- Md. plantation attic holds 400 years of documents (AP)
- Calif. firefighters wrestle with hundreds of blazes (AP)
- Everything seemingly is spinning out of control (AP)
- Bodies of 3 missing snowboarders found in Wash. (AP)
- NYC getting 'Waterfalls' off shore of Manhattan (AP)
- River rises again, along with worries in Mo., Ill. (AP)
- Calif. firefighters wrestle with dozens of blazes (AP)
- Ugliest dog: 3 legs, 1 eye, no hair, all winner (AP)
- Relief in sight as California continues to swelter (AP)
- Gay couples across California trade weekend vows (AP)
- Car hits NYC pedestrians for 3rd time in 2 days (AP)
- House in CT eminent domain dispute finds new home (AP)
- Police: Dad leads cops to remains of missing kids (AP)
- Opposition mounts to clean air change affecting parks (AP)
- Deals transfer water from northern Wash. counties (AP)
- Blistering heat wave continues Saturday in Calif. (AP)
- River rising again, new worries in some Mo. towns (AP)
- Aging levee poses threat to impoverished city (AP)
- Calif. firefighters gain ground fast-moving blaze (AP)
- NYC getting `Waterfalls' off shore of Manhattan (AP)
- Land lost, Ky., Tenn. families fight for heritage (AP)
- Zoos ask, what to do with an aged lemur? (AP)
- Judge limits secrecy bid in Calif. prison lawsuits (AP)
- Wisconsin house where 6 were killed demolished (AP)
- N.M. school tries to reach students via podcast (AP)
- Ore. students set to get choice of graduation test (AP)
- Gay rights advocates seek to stop marriage measure (AP)
- Non-doctor accused of providing abortions in Calif (AP)
- Several hurt as cars plow into 2 crowds in NYC (AP)
- Mass. girls may have made pact to get pregnant (AP)
- Ohio board votes to ax teacher accused of branding (AP)
- Calif officials: Bureaucracy failed abused boy, 5 (AP)
- Kan. court says juveniles have right to jury trial (AP)
- Flooding strands 100-plus barges on Mississippi (AP)
- Wildfire threatens homes in Northern California (AP)
- Federal court issues stay in SC execution (AP)
- Casey: Army needs 3-4 years to recover from war (AP)
- Fire burns several buildings in Oakland, Calif. (AP)
- At least 12 hurt as cars plow into 2 NYC crowds (AP)
- Flooding strands 100-plus barges on Mississippi (AP)
- Presbyterian minister to officiate gay CA wedding (AP)
- Group files lawsuit against DC vehicle checkpoints (AP)
- Floodwaters to widen 'dead zone' in Gulf of Mexico (AP)
- Report: Ohio teacher burned cross on kids' arms (AP)
- Ark. woman charged with running over her own mom (AP)
- New Orleans streetcar reopens as transit struggles (AP)
- Border governors worried out National Guard pullout (AP)
- Va. charity probed for helping teen get abortion (AP)
- AP: China admits taking, burying US POW (AP)
- Obama, Hillary Clinton to campaign together (AP)
- Agents search for NY swindler who faked suicide (AP)
- Calif officials: Bureaucracy failed abused boy, 5 (AP)
- New transgender policy at New York juvenile jails (AP)
- Small Mo. towns fight to contain Mississippi River (AP)
- Alaska Zoo gets 2 new rare Amur tigers from N.Y. (AP)
- Prosecutor urges murder verdict in LA rail crash (AP)
- 2 former Bear Stearns hedge fund managers charged (AP)
- Reports: Teen girls made pact to get pregnant (AP)
- Scientists believe Mars lander exposed ice crumbs (AP)
- Bush tells flood-weary Iowa citizens he's listening (AP)
- Alaska hikers recount their measures for survival (AP)
- NY fund swindler's girlfriend accused in escape (AP)
- Southern California blisters in record heat wave (AP)
- 3 sentenced in brawl over R.I. tribe's smoke shop (AP)
- Low approval rate for vets' chemical tests claims (AP)
- DUI summons for Nev. DA after 2 crashes in 6 hours (AP)
- Police: Briton accused in slayings looked for sex (AP)
- 2 charged on Wall Street in mortgage meltdown (AP)
- Lookout in Wash. environmental fire gets 6 years (AP)
- Ala. inmate dies after 18-year wait for retrial (AP)
- Ark. health clinic evacuated after illnesses (AP)
- Bush gets firsthand look at flooded Iowa cities (AP)
- Southern California blisters in record heat wave (AP)
- Midwest flood victims feel misled by feds (AP)
- Group files suit over 'I Believe' plates in SC (AP)
- AP-Ipsos poll: Most say US on wrong track (AP)
- Hawaiian group demands restoration of the monarchy (AP)
- Fort Dix suspect seeks to dump 'al-Qaida' language (AP)
- Texas man gets life sentence for baby's coke death (AP)
- Both sides claim victory in Calif. stadium ruling (AP)
- Ky. grand jury indicts Ohio man in rock dispute (AP)
- Airport volunteers welcome troops back stateside (AP)
- 5-year-old boy killed by pit bull in Texas (AP)
