AP Top International News At 5:25 p...
Al-Qaida plants flag, burns bodies in Iraq attack
By REBECCA SANTANA
2010-07-29T21:59:56Z
BAGHDAD (AP) -- Militants flew an al-Qaida flag over a Baghdad neighborhood Thursday after killing 16 security officials and burning some of the...
Body of 2nd Navy sailor recovered in Afghanistan
By DEB RIECHMANN and AMIR SHAH
2010-07-29T21:35:36Z
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) -- The discovery of the body of a second U.S. sailor who vanished in Afghanistan last week only deepened the...
Raging Russian fires destroy homes, people flee
By DAVID NOWAK
2010-07-29T19:38:34Z
MOSCOW (AP) -- Raging forest fires encircled a southern Russian city and tore through provincial villages Thursday, forcing mass evacuations as Mosc...
Outspoken British PM embroiled in diplomatic rows
By PAISLEY DODDS
2010-07-29T19:15:54Z
LONDON (AP) -- In just a few days, new Prime Minister David Cameron has openly declared Britain is no more than the "junior partner" of the U.S., ...
Eternal City grapples with endless vandalism
By ALESSANDRA RIZZO
2010-07-29T14:27:25Z
ROME (AP) -- They knock the noses off statues in a park that was a favorite haunt of poet John Keats and throw dye into the iconic Trevi Founta...
Taliban stymie NATO push to bolster government
By HEIDI VOGT
2010-07-29T17:07:36Z
ARGHANDAB VALLEY, Afghanistan (AP) -- This strategic valley on the outskirts of Kandahar is on its third government boss in eight months. The first q...
French woman admits to suffocating her 8 newborns
By CATHERINE GASCHKA
2010-07-29T18:19:01Z
VILLERS-AU-TERTRE, France (AP) -- A French woman who admitted suffocating eight of her newborns and concealing their corpses in the garden and...
Rivers burst, floods kill at least 60 in Pakistan
By RIAZ KHAN
2010-07-29T15:35:48Z
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) -- Rivers burst their banks during deadly monsoon rains lashing Pakistan, washing away streets, battering a dam and submerging...
At least 80 dead after Congo boat disaster
By PATRICE CITERA
2010-07-29T15:08:46Z
KINSHASA, Congo (AP) -- A boat ferrying about 200 passengers to Congo's capital capsized after hitting a rock, and a government spokesman said Th...
Settlers seize home in Jerusalem's Muslim Quarter
By DALIA NAMMARI
2010-07-29T18:39:40Z
JERUSALEM (AP) -- Jewish settlers on Thursday took over a building in the Muslim Quarter of Jerusalem's Old City and evicted dozens of Palestinian...
AP Top U.S. News At 7:11 p.m. EDT
Fed judge gets threats after AZ immigration ruling
By BOB CHRISTIE
2010-07-29T23:08:13Z
PHOENIX (AP) -- Authorities say a federal judge in Phoenix has been getting some threats since her ruling on Arizona's controversial immigration la...
Past problems for company at heart of oil spill
By TIM MARTIN and DAVID RUNK
2010-07-29T22:56:04Z
BATTLE CREEK, Mich. (AP) -- A Canadian company whose pipeline leaked hundreds of thousands of oil into a Michigan river boasts on its ...
Feds OK project to drill under, not on, wild areas
By PAUL FOY
2010-07-29T22:29:59Z
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) -- An energy company received federal approval Thursday to take natural gas from a largely untouched, picturesque region of Utah by...
A $3M Clinton wedding? Not out of the question
By JIM FITZGERALD
2010-07-29T22:40:41Z
RHINEBECK, N.Y. (AP) -- Imagine spending $250,000 on flowers. Or $20,000 on a cake. How does $15,000 to $20,000 for toilets sound?...
Colo. pot shops face closure under tough new rules
By KRISTEN WYATT
2010-07-29T22:22:30Z
DENVER (AP) -- Nearly a fifth of Colorado's medical marijuana dispensary operators could be forced out of business in coming weeks because of new ...
Weather calms destructive California wildfires
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2010-07-29T21:02:16Z
TEHACHAPI, Calif. (AP) -- Weather aided firefighters Thursday as they cut containment lines to encircle two wildfires that have destroyed homes and other buildings in r...
Mass. woman left in recliner dies on 81st birthday
By RUSSELL CONTRERAS
2010-07-29T22:11:07Z
BOSTON (AP) -- A woman hospitalized in critical condition after sitting for a month with deep bedsores in a recliner soaked with her waste die...
Schilling's business, bluster bleed into politics
By JIMMY GOLEN
2010-07-29T20:09:12Z
BOSTON (AP) -- The U.S. is fighting two wars, and millions are looking for work. So what is making politicians thump their lecterns in two of New En...
Mo. ballot measures tests federal health care law
By DAVID A. LIEB
2010-07-29T23:07:22Z
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- More than 1 million people are expected to participate in what amounts to the largest-ever public opinion poll on the ...
Less oil on surface means less work for fishermen
By GREG BLUESTEIN and KEVIN McGILL
2010-07-29T23:02:10Z
NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- Even when the oily sheen starts fading from the surface of the Gulf of Mexico, it manages to become bad news...
