Dudley to outline BP plans to help Gulf recover (AP)
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 08:59:29 GMT
AP - Incoming BP CEO Bob Dudley was set to outline his company's long-term efforts to help the Gulf of Mexico recover from the oil spill Friday morning, and will be getting help from a Clinton administration-era emergency management official.

3 US troops die, deadliest month of Afghan war (AP)
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 09:12:29 GMT
AP - Three U.S. service members were killed in blasts in Afghanistan, bringing the toll for July to at least 63 and making it the deadliest month for American forces in the nearly 9-year-war.

Wildfire explodes in rural LA County hills (AP)
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 09:23:29 GMT
AP - Firefighters plan an aggressive air attack at first light Friday against a fast-moving wildfire that exploded in northern Los Angeles County, chewing through more than 7 square miles of dry brush, forcing hundreds of evacuations and burning at least three structures.

Economic growth likely slowed in second quarter (AP)
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 09:12:40 GMT
AP - The already fragile economic recovery may be getting weaker.

Obama to sell auto bailout good news in Michigan (AP)
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 08:26:50 GMT
AP - President Barack Obama is going to the heart of the U.S. auto industry to push an important election-year claim: his administration's unpopular auto industry bailout has turned into an economic good-news story.

Arizona sheriff not relenting after court ruling (AP)
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 09:25:57 GMT
AP - Lost in the hoopla over Arizona's immigration law is the fact that state and local authorities for years have been doing their own aggressive crackdowns in the busiest illegal gateway into the country.

GOP gets wish: Rangel case in campaign season (AP)
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 09:13:38 GMT
AP - Republicans wanted an election-season ethics case against Democratic powerhouse Rep. Charles Rangel of New York. And now, it looks like they have one.

FBI access to e-mail and Web records raises fears (AP)
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 09:13:51 GMT
AP - Invasion of privacy in the Internet age. Expanding the reach of law enforcement to snoop on e-mail traffic or on Web surfing. Those are among the criticisms being aimed at the FBI as it tries to update a key surveillance law.

Source: J-Lo close to deal for `American Idol' (AP)
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 09:28:22 GMT
AP - Former "Fly Girl" Jennifer Lopez is poised to return to television — this time as a judge on "American Idol."

Oswalt traded to Phillies; Tejada, Cantu also move (AP)
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 09:14:28 GMT
AP - Roy Oswalt granted his own wish: He's now part of a pennant race. Miguel Tejada, Jorge Cantu and Matt Capps joined the mix, too.