Monday, July 26, 2010 Headlines

Snapshot headlines for Monday, July 26, 2010. 10.14 am eastern time

Top Stories--Could American take over Britain's BP? (AP)
AP - The man overseeing the much-maligned response by BP PLC to the Gulf oil spill crisis is the likely choice to replace gaffe-prone Tony Hayward to run the company and would become the first American to ever head the oil giant.
--WikiLeaks: More US documents coming on Afghan war (AP)
--Khmer Rouge jailer faces 19 years for 16,000 dead (AP)
--Bomb kills 6 at Baghdad office of Arabic channel (AP)
--No sign of Fidel Castro at Revolution Day event (AP)
--UAE says BlackBerry is security threat (AP)

Buzz
--'Inception' trumps 'Salt' with $43.5M weekend (AP) | 72 Votes
--Record numbers being deported | 21 Votes
--View Is Bleaker Than Official Portrayal of War in Afghanistan | 25 Votes
--Robert Pattinson signs on for the Teen Choice Awards (IrishCentral) | 19 Votes
--'Villages' let elderly grow old at home | 32 Votes
--Obama's message to voters: Things could be worse (AP) | 188 Votes

Local (Norfolk, VA)
--South Park critic due Va. in court on terror charges (The Virginian-Pilot)
--Fire damages vehicles inside Chesapeake warehouse (The Virginian-Pilot)
--23-year-old Newport News man killed (13 News, WVEC Hampton Roads)
--The ABCs of privatization (Daily Press)
--Virginia Beach police looking for missing 79-year-old woman (Daily Press)

Entertainment
--German prosecutors probe 19 Love Parade deaths (AP)
AP - German prosecutors are investigating whether negligent manslaughter was involved in the deaths of 19 people killed in a crush at the Love Parade techno festival.
--Artists find intriguing ways to mine catalogues (AP)
--Obama to appear on ABC's 'The View' on Thursday (AP)
--Comic-Con closes after 4 days of pop culture fun (AP)
--Louis Prima gets posthumous Hollywood star (AP)
--'Inception' trumps 'Salt' with $43.5M weekend (AP)

Sports
--Angels acquire RHP Haren from Arizona (AP)
--McMurray earns victory in Brickyard 400 (AP)
--Contador wins third Tour de France title (AP)
--Dawson inducted into Hall of Fame (AP)
--Yankees beat Royals, A-Rod stuck on 599 (AP)
-- Rangers' Hunter beats Angels, now 8-0 (AP)

World News
--WikiLeaks: More US documents coming on Afghan war (AP)
AP - The release of some 91,000 secret U.S. military documents on the Afghanistan war is just the beginning, WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange promised Monday, adding that he still has thousands more Afghan files to post online.
--Sarkozy: French aid worker executed in Africa (AP)
--Khmer Rouge jailer faces 19 years for 16,000 dead (AP)
--Full face transplant Spaniard displays new look (AP)
--Bomber kills 7 near minister's home in NW Pakistan (AP)
--Bangkok Election Shows Government Support Still Strong (Time.com)