US Top Stories from Associated Press (AP) show

US Top Stories from Associated Press (AP)

Summary: The latest complete top ten U.S. national news stories from the Associated Press (AP) brought to you by NewsworthyAudio.com. Each story is a separate 'episode' and converted to audio using NewsworthyAudio.com's "Professional Text-to-Speech" technology. This Podcast is updated with the latest stories every hour. iTunes users should set 'Keep Last 10 episodes' in their Podcast Preferences. Visit www.NewsworthyAudio.com and register for a free trial of the NewsworthyAudio.com personal audio newspaper. NewsworthyAudio is a registered trademark of Newsworthy.

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 Navy says submarine, Aegis cruiser collide | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 1:40

NORFOLK, Va. (AP) , The Pentagon said late Saturday that it is investigating why a Navy submarine collided with an Aegis cruiser during routine operations at an undisclosed location. The U.S. Fleet Forces Command said in a news release that the submarine USS Montpelier and the Aegis cruiser USS San Jacinto collided at about 3:30 p.m.

 Giants first base coach Kelly injured during BP | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 2:48

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) , San Francisco Giants first base coach Roberto Kelly sustained a concussion Saturday after getting hit in the back of the head when Buster Posey's ball struck him while he was standing near second base during batting practice. But Kelly was still expected to be on the field for Game 1 of the NL championship series on Sunday as long as he gets cleared by team doctors.

 Tropical Storm Rafael dumps rain in east Caribbean | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 1:45

CHARLOTTE AMALIE, U.S. Virgin Islands (AP) , Tropical Storm Rafael lashed the eastern Caribbean Saturday with heavy rains that are expected to unleash floods on islands around the region. The storm was located about 85 miles (137 kilometers) east of St. Croix in the U.S. Virgin Islands at 8 p.m. EDT Saturday.

 Meteorologist: supersonic skydive 'a go' on Sunday | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 1:30

ROSWELL, N.M. (AP) , The weekend weather in New Mexico appears to be cooperating this time for a daredevil trying to become the first skydiver to break the sound barrier. Meteorologist Don Day said the weather forecast remained favorable for former Austrian paratrooper Felix Baumgartner's jump, scheduled for early Sunday near Roswell, N.M.

 22 saved from sinking boat in San Francisco Bay | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 2:25

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) , Nearly two dozen people who were enjoying a bachelor party on what's billed as San Francisco Bay's only "floating wine tasting room" are OK after their boat hit a shoal near Alcatraz Island and began sinking Friday night, officials said.

 AP PHOTOS: Endeavour makes terrestrial journey | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 1:23

LOS ANGELES (AP) , It's a surreal sight residents won't soon forget: A hulking space shuttle strutting down city streets, pausing every so often to get its bearings as it creeps toward retirement. ...

 Libel trial to focus on Britney Spears' meltdown | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 4:32

LOS ANGELES (AP) , Britney Spears' darkest days are about to be revisited in a Los Angeles courtroom, but not by the resurgent pop singer. Instead jurors will begin hearing testimony next week on claims by Spears' former manager that he was vilified and unfairly blamed for the singer's public meltdown more than four years ago.

 Authorities: Body is that of missing Colo. girl | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 3:45

WESTMINSTER, Colo. (AP) , The weeklong search for a 10-year-old Colorado girl became a murder investigation after authorities identified a body found in a suburban Denver park as that of fifth-grader Jessica Ridgeway. "Our focus has changed from the search for Jessica to a mission of justice for Jessica," Westminster Police Chief Lee Birk said Friday.

 Shot fired at Obama campaign office in Denver | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 1:03

DENVER (AP) , Denver police say someone has fired a shot through the window of President Barack Obama's Denver campaign office. Police spokeswoman Raquel Lopez says people were inside the office when the shooting happened Friday afternoon, but no one was injured. A large panel of glass was left shattered at the office on West Ninth Avenue near Acoma Street.

 TD Bank says 260K customers exposed in data breach | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 1:11

CHERRY HILL, N.J. (AP) , TD Bank has begun notifying about 260,000 customers from Maine to Florida that the company says may have been affected by a data breach. Company spokeswoman Rebecca Acevedo confirmed in emails Friday to The Associated Press that unencrypted backup data tapes were misplaced in transport in March.

 Mom gets 99 years in prison for gluing tot's hands | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 5:39

DALLAS (AP) , A Dallas woman who beat her 2-year-old daughter and glued the toddler's hands to a wall was sentenced Friday to 99 years in prison by a judge who described his decision as a necessary punishment for a brutal, shocking attack.

 Body encased in concrete identified as Fla. man | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 3:30

DECATUR, Ga. (AP) , Authorities on Friday identified the body of a man who was found entombed in concrete in the backyard of a northeast Georgia home. The man has been identified as Sean Dugas, 30, according to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation medical examiner's office. The body was found Monday encased in a plastic storage container filled with concrete.

 FBI in Philly reports theft of new $100 notes | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 1:06

PHILADELPHIA (AP) , The FBI is reporting an unusual heist of some newly designed $100 bills that aren't going into circulation until next year. Agent Frank Burton Jr. says the cash was stolen from a plane that arrived at Philadelphia International Airport around 10:25 a.m. Thursday from Dallas.

 7 advisers resign at embattled Texas cancer agency | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 4:49

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) , At least seven scientists resigned in protest this week from Texas' embattled $3 billion cancer-fighting program, claiming the agency created with the backing of the governor and cancer survivor Lance Armstrong is charting a new "politically-driven" path that puts commercial interests before science.

 FDA regulation of pharmacies has knotty history | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 7:21

WASHINGTON (AP) , The deadly meningitis outbreak linked to contaminated pain injections has prompted calls for tighter federal regulation of compounding pharmacies, which have periodically been blamed for crippling and sometimes fatal injuries. But this isn't the first time Congress has pushed for more authority over the industry.

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