G-8 leaders face rising expectations at summit (AP)
Sun, 06 Jul 2008 16:05:34 GMT
AP - The world's top industrialized nations begin their annual summit Monday confronted with demands they reinvigorate the world economy, push ahead languishing climate change talks and make good on pledges to battle poverty and hunger.

Tired firefighters battle 330 Calif. wildfires (AP)
Sun, 06 Jul 2008 14:48:32 GMT
AP - Firefighters got a gift of a mild, mostly windless night and a forecast for similar conditions Sunday as they attempted to protect thousands of Santa Barbara County homes from a huge wildfire, one of more than 300 taxing their energy and resources around the state.

Blast in Pakistan capital kills more than 10 (AP)
Sun, 06 Jul 2008 16:17:44 GMT
AP - A suicide attacker detonated explosives near a police station in Pakistan's capital on Sunday, killing more than 10 police officers and wounding dozens, officials said.

Afghan officials: US missiles killed 27 civilians (AP)
Sun, 06 Jul 2008 16:17:49 GMT
AP - Afghan officials said fighter aircraft battling militants accidentally killed up to 27 Afghans walking to a wedding ceremony in eastern Afghanistan early Sunday, the second military attack in three days with reports of civilian deaths.

Congress ready to take up pared-down summer agenda (AP)
Sun, 06 Jul 2008 13:05:33 GMT
AP - Democrats bent on showing they can govern and Republicans anxious about a sour re-election climate are pushing a pared-down summer agenda in Congress. Lawmakers want to try to save homeowners from foreclosure, avert Medicare cuts and give the government power to spy on suspected terrorists.

The buck doesn't stop here; it just keeps falling (AP)
Sun, 06 Jul 2008 13:29:05 GMT
AP - Things in the U.S. sure are tough. Brother, can you spare a euro? Signs saying "We accept euros" are cropping up in the windows of some Manhattan retailers. A Belgium company is trying to gobble up St. Louis-based Anheuser-Busch, the nation's largest brewer and iconic Super Bowl advertiser.

Special court for vets addresses more than crime (AP)
Sun, 06 Jul 2008 16:22:57 GMT
AP - The first clue that the Tuesday afternoon session in Part 4 of Buffalo City Court is not like other criminal proceedings comes just before it starts.

Supermodel raises awareness for pediatric cancer (AP)
Sun, 06 Jul 2008 16:12:59 GMT
AP - Supermodel Cindy Crawford has been making appearances this weekend in Madison, Wis., to raise awareness of pediatric cancer.

Ore. man completes flight of fancy - in lawn chair (AP)
Sun, 06 Jul 2008 10:46:03 GMT
AP - Using his trusty BB gun to help him return to Earth, a 48-year-old gas station owner flew a lawn chair rigged with helium-filled balloons more than 200 miles across the Oregon desert Saturday, landing in a field in Idaho.

Finalists Federer, Nadal know each other well (AP)
Sun, 06 Jul 2008 10:47:20 GMT
AP - After moving within a victory of his sixth consecutive Wimbledon title, Roger Federer found time to catch only a few games of Rafael Nadal's semifinal. Federer does have a DVD of Nadal's match, but he wasn't exactly rushing to use it for scouting purposes before they meet for the Wimbledon championship Sunday.