Death toll in Pakistani floods surges past 800 (AP)

AP - Flooding in Pakistan has killed more than 800 people in a week, a government official said Saturday as rescuers struggled to reach marooned victims and some evacuees showed signs of fever, diarrhea and other waterborne diseases.

Publ.Date : Sat, 31 Jul 2010 16:16:40 GMT

Crews beat back wildfire in desert north of LA (AP)

AP - Fire crews working through the night beat back flames and built containment lines around a two-day old wildfire that charred nearly 22 square miles of brush in the high desert north of Los Angeles.

Publ.Date : Sat, 31 Jul 2010 15:21:49 GMT

Debris in relief well sets back work on gusher (AP)

AP - Tropical Storm Bonnie left crews working to plug the Gulf oil gusher a little memento that is expected to push their work back about a day.

Publ.Date : Sat, 31 Jul 2010 11:14:02 GMT

Crowd on VIP alert at site of Clinton\'s NY wedding (AP)

AP - Chelsea Clinton was poised to marry her longtime boyfriend at an exclusive estate along New York's Hudson River after weeks of secrecy and buildup that had celebrity watchers flocking to the small village for the Saturday evening nuptials.

Publ.Date : Sat, 31 Jul 2010 16:49:42 GMT

Obama: Rangel case troubling; some Dems say resign (AP)

AP - Rep. Charlie Rangel is getting sympathy from some fellow Democrats but scant support from others as he faces trial on several ethics charges.

Publ.Date : Sat, 31 Jul 2010 15:37:09 GMT

Admiral: US-led drills not about sending message (AP)

AP - The commander of military drills in the Pacific says the focus of the exercises was training to combat terrorism, not sending a message to North Korea.

Publ.Date : Sat, 31 Jul 2010 16:28:37 GMT

LA pushing to become nation\'s mass transit leader (AP)
AP - The region famous for jilting the street car to take up a love affair with the automobile is trying to rekindle its long ago romance with commuter rail.
Publ.Date : Sat, 31 Jul 2010 16:31:04 GMT