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• 5. WHY ACTIVISTS ARE PUSHING SAUDI WOMEN TO GET BEHIND THE WHEEL
• They hope recent reforms made by the monarchy have readied the deeply conservative nation for change.
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• 6. FDA RECOMMENDING LIMITS ON MOST-PRESCRIBED PAINKILLERS
• In a big shift, the agency says hydrocodone-containing drugs should be subject to the same restrictions as other narcotics like oxycodone and morphine.
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• 7. HOW GAY COUPLE ARE GETTING AROUND OKLA. BAN
• Groom-to-be Darren Black Bear is a member of the Cheyenne Arapaho, among the few Native American tribes that allow same-sex marriages.
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• 8. NYC HORSE-DRAWN CARRIAGES COULD CLIP-CLOP TO A HALT
• Animal activists who have long argued against the tradition have the backing of both leading candidates for mayor.
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• 9. FORMER RADIO PERSONALITY ARRESTED IN SEX STING
• Dave Herman, who was a pioneering rock disc jockey in New York, is accused of trying to transport a 7-year-old girl to the U.S. Virgin Islands.
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• 10. CARDINALS GET EVEN WITH HELP FROM ROOKIE, VETERAN
• Michael Wacha and Carlos Beltran are making the most of their first World Series, propelling St. Louis to a 4-2 victory over the Boston Red Sox.
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AP News in Brief
Both sides agree: No 'grand bargain' budget agreement in upcoming congressional negotiations
• WASHINGTON (AP) -- On this, GOP budget guru Rep. Paul Ryan and top Senate Democrat Harry Reid can agree: There won't be a "grand bargain" on the budget.
• Instead, the Wisconsin Republican and the Nevada Democrat both say the best Washington can do in this bitterly partisan era of divided government is a small-ball bargain that tries to take the edge off of automatic budget cuts known as sequestration.
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