- Political leaders attend Tim Russert's private funeral (AP)
- Small towns suffer big losses as rivers rise (AP)
- Premium gas sales tank as fuel prices rise (AP)
- Iranian widow faces terror charges in New York (AP)
- Flooding over, but trash now problem in Iowa city (AP)
- Suspected Mich. serial killer gets life in prison (AP)
- States weigh options in offshore drilling fight (AP)
- Missing women rescued from Alaska national park (AP)
- Teenager from faith-healing family dies in Oregon (AP)
- 3 men charged with killing suspected mob informant (AP)
- States weigh options in offshore fight (AP)
- Pigs who swam through floodwaters killed on levee (AP)
- Teen from faith-healing family dies at Ore. home (AP)
- Navy attorney in USS Liberty investigation dies (AP)
- Catch-22: Feds cut climate research to save fuel (AP)
- Collapsed bridge's successor may be done by Sept. (AP)
- NC state trooper fatally shot during traffic stop (AP)
- Prison time for man who swiped parts from corpses (AP)
- Even best efforts can't prevent all heart attacks (AP)
- 2 Denali backpackers missing for days found alive (AP)
- Bush to Congress: Embrace energy exploration now (AP)
- Credit card fees: Some gas stations say 'no more' (AP)
- 1 charged, 3 others sought in Fla. mall shooting (AP)
- Midwest flooding may cause more levee overflows (AP)
- Presidential contenders attend Tim Russert's private funeral (AP)
- New rule restores rights to 115,000 Fla. ex-felons (AP)
- Veganic farmers work without animal fertilizers (AP)
- Maryland elects 1st black woman to Congress (AP)
- US military deaths in Afghanistan region at 447 (AP)
- Hundreds of same-sex couples wed across California (AP)
- Computer expert: Briton searched for 'how to kill' (AP)
- Texas death row inmate granted reprieve (AP)
- Mississippi River breaks through Illinois levee (AP)
- NYC cop helps bring down feared Colombian drug lord (AP)
- Flood health risks exist, but common sense rules (AP)
- Judge OKs $11M settlement in Va Tech shootings (AP)
- AMA takes no action on tobacco bill challenge (AP)
- S.C. city still raw a year after 9 died in blaze (AP)
- SAT: new exam works slightly better than old one (AP)
- Calif. artist fights over license-plate royalties (AP)
- Military judge to rule on future of Haditha case (AP)
- At Vermont lake, new controversy over nude beach (AP)
- Analysis: Law schools growing, but jobs aren't (AP)
- U.S. soldiers risk ruin while waiting for benefit checks (AP)
- Calif. police ID man they say fatally beat toddler (AP)
- DC police chief defends checkpoints before Council (AP)
- Woman pleads not guilty in Internet suicide case (AP)
- Dozens of gay couples get married in California (AP)
- Flood victims worry: What's in the water? (AP)
- NC couple accused of tying son to tree charged (AP)
- Report: No safety briefing for crew in fatal crash (AP)
- NOAA: New Orleans at risk from Cat. 2 hurricane (AP)
- Baby's bloody pajamas shown at double-murder trial (AP)
- Hot news: Barren star has super-Earth triplets (AP)
- Orca at SeaWorld San Antonio dies unexpectedly (AP)
- 2 Denali backpackers missing; search in third day (AP)
- AMA issues first report card on health insurers (AP)
- U.S. soldiers risk ruin while waiting for benefit checks (AP)
- NC couple accused of tying son to tree charged (AP)
- Police in NC may have been warned before killing (AP)
- Summaries of House financial disclosure forms (AP)
- Iowa City's flood protections face a marathon test (AP)
- Washington state mulls assisted suicide measure (AP)
- Internet suicide case goes to federal court (AP)
- Several days of toil go for naught in Iowa town (AP)
- Lesbian couple of 55 years ready to say 'I do' (AP)
- Police: Officer kills man who beat child to death (AP)
- Cross-nation relay run begins to remember soldiers (AP)
- Northern California tamping down wildfires (AP)
- Police: Officer kills man who beat child to death (AP)
- Voting commission plagued by problems, limited funds (AP)
- Tim Russert: Warmly remembered on 'Meet the Press' (AP)
- 1st looks at flooded Cedar Rapids, Iowa, homes (AP)
- Defense portrays happy life in double-murder trial (AP)
- Study: Americans use Net to look beyond sound bite (AP)
- Pa. wedding reception evacuated because of fire (AP)
- Most cancer doctors avoid saying it's the end (AP)
- New prediction of lower flood crest at Iowa City (AP)
- Marvel `Hulks' out with $54.5M opening weekend (AP)
- Sen. Kennedy preparing to 'do battle,' son says (AP)
- Born too soon: Can tiny fighters make it home? (AP)
- Tim Russert: Warmly remembered on 'Meet the Press' (AP)
- US drivers take advantage of Mexico's cheap gas (AP)
