INTERNATIONAL
U.S. missile strike kills five German militants in Pakistan on Monday
 
BERLIN (AP) — An American missile strike killed five German militants Monday in the rugged Pakistan border area where a cell of Germans and Britons at the heart of the U.S. terror alert for Europe — a plot U.S. officials link to al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden — were believed in hiding.
 
Bolivian president knees political opponent during soccer match
 
LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — President Evo Morales kneed an opposing player in the groin during a soccer match against a team of political rivals after an apparent hard foul by the opponent, images of the altercation broadcast Monday show.
In video aired by local stations and posted to YouTube, the player is seen collapsing to the ground after Morales walks up to him and knees him during Sunday’s game against a team led by La Paz Mayor Luis Revilla.
 
NATIONAL
Man plans 300-mile Harley ride to Ohio without using hands
 
ADRIAN, Mich. (AP) — A man plans to ride his Harley-Davidson about 300 miles from the Mackinac Bridge in Michigan to the Ohio border without using his hands to steer to raise money for Parkinson’s disease research.
 
Phil Comar of Adrian told The Daily Telegram that the Sunday ride is in memory of his father, Robert, who died in 2008.
He wants to raise $3,000 with the ride for the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research.
 
Hunters find remains near where Vermont woman disappeared
 
SHEFFIELD, Vt. (AP) — Hunters discovered a body in the woods about 10 miles from where a 78-year-old woman was kidnapped from her home in a tiny Vermont town three weeks ago, and authorities feared the worst.
 
A final identification won’t be made until after an autopsy, but the remains are believed to be that of a female with the same build as Pat O’Hagan, police said Monday.
 
The bird hunters found the body Sunday in Wheelock, about 10 miles from O’Hagan’s home in Sheffield, police said. Police suspect the person was the victim of foul play.
 
Deer’s house romp ended by homeowner’s gunshots
 
CLEVELAND, Tenn. (AP) — A deer that crashed through a window and romped around a house in East Tennessee left a family with thousands of dollars in damages and a mess that included blood stains from the homeowner shooting the animal.
 
David and Cheri Ellis told the Cleveland Daily Banner that their daughters had gone upstairs to their bedroom when a six-point buck jumped through a window Wednesday night at the house they are remodeling in north Bradley County.
 
STATE/LOCAL
 
Lawsuit claims $200M owed to state’s ‘rainy day’ fund
 
(AP) — A lawsuit filed Monday challenges the way state lawmakers balanced last year’s budget with $200 million from Louisiana’s “rainy day” fund and seeks a repayment that could damage this year’s budget.
 
Former state Rep. Ron Gomez of Lafayette is one of two plaintiffs on the lawsuit, which claims legislators violated the state constitution by not refilling the rainy day fund after using it to help close a deficit in the fiscal year that ended June 30.
 
The repayment issue was at the heart of a dispute between House and Senate leaders in budget negotiations in the last legislative session. Senate leaders won the debate, arguing that a 2009 statutory change doesn’t require the rainy day money to be repaid for years, and a majority of House members and Gov. Bobby Jindal went along with that interpretation.
 
Contractor: BP interfered with critical efforts to stop spill
 
METAIRIE, (AP) — BP interfered with critical efforts to lower an undersea robot to try to close the device that failed to stop the massive Gulf of Mexico oil spill because of concerns over heat buildup from the burning rig, a salvage firm executive said Monday. The company countered that it was trying to keep workers safe.
 
Jindal assists Republican Party fundraising in Atlanta
 
(AP) — Gov. Bobby Jindal is helping the Georgia Republican Party raise money.
 
Jindal’s office announced the trip Monday, saying the governor would travel to Atlanta for a Monday evening fundraiser and would return the same night.
 
The governor has picked up his out-of-state travel schedule in recent weeks after months of staying homebound to cope with the Gulf oil spill.
 
 
 
 
 
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