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- US Army choppers fly first relief missions in flood-ravaged Pakistan
- Heat wave bakes 18 states from Texas to NY; Tenn. voters tempted by air conditioned polls
- US government set to update its storm forecast for the rest of the Atlantic hurricane season
- BP to pump cement into blown-out Gulf of Mexico oil well, coast still faces long recovery
- Oil-fouled Gulf, struggling coastal residents face long recovery, despite progress
- NTSB report: Medical helicopter fell 600 feet in 8 seconds before Arizona crash that killed 3
- Congressman says Enbridge waited to report oil pipeline break in southern Michigan
- Prosecutors, defense present closing arguments in Arkansas doctor’s bombing trial
- BP plans to begin forcing cement down blown-out Gulf of Mexico well on Thursday
- Defense attorney defends handling of fatal Toyota crash case as former client seeks new trial
- Federal spill official says BP can move forward with forcing cement down into Gulf oil well
- Bolivian served little time for prior drunken driving before fatal car crash that killed nun
- Strong winds collapse barns at Ohio’s largest egg farm, killing 2 workers, injuring 3 others
- United Airlines flight from London evacuated in Chicago after problem with landing gear
- From row crops to roadways, heat wave takes toll; In Ark., 105 degrees too hot to skin hogs
- Texas environmental regulators accuse BP of poor operation and maintenance at refinery
- Propane leaking from heating unit blamed for Mass. condo blast that killed 1 worker, hurt 7
- Feds say oil mostly gone from Gulf spill, but some scientists say that’s mostly guesswork
- Conservative group sues to stop mosque near ground zero after NYC panel clears way for it
- Officials: 2 workers dead after 3 barns collapse at Ohio’s largest egg farm
- Haiti ruling party to run ex-premier whose backing could outstrip Wyclef Jean’s star power
- After 3 months of misery, crush of mud finally plugs BP’s Gulf of Mexico gusher
- New Orleans group launches effort to have Katrina levee breach sites put on historic register
- Federal drilling chief refuses to pin down date for early end of deep-water ban
- Officials: At least 1 worker dead after 3 barns collapse at Ohio egg farm
- BP vice president: Crews to decide soon on next step in plugging blown well
- Winds blow over brick wall being built at school in Ohio, killing construction worker
- Obama administration steps up aid to flood-ravaged Pakistan; hoping to improve relations
- NOAA chief says impact of Gulf oil spill on wildlife to linger for decades
- Official: No evidence of oil from massive Gulf spill on sea floor
- NOAA official says oil spill no longer a threat to Florida Keys or East Coast
- White House: BP had to be pushed on oil cleanup, no one owes BP executive Hayward an apology
- Obama officials defend accuracy of report saying most of the spilled oil in Gulf is gone
- Obama administration officials voice ‘high confidence’ Gulf spill will soon be over
- Taliban suicide bomber kills head of US-backed paramilitary police force in Pakistan
- Federal report raises total leaked from blown-out BP well to nearly 207M gallons
- Pilot dies when single-engine plane crashes near north Phoenix airport; no other injuries
- With oil dissipating, lawmakers focus on questions about chemical used in Gulf spill cleanup
- FAA says airplane in deadly north Phoenix crash registered to local firm
- Obama heartened by indications oil spill is contained, saying crisis is ‘coming to an end’
- With oil dissipating, lawmakers focus on chemicals used in Gulf spill
- Minnesota man’s quest for new trial in fatal Toyota crash turns to quality of defense
- Fiery plane crash at north Phoenix airport kills pilot; craft slams into building
- NATO’s top commander in Afghan war says troops must protect civilians but also themselves
- Federal science report says 74 percent of BP leaked oil is already gone from Gulf of Mexico
- Small plane crashes at Deer Valley Airport in north Phoenix
- Government’s point man on oil spill says work is not done on plugging up leak
