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What remains of immigration law goes into effect
Portions of an Arizona immigration law go into effect Thursday -- after a federal judge granted an injunction that blocked the most controversial parts of it.
What lies ahead after spill is sealed?
The man overseeing the federal response to the Gulf oil disaster will meet New Orleans parish presidents Thursday to outline the plans after the well is permanently sealed.
FAQ
Here are answers to some basic questions about the massive oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico.
Military plane crashes in Alaska
An Air Force C-17 cargo plane crashed on a local training mission near the Elmendorf Air Force Base in Alaska on Wednesday, a captain at the base told CNN.
Bear attacks leave one dead, two injured
Bear attacks on separate campsites in Montana left one person dead and two others injured Wednesday, according to wildlife officials.
'Credible sightings' of missing woman
There have been "credible sightings" recently of a California woman who vanished nearly a year ago after being released from a sheriff's station, authorities said Wednesday.
Mom faces DUI charge after girl calls 911
A teenage girl "averted a tragedy" by calling 911 from inside a wildly weaving car to report her mother, who ended up being charged with drunken driving, New York State Police said.
Apple sued over 'overheating' iPads
Three iPad users claim that because the iPad will shut itself off after remaining in direct sunlight for long enough, it fails to meet the promises Apple made about using the device as an e-book reader.
Clinton's wedding no state secret ...
A picturesque New York town is all abuzz and ready for its closeup as the countdown to Chelsea Clinton's wedding starts.
Tourists boldly go on Klingon tours
A popular sightseeing destination in Australia is boldly going where no tourist attraction has gone before -- by offering audio tours in the Klingon language.
World
China floods push chemicals into river
Rising waters from flooding in northeastern China hit a chemical plant and washed thousands of containers filled with explosive chemicals into a river, state media said Thursday.
Leaks pose security concern for Afghans
U.S. military officials are assessing what damage could be done to intelligence contacts in Afghanistan after a number of names of local Afghans working with the U.S. military appeared on documents leaked by the WikiLeaks website, according to a U.S. military official.
Four journalists held hostage in Mexico
The Committee to Protect Journalists appealed Wednesday to the Mexican government to do all it can to bring about the release of four journalists abducted Monday.
French couple held over newborns' deaths
French national police Tuesday detained a couple after the bodies of eight newborn babies were found in northern France, some in a home and others in the garden of another home, the French Interior Ministry said.
Joint S. Korea-U.S. drills enter fourth day
The United States and South Korea on Wednesday plan to end their joint military exercises aimed at warning North Korea to stop acts of aggression.
Iran ready to resolve dispute over nuclear program, with conditions
Iran is ready for "effective cooperation" to resolve the dispute over its nuclear program, the nation's president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, said in an interview with state media.
Japan carries out first executions in year
Japan hanged two convicted killers on Wednesday -- the first execution in the country since the Democratic Party of Japan took power last September.
Report: Billions for Iraq fund unaccounted
A federal audit of $9.1 billion targeted for reconstruction in Iraq cannot account for more than 95 percent of it, a federal report said Tuesday.
Spain's Catalonia bans bullfighting
Catalonia became the first Spanish mainland region to ban bullfighting after its parliament voted Wednesday to outlaw the tradition on animal cruelty grounds.
Venezuela, Colombia spat costs more than friendship
It was a swift reaction. After the Colombian government accused Venezuela of harboring terrorists last week, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez broke off relations with his neighbor.
U.S. News
Parts of immigration law go into effect
Parts of an Arizona immigration law go into effect Thursday as it was passed -- after a federal judge granted a preliminary injunction that blocked the most controversial aspects of it.
Hearing to address mismanagement at Arlington Cemetery
A senate subcommittee hearing is scheduled Thursday to examine the mismanagement of Arlington Cemetery, one of the nation's most hallowed burial places for its war dead.
Iraq veterans come home to a vice presidential welcome
Iraq veterans from the Army's 10th Mountain Division came home to Fort Drum, New York, Wednesday for a welcome that included Vice President Joe Biden.
Federal official to outline what lies ahead after oil spill is sealed
The man overseeing the federal response to the Gulf oil disaster will meet New Orleans parish presidents Thursday to outline the plans after the well is permanently sealed.
