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Today's Top Stories: Federal agents to join probe into Jackson's death Major military operation under way in Afghanistan June jobless rate seen rising to 9.6 percent New Dem health plan has public option, lower cost 'Endless' supply of music in Jackson's vaults Plane with Comoros crash survivor arrives in Paris AP: Ex-Edwards aide appears at federal courthouse Companies pledge more openness about Web tracking Oscar-winning actor Karl Malden dead at 97 Hossa's big deal with Blackhawks tops busy NHL day U.S. Marines launch major assault in Afghan valley California declares fiscal emergency over budget SEC lawyer raised alarm about Madoff: report Michael Jackson's will sets family trust, funeral sketchy Bomb kills Iraqi soldier and wounds 10 in Baghdad Honduras rulers reject world pressure to reverse coup Saddam's weapons bluff aimed at Iran: FBI reports Hopes for nuclear breakthrough on Obama Moscow trip US Marines storm south in major Afghan offensive New Honduras leaders defiant in face of ultimatum Federal agents to join probe into Jackson's death Wed, 1 Jul 2009 09:46 pm PDT AP - The investigation into Michael Jackson's death deepened late Wednesday with word that federal authorities will step in to help local police take a look at Jackson's doctors and his medications. Full Story Top Major military operation under way in Afghanistan Wed, 1 Jul 2009 11:35 pm PDT AP - Thousands of U.S. Marines poured from helicopters and armored vehicles into Taliban-controlled villages of southern Afghanistan Thursday in the first major operation under President Barack Obama's strategy to stabilize the country. Full Story Top June jobless rate seen rising to 9.6 percent Wed, 1 Jul 2009 10:07 pm PDT AP - Out-of-work with no place to land, the legions of America's unemployed are growing. Full Story Top New Dem health plan has public option, lower cost Wed, 1 Jul 2009 09:29 pm PDT AP - Democrats on a key Senate Committee outlined a revised and far less costly health care plan Wednesday night that includes a government-run insurance option and an annual fee on employers who do not offer coverage to their workers. Full Story Top 'Endless' supply of music in Jackson's vaults Wed, 1 Jul 2009 09:52 pm PDT AP - Michael Jackson had a mountain of unreleased recordings in the vault when he died — music that is almost certain to be packaged and repackaged for his fans in the years to come. Full Story Top Plane with Comoros crash survivor arrives in Paris Wed, 1 Jul 2009 11:44 pm PDT AP - A French official plane carrying a young girl thought to be the only survivor of the crash of a Yemenia A310 has arrived in Paris from Comoros. Full Story Top AP: Ex-Edwards aide appears at federal courthouse Wed, 1 Jul 2009 09:54 pm PDT AP - An ex-aide to John Edwards who claimed he fathered a child born to the mistress of the two-time Democratic presidential candidate spent Wednesday in a federal courthouse, but declined to talk with a reporter about an investigation into his former boss. Full Story Top Companies pledge more openness about Web tracking Wed, 1 Jul 2009 09:14 pm PDT AP - Companies that track consumer behavior online for advertising purposes are vowing to make their practices more transparent and to give people a way to decline being shadowed. Full Story Top Oscar-winning actor Karl Malden dead at 97 Wed, 1 Jul 2009 09:51 pm PDT AP - Karl Malden, the Academy Award-winning actor whose intelligent characterizations on stage, screen and television made him a star despite his plain looks, died Wednesday, his family said. He was 97. Full Story Top Hossa's big deal with Blackhawks tops busy NHL day Wed, 1 Jul 2009 10:05 pm PDT AP - Just when the slowing global economy figured to put a crimp in spending for NHL free agents, Marian Hossa hit the open market again. Full Story Top U.S. Marines launch major assault in Afghan valley Wed, 1 Jul 2009 08:24 pm PDT Reuters - Thousands of U.S. Marines stormed into an Afghan river valley by helicopter and land on Thursday, launching the biggest military offensive of Barack Obama's presidency with an assault deep in Taliban territory. Full Story Top California declares fiscal emergency over budget Wed, 1 Jul 2009 06:28 pm PDT Reuters - California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger declared a fiscal emergency on Wednesday, forcing lawmakers to tackle a budget gap that has raised the prospect of drastic measures to keep the state working. Full Story Top SEC lawyer raised alarm about Madoff: report Wed, 1 Jul 2009 10:48 pm PDT Reuters - A U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission lawyer warned about irregularities at Bernard Madoff's financial management firm as far back as 2004, The Washington Post reported on Thursday, citing agency documents and sources familiar with the investigation. Full Story Top Michael Jackson's will sets family trust, funeral sketchy Wed, 1 Jul 2009 09:56 pm PDT Reuters - A will signed by Michael Jackson putting his multimillion-dollar estate in a trust for his children and mother was filed in court on Wednesday, as details of his highly-anticipated funeral remained sketchy. Full Story Top Bomb kills Iraqi soldier and wounds 10 in Baghdad Wed, 1 Jul 2009 11:48 pm PDT Reuters - A roadside bomb blew up as an Iraqi army patrol passed by in Baghdad on Thursday, killing one soldier and wounding 10 two days after U.S. troops pulled out of cities and handed security to their local counterparts, police said. Full Story Top Honduras rulers reject world pressure to reverse coup Wed, 1 Jul 2009 06:04 pm PDT Reuters - The Honduran interim government defied international pressure on Wednesday and vowed there was "no chance at all" of ousted President Manuel Zelaya returning to office. Full Story Top Saddam's weapons bluff aimed at Iran: FBI reports Wed, 1 Jul 2009 11:43 pm PDT Reuters - Saddam Hussein believed Iran was a significant threat to Iraq and left open the possibility that he had weapons of mass destruction rather than appear vulnerable, according to declassified FBI documents on interrogations of the former Iraqi leader. Full Story Top Hopes for nuclear breakthrough on Obama Moscow trip Wed, 1 Jul 2009 03:16 pm PDT Reuters - Hopes are rising on both sides that President Barack Obama's visit to Moscow next week will produce a breakthrough in talks on cutting U.S. and Russian nuclear weapons and on helping Washington in Afghanistan. Full Story Top US Marines storm south in major Afghan offensive Wed, 1 Jul 2009 10:36 pm PDT AFP - Thousands of US Marines deployed in Afghanistan's Taliban heartlands in an air and ground assault that marked a high-risk test of President Barack Obama's new war plan. Full Story Top New Honduras leaders defiant in face of ultimatum Wed, 1 Jul 2009 07:07 pm PDT AFP - Leaders who took over in Honduras after ousting President Manuel Zelaya will not negotiate despite an ultimatum from the Organization of American States to hand back power within 72 hours, interim president Roberto Micheletti told AFP. Full Story Top

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