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  1. FOXBusiness: Foreclosures Set to Top 2 Million- Foreclosure-Related Stress, Suicide on the Rise?

    → FOXNews.com | 25 Jul 2008 | 3:07 pm MDT



  2. Obama's Prayer Revealed

    → FOXNews.com | 25 Jul 2008 | 3:07 pm MDT

    Israeli paper publishes note Obama left in cracks of Western Wall — giving the world glimpse of his most secret prayers

    • McCain Slams Obama's Foreign Policy to Military Audience

  3. 'Bachelor' Matt Grant and Fiancee Split

    → FOXNews.com | 25 Jul 2008 | 3:04 pm MDT

    Matt Grant, the English financier featured on "The Bachelor: London Calling," has split from fiancée Shayne Lamas, the couple tells People in a statement.

  4. Manager: Cops Shot Man After Threat on Pa. Radio Station

    → FOXNews.com | 25 Jul 2008 | 2:50 pm MDT

    Shots were fired near a Christian radio station in central Pennsylvania after police responded to reports that an armed man was headed to the station's offices.

  5. Comic-Con Crazy: Keanu Reeves Stares Into Space

    → FOXNews.com | 25 Jul 2008 | 2:48 pm MDT

    Everyone from Paris Hilton to Guy Ritchie to Hugh Jackman to The Rock descended upon the San Diego convention center on Thursday, kicking off the world's largest comic book convention: Comic-Con.

  6. Rep. Kucinich Gets His Day to Air Impeachment Article

    → FOXNews.com | 25 Jul 2008 | 2:31 pm MDT

    Rep. Dennis Kucinich's quest to impeach President Bush is got an unofficial airing in the House Judiciary Committee on Friday.

  7. Attorney: WeHo Man Was 'Executed,' Family Sues For $20M

    → knbc.com - Los Angeles Local News | 25 Jul 2008 | 2:16 pm MDT

    An attorney for the family of a slain West Hollywood man says the man's death was an execution by police and may have been motivated by bias against gays. The family is seeking $20 million in damages.

  8. Catholics To Pope: Lift Birth Control Ban

    → Breaking News: CBSNews.com | 25 Jul 2008 | 2:12 pm MDT

    More than 50 dissident Catholic groups from around the world have written an open letter asking Pope Benedict XVI to lift the church's ban on birth control.


  9. Caylee's Grandma in 911 Call: Daughter Stole Car

    → FOXNews.com | 25 Jul 2008 | 2:10 pm MDT

    The grandmother of a missing 2-year-old Florida girl told a 911 dispatcher that she wanted to press charges against her daughter for 'grand theft' after she learned of the tot's disappearance, according to a new recording released Friday.

  10. What McCain would do if he caught bin Laden

    → CNN.com | 25 Jul 2008 | 1:55 pm MDT

    Sen. John McCain on Friday said as president he would consider bringing Osama bin Laden to justice through a Nuremberg-like international trial.



  11. McCain Mocks "Audacity Of Hopelessness"

    → Breaking News: CBSNews.com | 25 Jul 2008 | 1:50 pm MDT

    John McCain, ridiculing Barack Obama for "the audacity of hopelessness" in his policies on Iraq, said Friday that the entire Middle East could have plunged into war had U.S. troops been withdrawn as his rival advocated.


  12. Pentagon Takes on Obama Troop Scrub, and He's Not Even President

    → ABC News: HomePage | 25 Jul 2008 | 1:46 pm MDT

    Obama camp says Pentagon tried to limit a planned visit to troops in Germany.

  13. Obama's Handwritten Prayer Made Public

    → Breaking News: CBSNews.com | 25 Jul 2008 | 1:30 pm MDT

    An Israeli newspaper's decision to publish a handwritten prayer that Barack Obama left this week in the cracks of the Western Wall drew criticism Friday as an invasion of his privacy and his relationship with God.


  14. Brooke Hogan Sorry For False Allegations

    → knbc.com - Entertainment | 25 Jul 2008 | 1:30 pm MDT

    Brooke Hogan makes a public apology to her father, Hulk Hogan, for what she called false allegations that the professional wrestler abused her mother, People magazine reported.

  15. Church Pastor's Son Killed In 91 Freeway Crash

    → knbc.com - Los Angeles Local News | 25 Jul 2008 | 1:20 pm MDT

    A church congregation is mourning the loss of its art director and son of the pastor.

  16. Security Guard Confirms Edwards L.A. Hotel Incident

    → FOXNews.com | 25 Jul 2008 | 1:19 pm MDT

    A hotel security guard told FOXNews.com he intervened between a man he identified as former Sen. John Edwards and tabloid reporters who chased down the former presidential hopeful after what they're calling a rendezvous with his mistress and love child.

  17. Transgender Teen's Death a Hate Crime?

    → ABC News: HomePage | 25 Jul 2008 | 1:17 pm MDT

    Cops probe fatal beating of 18-year-old found in her Colo. apartment last week.

  18. 911 Call: Car Smelled Like 'Dead Body'

    → ABC News: HomePage | 25 Jul 2008 | 1:13 pm MDT

    Cindy Anthony made two 911 calls about missing Fla. 2-year-old last week.

  19. Why 'Iron Chef America' Reigns Supreme

    → ABC News: HomePage | 25 Jul 2008 | 1:08 pm MDT

    Little-known facts about a show beloved by foodies across the globe.

  20. "Spam King" Found Dead With Wife, Daughter

    → Breaking News: CBSNews.com | 25 Jul 2008 | 1:00 pm MDT

    A convicted spammer who escaped from prison, his wife and 3-year-old daughter were found slain outside a farm house Thursday east of Denver in an apparent murder-suicide.