Police: 'Credible sightings' regarding missing California woman
There have been "credible sightings" recently of a California woman who vanished nearly a year ago after being released from a sheriff's station, authorities said Wednesday.
Town basks in media glow amid Clinton's wedding buzz
A picturesque New York town is all abuzz and ready for its closeup as the countdown to Chelsea Clinton's wedding starts.
Military plane crashes on training mission in Alaska
An Air Force C-17 cargo plane crashed on a local training mission near the Elmendorf Air Force Base in Alaska on Wednesday, a captain at the base told CNN.
Arizona police officer dies in undercover operation
One Chandler, Arizona, police officer was killed and two others were wounded during an investigation in south Phoenix home Wednesday night, a police spokesman said.
Unclear when abandoned, leaking well off Louisiana might be capped
Authorities in Louisiana still don't know how long it will take to cap a well struck by a vessel off the coast, as they tried Wednesday to minimize the damage from leaking oil and gas.
Officials optimistic amid preparations to seal Gulf oil well
One hundred days after an oil well operated by BP ruptured in the Gulf of Mexico, and 13 days after crews finished capping the well to contain the gushing crude, the man who is overseeing the federal response is optimistic that steps planned for the coming days will finally, permanently seal the well.
Politics
Ariz. immigration law partly goes into effect
Parts of an Arizona immigration law are now into effect Thursday after a federal judge granted a preliminary injunction that blocked the most controversial aspects of it.
Hearing to address mismanagement at Arlington Cemetery
A senate subcommittee hearing is scheduled Thursday to examine the mismanagement of Arlington Cemetery, one of the nation's most hallowed burial places for its war dead.
How Rangel's ethics hearing could play out
Longtime Democratic Rep. Charles Rangel of New York will be the subject of the House Ethics Committee's first corruption trial in almost a decade unless his attorneys reach an agreement to settle his charges.
House passes bill to reduce cocaine penalty disparity
Ending a decade-long campaign led by African-American lawmakers, the House Wednesday approved and sent to President Barack Obama a measure to reduce the disparity in penalties between use of crack and powder cocaine.
Obama urges GOP to back bill aiding small businesses
President Barack Obama on Wednesday challenged Senate Republicans to back a bill that would help small businesses, calling its provisions "things the Republican Party has said it supported for years."
Technology
New phones are too big for pockets
Something weird is happening to mobile phones: After shrinking from enormous Zack Morris proportions in the '80s and '90s, they're getting bigger again.
The KIN phone is dead -- 'buy now!'
At the end of June, after much hype and a major mass-media ad campaign, Microsoft pulled the plug on KIN, its family of semi-smartphones.
At $139, is the new Kindle 'cheap?'
Prices in consumer electronics tend to fluctuate wildly.
Facebook wants you to ask Questions
Facebook has begun the rollout of a new feature, Facebook Questions, which will allow users to get answers to their queries from the entire Facebook community.
Science & Space
Mars Science Lab launch delayed two years
NASA's launch of the Mars Science Laboratory -- hampered by technical difficulties and cost overruns -- has been delayed until the fall of 2011, NASA officials said at a news conference Thursday in Washington.
Shuttle lands at California air base
NASA officials Sunday waved off the first opportunity for space shuttle Endeavour to return to Earth, citing poor weather conditions.
iReporters watch planets, moon align
Inspiration for 'Contact' still listening
From a remote valley in Northern California, Jill Tarter is listening to the universe.
Indian lunar orbiter hit by heat rise
Scientists have switched off several on-board instruments to halt rising temperatures inside India's first unmanned lunar spacecraft.
Offbeat
Gamers prove their metal as rock stars
Jess Hu is a child care provider from Brooklyn, New York, but for 20 hours a week, she's a rock star. That's how much she estimates she plays the video game "Rock Band."
Comedian is living in an Ikea store
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Texas town hopes to become UFO landing spot
Governor's son sells 'Don't Drop the Soap'
Read full story for latest details.
Cops snag lotto ticket from accused drug dealer
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Ariz. immigration law has echoes across U.S.
 Arizona and Fremont, Neb., are at the forefront of the movement by governments to get tough with illegal immigrants. But they are learning that passing a law is far from enough.
