National

• Walt Disney World monorail crash kills employee

• Police: 12 wounded in shooting at Miami party

• SC sheriff: Deputies searching for killer of 5

• Shooting unveils very different sides of McNair

• Scientist's mental state at issue in NYC hearing

• Researchers study 'personality traits' of cars

• INSIDE WASHINGTON: Archives' record-keeping lapse

• Recall information

International

• 4 NATO soldiers killed in Afghanistan

• Army 'closers' train for new mission: leaving Iraq

• China says 140 killed in riots in west

• Iran top leader warns West over alleged meddling

• Honduras slides toward greater instability

• Japanese navy ships leave for anti-piracy mission

• Dalai Lama turns 74, says should live to 100

Politics & Government

• Obama's diplomacy being tested in Russia

• Gov't plan would offer cut-rate medical premiums

  • A look at health care plans in Congress

• Obama plan could trim back financial powerhouses

• Obama and networks: a symbiotic relationship

• Alaska observers say Palin had gone fishin' on job

• US admiral denounces NKorea's missile launches

ODD & Extraordinary

• Pachyderms outdo people in cross-species chow bout

• Cops in Michigan protect -- and serve doughnuts

• Turtle named for Obama freed on Independence Day

• Maine pound shows off rare orange, live lobsters

Entertainment, Entertainers, Media & Arts

• 'Transformers,' 'Ice Age' tie for No. 1 at $42.5M

• Tears turn to tweets for Jackson memorial tickets

• En Vogue marks 20 years with Essence Fest concert

Science, Technology & Environment

• 1st Asian elephant born in Australian zoo

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