A view of the Carlton hotel, in Cannes, southern France, the scene of a daylight raid, Sunday, July 28, 2013. A staggering 40 million euro ($53 million) worth of jewels and diamonds were stolen Sunday from the Carlton Intercontinental Hotel in Cannes, in one of Europe's biggest jewelry heists recent years, police said. French Riviera hotel was hosting a temporary jewelry exhibit over the summer of the prestigious Leviev diamond house, which is owned by Israeli billionaire Lev Leviev. (AP Photo/Lionel Cironneau)
A view of the Carlton hotel, in Cannes, southern France, the scene of a daylight raid, Sunday, July 28, 2013. A staggering 40 million euro ($53 million) worth of jewels and diamonds were stolen Sunday from the Carlton Intercontinental Hotel in Cannes, in one of Europe's biggest jewelry heists recent years, police said. French Riviera hotel was hosting a temporary jewelry exhibit over the summer of the prestigious Leviev diamond house, which is owned by Israeli billionaire Lev Leviev. (AP Photo/Lionel Cironneau)
Rescuers stands in the wreckage of a bus which crashed off a highway near Avellino, southern Italy, Monday, July 29, 2013. Rescuers wielding electric saws cut through the twisted wreckage of an Italian tour bus for survivors of a crash in southern Italy that killed at least 37 people after it crashed into traffic and plunged into a ravine on Sunday night. Reports said as many as 49 people, mostly Italians, had been aboard the bus when it ripped through a guardrail, then plunged some 30 meters (100 feet) off a viaduct near a wooded area. (AP Photo/Salvatore Laporta)
FILE - Anastasia, a young farm pig, walks around her yard after being vaccinated and micro-chipped at the Happy Trails Farm Animal Sanctuary in Ravenna, Ohio on Monday, April 23, 2007. Anastasia is one of 10 rescued farm and potbelly pigs receiving medical preparation for their trip from the Ravenna sanctuary to their new home at the Humane Farming Association in Elk Creek, Calif. (AP Photo/Amy Sancetta)
Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today:
1. MIDEAST NEGOTIATORS HEAD TO US
Israeli and Palestinian officials will meet in Washington today after Israel approved the release of 104 Palestinian prisoners.
2. ITALY TOUR BUS CRASH KILLS 38
Police said the bus filled with Italian pilgrims smashed into several cars in heavy traffic and plunged into a ravine.
3. CHARGES OF SPYING ON JOURNALIST DENIED
New Zealand officials denied a report that said U.S. surveillance agencies joined in tracking phone records of a McClatchy freelancer working in Afghanistan.
4. DRIVER CHARGED IN SPAIN TRAIN CRASH
Francisco Jose Garzon Arno, charged with 79 counts of homicide, has said the brakes didn't work when he tried to slow the speeding train before a curve.
5. DOZENS KILLED IN BAGHAD BOMBINGS
A wave of car bombs in and around Baghdad killed at least 47 during morning rush hour in the latest coordinated insurgent attack.
6. WHITEY BULGER DEFENSE BEGINS
But lawyers haven't said whether the 83-year-old charged with 19 killings and racketeering in Boston will take the stand himself.
7. HUGE HEIST ON THE RIVIERA
A haul of $53 million worth of diamonds and other jewels were stolen from a Cannes hotel featured in the Hitchcock film "To Catch a Thief."
8. FLOSSIE HEADS TO BIG ISLAND
The weakened tropical storm is still expected to bring 18-foot-high waves, flooding and high winds to Hawaii.
9. THE INTELLIGENCE OF FARM ANIMALS
Rights advocates say that pigs, chickens and cows may be as smart and sociable as dogs, hoping to boost the ranks of vegetarians in the U.S.
10. WHAT PENN STATE KNEW ABOUT ABUSE SCANDAL
The university's former president, vice president and athletic director appear today at a preliminary hearing on charges they tried to cover up charges against Jerry Sandusky.
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