House panel hits Rangel with 13 ethics charges (AP)
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 23:07:45 GMT
AP - House investigators accused veteran New York Rep. Charles Rangel of 13 violations of congressional ethics standards on Thursday, throwing a cloud over his four-decade political career and raising worries for fellow Democrats about the fall elections.

Fed judge gets threats after AZ immigration ruling (AP)
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 23:08:10 GMT
AP - Authorities say a federal judge in Phoenix has been getting some threats since her ruling on Arizona's controversial immigration law.

As many as 6,600 Arlington graves mixed up (AP)
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 23:07:10 GMT
AP - Estimates of the number of graves that might be affected by mix-ups at Arlington National Cemetery grew from hundreds to as many as 6,600 on Thursday, as the cemetery's former superintendent blamed his staff and a lack of resources for the scandal that forced his ouster.

Pentagon: Leak investigaton may go beyond military (AP)
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 23:07:14 GMT
AP - A criminal investigation into the leak of tens of thousands of secret Afghanistan war logs could go beyond the military, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Thursday, and he did not rule out that WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange could be a target.

Mo. ballot measures tests federal health care law (AP)
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 23:07:19 GMT
AP - More than 1 million people are expected to participate in what amounts to the largest-ever public opinion poll on the nation's new health care law.

Ousted USDA employee Sherrod plans to sue blogger (AP)
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 23:07:24 GMT
AP - Ousted Agriculture Department employee Shirley Sherrod said Thursday she will sue a conservative blogger who posted a video edited in a way that made her appear racist.

Less oil on surface means less work for fishermen (AP)
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 23:02:04 GMT
AP - Even when the oily sheen starts fading from the surface of the Gulf of Mexico, it manages to become bad news for fishermen.

Grizzly caught after MT mauling that killed MI man (AP)
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 22:20:44 GMT
AP - A mother grizzly and two of her three cubs have been captured after killing a Michigan man and injuring two other people during an overnight rampage through a campground near Yellowstone National Park.

Police: Cheeseburger found in SC woman's gas tank (AP)
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 22:20:45 GMT
AP - A South Carolina woman found out fast food won't make your car go fast. The Herald of Rock Hill reported Thursday a 30-year-old woman made a complaint to police after she took her car to a Rock Hill mechanic last week because it would suddenly stop running.

Oswalt approves deal, Astros trade ace to Phillies (AP)
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 22:57:24 GMT
AP - There's a new Roy in town — and he's an ace, too.