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News: NY motorcyclist dies on ride protesting helmet law Police: Train ticket helps crack 1957 Ill. killing Last Vietnam-era draftee decides to retire How to photograph fireworks 'Billions worth' of treasure found in Indian temple Casey Anthony weeps as prosecutor calls her a liar Mom: Boy begged Mass. guards to aid sinking woman Obama says ending tax breaks required to cut deficit Reports: Woman catches toddler who fell 10 stories Exxon oil spill in Mont. river prompts evacuations US fighter jet intercepts plane near Obama Texas warns Americans to avoid Mexico border town Teams gauge Exxon oil spill damage to Mont. river Crowds cheer Monaco's Prince Albert and new bride July 4 fireworks banned for fear of wildfires Thaksin party wins Thai election by a landslide Military: Sham marriages got Marines housing money Bicyclists report getting smacked by angry bird Filipinos fight for US citizenship in Afghanistan Minnesotans frustrated, angry over state government shutdown Donations help Texas ex-cheerleader in legal fight Jim Morrison honored on anniversary of his death Phoenix sets record heat for day at 118 degrees Portugal drug law show results ten years on, experts say States cracks down on unemployment insurance fraud Mathematicians Want to Say Goodbye to Pi New type of commander may avoid Katrina-like chaos Little-known Republican McCotter opens White House bid Banks cutting principal on some mortgages: report Warming ocean could melt ice faster than thought 777-Pound Burger At Alameda County Fair One For The Record Books Jurors see scant evidence in Casey Anthony trial 'Dr. Beach' picks top 5 Great Lakes beaches Nils Lofgren: Eye-popping past, poignantly present Gaddafi can stay in Libya if he quits: rebel chief Never too late: Declaration signers being honored NASA's Final 4: Fate grants them farewell flight Italian firm selects only women for pink slips AP Exclusive: US ignores vet graves in Philippines Euro zone warns Greeks on sovereignty and privatization NY motorcyclist dies on ride protesting helmet law Sun,3 Jul 2011 08:24 AM PDT AP - Police say a motorcyclist participating in a protest ride against helmet laws in upstate New York died after he flipped over the bike's handlebars and hit his head on the pavement. Full Story1 Top Police: Train ticket helps crack 1957 Ill. killing Sat,2 Jul 2011 05:28 PM PDT AP - Charles "Chuck" Ridulph always assumed the person who stole his little sister from the neighborhood corner where she played and dumped her body in a wooded stretch some 100 miles away was a trucker or passing stranger â€" surely not anyone from the hometown he remembers as one big, friendly playground. Full Story1 Top Last Vietnam-era draftee decides to retire Sun,3 Jul 2011 05:55 AM PDT AP - A homemade wind chime with the word "Whining" under a red slash is made from metal parts put in his leg after a parachute accident. Every Sunday he trims his crew cut. He didn't join the Army willingly, but as Command Sgt. Maj. Jeff Mellinger prepares to retire, he's grateful he found his calling. Full Story1 Top How to photograph fireworks Fri,1 Jul 2011 12:35 PM PDT Technology News Blog - It's happened â€" somehow, it's gotten to be summer already. Summer means Fourth of July celebrations, and fireworks offer wonderful opportunities for photography. Despite the somewhat challenging circumstances (nighttime and with bright, moving light), it's actually pretty easy to photograph … Continue reading â†' Full Story1 Top 'Billions worth' of treasure found in Indian temple Sun,3 Jul 2011 08:12 AM PDT AFP - A treasure trove of gold and silver jewelry, coins and precious stones said to be worth billions of dollars has been found in a Hindu temple in southern India, officials said.. Full Story1 Top Casey Anthony weeps as prosecutor calls her a liar Sun,3 Jul 2011 03:56 PM PDT AP - Casey Anthony briefly broke down crying Sunday as prosecutors told jurors during closing arguments that she murdered her 2-year-old daughter Caylee because the child prevented her from having a relationship with a club promoter. Full Story1 Top Mom: Boy begged Mass. guards to aid sinking woman Sun,3 Jul 2011 09:09 AM PDT AP - A 9-year-old boy told two lifeguards that a woman had not resurfaced after entering the murky waters of a public swimming pool and appearing to struggle, his mother said. Full Story1 Top Obama says ending tax breaks required to cut deficit Sat,2 Jul 2011 10:33 AM PDT Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama pressed his case on Saturday for achieving deficit reduction, in part by ending tax breaks and singling out hedge fund managers, oil companies and billionaires to take the hit. Full Story1 Top Reports: Woman catches toddler who fell 10 stories Sun,3 Jul 2011 07:34 AM PDT AP - A two-year-old