National

• Heavy rains complicate Calif. firefighting efforts

• Search for adventurer Fossett to resume in Nevada

• Governors talk of moving beyond corn-based ethanol

• Immigration treats church sanctuary carefully

• Border fence concerns Rio Grande defenders

• Recall information

International

• Prosecutor charges Sudan president with genocide

• 5 men plead guilty in trans-Atlantic airline plot

• US pleased, worried, by newfound Iraqi confidence

• 9 Americans killed in attack in Afghanistan

• South Korea proposes talks with North Korea

• Slow-moving tropical storm nears Bermuda

• Miss Venezuela is Miss Universe 2008

Election

• Obama mourns US troop deaths, swipes at McCain

• McCain: I've earned Hispanics' trust

• Bill Clinton warns of growing polarization

ODD & Extraordinary

• Police: Man made up Martha's Vineyard shark tale

• Orlando dad gets gas by trading son's name

• 2-legged dog becomes symbol of trapping flap

• Roller girls give chase in La. version of bull run

• Police impersonators flash a badge, fool a victim

• Kan. town sets pair of penny world records

Entertainers, Entertainment and the Arts

• Knox and Vivienne make 8 for Jolie-Pitt family

• 'Hellboy II' catches fire with $35.9 million debut

• Ex-Yanks star, broadcaster Bobby Murcer dies at 62

Science & The Environment

• Remote Alaska volcano erupts, spewing rock and ash

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