- BP says mud pumped into well in Gulf is holding down the oil; feds say most of oil is gone
- White House: 75 percent of oil from Gulf spill either collected or broken down by nature
- Oil or no oil, rest of summer will do little to save Ala., Fla. beach business
- Chinese author to publish book critical of premier despite police threats
- 22-year-old man saved teen, couldn’t get to 6 others who drowned in Louisiana’s Red River
- Wyclef’s brother says family stands behind expected Haiti presidential candidate
- Lawmaker and family member say singer Wyclef Jean will run for president
- Nevada’s Angle brings in help after rough spell; Reid ad faults her for oil spill fund comment
- Defense expert for Minn. man seeking new trial after fatal crash disputes trial testimony
- Wake held for mother, 4 children found dead in murder-suicide at burning NYC home
- Ambulance crosses center line of Ohio highway and hits semitrailer, killing driver and patient
- Tragedy on the Red River: 6 teens from 2 families drown as relatives watch helplessly
- Va. police: Illegal immigrant charged with killing nun and injuring 2 others in car crash
- Pipeline company Enbridge offers to buy homes in area around oil spill in Michigan river
- Tropical Storm Colin degenerates into low in the Atlantic, could reform in the next few days
- Crews begin pumping mud into Gulf of Mexico oil well in attempt to plug it up
- Pipeline company offers to buy up to 200 homes in area affected by oil spill in Michigan river
- Crews on Gulf of Mexico begin attempt to plug oil well by pumping mud into it
- New offshore drilling chief says ban on deepwater drilling may be lifted early
- Gunman among 9 killed in Conn. beer distributor shooting; company says he was caught stealing
- Union says Conn. gunman who killed 9 was caught stealing, had not complained of racial bias
- Gulf oil spill, record high temperatures fail to sway votes on energy legislation
- Gunman, 8 others killed in beer distributor shooting; company says he was asked to quit
- Testing begins in preparation for attempt to plug blown-out Gulf oil well
- Mother of Conn. warehouse shooter’s girlfriend says he had complained of racial bias at work
- NHTSA: New technology can prevent tractor-trailer truck rollovers, save over 100 lives a year
- 6 teenagers who drowned in Red River in Louisiana were from 2 families
- Conn. official: 9 killed in beer distributor shooting; company says gunman was asked to quit
- Pakistan’s president says international community is losing the war in Afghanistan
- Crews hope attempt to seal off oil at bottom of Gulf will mark a turning point
- Connecticut official: 9 killed in shooting at beer distributor, including gunman
- Blasts in outdoor market south of Baghdad kill 10, wound 30
- Cubs of grizzly that killed 1, injured 2 near Yellowstone Park are settling into Montana zoo
- US dispatches big helicopters from Afghanistan to move relief supplies in deluged Pakistan
- BP creates special business claims team in effort to speed up payments
- Crews hope to finish testing soon on attempt that could kill Gulf spill for good
- Police: Gunman among dead in Conn. workplace shooting; company says he’d been asked to quit
- Police say several killed in shootings at Conn. beer distributor, worker had been told to quit
- Company executive says 3 shot at Conn. beer distributor, worker had been called in to resign
- Tropical storm Colin Forms over Atlantic Ocean
- 6 teens from 2 families drown in Louisiana river after hitting sudden drop-off; 7th rescued
- Militants kill 5 Iraqi soldiers at Baghdad checkpoint, plant al-Qaida flag
- Tropical Storm Colin forms in the Atlantic, but not on track for oil spill in Gulf of Mexico
- Deadly floods spread to villages in Pakistan’s heartland, threaten major dam in northwest
- Crews hope attempt to seal off oil at bottom of Gulf will do the final trick
- With or without BP, Florida naturalist copies lesson from Noah’s Ark to save Gulf species
- Federal safety board probes ways to prevent rollover accidents by hazmat tanker trucks
- Fire officials: 6 teens in 2 families drown in La. river, 7th rescued; hit sudden drop-off
