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• 7. HUGE HEIST ON THE RIVIERA
• A haul of $53 million worth of diamonds and other jewels were stolen from a Cannes hotel featured in the Hitchcock film "To Catch a Thief."
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• 8. FLOSSIE HEADS TO BIG ISLAND
• The weakened tropical storm is still expected to bring 18-foot-high waves, flooding and high winds to Hawaii.
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• 9. THE INTELLIGENCE OF FARM ANIMALS
• Rights advocates say that pigs, chickens and cows may be as smart and sociable as dogs, hoping to boost the ranks of vegetarians in the U.S.
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• 10. WHAT PENN STATE KNEW ABOUT ABUSE SCANDAL
• The university's former president, vice president and athletic director appear today at a preliminary hearing on charges they tried to cover up charges against Jerry Sandusky.
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AP News in Brief
Israelis and Palestinians skeptical as their negotiators go to Washington for talks
• JERUSALEM (AP) -- Israeli and Palestinian teams headed to Washington on Monday for preliminary talks on resuming formal negotiations after five years of stalemate.
• Both sides emphasized that many obstacles stand between them and a final deal on setting up a Palestinian state alongside Israel.
• Talks will be complex, said Israel's chief negotiator, Tzipi Livni. She said she was heading to the Washington meetings, which are to begin later Monday, "cautiously, but also with hope."
• Hanan Ashrawi, a Palestinian spokeswoman, said the upcoming talks are being held under more difficult conditions than previous negotiations. She cited the Palestinian political split, with Western-backed moderates and Islamic militants running rival governments, and the more hawkish positions of Israel's prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, compared to his predecessor.
• "But I think there is a recognition of the urgency," she said. "If we don't move fast and decisively, things could fall apart."
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