July the deadliest month of Afghan war for US (AP) Fri, 30 Jul 2010 19:36:05 GMT
AP - NATO announced Friday that six more U.S. troops have died in Afghanistan, bringing the death toll for July to at least 66 and surpassing the previous month's record as the deadliest for American forces in the nearly 9-year-old war.
Arizona sheriff not relenting after court ruling (AP) Fri, 30 Jul 2010 19:36:12 GMT
AP - Lost in the hoopla over Arizona's immigration law is the fact that state and local authorities for years have been doing their own aggressive crackdowns in the busiest illegal gateway into the country.
Kentucky Democrat calls for Rangel resignation (AP) Fri, 30 Jul 2010 19:52:01 GMT
AP - A Democrat from Kentucky says it's time for Rep. Charlie Rangel to resign.
Incoming BP CEO: Time for 'scaleback' in cleanup (AP) Fri, 30 Jul 2010 19:27:26 GMT
AP - BP's incoming CEO said Friday that it's time for a "scaleback" of the massive effort to clean up the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, but stressed the commitment to make things right is the same as ever.
Agency weighs skirting Congress on immigration (AP) Fri, 30 Jul 2010 19:43:30 GMT
AP - The Obama administration, unable to push an immigration overhaul through Congress, is considering ways it could go around lawmakers to allow undocumented immigrants to stay in the United States, according to an agency memo.
South bakes, humidity feels like 100-plus degrees (AP) Fri, 30 Jul 2010 19:39:32 GMT
AP - Heat advisories were posted from the Carolinas to the Great Plains as the South continued to roast Friday under temperatures and humidity that made beaches feel more like bakeries.
Sarkozy threatens immigrants who target police (AP) Fri, 30 Jul 2010 19:48:28 GMT
AP - President Nicolas Sarkozy said Friday that he wants to revoke the French citizenship of immigrants who put the lives of police officers in danger as part of a "national war" on delinquency.
Calif. wildfire forces hundreds from homes (AP) Fri, 30 Jul 2010 19:41:15 GMT
AP - A huge wildfire churned through high desert wilderness north of Los Angeles on Friday, destroying a few buildings and forcing people from about 2,000 homes. Most of the displaced residents were allowed to return as the threat eased.
Store manager tells robber Jesus wouldn't approve (AP) Fri, 30 Jul 2010 19:21:50 GMT
AP - A cell phone store manager in South Florida dissuaded an armed man from robbing the store by telling him Jesus wouldn't approve. Instead of panicking when the suspect pulled a weapon, Nayara Goncalves started talking with him. He was jobless, and the 20-year-old Christian offered to connect him with friends who could help him find work.
Aide: Pitino never mentioned seeking abortion (AP) Fri, 30 Jul 2010 19:14:07 GMT
AP - Rick Pitino never said a woman who claimed the Louisville basketball coach got her pregnant after a one-night stand had to get an abortion but did advise she "go out of town" to get medical care, his longtime aide told a jury Friday.
BP to try well kill Tuesday (Reuters) Fri, 30 Jul 2010 18:25:51 GMT
Reuters - BP Plc said on Friday it could seal its ruptured Gulf of Mexico oil well by next week as U.S. lawmakers prepared to vote on reforms that would put tougher restrictions on offshore drilling.
China overtakes Japan as No.2 economy: FX chief (Reuters) Fri, 30 Jul 2010 13:40:36 GMT
Reuters - China has overtaken Japan to become the world's second-largest economy, the fruit of three decades of rapid growth that has lifted hundreds of millions of people out of poverty.
Imports slow second-quarter growth (Reuters) Fri, 30 Jul 2010 19:19:37 GMT
Reuters - Economic growth slowed in the second quarter as companies invested heavily in equipment from abroad and the pace of consumer spending eased, raising concerns about the recovery in the rest of 2010.
House vote seen close on oil spill bill (Reuters) Fri, 30 Jul 2010 17:38:02 GMT
Reuters - A close vote is expected later on Friday when the U.S. House of Representatives decides on legislation to reform the oil industry's offshore drilling practices in response to the massive Gulf oil spill.
U.N. rights body tells Israel to end Gaza blockade (Reuters) Fri, 30 Jul 2010 13:57:05 GMT
Reuters - Israel must lift its military blockade of the Gaza Strip and invite an independent, fact-finding mission to investigate its raid on a Gaza-bound aid flotilla, a United Nations rights body said on Friday.
Floods kill more than 400 in Pakistan's northwest (Reuters) Fri, 30 Jul 2010 18:35:18 GMT
Reuters - Heavy monsoon rains have triggered the worst floods in decades in Pakistan's northwest, killing more than 400 people and forcing thousands from their homes as authorities struggle to reach stranded villagers.
Afghan police fire shots to quell protest after accident (Reuters) Fri, 30 Jul 2010 15:05:16 GMT
Reuters - Afghan police fired shots on Friday to disperse hundreds of people protesting the deaths of civilians in an accident involving a U.S. embassy vehicle, police said.
Fire prompts evacuation of 2,000 homes north of L.A (Reuters) Fri, 30 Jul 2010 17:39:45 GMT
Reuters - A fierce brush fire nearly doubled in size overnight as it threatened power lines that supply electricity to the greater Los Angeles area, but evacuation orders for 2,000 homes were lifted, officials said on Friday.
Syrian-Saudi leaders urge Lebanese to avoid violence (AFP) Fri, 30 Jul 2010 16:36:13 GMT
AFP - Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and Saudi King Abdullah on Friday urged Lebanon's rival factions to avoid violence after an unprecedented joint visit to defuse a tense political situation.
Berlusconi split with ally erodes once-comfortable majority (AFP) Fri, 30 Jul 2010 17:26:50 GMT
AFP - Italy's Silvio Berlusconi saw the erosion of his once comfortable majority in parliament Friday as 32 lawmakers defected in support of the prime minister's estranged longtime ally.