Aghan official says US strikes killed 22 civilians (AP)
Sat, 05 Jul 2008 01:04:11 GMT
AP - The U.S. military said airstrikes by its attack helicopters hit two vehicles carrying insurgents in eastern Afghanistan. The province's governor said 22 civilians, including a woman and a child, were killed.

Jesse Helms: a polarizer, not a compromiser (AP)
Fri, 04 Jul 2008 23:33:43 GMT
AP - "Compromise, hell!" Jesse Helms screamed in a 1959 editorial that captured what would become the legacy of his Senate career and his place in the conservative movement.

Video shows hostages rejoicing at moment of rescue (AP)
Sat, 05 Jul 2008 01:21:33 GMT
AP - Video taken during the rescue of 15 rebel hostages shows them filing grim-faced toward the helicopter that would fly them to safety, then hugging one another and crying with joy after they are aloft and realize they are free.

Analysis: Obama's centrist emphasis gives GOP ammo (AP)
Sat, 05 Jul 2008 01:17:15 GMT
AP - Is Barack Obama close to being shadowed by giant flip-flops and, worse, having the image stick with people all the way to the voting booth?

Wind keeps California fires raging on 2 fronts (AP)
Fri, 04 Jul 2008 22:33:49 GMT
AP - A pair of out-of-control wildfires roared along California's central coast Friday, chewing through opposite ends of a parched forest and threatening a total of more than 4,500 homes.

2 supervisors at raided meatpacking plant arrested (AP)
Sat, 05 Jul 2008 01:06:54 GMT
AP - Two supervisors at an Iowa meatpacking plant that was raided by federal immigration agents in May were arrested and charged with encouraging people to live in the United States illegally.

Smooth sailing for yacht builders despite economy (AP)
Sat, 05 Jul 2008 00:30:48 GMT
AP - Fuel prices are soaring and credit markets tightening, but the super-rich are still lining up to pay tens of millions of dollars for mega yachts.

Winehouse sings in Spain, glass of wine in hand (AP)
Fri, 04 Jul 2008 22:29:43 GMT
AP - Soul diva Amy Winehouse sipped from a glass of red wine and looked a bit unsteady on her feet as she appeared in front of a large audience at the Rock in Rio music festival southeast of Madrid on Friday.

Man accused of faking heart attacks to avoid bills (AP)
Sat, 05 Jul 2008 01:25:48 GMT
AP - A 52-year-old Milwaukee-area man has been accused of faking heart attacks to avoid paying restaurant bills and cab fares.

On the fence: Youkilis triples off top of wall (AP)
Sat, 05 Jul 2008 00:41:32 GMT
AP - Kevin Youkilis created the drama. Mike Lowell gave Boston the win.