From: USA TODAY on Mon, Jul 11 2011 7:01 PM

An Amtrak train smashed into a tractor-trailer Monday in a fiery collision that killed the truck driver, injured several others and sent flames more than three stories high in North Berwick, Maine, a witness and officials said. (July 11)

From: USA TODAY on Mon, Jul 11 2011 7:01 PM

A pharmacist has been sentenced to life in prison with the possibility of parole in the shooting death of a teenager who tried to rob the south Oklahoma City store where he worked. (July 11)

From: USA TODAY on Mon, Jul 11 2011 6:03 PM

The new seventh season of 'The Closer' will also be its last. (SPOILER ALERT) Star Kyra Sedgwick says this season her character Deputy Police Chief Brenda Leigh Johnson will be faced with a lawsuit stemming from one of her investigations. (July 11)

From: USA TODAY on Mon, Jul 11 2011 6:03 PM

Jordin Sparks and the National League defeated Nick Jonas and the American League at the Taco Bell Legends and Celebrity Softball Game, which airs July 11 on ESPN. 'Glee' actor Chord Overstreet and country singer Jason Aldean also played. (July 11)

From: USA TODAY on Mon, Jul 11 2011 5:56 PM

Hundreds of friends and family joined a funeral procession Monday for 39-year-old firefighter Shannon Stone, who was fatally injured trying to catch a souvenir baseball at a Texas Rangers game. (July 11)

From: USA TODAY on Mon, Jul 11 2011 5:55 PM

President Barack Obama says he will continue to push congressional lawmakers to reach the largest deal possible to cut government spending and raise the nation’s borrowing limit. (July 11)

From: USA TODAY on Mon, Jul 11 2011 4:54 PM

Andre Agassi inducted into International Tennis Hall of Fame

From: USA TODAY on Mon, Jul 11 2011 3:50 PM

Is Kate Middleton truly a fashion icon or does she play it too safe? Royal expert Yvonne Yorke discusses the Duchess of Cambridge’s fashion choices during her visit to North America. (July 11)

From: USA TODAY on Mon, Jul 11 2011 3:48 PM

Bloomberg Sports Anchor Rob Shaw discusses the top three players who boasts a superior second half batting average compared to prior to the All-Star break: Chris Coghlan, Ryan Raburn, and Jason Heyward. Shaw then discusses the three players who struggle the most after the Mid-Summer cla...

From: USA TODAY on Mon, Jul 11 2011 3:48 PM

Philadelphia right-hander Roy Halladay will start for the National League in Tuesday night’s All-Star game against the Los Angeles Angels' Jered Weaver. Managers Bruce Bochy and Ron Washington announced their starting pitchers Monday. (July 11)

From: USA TODAY on Mon, Jul 11 2011 3:46 PM

General Motors transmission assembly plant workers talk about their flexibility on the job of assembling transmissions in White Marsh, Md. USA TODAY/Jack Gruber

From: USA TODAY on Mon, Jul 11 2011 3:45 PM

USA TODAY Board of Contributors member Souheila al-Jadda and author and Muslim activist Asra Nomani discuss the activist group Pray In, which fights to end the segregation of women in mosques during prayer.

From: USA TODAY on Mon, Jul 11 2011 3:44 PM

The diffusion of bear populations worldwide over time.r Courtesy: Current Biology

From: USA TODAY on Mon, Jul 11 2011 1:33 PM

School leaders look ahead to re-gaining the lost integrity of the school district. Jennifer Leslie has the story.

From: USA TODAY on Mon, Jul 11 2011 1:33 PM

Former Mayor Shirley Franklin has talked with Beverly Hall. Jennifer Leslie has an exclusuve interview.

From: USA TODAY on Mon, Jul 11 2011 1:33 PM

Syrian government supporters smashed windows at the U.S. Embassy in Damascus, raised a Syrian flag and scrawled graffiti calling the American ambassador a "dog" in anger over the envoy’s visit to an opposition stronghold, witnesses said. (July 11)

From: USA TODAY on Mon, Jul 11 2011 12:29 PM

President Barack Obama says he will not sign any temporary spending resolution, and that leaders must come up with a long-term solution to the debt and deficit. He says both parties agree the debt ceiling must be raised. (July 11)

From: USA TODAY on Mon, Jul 11 2011 11:33 AM

"The Closer" star answers five questions.

From: USA TODAY on Mon, Jul 11 2011 10:30 AM

American singer Liza Minnelli is visibly moved after being inducted into France’s Legion Of Honor in Paris. (July 11)

From: USA TODAY on Mon, Jul 11 2011 10:22 AM

Budget bargaining between President Barack Obama and top lawmakers resumes Monday at the White House, with both sides hoping to slash the deficit as the price for permitting the government to borrow more than $2 trillion to pay its bills. (July 11)