Arizona helped deport thousands without new law
Officers from a single Arizona county helped deport more than 26,000 immigrants from the U.S. through a federal-local partnership program that has been roundly criticized as fraught with problems.
New immigration law goes into force in Ariz.
 Parts of Arizona's controversial immigration law went into effect Thursday, after a judge blocked the heart of the measure, defusing a confrontation between police and activists.
Military cargo plane crashes in Alaska
 A military cargo plane on a training run crashed in flames Wednesday at an Air Force base near downtown Anchorage, officials said.
Cop, 2 suspects die during drug raid shootout
 At least one police officer and two suspects were killed Wednesday when a gunbattle erupted during an undercover drug operation in Phoenix, police said.
Teddy bear collector admits $331 million fraud
A former money manager pleaded guilty Wednesday to securities fraud, admitting that he cheated charities, schools, pension funds and others out of at least $331 million.
Calif. firefighters gain on worst wildfire
 Hundreds of firefighters gained ground against the most destructive of two big wildfires that have burned homes and forced 2,300 people to evacuate rural areas north of Los Angeles.
Economists see tepid recovery deep into 2011
The U.S. economic recovery will remain slow deep into next year, held back by shoppers not spending and employers not hiring, according to an AP survey of leading economists.
Gulf locals reflect on 100 days of spill
 It's been 100 days since the BP rig explosion, and boy do locals have stories to tell about how their lives have changed.
Schwarzenegger orders worker furloughs
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger is bringing back furloughs for thousands of state workers until California passes a budget.
No charges filed in probe of other Jackson docs
State investigators probing the death of Michael Jackson have decided not to file charges against seven doctors who treated him, authorities said Wednesday.
Idaho fires threaten homes as winds fan flames
 At least three homes were damaged and dozens more evacuated Wednesday as a wind-whipped grassfire northwest of Idaho's capital city expanded to thousands of acres.
World News
Pakistan jet crash kills all 152 on board
A passenger jet that officials suspect veered off course in monsoon rains and thick clouds crashed into hills overlooking Pakistan's capital Wednesday, killing all 152 people on board and scattering body parts and twisted metal far and wide.
French couple held after discovery of 8 dead babies
 A French couple was expected to appear in court Thursday after police found the corpses of eight newborn babies in a village in northern France.
Medvedev widens powers of KGB successor agency
Russia has broadened the authority of the Federal Security Service, the KGB's main successor agency, giving it Soviet-style repressive powers in a move critics say could be used to stifle protests and intimidate government opponents.
Pakistanis rush to scene: 'I just wanted to help'
US: Drills sent 'clear message' to NKorea
 For four days, U.S. and South Korean troops fired artillery into the skies and dropped anti-submarine bombs on underwater targets — dramatic exercises meant to warn North Korea not to strike again.
Oil tanker damaged; cause disputed
 A Japanese shipping line raised alarm Wednesday when it said that one of its supertankers was damaged by an explosion in the Persian Gulf, but authorities on both sides of the tense waterway denied that any strike occurred.
Germany charges man, 88, in Nazi-era murders
 The world's third-most-wanted Nazi suspect has been charged in Germany with participation in the murder of 430,000 Jews at the Belzec death camp and other crimes during the Third Reich, officials said Wednesday.
Tanzania to hang blood-drinking killer of albino girl
A man has been sentenced death by hanging for killing a five-year-old albino girl in Tanzania by hacking off her legs with a machete and then drinking her blood, media reported on Wednesday.
Ship lost for more than 150 years is recovered
 Canadian archeologists have found a ship abandoned more than 150 years ago in the quest for the fabled Northwest Passage and which was lost in the search for the doomed expedition of Sir John Franklin, the head of the team said Wednesday.
Canadian man gets 11 years for sex tourism charges
A Canadian man who videotaped himself having sex with girls as young as eight in Cambodia and Colombia victimized the children, a judge ruled Wednesday in sentencing him to 11 years in prison.
Spanish region says adios to bullfighting
 Lawmakers in Spain's Catalonia region outlawed bullfighting Wednesday, becoming Spain's first mainland region to do so after a heated debate that pitted animal rights against tradition.
Four S. Africans to pay fine for racist video
 Four white South African men reached a deal on Wednesday to pay fines for making a video showing elderly black cleaners being humiliated, including by drinking what was apparently urine-tainted soup.
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