US casualties in Afghanistan soar to record highs (AP)
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 20:08:20 GMT
AP - In a summer of suffering, America's military death toll in Afghanistan is rising, with back-to-back record months for U.S. losses in the grinding conflict. All signs point to more bloodshed in the months ahead, straining the already shaky international support for the war.

Arizona sheriff not relenting after court ruling (AP)
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 20:08:27 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.

House investigators recommended Rangel reprimand (AP)
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 20:06:51 GMT
AP - The panel that charged New York Democrat Charles Rangel with 13 counts of ethical misdeeds recommended he receive a relatively mild rebuke by the full House, one of the investigators said Friday.

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.