has 'heartfelt affection' for all Cubans
• Kickoff rule reduced concussions
• Report: Oil spill culprit for heavy toll on coral
• AP Interview: Libya's leader admits instability
• Man pleads guilty in celeb email hacking
• US Supreme Court opens health care reform case
• Research monkey importer facing cruelty charges
• Clinton to go abroad to push Syria diplomacy
• AP Sources: Frank Martin takes South Carolina job
• Pope Benedict XVI touches down in Cuba 14 years after John Paul II's historic visit
• Top Obama donors among frequent White House guests
• Bernanke says U.S. needs faster growth

Egypt's Brotherhood faces double backlash Posted: Egypt's powerful Islamists on Monday faced a backlash on two fronts as they try to solidify their hold on the country's politics, as liberal politicians quit a panel tasked with drafting a new constitution to protest its domination by Islamists.

250-year-old Japanese paintings to be shown in DC Posted: A 30-scroll set of nature paintings from the 1700s that's owned by Japan's royal family and considered a cultural treasure is being shown in its entirety for the first time outside of the country at an exhibit in Washington.

Mother: Police in Fla. demonizing slain son Posted: Trayvon Martin had been suspended from school for marijuana when the unarmed teenager was shot to death by a neighborhood watch volunteer, a family spokesman said Monday.

DC check paying for Superman up for auction Posted: The check sent to Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster for their creation of Superman which paved the way for not just comic books, but TV, radio and films, is up for auction more than seven decades after it was cut by DC Comics.

Gas prices already closing in on last year's high Posted: The price of gasoline is less than a dime away from last year's high.

Serena Williams beats Stosur at Key Biscayne Posted: Serena Williams rallied from a break down in both sets Monday to beat Samantha Stosur 7-5, 6-3 and advance to the quarterfinals of the Sony Ericsson Open.

Children help first lady plant White House garden Posted: Michelle Obama on Monday planted vegetables and plants at the White House with children from across the country as part of her broader initiative to promote healthy eating.

Body of brutally beaten woman to be flown to Iraq Posted: Iraq's foreign minister said Monday the body of an Iraqi-American woman who was found brutally beaten next to a threatening note calling her a terrorist will be flown to Baghdad as lawmakers in her native country demanded a thorough investigation.

U.S. regulators push for online "do not track" system Posted: WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. regulators are pressuring Internet companies to put in place by the end of the year a "Do Not Track" system that would give consumers more control over their personal data online, in a report released on Monday that privacy advocates dismissed as too soft. The Federal Trade Commission's long-awaited 57-page final report on privacy recommendations relies heavily on industry voluntarily adopting best practices. ...

Fed chief's comments boost US stocks Posted: US stocks surged Monday following gains on European markets and after Ben Bernanke said a still-weak job market merited the Federal Reserve keeping easy money policy in place.

Chocolate-eaters have lower body mass: study Posted: Healthy people who exercise and also eat chocolate regularly tend to have a lower body mass index than those who eat the rich brown sweets less often, a US study suggested on Monday.

ECB chief: Emergency loans not fueling inflation Posted: European Central Bank chief Mario Draghi said he sees no inflation threat from the bank's infusion of than €1 trillion ($1.3 trillion) in emergency loans, a bold move that has stabilized the continent's banking system.

Big gain for stocks after Bernanke remarks Posted: Stocks are closing at multi-year highs, helped by Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke's remarks that the economy still needs help.

Searchers scour Ark. Scout camp for missing boy, 4 Posted: Searchers were holding out hope Monday of finding a 4-year-old boy alive who went missing at a northeastern Arkansas Boy Scouts camp, walking through the woods and along the river near where he was last seen calling out his name, Caleb.

American Express increases dividend 11 percent Posted: American Express Co. is increasing its quarterly dividend by 11 percent.

Suspect held in SF slayings served prison time Posted: The suspect in the slayings of five people in a San Francisco home served nearly a decade in prison for robbery and assault with a deadly weapon.

House moves toward easing some financial rules Posted: The House is nearing bipartisan approval of two bills easing requirements that President Barack Obama's overhaul of financial regulations imposes on some exotic financial instruments.

Wall Street rallies on Bernanke's comments Posted: NEW YORK (Reuters) - The S&P 500 bounced back from its worst week so far this year to retake a four-year high on Monday after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke signaled supportive monetary policy will remain in place to help drive the U.S. unemployment rate lower. Based on the latest available data, the Dow Jones industrial average rose 160.90 points, or 1.23 percent, to end unofficially at 13,241.63. The S&P 500 Index gained 19.40 points, or 1.39 percent, to finish unofficially at 1,416.51. The Nasdaq Composite added 54.65 points, or 1.78 percent, to close unofficially at 3,122.57. ...

