Ariz. governor considers changing immigration law (AP)
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 22:05:48 GMT
AP - Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer is asking legislators to consider whether they should change the state's immigration law in the wake of a judge's ruling blocking enforcement of parts of it.

US casualties in Afghanistan soar to record highs (AP)
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 22:03:27 GMT
AP - In a summer of suffering, America's military death toll in Afghanistan is rising, with back-to-back record months for U.S. losses in the grinding conflict. All signs point to more bloodshed in the months ahead, straining the already shaky international support for the war.

More Democrats say Rep. Rangel should resign (AP)
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 22:01:24 GMT
AP - Calls for Rep. Charlie Rangel's resignation rained down on Capitol Hill late Friday from House Democrats who said more than a dozen ethics charges against the 20-term lawmaker showed a disregard for the rules and undermined the public's confidence in Congress.

NY reps. bicker over 9/11 responder bill's defeat (AP)
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 22:02:03 GMT
AP - The House's rejection of bill that would have provided up to $7.4 billion in aid to people sickened by World Trade Center dust has opened a sharp rift between two New York congressmen, Republican Peter King and Democrat Anthony Weiner.

Agency weighs skirting Congress on immigration (AP)
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 22:02:44 GMT
AP - The Obama administration, unable to push an immigration overhaul through Congress, is considering ways it could go around lawmakers to let undocumented immigrants stay in the United States, according to an agency memo.

Signs of oil spill recovery entering new phase (AP)
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 22:08:09 GMT
AP - BP's new boss says it's time for a "scaleback" in cleaning up the Gulf of Mexico oil spill. Federal officials say there is no way the crude could reach the East Coast. And fishing areas are starting to reopen.

Mother accused of starving 3 kids gets life term (AP)
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 21:40:07 GMT
AP - A mother whose three children were found starving after being shut away in a hotel bathroom for as long as nine months was sentenced to life in prison Friday after changing her plea to guilty in the middle of her trial.

Bill Clinton emerges on Chelsea's NY wedding eve (AP)
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 21:50:07 GMT
AP - Bill Clinton made a long-anticipated appearance in the upstate New York village where his daughter is getting married, drawing crowds of onlookers Friday afternoon as preparations continued largely out of sight for the grand and secretive occasion.

Store manager tells robber Jesus wouldn't approve (AP)
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 19:21:50 GMT
AP - A cell phone store manager in South Florida dissuaded an armed man from robbing the store by telling him Jesus wouldn't approve. Instead of panicking when the suspect pulled a weapon, Nayara Goncalves started talking with him. He was jobless, and the 20-year-old Christian offered to connect him with friends who could help him find work.

AP source: Yankees working to acquire Berkman (AP)
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 21:43:28 GMT
AP - The Yankees are working on a trade to acquire Lance Berkman from the Houston Astros. The deal was gaining momentum Friday and was likely to happen before Saturday's trade deadline, a baseball executive familiar with the discussions said. The executive spoke on condition of anonymity because talks were ongoing.