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- Fire official: 2 dead in LA explosion; crews search collapsed structure for others
- Company says oil spill in Michigan’s Kalamazoo River contained, focus shifts to cleanup effort
- 2 people hurt in explosion at Massachusetts condominium complex under construction
- Crews find sediment in Gulf relief well, delaying effort to stop gusher for good
- Correction: Michigan River-Oil Spill story
- Congress passes bill to make flying safer by requiring more rest, training for airline pilots
- Montana man who wrote about surviving 2 grizzly bear attacks dies of natural causes
- NOAA: South Florida, East Coast likely won’t see oil; northern Gulf shores spared more impact
- July the deadliest month of Afghan war for US forces as 6 new deaths bring American toll to 66
- Colorado bicyclist injured by cannon blast at charity race; teenagers investigated
- Colorado bicyclist injured by cannonball blast at charity race; teenagers investigated
- Air attack planned on big California wildfire as evacuations end
- Heat advisories across US South as humidity exacerbates temps to feel like 100-plus degrees
- Prosecutors hope jurors solve puzzle of Ark. bombing; defense says story ‘cobbled together’
- Fire official: At least 1 dead in LA explosion; crews search collapsed structure for others
- Congress passes bill to make commuter airlines safer after deadly crash last year in New York
- Incoming BP CEO: It’s time for ’scaleback’ in cleanup, but company will still set things right
- No homes in imminent danger from wildfire in high desert north of Los Angeles
- 8 hurt when commuter train, city bus collide in Los Angeles
- People hurled into street when explosion blows out front of LA commercial building
- BP hiring former FEMA head James Lee Witt and his firm for Gulf spill recovery effort
- 6 hurt when commuter train, city bus collide in Los Angeles
- 3 more American troops die, bringing July’s death toll to at least 66 for US in Afghanistan
- Firefighters attack river of flame northeast of Los Angeles; 1,000 homes still evacuated
- BP picks La. foundation to administer $100 million fund for oil workers hurt by moratorium
- Officials find wreckage of medical plane in Lake Michigan after 1 week; 4 still missing
- 4th bear captured after deadly attack at Montana campground; DNA tests will show involvement
- Keep BP sunflower or bring back Amoco torch? Some gas-station owners think rebranding needed
- July the deadliest month of Afghan war for US forces as 3 new deaths bring American toll to 63
- Wildfire explodes in rural hills outside Los Angeles, forcing thousands to evacuate
- Wildfire explodes in rural Los Angeles County hills, forcing hundreds to evacuate
- Bob Dudley to outline BP’s plans to help the Gulf region recover from massive oil spill
- History of pipeline problems follows Canadian company at center of huge Mich. river oil spill
- US gas stations: Stay BP and its tainted image since Gulf oil spill or change name to Amoco?
- 3 US troops die, bringing July toll to at least 63 for US in Afghanistan
- Prosecutors say Ark. doctor sought revenge, but no forensic evidence, witnesses link him bomb
- 1,200 homes evacuated in northern hills of LA County; brush fire spreading toward Palmdale
- 1,500 homes evacuated in northern hills of LA County; brush fire spreading toward Palmdale
- 1,200 homes under evacuation orders in northern Los Angeles County as wildfire grows
- 1,500 homes under evacuation orders in northern Los Angeles County as wildfire grows
- House passes aviation safety measures in response to 2009 commuter airline crash in New York
- Evacuations ordered in desert community of rural LA County as crews battle new brush fires
- Military officials say air show will go on despite deadly military plane crash
- High winds from thunderstorm cause tears in section of Arizona Cardinals’ stadium roof
- California crews battle new brush fires in Los Angeles County as other blazes ease
- At least 1,122 US military deaths in Afghan region since 2001
- Company at center of million-gallon oil leak into Mich. river has history of pipeline problems
- Investigators look at fuel pump as possible culprit in plane crash that left 2 dead in Maine
- As oil disappears from surface of Gulf, so goes fallback source of income for idled fishermen
- Crews make progress against destructive California wildfires as weather cooperates
- Al-Qaida plants flag, burns bodies in Baghdad neighborhood attack that kills 16
- Partisan disagreements, summer recess delays oil spill legislation until at least September
- Miner dies after being pinned between collapsed wall, equipment at Consol coal mine in W.Va.
- Oil spill chief: Work to pump mud into Gulf gusher from above could be accelerated
- Company whose pipeline leaked oil into Mich. river was warned about its corrosion monitoring
- Company, authorities work to keep oil spill EPA says could be 1M gallons out of Lake Michigan
- Militants kill 23 security forces across Iraq, including 16 in a Baghdad neighborhood
- NASCAR team owner Roush moved to Mayo Clinic following Wisconsin plane crash
- Relatives wait for remains of loved ones as rain slows recovery work from Pakistan plane crash
- Militants kill 17 security forces across Iraq, including 10 in a Baghdad neighborhood
- NC marine sciences expert says Gulf oil unlikely to reach East Coast as initially projected
- Mother’s death is ruled a suicide in fire in NYC that also killed her 4 children
- Militants hit Iraqi security forces, killing 7 in Baghdad’s Sunni district
- Govt to crash test 55 new vehicles under revamped safety ratings program
- Burn victim settles with NYC utility in steampipe blast that hurt several, led to 1 death
- C-17 Plane Crash: 4 Feared Dead
- 4 airmen killed in cargo plane crash during training run at Air Force base in Alaska
- Toyota recalls 412,000 cars in US, 16,000 in Japan, for steering problems
- Woman who survived bear attack in Mont. says she played dead to get the animal to leave her
- Rescue workers fight heavy rain in search for dead, clues in Pakistan’s worst-ever plane crash
- Spanish judge reissues arrest warrants for 3 US servicemen in death of journalist in Iraq
- Toyota recalls 412,000 cars in US, mostly Avalons, for steering problems
- Government pays farmers to create habitats for birds whose grounds are threatened by oil
- Selling the rings: Olympic dash for cash leads to a few eyebrow-raising sponsorship deals
- US judicial panel asked to consolidate more than 300 oil spill lawsuits before single court
- Cooler temperatures, calmer winds help firefighters gain ground on California fires
- EPA says 1 million gallons of oil may have spilled in Mich. river, governor criticizes cleanup
- Gulf spill lacks transformational punch of 1969 Santa Barbara oil spill
- Coast Guard may start redeploying cleanup resources once Gulf well is killed permanently
- Al-Qaida-linked group claims responsibility for bombing of Al-Arabiya TV in Baghdad
- Rescue workers fight heavy rain in search for dead, clues in Pakistan’s worst ever plane crash
- Tucson News: 3 Dead In Helicopter Crash
- Cargo plane crashes at military base in Anchorage, Alaska, with 4 on board; no word on deaths
- Cargo plane crashes at Elmendorf Air Force Base in AK with 4 on board; no word on casualties
- Family of victims sues over deadly Marine jet crash in San Diego
- Military cargo plane crashes at Elmendorf Air Force Base in Alaska; no word on casualties
- Military cargo plane crashes at Elmendorf Air Force Base; no word on casualties
- Firefighters gain on worst of destructive wildfires burning in Calif.; homes still threatened
- Family of victims sues over deadly Marine jet crash in California
- SW Idaho fires destroy 3 homes, threaten others as wind fans flames
- Alyeska cites power failure, lack of situational awareness as factors in contained oil spill
- Arkansas Medical Board chairman testifies he lost eye, hearing, part of intestine in bombing
- 3 dead after medical chopper crashes, burns on Tucson street; pilot steered away from house
- SW Idaho fires damage at least 3 homes, threaten others as wind fan flames
