General News
Bombs kill 5 foreign troops in Afghanistan (AP)
AP - Roadside bombs killed five foreign troops and five government soldiers Saturday, part of a surge of violence that has made Afghanistan's battlefields deadlier for foreign forces than those in Iraq.
Clinton, Obama could help each other financially (AP)
AP - Hillary Rodham Clinton needs Barack Obama's donors to help retire her sizable debt. Obama, who's forgoing public funds for the general election, could use her donors to boost his ample fundraising.
Naomi sorry for assault, but still mad at airline (AP)
AP - Model Naomi Campbell says she is sorry she assaulted two police officers during a dispute about lost luggage aboard a British Airways plane. But she has refused to apologize to the airline, accusing it of racism.
Aging levee poses threat to impoverished city (AP)
AP - When record flooding ravaged much of the Midwest in 1993, the earthen wall protecting one of the nation's poorest cities stood fast against the Mississippi River.
SKorea, US agree on beef deal, protests continue (AP)
AP - South Korea said it will resume imports of U.S. beef after American and South Korean suppliers agreed to block meat from older cattle, aiming Saturday to soothe health concerns that sparked weeks of demonstrations against new President Lee Myung-bak.
Battle shapes up over future of US role in Iraq (AP)
AP - The decisive battle of the Iraq war is shaping up not in the streets of Baghdad but in the halls of government where the future of America's role across the region is on the line.
Frustrated Burmese Organize Aid
White House Ignored Counsel on Detainees
McCain Defends Trade Pact
Past the Limit at the Pump
Mars Lander Unearths Ice
Discovery of frozen water is a key clue in determining whether planet once supported life, scientists say.
ElBaradei: Mideast could burn if Iran attacked (AP)
AP - The U.N. nuclear watchdog chief warned in comments aired Saturday that any military strike on Iran could turn the Mideast into a "ball of fire" and lead the country to a more aggressive stance on its controversial nuclear program.
Bush says Democrats keep blocking his energy plans (AP)
AP - President Bush is accusing Democrats in Congress of blocking his energy proposals, saying they are partly to blame for high gasoline costs pinching Americans' budgets.
Spider-Man 4? You're Gonna Have to Wait (E! Online)
E! Online - Looks like everyone's favorite web-slinging superhero is slowly weaving his way back to the box office. Very slowly.
American scuba diver charged with killing wife (AP)
AP - Eleven days after getting married in 2003, an Alabama woman put on diving gear and slipped into the water off Australia's coast for what was supposed to be a romantic exploration of a shipwreck with her new husband.
Citibank sues Ed McMahon for outstanding debts (AP)
AP - Citibank is suing Ed McMahon, seeking to recoup nearly $200,000 lent to the financially strapped Hollywood icon, court records show. Citibank filed the lawsuit against McMahon in Los Angeles Superior Court on June 9, according to the documents. The bank's suit seeks at least $179,687 in damages as well as attorney's fees on debt incurred within the past four years.
EU endorses new border security rules (AP)
AP - European Union leaders want their nations to fingerprint all foreign visitors and take other new steps to keep out illegal immigrants as part of a sweeping security overhaul proposed Friday.