Obama backs support in meeting with Afghan leaders (AP)
Sat, 19 Jul 2008 19:14:59 GMT
AP - Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama met Saturday with officials of a region of Afghanistan that has been a hotbed of Taliban and al-Qaida activity, offering his support for reconstruction and security there and throughout the country, an official said.

Iran nuclear talks stall, even with US at table (AP)
Sat, 19 Jul 2008 18:46:39 GMT
AP - A U.S. decision to bend policy and sit down with Iran at nuclear talks fizzled Saturday, with Iran stonewalling Washington and five other world powers on their call to freeze uranium enrichment.

As wars lengthen, toll on military families mounts (AP)
Sat, 19 Jul 2008 17:43:38 GMT
AP - Far from the combat zones, the strains and separations of no-end-in-sight wars are taking an ever-growing toll on military families despite the armed services' earnest efforts to help.

US general: al-Qaida may be easing effort in Iraq (AP)
Sat, 19 Jul 2008 19:55:20 GMT
AP - After intense U.S. assaults, al-Qaida may be considering shifting focus to its original home base in Afghanistan, where American casualties are running higher than in Iraq, the top U.S. commander in Iraq said Saturday.

Library confrontation points up privacy dilemma (AP)
Sat, 19 Jul 2008 17:47:46 GMT
AP - Children's librarian Judith Flint was getting ready for the monthly book discussion group for 8- and 9-year-olds on "Love That Dog" when police showed up.

Guns ruling spawns legal challenges by felons (AP)
Sat, 19 Jul 2008 17:24:15 GMT
AP - Twice convicted of felonies, James Francis Barton Jr. faces charges of violating a federal law barring felons from owning guns after police found seven pistols, three shotguns and five rifles at his home south of Pittsburgh.

Investigators begin work at site of crane collapse (AP)
Sat, 19 Jul 2008 17:16:41 GMT
AP - Federal officials started their investigation Saturday in the collapse of one of the nation's largest mobile cranes, which toppled at a Houston oil refinery, killing four workers and injuring seven others.

Dream of gas tax holiday faltered over job losses (AP)
Sat, 19 Jul 2008 17:26:31 GMT
AP - The political vision of a summer gas tax holiday died a quick death in Congress, losing to a view that federal excise taxes on gasoline and diesel fuel will have to go up if they go anywhere.

'Dark Knight' sets box office record with $66.4M (AP)
Sat, 19 Jul 2008 17:01:55 GMT
AP - Batman's joust with the Joker has set another box office record.

Norman in familiar spot at major, if it was 1996 (AP)
Sat, 19 Jul 2008 19:41:46 GMT
AP - This sounds familiar: Greg Norman goes to the final round of a major with the lead. And, no, we're not talking about 1996. The 53-year-old, part-time golfer reclaimed a spot he used to know all too well in his prime, putting the Shark one more solid round away from becoming golf's oldest major champion in its oldest of major championships, the British Open.