- Cedar Rapids flood recedes; Des Moines levee fails (AP)
- Tattoo artist sets record with number of tattoos (AP)
- Okla. auditor guilty of conspiracy, taking bribes (AP)
- Mild weather aids Northern California firefighting (AP)
- AMA president speaks of pancreatic cancer struggle (AP)
- Wash. search suspended for 2 missing boaters (AP)
- $13.5M settlement in girl's E. coli-related death (AP)
- Trial set for Texas teen who fought bullet removal (AP)
- Bridge between Minnesota and Wisconsin reopens (AP)
- AMA president speaks of pancreatic cancer struggle (AP)
- HS paper that ran flag-burning photo gets reprieve (AP)
- Man nets 23rd arrest for posing as transit worker (AP)
- McDonald's returns sliced tomatoes to menu (AP)
- Cost of raid on polygamist camp tops $14 million (AP)
- 107-year-old man leads high school alumni parade (AP)
- Evangelical fined for Liberty Bell demonstration (AP)
- Part I: Dad recounts preemie twins' struggle (AP)
- Trial spotlights NYC rape-torture victim's resolve (AP)
- Calif. same-sex weddings will affect other states (AP)
- 18-wheeler kills deputy and firefighter in NC (AP)
- Des Moines levee breach threatens neighborhood (AP)
- Ailing Manson follower asks for early release (AP)
- Calif prepares for busy week of same-sex marriages (AP)
- Weather appears good for shuttle's landing (AP)
- FDA: Florida, Mexico suspects in tomato outbreak (AP)
- Navy: Pilot killed in jet collision over Nevada (AP)
- Student agrees to plead to terror support charge (AP)
- Judge declares mistrial in LA obscenity case (AP)
- Floods swamp Iowa town; Drinking water near gone (AP)
- 3 in Ohio guilty of plot against US troops in Iraq (AP)
- Sketch released in case of 2 Okla. girls slain (AP)
- NC couple face murder in death of son tied to tree (AP)
- Police: 2 dead in NC bottling plant shooting (AP)
- Calif. wildfires destroy homes, force evacuations (AP)
- Cooper skyjacking cash sells for $37K at auction (AP)
- Sketch released in case of 2 Okla. girls slain (AP)
- No contest plea in case of woman stuck to toilet (AP)
- Scouts had nowhere to go when tornado hit (AP)
- Flooding from a weather rut of clashing air masses (AP)
- 3 in Ohio guilty of plot against US troops in Iraq (AP)
- Packaging co. settles for $25M in nightclub fire (AP)
- CNN's Dobbs not running for NJ governor (AP)
- Man accused in contract killing of son's wife (AP)
- Floods could reduce corn supplies, raise prices (AP)
- Potential new weapon against TB: free cell minutes (AP)
- Md. killer's treatment raises security concerns (AP)
- Serial killer pleads guilty to 1979 slaying in Pa. (AP)
- Group asks Calif. court to ban gay marriage (AP)
- Spain extradites suspected arms trafficker to NY (AP)
- Upper Midwest flooding forces evacuations (AP)
- Police: 2 shot at NC soda bottling plant (AP)
- NC couple face murder in death of son tied to tree (AP)
- Woman arrested in cold case has other dead spouses (AP)
- Johns Hopkins raps AP story on lead experiment (AP)
- Shuttle retirement will hurt Florida's Space Coast (AP)
- Schools experiment with paying kids (AP)
- Manson follower Susan Atkins mulled for release (AP)
- NASA: Metal clip fell off shuttle but not problem (AP)
- Mom who severed baby's arms seeks hospital release (AP)
- Rainier hiker sacrificed himself to save his wife (AP)
- Ga. group aims to coax more seminarians to pulpit (AP)
- ACLU sues Texas youth prison system claiming abuse (AP)
- Judge wants panel to investigate his porn postings (AP)
- Cedar Rapids struggles to endure historic flood (AP)
- Kansas tornadoes kill 2, devastate town of Chapman (AP)
- Ringleader of body parts scheme says he's sorry (AP)
- Calif. wildfires threaten homes, force evacuations (AP)
- Boy Scouts praised as heroes after twister kills 4 (AP)
- SC first to get 'I Believe' license plates (AP)
- 107-year-old NH man to lead Andover alumni parade (AP)
- 4 victims of deadly Iowa tornado were model youth (AP)
- Boys Scouts praised as heroes after twister kills 4 (AP)
- Cedar Rapids struggles to endure historic flood (AP)
- Ringleader of body parts scheme says he's sorry (AP)
- 3 injured in crane accident at Cowboys' stadium (AP)
- Group asks Calif. court to ban gay marriage (AP)
- AMA to consider endorsing undercover patients (AP)
- Teachers defend shock tactics in DWI program (AP)
- Mississippi bridge closing means long commutes (AP)
- Astronauts get time off as flight winds down (AP)
- Too many dollars, too few Army investigators (AP)
- Worker dies at chemical weapons plant in Alabama (AP)
- Retail sales jump by largest amount in 6 months (AP)
- Texas governor vows to rebuild burned mansion (AP)