list USATODAY.com News - Top Stories http://www.usatoday.com/news/default.htm USATODAY.com News - Top Stories (USA TODAY) en-us Copyright 2008, USATODAY.com, USA TODAY Tue, 05 Aug 2008 21:15:18 GMT USATODAY.com News - Top Stories 142 18 http://www.usatoday.com/news/default.htm http://images.usatoday.com/_common/_images/usatodaycom_135x20.gif Priest gets 10 years for abusing 3 Arizona teens http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/usatoday-NewsTopStories/~3/356906569/2008-08-05-priest-abuse_N.htm Wed, 06 Aug 2008 01:03:06 GMT A priest has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for sexually abusing three Tucson teenagers. <p><a href="http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~a/usatoday-NewsTopStories?a=whUuic"><img src="http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~a/usatoday-NewsTopStories?i=whUuic" border="0"></img></a></p><img src="http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/usatoday-NewsTopStories/~4/356906569" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2008-08-05-priest-abuse_N.htm?csp=34 Rockefeller attorney denies link to Calif. case http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/usatoday-NewsTopStories/~3/356906570/2008-08-05-daughter-abducted_N.htm Wed, 06 Aug 2008 00:58:23 GMT The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department confirmed Tuesday it was sending two homicide detectives to Boston to interview a ... <p><a href="http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~a/usatoday-NewsTopStories?a=Byw2wi"><img src="http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~a/usatoday-NewsTopStories?i=Byw2wi" border="0"></img></a></p><img src="http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/usatoday-NewsTopStories/~4/356906570" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2008-08-05-daughter-abducted_N.htm?csp=34 Tibetan normality hides tension http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/usatoday-NewsTopStories/~3/356852374/2008-08-05-tibet_N.htm Wed, 06 Aug 2008 00:28:35 GMT Lhasa's apparent calm hides a city of fear, say Tibetan exile groups, who claim several hundred Tibetans remain in detention. <p><a href="http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~a/usatoday-NewsTopStories?a=lJcPXG"><img src="http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~a/usatoday-NewsTopStories?i=lJcPXG" border="0"></img></a></p><img src="http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/usatoday-NewsTopStories/~4/356852374" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2008-08-05-tibet_N.htm?csp=34 Convicted Mexican-born killer set to die http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/usatoday-NewsTopStories/~3/356831161/2008-08-05-medellin_N.htm Tue, 05 Aug 2008 23:11:54 GMT A Mexican-born prisoner condemned for taking part in the rape and murder of two teens waited near the Texas death chamber. <p><a href="http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~a/usatoday-NewsTopStories?a=oPrJ2n"><img src="http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~a/usatoday-NewsTopStories?i=oPrJ2n" border="0"></img></a></p><img src="http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/usatoday-NewsTopStories/~4/356831161" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2008-08-05-medellin_N.htm?csp=34 Gun-control groups fear top activist was NRA spy http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/usatoday-NewsTopStories/~3/356831166/2008-08-05-guncontrolgroups_N.htm Tue, 05 Aug 2008 23:09:35 GMT Two anti-violence organizations are expelling Mary Lou McFate from their boards and sweeping their offices for bugs. <p><a href="http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~a/usatoday-NewsTopStories?a=rYHnxG"><img src="http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~a/usatoday-NewsTopStories?i=rYHnxG" border="0"></img></a></p><img src="http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/usatoday-NewsTopStories/~4/356831166" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2008-08-05-guncontrolgroups_N.htm?csp=34 Q&A: What to take from new prostate screening guide http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/usatoday-NewsTopStories/~3/356293758/2008-08-05-prostate-screening_N.htm Tue, 05 Aug 2008 22:31:07 GMT A government panel now recommends that men age 75 and over shouldn't be screened for prostate cancer. Experts explain why. <p><a href="http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~a/usatoday-NewsTopStories?a=v6734Y"><img src="http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~a/usatoday-NewsTopStories?i=v6734Y" border="0"></img></a></p><img src="http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/usatoday-NewsTopStories/~4/356293758" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/2008-08-05-prostate-screening_N.htm?csp=34 Fed agent dies after Fla. post office shooting http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/usatoday-NewsTopStories/~3/356763770/2008-08-05-floridashooting_N.htm Tue, 05 Aug 2008 21:43:42 GMT A federal agent was shot outside a south Florida post office after a fight, and dozens of police officers sought the gunman, ... <p><a href="http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~a/usatoday-NewsTopStories?a=jqz5hx"><img src="http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~a/usatoday-NewsTopStories?i=jqz5hx" border="0"></img></a></p><img src="http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/usatoday-NewsTopStories/~4/356763770" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2008-08-05-floridashooting_N.htm?csp=34 Haiti PM faces task of building new govt. http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/usatoday-NewsTopStories/~3/356749518/2008-08-05-Haiti_N.htm Tue, 05 Aug 2008 21:12:00 GMT Haiti's new prime minister on Tuesday downplayed