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American Dana Vollmer celebrates after her gold medal win Sunday in the women's 100-meter butterfly swimming final at the Aquatics Centre in the Olympic Park.

Olympic Swimming Records Smashed, Hopes Dashed

American Dana Vollmer blew away the field, winning gold and setting a record in the 100-meter butterfly. Her teammates in the men's 4-by-100-meter freestyle relay fell short in the final stretch, winning silver. And the crowd went wild for English superstar Rebecca Adlington's finish in the 400-meter free — good for bronze.

Japan Plucks Sweden's Ukulele World Record

More than 2,000 people took to the streets in Yokohama, strumming their tiny Hawaiian instruments for the Guinness record for "largest ukulele ensemble."

Passengers in New Delhi were waiting for trains that couldn't run because of Monday's power outage.

Grid Failure In India Cuts Power To 370 Million

The massive outage affected more people than live in the entire U.S. and caused chaos in some cities. Still, the country's power minister boasted that India has one of the world's best power grids. His claim didn't go over well.

Syrian refugee children at the refugee camp in Jordan on Sunday.

Syrian Conflict: Refugees Race To Escape; Battle Goes On In Aleppo

Jordan is preparing to shelter tens, if not hundreds, of thousands. In Iraq, Syrians who thought they would be welcomed are finding themselves locked up and prevented from visiting relatives.

Sam Griffiths of Australia, and his horse Happy Times, compete in the cross country phase of the equestrian eventing competition in London's Greenwich Park.

Let's Catch Up: Phelps In Fly, Too Many Tweets, And A Chatty Olympics Greeter

Monday's roundup of 2012 Summer Olympics news stories includes Michael Phelps in the butterfly semifinal, and London's attempts to deal with human and digital traffic. And in judo, an American scores a big upset.

A judo judge waves a blue flag to award victory to South Korea's Cho Jun-Ho Sunday. But moments later, judges raised white flags instead, giving the win to Masashi Ebinuma of Japan.

Overturned Judo Result Called A 'Farce' And Parody

The result of a judo men's quarterfinal bout was announced, and then reversed, Sunday. Since then, it became the source of international indignation over a perceived injustice. But the controversy stems from judo officials' attempt to avoid such confusion.

Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney visited the Western Wall in Jerusalem's old city on Sunday.

Aide Says Romney's Words That Outraged Palestinians Were 'Mischaracterized'

The GOP presidential candidate talked about "culture" as being one reason Israel's economy is stronger than those in areas managed by the Palestinian Authority.

Balloon fiesta vendors seek contract change

A group of food vendors is trying to renegotiate lower rent for an annual hot-air balloon fiesta to keep food prices from rising.The group plans to meet…

Voter guide offered for constitutional amendments

The New Mexico Legislature's research arm is helping voters get an early start on learning about proposed constitutional amendments to be decided in the…

U.S. gymnast John Orozco runs through his pommel horse routine, in the Olympic men's team final at the 02 North Greenwich Arena in London. The Americans fell short of the promise they established in qualifying rounds.

U.S. Men's Gymnastics Takes A Fall During Finals; Britain Breaks 100-Year Drought

The U.S. men's gymnastics team had an excellent day of qualifying this weekend, putting it in first place entering today's team finals. But the Americans are struggling in the final, which does not carry points over from the earlier rounds.

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