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AP Top Sports News At 7:16 p.m. EDT
Oswalt approves deal, Astros trade ace to Phillies
By ROB MAADDI
2010-07-29T22:57:27Z
PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- There's a new Roy in town - and he's an ace, too....
Pitino tells jury he hoped to keep tryst secret
By BRETT BARROUQUERE and DYLAN LOVAN
2010-07-29T21:35:16Z
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) -- Rick Pitino, worried that his wife and kids would find out he had a one-night stand with a woman he me...
Orioles hire Buck Showalter as manager
By DAVID GINSBURG
2010-07-29T23:08:02Z
BALTIMORE (AP) -- Buck Showalter was hired to manage the Baltimore Orioles on Thursday, his latest rebuilding project in a major league career fu...
Haynesworth fails conditioning test, no practice
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2010-07-29T22:25:49Z
ASHBURN, Va. (AP) -- The first Washington Redskins training camp practice is over - and Albert Haynesworth wasn't a part of it....
Police: Ex-NBA player Wright shot to death
By ADRIAN SAINZ
2010-07-29T22:10:42Z
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) -- Former NBA player Lorenzen Wright, whose body was found in the woods outside Memphis, was shot to death and the case is bein...
Vaughan takes lead at Senior Open with 4-under 66
By TIM BOOTH
2010-07-29T21:00:23Z
SAMMAMISH, Wash. (AP) -- Bruce Vaughan took advantage of cool morning conditions with an opening-round 66 to take a two-shot lead in the first round o...
Tebow, Broncos agree to contract
By ARNIE STAPLETON
2010-07-29T23:13:55Z
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) -- Tim Tebow missed some practices but none that counted before agreeing to a contract with the Denver Broncos on Thursday...
Shin, Inkster take early lead at British Open
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2010-07-29T23:16:39Z
SOUTHPORT, England (AP) -- Yani Tseng shot a 4-under 68 in the opening round of the Women's British Open at Royal Birkdale on Thursday, and is tied for the lead as she ...
Commissioner: No suspension for Young over fight
By TERESA M. WALKER
2010-07-29T19:27:42Z
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- NFL commissioner Roger Goodell said Thursday he has decided not to suspend Titans quarterback Vince Young over a tussl...
T.O. misses flight to Bengals camp
By JOE KAY
2010-07-29T17:35:03Z
GEORGETOWN, Ky. (AP) -- Terrell Owens missed his flight but got his number....
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AP Top Health News At 7:25 a.m. EDT
Hands-only CPR, pushy dispatchers are lifesavers
By MIKE STOBBE
2010-07-29T11:25:08Z
ATLANTA (AP) -- More bystanders are willing to attempt CPR if an emergency dispatcher gives them firm and direct instructions - especially if they c...
DC pushes female condoms to fight HIV epidemic
By JESSICA GRESKO
2010-07-29T07:21:06Z
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Charlene Cotton will talk to anyone about sex. Several days a week she stands behind a table decorated with a bowl of flavored...
NYC looks to stop spreading bedbug infestations
By SARA KUGLER FRAZIER
2010-07-29T01:53:10Z
NEW YORK (AP) -- One of every 15 New Yorkers battled bedbugs last year, officials said Wednesday as they announced a plan to fight the sprea...
New program rebuilding faces of soldiers, veterans
By MICHELLE ROBERTS
2010-07-27T10:44:27Z
SAN ANTONIO (AP) -- Master Sgt. Todd Nelson lost his right eye and ear in a flash when a car bomb in Afghanistan exploded, sending fire up his ...
Tests aim to settle if fresher blood works better
By LAURAN NEERGAARD
2010-07-27T07:03:15Z
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Facing surgery? You could receive blood that's been stored for a week, or three weeks, or nearly six - and there's growing c...
Japanese women extend life expectancy to new high
By MARI YAMAGUCHI
2010-07-26T17:22:45Z
TOKYO (AP) -- Japanese women are expected to live almost 86 1/2 years, topping the world longevity ratings for the 25th straight year, the govern...
Full face transplant Spaniard displays new look
By DANIEL WOOLLS
2010-07-26T19:32:15Z
MADRID (AP) -- A Spanish man who underwent the world's first full face transplant appeared before TV cameras Monday for the first time since his s...
Medical device problems hurt 70,000+ kids annually
By LINDSEY TANNER
2010-07-26T10:42:05Z
CHICAGO (AP) -- More than 70,000 children and teens go to the emergency room each year for injuries and complications from medical devices, and c...
In midst of river cleanup, supporters are divided
By BOB SALSBERG
2010-07-25T19:39:30Z
LENOX, Mass. (AP) -- Once a dumping ground for chemicals, a stretch of the Housatonic River that winds near this Berkshires hamlet is being scoured...
Medical marijuana to be OK in some VA clinics
By HOPE YEN
2010-07-25T08:25:47Z
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Patients treated at Veterans Affairs hospitals and clinics will be able to use medical marijuana in the 14 states where it's legal, ...
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