Hurricane Dolly slams South Texas before weakening
BROWNSVILLE, Texas (AP) -- Hurricane Dolly slammed into the South Texas coast Wednesday with punishing rain and winds of 100 mph, blowing down signs, peeling off roofs and knocking out power to thousands before weakening over land....
Authorities seek indicted polygamist sect members
SAN ANGELO, Texas (AP) -- Texas authorities on Wednesday began looking for five indicted members of a polygamist sect, in a child sex-abuse case that the group's spokesman alleged was a face-saving move by officials who lost a court battle over their seizure of hundreds of children from a sect-owned ranch....
Judge upholds convictions of ex-Newark mayor
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) -- A federal judge on Wednesday upheld the corruption convictions of former Newark Mayor Sharpe James and his one-time mistress, but indicated that James probably will get less than the 15- to 20-year prison sentence prosecutors are seeking....
Gates, Bloomberg pool riches to fight smoking
NEW YORK (AP) -- Microsoft founder Bill Gates and New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg are pooling their piles of money to pour $375 million into a global effort to cut smoking....
Calif. woman attacked by bear, drives self to help
CALIENTE, Calif. (AP) -- A woman walking her two dogs in a rural area of Southern California was attacked and severely injured by a bear, but managed to escape and drive herself to a nearby fire station....
Tourism travails: summer fun faces uncertain times
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (AP) -- The sign outside the Aquarius motel reads: "Spend a night, Not a paycheck," but some Midwest travelers have canceled reservations and other visitors stay fewer nights. On the nation's opposite coast, vacationers in Oregon worried about $4 gas splurge less on meals and skip the frills on getaways....
New Jersey to require organ donation decision
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) -- In five years, New Jersey residents seeking driver's licenses will have to decide whether they want to become organ donors under a new first-of-its kind law....
Inglewood residents demand change after shootings
INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) -- Friends and relatives of Kevin Wicks didn't accept the official explanation of why police fatally shot him when they were called to his apartment building....
Penn. lawmakers urged to use sex-offender tracking
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) -- Pennsylvania's auditor general wants his state to join the estimated two dozen others that track some released sex offenders with global positioning satellite technology....
Mass. woman kills self before home foreclosure
TAUNTON, Mass. (AP) -- A 53-year-old wife and mother fatally shot herself shortly after faxing a letter to her mortgage company saying that by the time they foreclosed on her house that day, she would be dead....
World News
Suspicion, terrain are foes for US in Afghan surge
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) -- As violence in Afghanistan escalates, the U.S. is responding by scrambling to get in more troops. But it's far from clear how the strategy will work in a vast, rugged land where hiding places are many and suspicion of foreign forces is deep....
Obama tells Israel he's committed to its security
SDEROT, Israel (AP) -- From the solemnity of a Holocaust museum to a dusty village battered by Hamas rockets, Democratic presidential contender Barack Obama on Wednesday professed "an unshakable commitment to the security" of Israel, whether the threat comes from terrorists, Iran or elsewhere....
Beijing to set up Olympic protest zones
BEIJING (AP) -- Beijing will set up specially designated zones for protesters during next month's Olympics, a security official said Wednesday, in a sign China's authoritarian government may allow some demonstrations during the games....
Iraqi presidential council rejects elections law
BAGHDAD (AP) -- Iraq's presidential council on Wednesday rejected a draft provincial elections law and sent it back to parliament for reworking - a major blow to U.S. hopes that the vote can be held this year....
Pakistan warns of new nuclear arms race with India
VIENNA, Austria (AP) -- Pakistan has warned a deal leading to increased Indian access to nuclear fuel could accelerate the atomic arms race between the rivals, according to a letter obtained Wednesday by The Associated Press....
Rice pushes top North Korean diplomat on nukes
SINGAPORE (AP) -- Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice pushed North Korea on Wednesday to accept terms to verify the dismantling of its nuclear weapons program, as the two countries held cabinet-level talks for the first time in four years....
Karadzic's secret life enthralls his fellow Serbs
BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) -- Radovan Karadzic sent word he plans to defend himself against U.N. genocide charges, but his fellow Serbs were more enthralled with details that emerged Wednesday about his secret life: a mistress, a bogus family in the U.S., and regular visits to the Madhouse bar and its photo of his beardless days as wartime leader of Bosnian Serbs....
Karadzic's capture signals big shift for Serbia
BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) -- Just a few months ago, thugs outraged at Kosovo's independence set part of the U.S. Embassy in Belgrade on fire, and ultranationalists prepared to seize power....
Obama's West Bank trip raises hope, skepticism
RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) -- Barack Obama's trip to the West Bank on Wednesday appeared to generate some goodwill among Palestinians, though deep skepticism about U.S. policy remains....
Zimbabwe talks are starting at secret location
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (AP) -- South Africa's presidential spokesman said Wednesday that power-sharing talks between Zimbabwe's ruling and opposition forces were under way at a secret location....
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