Experts say no bomb in Qantas jet hole (AP)
Sun, 27 Jul 2008 07:08:25 GMT
AP - Australian investigators were focusing on the possibility that an oxygen cylinder could have exploded mid-flight on the Qantas jumbo jet that made an emergency landing in the Philippines with a giant hole in its fuselage, officials said Sunday.

Miami's vice? City at bottom in volunteering (AP)
Sun, 27 Jul 2008 07:19:56 GMT
AP - Blame it on the traffic. Or the number of new immigrants. Or the allure of the beach. Whatever the reason, Miami has secured the bottom spot — No. 50 among major U.S. cities — in new rankings of the percentage of adults who volunteer.

Homeowner rescue awaits President Bush's signature (AP)
Sun, 27 Jul 2008 06:29:37 GMT
AP - Congress approved mortgage relief for 400,000 struggling homeowners Saturday as part of an election-year housing plan that also aims to calm jittery financial markets and bolster the sagging economy. President Bush said he would sign it promptly, despite reservations.

39 dead in explosions in western Indian city (AP)
Sun, 27 Jul 2008 06:58:29 GMT
AP - Police says that 39 people have been killed in the serial blasts that hit the western Indian city of Ahmadabad.

McCain campaign: Obama shortchanged injured troops (AP)
Sun, 27 Jul 2008 06:34:01 GMT
AP - Republican John McCain's campaign on Saturday sharply criticized Democratic rival Barack Obama for canceling a visit to wounded troops in Germany, contending Obama chose foreign leaders and cheering Europeans over "injured American heroes."

No angry lines of customers after bank takeover (AP)
Sun, 27 Jul 2008 06:18:44 GMT
AP - Customers of two banks closed by federal regulators were assured that every penny of their money was protected, preventing lines of angry accountholders from forming Saturday.

4 swimmers dead, 3 missing in N.Y. ocean waters (AP)
Sun, 27 Jul 2008 06:01:14 GMT
AP - Four swimmers drowned and three were missing Saturday in two days of treacherous ocean currents at Long Island and New York City beaches, authorities said. At least three more had been rescued.

AP IMPACT: Relatives of televangelist prosper (AP)
Sun, 27 Jul 2008 07:21:21 GMT
AP - Here in the gentle hills of north Texas, televangelist Kenneth Copeland has built a religious empire teaching that God wants his followers to prosper.

'Terminator Salvation' clip unveiled at Comic-Con (AP)
Sun, 27 Jul 2008 06:36:11 GMT
AP - "Terminator Salvation" won't hit theaters until next summer, but thousands of fans got an early look at a portion of the film Saturday.

Johnson wins Brickyard pole; Martin optimistic (AP)
Sun, 27 Jul 2008 07:29:56 GMT
AP - Mark Martin picked Indianapolis Motor Speedway as the spot he plans to end his 97-race winless streak. Then he announced it to all of NASCAR, an uncharacteristic burst of boldness that literally raised eyebrows.