State

• Man accused of buying fish toxin sought hit

• Fired reporter sues rival TV station over video

National

• Convicted husband leads Calif. police to a body

• Missing boy found safe, fugitive dad killed by bus

• Settlements reached in clergy abuse lawsuits

• Hot, drier weather developing on Calif. fire lines

• Government to announce improved crash test program

• Freed US hostage denounces Colombian rebels

• Hurricane Bertha may weaken within a few days

• Panel calls for new war powers legislation

• Pentagon aims for less deadly cluster bombs

• Study: Military gays don't undermine unit cohesion

• Family, admirers prepare to lay Helms to rest

International

• Iranian president says no war with US, Israel

• US exports to Iran rose in Bush years

  • A look at state exports to Iran

• Afghan official suggests Pakistan linked to bomb

• G-8 endorses halving global emissions by 2050

• Prince Harry: Diana would be proud of charity

Election

• Obama slaps McCain on bankruptcy laws

• McCain, Obama duel on economic fix-it plans

• Poll: Pet owners favor McCain

ODD & Extraordinary

• Spaniard gored in San Fermin festival bull-run

• Wash. judge tells verbose lawyer to make it snappy

• Truck rams Concorde, knocks off its nose in NYC

• FAA investigating whether model rocket passed jet

Entertainers, Entertainment and the Arts

• Ringo Starr celebrates 68th in Chicago

• Bon Jovi helps bring down a house in Detroit

Science & The Environment

• Calif. group proposes George W. Bush Sewage Plant

• Animal rights protesters torment scientists

• NASA sets date for final shuttle mission in 2010

• NOAA report: US coral reefs in severe decline

• Hawaiian volcano spewing more lava than usual

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