Chinese girl left unattended fell 10 stories from her family's apartment window and survived after being caught by a woman passing by, state media reported Sunday. Full Story1 Top Exxon oil spill in Mont. river prompts evacuations Sun,3 Jul 2011 01:34 AM PDT AP - Hundreds of barrels of crude oil spilled into Montana's Yellowstone River after an ExxonMobil pipeline beneath the riverbed ruptured, sending a plume 25 miles downstream and forcing temporary evacuations, officials said. Full Story1 Top US fighter jet intercepts plane near Obama Sat,2 Jul 2011 02:21 PM PDT AFP - An F-15E fighter jet rushed out Saturday to intercept a small passenger plane flying near the presidential retreat of Camp David, where President Barack Obama is relaxing, US military officials said. Full Story1 Top Texas warns Americans to avoid Mexico border town Sun,3 Jul 2011 07:00 PM PDT AFP - The southwestern state of Texas is warning Americans to avoid the Mexican border town of Nuevo Laredo over the July 4 independence day weekend, fearing that US citizens will be targeted. Full Story1 Top Teams gauge Exxon oil spill damage to Mont. river Sun,3 Jul 2011 09:01 AM PDT AP - Teams of federal and state workers fanned out Sunday along Montana's Yellowstone River to gauge the environmental damage from a ruptured ExxonMobil pipeline that spewed tens of thousands of gallons of crude into the famous waterway. Full Story1 Top Crowds cheer Monaco's Prince Albert and new bride Sat,2 Jul 2011 01:20 PM PDT Reuters - MONTE CARLO (Reuters) - With a wink and a smile, Monaco's ruler Prince Albert married South African swimmer Charlene Wittstock on Saturday in a ceremony attended by a who's who of European royalty and the international elite. Full Story1 Top July 4 fireworks banned for fear of wildfires Fri,1 Jul 2011 01:38 PM PDT AP - From Arizona to Florida, there will be fewer oohs and aahs at the rockets' red glare this Fourth of July: Many cities and counties across the nation's drought-stricken southern tier are banning fireworks because of the risk of wildfires. Full Story1 Top Thaksin party wins Thai election by a landslide Sun,3 Jul 2011 02:51 PM PDT Reuters - BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's opposition won a landslide election victory on Sunday, led by the sister of former Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra in a triumph for red-shirt protesters who clashed with the army last year. Full Story1 Top Military: Sham marriages got Marines housing money Sun,3 Jul 2011 05:57 AM PDT AP - Military officials are charging three California-based Marine corporals with fraud and larceny for entering in a pair of sham marriages to collect housing funding, officials said. Full Story1 Top Bicyclists report getting smacked by angry bird Sat,2 Jul 2011 06:15 PM PDT AP - Bicyclists in eastern Oregon say they're getting whacked on the head by an angry bird. Full Story1 Top Filipinos fight for US citizenship in Afghanistan Sun,3 Jul 2011 01:04 PM PDT AFP - Darby Ortego, 25, endures gunfire and mine attacks fighting for the United States army in Afghanistan, but this July 4 will be his first as a citizen of the country he serves. Full Story1 Top Minnesotans frustrated, angry over state government shutdown Sat,2 Jul 2011 12:19 PM PDT Reuters - (Warning: Use of strong language in paragraph 3) Full Story1 Top Donations help Texas ex-cheerleader in legal fight Sun,3 Jul 2011 04:05 PM PDT AP - As one of her school's basketball stars approached the free-throw line to hit a shot during a 2009 playoff game, a cheerleader stepped away from her squad, folded her arms and stood in silence, refusing to root for the athlete she says raped her at a party in this Texas town. Full Story1 Top Jim Morrison honored on anniversary of his death Sun,3 Jul 2011 07:17 AM PDT AP - Former members of The Doors have marked the 40th anniversary of the death of Jim Morrison by lighting candles at his grave in Paris. Full Story1 Top Phoenix sets record heat for day at 118 degrees Sat,2 Jul 2011 07:44 PM PDT AP - About 4,000 homes in the metropolitan Phoenix area are without power â€" and air-conditioning â€" on a record-shattering day of heat in one of the nation's hottest cities. Full Story1 Top Portugal drug law show results ten years on, experts say Fri,1 Jul 2011 11:00 AM PDT AFP - Health experts in Portugal said Friday that Portugal's decision 10 years ago to decriminalise drug use and treat addicts rather than punishing them is an experiment that has worked. Full Story1 Top States cracks down on unemployment insurance fraud Sun,3 Jul 2011 12:21 PM PDT AP - A nationwide crackdown is coming for people fraudulently drawing unemployment payments â€" those who were never eligible and workers who keep getting checks after they return to work â€" a $17 billion benefits swindle last year alone, say federal