Albanian PM rebukes minister for anti-gay remark Posted: Albania's prime minister rebuked a Cabinet member Monday for saying that people planning to join the country's first-ever gay pride celebration "should be beaten with batons."

Death sparks fears of more fan violence in Brazil Posted: Escalating soccer violence in Brazil is sparking fears of a new wave of confrontations in South America's biggest city.

Pope sympathetic to inmates,' all Cubans' desires Posted: Pope Benedict XVI is expressing sympathy with the "just aspirations and legitimate desires" of all Cubans, including prisoners.

Feds probe bus defect that may have caused crashes Posted: Federal safety regulators have begun investigating buses made by Motor Coach Industries Inc. over the past 20 years because the drive shafts can fall out and cause drivers to lose control.

Lawmakers call airport screeners ineffective, rude Posted: House members of both parties say the agency in charge of airport and port anti-terrorist screening uses ineffective tactics and treats travelers rudely.

Atty: Monsignor 'won't run' from Pa. church abuse Posted: A high-ranking monsignor on trial in Philadelphia "won't run" from the Catholic Church's sex abuse crisis, his lawyer said Monday when the landmark child endangerment trial opened.

Papal visit gives Cuba's 2nd city a day in the sun Posted: This sun-scorched city is accustomed to playing second fiddle to Havana at the other end of Cuba. On Monday, though, Santiago comes first as Pope Benedict XVI has arrived, bringing the world's gaze with him.

French gunman's journey to terror Posted: Mohamed Merah grew up in one of the toughest housing projects of Toulouse, with his mother, two brothers and two sisters. At age five, his parents split up — and he took that hard. As a youth he turned to petty crime, landing in prison twice.

Fed should not pump more money into economy in 2012: survey Posted: WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. business economists said the Federal Reserve's easy money policies have been effective but they do not think the central bank should pump more money into the economy, a survey showed on Monday. Just over 60 percent of economic professionals polled by the National Association for Business Economics felt the Fed's two rounds of quantitative easing had been a "success," the survey said. However, 81 percent of economists surveyed said the Fed should not pursue another round of quantitative easing or bond-buying this year. The U.S. ...

Raul Castro welcomes Pope Benedict XVI to Cuba Posted: Cuban President Raul Castro is telling Pope Benedict XVI that his country favors complete religious freedom.

Pope says has 'heartfelt affection' for all Cubans Posted: Pope Benedict XVI says he has "heartfelt affection" for all Cubans, both on the island and in exile.

Kickoff rule reduced concussions Posted: Concussions sustained on kickoffs were down 40 percent last season, exactly the kind of statistic the NFL had in mind by moving the kick up to the 35-yard line.

Report: Oil spill culprit for heavy toll on coral Posted: After months of laboratory work, scientists say they can definitively finger oil from BP's blown-out well as the culprit for the slow death of a once brightly colored deep-sea coral community in the Gulf of Mexico that is now brown and dull.

AP Interview: Libya's leader admits instability Posted: Libya's leader acknowledged Monday that his government has failed to act quickly to restore stability, just as at least 20 people were killed in tribal battles in a southern city.

Man pleads guilty in celeb email hacking Posted: An unemployed Florida man faces up to 60 years in prison after pleading guilty on Monday to hacking into the email accounts of such celebrities as Christina Aguilera, Mila Kunis and Scarlett Johansson, whose nude photos eventually landed on the Internet.

US Supreme Court opens health care reform case Posted: The US Supreme Court appeared set to press ahead with an explosive review of President Barack Obama's signature health care reform law Monday at the start of three days of complex hearings.

Research monkey importer facing cruelty charges Posted: An importer of research monkeys was set to stand trial Monday on cruelty charges after 15 primates died during an international flight.

Clinton to go abroad to push Syria diplomacy Posted: Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is traveling abroad this week for two international conferences focused on Syria.

AP Sources: Frank Martin takes South Carolina job Posted: People familiar with the decision say Frank Martin has agreed to become South Carolina's next men's basketball coach.

Pope Benedict XVI touches down in Cuba 14 years after John Paul II's historic visit Posted: SANTIAGO, Cuba - Pope Benedict XVI has touched down in Cuba 14 years after John Paul II's historic visit, on a mission to renew the faith in Latin America's least Catholic country.

Top Obama donors among frequent White House guests Posted: More than half of President Barack Obama's most generous campaign fundraisers have visited the White House at least once for meetings with top advisers, holiday parties or state dinners, according to a review by The Associated Press. Scores made multiple visits.

Bernanke says U.S. needs faster growth Posted: WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. economy needs to grow more quickly to bring the unemployment rate down further, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said on Monday, defending the central bank's policy of very low interest rates. While he offered no indication the Fed is keen to embark on a third round of bond purchases, Bernanke also made clear the central bank is in no rush to reverse course after responding aggressively to a deep recession. The jobless rate has dropped to 8.3 percent from 9. ...

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