had been trapped inside the sub when it exploded are likely dead. • • 6. BACK TO SCHOOL AFTER DEADLY TWISTER • Students at two Oklahoma schools battered by the tornado three months ago are apprehensively returning to class in new buildings. • • 7. WHERE THE MOST OBESE PEOPLE ARE • Louisiana and Mississippi headed the top of a CDC study. At least 30 percent of adults are obese in 13 states from Michigan to Alabama. • • 8. AREA 51 IS OUT THERE • The CIA recently acknowledged the existence of the Nevada facility where the government tests intelligence tools and weapons. • • 9. SIMMONS APOLOGIZES FOR PARODY VIDEO OF HARRIET TUBMAN • The clip on Simmons' YouTube channel featured an actress playing the escaped slave having sex with her white slave master. • • 10. RUSSIAN ATHLETE BACKTRACKS ON ANTIGAY COMMENTS • Pole vault gold medalist Yelena Isinbayeva says she was misunderstood when she made comments condemning homosexuality at the world championships. •
AP News in Brief Egypt braces for more violence as Islamists call for rallies, police told to use deadly force
• CAIRO (AP) -- Egypt is bracing for more violence after the Muslim Brotherhood called for nationwide marches after Friday prayers and a "day of rage" to denounce this week's unprecedented bloodshed in the security forces' assault on the supporters of the country's ousted Islamist president that left more than 600 dead. • The government has authorized the use of deadly force against protesters target (Continued on page 26)
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