Headlines from Yahoo news, 11.46 am eastern time
Top stories
--US says Israel, Palestinians to resume peace talks (AP)
AP - Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton says Israel and the Palestinians have agreed to resume stalled direct peace negotiations in Washington early next month.
--Arizona fugitive and fiancee arrested at campsite (AP)
--Bodies recovered after attack on Afghan road crew (AP)
--Al-Qaida in Iraq claims army recruit bombing (AP)
--Pakistan: Lack of terror convictions hurts fight (AP)
--Oil spill and Iraq combat over, Obama takes break (AP)
Buzz
--U.S. Persuades Israel That Iran's Nuclear Threat Is Not Imminent | 49 Votes
--How to Use Facebook To Speed Up Your Divorce | 167 Votes
--10 Greatest Crimes of the Twentieth Century | 150 Votes
--Massive egg recall: How to check your carton for recalled eggs | 6 Votes
--Palin's Courtship of Female Voters Puts Dems on Alert | 190 Votes
--Why Red Meat May Cause Colorectal Cancer | 98 Votes
Local news (Pheonix, AZ)
--Arizona inmate and fiancée captured in Apache County (The Arizona Republic)
-- Arizona primary election endorsements differ for Brewer, Pearce (The Arizona Republic)
--McCluskey and Welch in custody in St. Johns, Ariz. (KTVK 3TV Phoenix)
--$1,000 reward offered for armed robbery suspect at Phoenix Quizno's (KTVK 3TV Phoenix)
--High Science: Synthetic Marijuana Is Legal, and It Might Get You High -- But Is It Safe? (Phoenix New Times)
--Endorsements: Romley for County Attorney; Jennings for Corporation Commission; Dougherty for U.S. Senate (Phoenix New Times)
Entertainment
--Birkhead shares story of life with Anna Nicole (AP)
AP - Larry Birkhead, one of the central figures in the Anna Nicole Smith drama, is returning to the witness stand to give jurors the inside story of his life with the late Playboy model and her drug use.
--Singer Wyclef Jean meets with Haiti's president (AP)
--Colbert to honor troops returning from Iraq (AP)
--Henry Winkler Checks in to Adult Swim's Childrens Hospital (omg!)
--Coverage of Iraq exit shows networks' differences (AP)
--Stone Poneys' Kenny Edwards dead at 64 (AP)
Sports
--Clemens indicted for lying to Congress (AP)
--Vikings' Harvin collapses, hospitalized (AP)
--Broncos QB Orton inks contract extension (AP)
--Jailed Williams to face NYC DWI case (AP)
--Thunder's Krstic involved in brawl (AP)
--Big Ben to play Saturday, may not start (AP)
World News
--Floods expose civilian-military divide in Pakistan (AP)
AP - Massive flooding in Pakistan appears to be draining support for the already-weak civilian government while boosting the powerful military, a blow to U.S. and domestic hopes for a strong Pakistani democracy capable of undercutting the allure of al-Qaida and the Taliban.
--UK warns Libya over Lockerbie bomber anniversary (AP)
--Air traffic control problem cuts European flights (AP)
--Karzai: Anti-corruption units can be independent (AP)
--Africans text message to check if drugs are real (AP)
--One Year On, Five Big Questions About the Lockerbie Bomber's Release (Time.com)
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