expectations as she tries to revive the government of this divided and desperately ... <p><a href="http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~a/usatoday-NewsTopStories?a=wpw0Mx"><img src="http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~a/usatoday-NewsTopStories?i=wpw0Mx" border="0"></img></a></p><img src="http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/usatoday-NewsTopStories/~4/356749518" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2008-08-05-Haiti_N.htm?csp=34 Edouard weakening after striking Texas coast http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/usatoday-NewsTopStories/~3/356307065/2008-08-05-tropical-storm-edouard_N.htm Wed, 06 Aug 2008 01:13:44 GMT The National Hurricane Center says Edouard has been downgraded to a tropical depression as it moves inland across eastern Texas ... <p><a href="http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~a/usatoday-NewsTopStories?a=U2zZUy"><img src="http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~a/usatoday-NewsTopStories?i=U2zZUy" border="0"></img></a></p><img src="http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/usatoday-NewsTopStories/~4/356307065" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.usatoday.com/weather/hurricane/2008-08-05-tropical-storm-edouard_N.htm?csp=34 Lightning storms could spark more wildfires in California http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/usatoday-NewsTopStories/~3/356739739/2008-08-05-california-lightning_N.htm Tue, 05 Aug 2008 20:59:40 GMT A storm front forecast to move into California left fire officials worried that stronger winds and more lightning will spark ... <p><a href="http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~a/usatoday-NewsTopStories?a=pKge1H"><img src="http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~a/usatoday-NewsTopStories?i=pKge1H" border="0"></img></a></p><img src="http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/usatoday-NewsTopStories/~4/356739739" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.usatoday.com/weather/wildfires/2008-08-05-california-lightning_N.htm?csp=34 Report: Iraq could have $79 billion budget surplus http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/usatoday-NewsTopStories/~3/356724954/2008-08-05-iraq-budget_N.htm Tue, 05 Aug 2008 20:45:49 GMT The Iraqi government could end this year with as much as a $79 billion cumulative budget surplus, based largely on ever-increasing ... <p><a href="http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~a/usatoday-NewsTopStories?a=d5UXKG"><img src="http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~a/usatoday-NewsTopStories?i=d5UXKG" border="0"></img></a></p><img src="http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/usatoday-NewsTopStories/~4/356724954" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2008-08-05-iraq-budget_N.htm?csp=34 Census finds twice as many gorillas living in central Africa http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/usatoday-NewsTopStories/~3/356724955/2008-08-05-gorillas_N.htm Tue, 05 Aug 2008 20:40:47 GMT Can there be more lurking in the mist? Despite a startling find announced Tuesday that doubled the estimated number of western ... <p><a href="http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~a/usatoday-NewsTopStories?a=t2nZ2U"><img src="http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~a/usatoday-NewsTopStories?i=t2nZ2U" border="0"></img></a></p><img src="http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/usatoday-NewsTopStories/~4/356724955" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2008-08-05-gorillas_N.htm?csp=34 Hearing delayed in bus beheading case http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/usatoday-NewsTopStories/~3/356644264/2008-08-05-bus_N.htm Tue, 05 Aug 2008 20:17:52 GMT A man accused of beheading and cannibalizing another passenger on a Greyhound bus in Canada pleaded Tuesday in court for someone ... <p><a href="http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~a/usatoday-NewsTopStories?a=zSEJBt"><img src="http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~a/usatoday-NewsTopStories?i=zSEJBt" border="0"></img></a></p><img src="http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/usatoday-NewsTopStories/~4/356644264" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2008-08-05-bus_N.htm?csp=34 Smuggler crash leaves 3 dead in Mexico http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/usatoday-NewsTopStories/~3/356680240/2008-08-05-Mexico_N.htm Tue, 05 Aug 2008 19:47:04 GMT A third person is dead after a smuggler crashed a truck packed with illegal immigrants during a police chase in Mexico. <p><a href="http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~a/usatoday-NewsTopStories?a=vJLW80"><img src="http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~a/usatoday-NewsTopStories?i=vJLW80" border="0"></img></a></p><img src="http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/usatoday-NewsTopStories/~4/356680240" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2008-08-05-Mexico_N.htm?csp=34 Calls for end to Saudi child marriages http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/usatoday-NewsTopStories/~3/356676538/2008-08-05-Saudi_N.htm Tue, 05 Aug 2008 19:37:10 GMT An 11-year-old boy gave out invitations to his classmates for a big event his family was planning this summer and it wasn't ... <p><a href="http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~a/usatoday-NewsTopStories?a=x6O1bt"><img src="http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~a/usatoday-NewsTopStories?i=x6O1bt" border="0"></img></a></p><img src="http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/usatoday-NewsTopStories/~4/356676538" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2008-08-05-Saudi_N.htm?csp=34