State

• Bit player in mob crackdown gets 6-month sentence

National

• Erratic winds prompt new evacuations in California

• Drugs suspected in treats given to Texas police

• Hurricane Bertha weakens to Cat. 1 storm

• Receding floodwaters give up trove of debris

• Bush: 'Significant progress' on climate change

• Senate to pass bill overhauling eavesdropping rules

• Probe finds dead doctors used in Medicare scams

• Man arrested after climbing up NYC skyscraper

International

• Iran test-fires missiles in Persian Gulf, Hormouz

• Attack outside US consulate in Turkey; 6 dead

• Israel, Hamas trade cows for calm as part of truce

• The story of Mosul: few jobs, lots of trouble

• General says Iraqi security forces still need help

• Amid oil boom, inflation makes Saudis feel poorer

Election

• McCain: US withdrawal in Iraq will come in time

• Obama ad attacks McCain on energy solutions

• Obama says kids won't be doing any more interviews

ODD & Extraordinary

• Colorado book borrower must spend time in prison

• Ark. suspect leaves behind cell phone for police

• Man robbed buying crack calls cops who arrest him

Entertainers, Entertainment and the Arts

• Nielsen: TV viewing up overall, but not last week

Science & The Environment

• Mount Shasta glaciers keep growing, despite warming

• Milwaukee museum unveils woolly mammoth skeleton

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