Immigration ruling could send message to states (AP)
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 11:03:56 GMT
AP - States that had been watching Arizona's immigration law in hopes of copying it received a rude awakening when a judge put most of the measure on hold and agreed with the Obama administration's core argument that immigration enforcement is the role of the federal government.

2nd US sailor's body recovered in Afghanistan (AP)
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 11:43:43 GMT
AP - A second U.S. Navy sailor who went missing in a dangerous part of eastern Afghanistan was found dead and his body recovered, a senior U.S. military official and Afghan officials said Thursday.

Jury of Rangel's House peers meets in ethics case (AP)
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 10:46:20 GMT
AP - A jury of Rep. Charles Rangel's congressional peers is ready to publicly discuss charges of ethical misdeeds. But the political discussions outside the room will be far more significant.

Gulf cleanup will change once oil stops for good (AP)
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 10:46:27 GMT
AP - The government's point man for the Gulf spill plans to meet with coastal parish officials Thursday to talk about what's next now that the oil has stopped flowing.

Mother Nature helping firefighters battle Cal fire (AP)
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 10:46:09 GMT
AP - Cooler temperatures and calmer winds helped firefighters in their battle against the most destructive of two big wildfires that have burned homes and forced hundreds of people to evacuate mountain communities on the edge of the Mojave Desert and in the southern Sierra Nevada.

AP-Univision Poll: College dreams for Hispanics (AP)
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 10:46:16 GMT
AP - More than 10 years have passed since she gave up her pursuit of a degree in computer science, but Yajahira Deaza still has regrets. She says she feels incomplete.

Jurors in Blagojevich case enjoy cocoon (AP)
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 11:24:43 GMT
AP - As jurors retired to deliberate Wednesday in the corruption trial of former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, they entered a cocoon of privacy not all jurors in high-profile cases enjoy.

Hands-only CPR, pushy dispatchers are lifesavers (AP)
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 11:25:02 GMT
AP - More bystanders are willing to attempt CPR if an emergency dispatcher gives them firm and direct instructions — especially if they can just press on the chest and skip the mouth-to-mouth, according to new research.

Pakistan general balances all sides of conflict (AP)
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 11:09:26 GMT
AP - As the U.S. searches for an exit from Afghanistan, it is increasingly relying on Pakistan's powerful army chief to help pave the way — despite fresh allegations that spies under his command have long aided the Taliban.

Extortion suspect's attorney to question Pitino (AP)
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 10:45:52 GMT
AP - Louisville basketball coach Rick Pitino is used to answering questions from reporters.