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• 7. NEW TUNNEL IN TURKEY WAS PROPOSED 150 YEARS AGO
• It runs under the Bosporus, connecting the country's European and Asian sides in Istanbul.
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• 8. WHY CHRIS BROWN'S ARREST COULD SPELL TROUBLE
• After a misdemeanor assault charge in D.C., additional time behind bars is possible for the singer, who has an album in the works and faces a deadline to complete community service for attacking Rihanna.
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• 9. PENN STATE'S PRICE FOR ALLEGED ABUSE
• The university is paying $59.7 million to 26 young men who claim they were sexually molested by ex-assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky.
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• 10. RED SOX COME WITHIN A WHISKER
• After beating the Cardinals 3-1 behind the pitching of Jon Lester to take a 3-2 World Series edge, Boston's bearded band heads back to Fenway to try to wrap it up.
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AP News in Brief
Amid flood of revelations, US weighs ending spying on allied heads of state
• WASHINGTON (AP) -- Faced with a flood of revelations about U.S. spying practices, the White House is considering ending its eavesdropping on friendly foreign leaders, a senior administration official said.
• A final decision has not been made and the move is still under review, the official said. But the fact that it is even being considered underscores the level of concern within the administration over the possible damage from the months-long spying scandal -- including the most recent disclosure that the National Security Agency was monitoring the communications of German Chancellor Angela Merkel.
• On Monday, Sen. Dianne Feinstein, chairwoman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, called for a "total review of all intelligence programs" following the Merkel allegations. In a statement, the California Democrat said the White House had informed her that "collection on our allies will not continue."
• The administration official said that statement was not accurate, but added that some unspecified changes already had been made and more were being consid (Continued on page 26)
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