Top stories on August 20, 2012: Monday’s headlines, as told by Twitter

In the news: Gu Kailai, Pussy Riot, Assange, Annaleise Carr and Tony Scott. Plus … Mike Richards and the Stanley Cup

<p>Annaleise Carr is covered in a blanket after finishing her record breaking overnight Lake Ontario swim from Niagara-on-the-Lake to Toronto on Sunday August 19, 2012. The 14-year-old is the youngest swimmer to cross Lake Ontario and has raised well above her fundraising goal to help Camp Trillium, a camp for children with cancer. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Michelle Siu</p>

Annaleise Carr is covered in a blanket after finishing her record breaking overnight Lake Ontario swim from Niagara-on-the-Lake to Toronto on Sunday August 19, 2012. The 14-year-old is the youngest swimmer to cross Lake Ontario and has raised well above her fundraising goal to help Camp Trillium, a camp for children with cancer. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Michelle Siu