officials. Full Story1 Top Mathematicians Want to Say Goodbye to Pi Thu,30 Jun 2011 11:40 AM PDT LiveScience.com - "I know it will be called blasphemy by some, but I believe that pi is wrong." Full Story1 Top New type of commander may avoid Katrina-like chaos Sun,3 Jul 2011 02:03 PM PDT AP - The Defense Department is grooming a new type of commander to coordinate the military response to domestic disasters, hoping to save lives by avoiding some of the chaos that plagued the Hurricane Katrina rescue effort. Full Story1 Top Little-known Republican McCotter opens White House bid Sun,3 Jul 2011 04:12 AM PDT Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Thaddeus McCotter, a guitar-playing Michigan congressman with an independent streak, formally launched a longshot bid for the 2012 Republican presidential nomination on Saturday. Full Story1 Top Banks cutting principal on some mortgages: report Sun,3 Jul 2011 02:54 PM PDT Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters) - Bank of America Corp and JPMorgan Chase & Co have started modifying tens of thousands of mortgages where the banks deem the loans especially risky, even if the borrowers have not asked, the New York Times reported on Sunday. Full Story1 Top Warming ocean could melt ice faster than thought Sun,3 Jul 2011 11:04 AM PDT AP - Warming air from climate change isn't the only thing that will speed ice melting near the poles â€" so will the warming water beneath the ice, a new study points out. Full Story1 Top 777-Pound Burger At Alameda County Fair One For The Record Books Sun,3 Jul 2011 01:49 PM PDT CBC San Francisco - CBS 5 and Y! SF reports PLEASANTON (CBS SF) â€" Some very ambitious cooks made history at the Alameda County Fair Saturday when they grilled the world's largest commercially available hamburger. Video: watch it being made. Fair organizers said it … Continue reading â†' Full Story1 Top Jurors see scant evidence in Casey Anthony trial Sat,2 Jul 2011 08:36 AM PDT AP - After more than 33 days of testimony, 400 pieces of evidence and sweeping promises from attorneys to prove how 2-year-old Caylee Anthony died, neither prosecutors nor defense attorneys have provided concrete evidence showing whether the girl was killed by her mother. Full Story1 Top 'Dr. Beach' picks top 5 Great Lakes beaches Fri,1 Jul 2011 07:36 AM PDT AP - A gentle breeze ripples Lake Michigan's deep blue surface as a gull circles lazily overhead. The sun is bright, the temperature is a comfy 70 degrees and the view of the water and the distant Manitou Islands is spectacular. The beach is wide and sandy â€" and almost deserted. Full Story1 Top Nils Lofgren: Eye-popping past, poignantly present Sun,3 Jul 2011 12:26 PM PDT AP - Homeless runaway? Backstage intruder? Daredevil gymnast? Rock guitar virtuoso, playing to tens of thousands of fans? Full Story1 Top Gaddafi can stay in Libya if he quits: rebel chief Sun,3 Jul 2011 04:27 PM PDT Reuters - BENGHAZI, Libya (Reuters) - Muammar Gaddafi is welcome to live out his retirement inside Libya as long as he gives up all power, Libya's rebel chief said in the clearest concession the rebels have so far offered. Full Story1 Top Never too late: Declaration signers being honored Sun,3 Jul 2011 05:42 PM PDT AP - It's William Whipple's turn to be recognized. Full Story1 Top NASA's Final 4: Fate grants them farewell flight Sun,3 Jul 2011 04:41 AM PDT AP - America's longest space-flying streak ends this week with the smallest crew in decades â€" three men and a woman who were in high school and college when the first space shuttle soared 30 years ago. Full Story1 Top Italian firm selects only women for pink slips Fri,1 Jul 2011 09:23 AM PDT The Lookout - This won't do much to reverse the coverage Italy has lately received in the global press for the nation's persistently patriarchal and sexist cultural outlook: Ma-Vib, an engineering firm outside of Milan, has chosen only its female employees in a recent round of layoffs. "We are firing the women so they can stay at home and [...] Full Story1 Top AP Exclusive: US ignores vet graves in Philippines Sun,3 Jul 2011 02:14 AM PDT AP - Walking along the rows of tombstones here offers a glimpse of the wars America has fought and the men and women who waged them. But most of the grave markers have been half-buried for 20 years, and there is little hope that the volcanic ash obscuring names, dates and epitaphs will be cleared any time soon. Full Story1 Top Euro zone warns Greeks on sovereignty and privatization Sun,3 Jul 2011 07:35 AM PDT Reuters - BRUSSELS/BERLIN (Reuters) - Euro zone finance ministers have approved a 12 billion euro ($17.4 billion) installment of Greece's bailout, but signaled that the nation must expect significant losses of sovereignty and jobs. Full Story1 Top

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