  21. Valerie Bertinelli Defends Friend Kirstie Alley's Weight

    → FOXNews.com | 25 Jul 2008 | 12:59 pm MDT

    Actress Valerie Bertinelli defended friend Kirstie Alley after pictures surfaced of the star looking heavier, telling "Entertainment Tonight" that "I have seen Kirstie and I think she looks terrific."

  22. Beijing Ticket Sales Start Stampede

    → ABC News: HomePage | 25 Jul 2008 | 12:58 pm MDT

    Fans scuffle and destroy barricades as 250,000 tickets go on sale.

  23. Miss. River opens to some traffic

    → MSNBC.com: U.S. news | 25 Jul 2008 | 12:57 pm MDT

    A chemical tanker split a fuel barge in half on the Mississippi River on Wednesday, spilling fuel oil and forcing the closure of a 58-mile stretch from New Orleans southward that could last for days, a U.S. Coast Guard spokesman said. The battle began Thursday to clean the 400,000 gallons of spilled oil. The Mississippi River reopened to limited ship traffic following a massive oil spill, Coast Guard officials said.




  24. 25 Percent of Cyclone Aid Lost to Burma Currency Controls

    → FOXNews.com | 25 Jul 2008 | 12:48 pm MDT

    As much as 25 percent of cyclone relief aid in Myanmar is being lost because of the military government's foreign exchange system, a United Nations official said Friday.

  25. Barges allowed into Mississippi oil spill

    → CNN.com | 25 Jul 2008 | 12:39 pm MDT

    Two fuel barges were cleared Friday to enter Mississippi River waters that have been off-limits since a massive oil spill from a barge that collided with a tanker, a U.S. Coast Guard spokeswoman said.



  26. 911 Call, Transcript Released In Kevin Wicks' Slaying

    → knbc.com - Los Angeles Local News | 25 Jul 2008 | 12:35 pm MDT

    Community activists and the father of a man shot and killed earlier this week by Ingleood officers talk about the case.

  27. Randy Pausch, 'Last Lecture' Professor Dies

    → ABC News: HomePage | 25 Jul 2008 | 12:34 pm MDT

    Professor whose speech inspired the nation has died at 47.

  28. Home Foreclosures Up 121 Percent

    → Breaking News: CBSNews.com | 25 Jul 2008 | 12:30 pm MDT

    The number of households facing the foreclosure process more than doubled in the second quarter compared to a year ago, according to Irvine, Calif.-based RealtyTrac Inc.


  29. Scrabble vs. Scrabulous: Hasbro Sues

    → ABC News: HomePage | 25 Jul 2008 | 12:28 pm MDT

    Facebook is "disappointed" by lawsuit as fate of Scrabulous remains uncertain.

  30. Police: Jolie's Guards Brawl With Paparazzi

    → knbc.com - Entertainment | 25 Jul 2008 | 12:11 pm MDT

    French police say camouflaged paparazzi who got onto the grounds of Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt's chateau in southern France fought with the Hollywood couple's guards.

  31. 'Last lecture' professor taught others how to live

    → CNN.com | 25 Jul 2008 | 12:06 pm MDT

    Professor Randy Pausch was told he had terminal cancer and had just months to live. So he turned his final lecture at Carnegie Mellon University into a lesson on life. The speech became an internet sensation and sparked a best-selling book. He survived long past his doctor's expectations and became an inspiration to millions. Pausch died today.



  32. Oregon City to Ban Would-Be Criminals

    → ABC News: HomePage | 25 Jul 2008 | 11:51 am MDT

    Drug-dealing and petty crime in Eugene, Ore. spark officials to propose ban.

  33. Help on the Way? Housing Bill Set to Pass

    → ABC News: HomePage | 25 Jul 2008 | 11:43 am MDT

    The Senate has cleared the last hurdle on a bill to help 400,000 homeowners.

  34. Experts on the trail of Russia's killer bears

    → CNN.com | 25 Jul 2008 | 11:41 am MDT

    A team of experts gathered Friday on Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula to decide how to deal with marauding bears that reportedly have killed two people recently.



  35. Granite Countertops A Health Threat?

    → Breaking News: CBSNews.com | 25 Jul 2008 | 11:30 am MDT

    Tests show some may emit levels of radon gas that could cause concern. Radon could cause lung cancer over the long haul. But a trade group for marble manufacturers dismisses fears.


  36. Jumbo Jet Lands Fast With Hole In Fuselage

    → Breaking News: CBSNews.com | 25 Jul 2008 | 11:30 am MDT

    A Qantas flight en route to Australia from Hong Kong has made an emergency stop in Manila after something punched a hole in the Boeing 747-400's fuselage, officials and passengers said.


  37. "Last Lecture" Professor Pausch Dies

    → Breaking News: CBSNews.com | 25 Jul 2008 | 11:30 am MDT

    Randy Pausch, a Carnegie Mellon University computer scientist whose "last lecture" about facing terminal cancer became an Internet sensation and a best-selling book, has died. He was 47.


  38. DA: Stolen Drug Money At Center Of Marine Murder

    → knbc.com - Los Angeles Local News | 25 Jul 2008 | 11:28 am MDT

    Prosecutors say stolen drug money was the alleged motive behind the shooting death of a Camp Pendleton Marine (pictured) by his comrades.

  39. Gash appears on jet at 29,000 feet

    → CNN.com | 25 Jul 2008 | 11:23 am MDT

    Passengers described hearing a loud noise before their plane was forced to make an emergency landing with a gaping hole in its side. The pilot of the Qantas flight from Hong Kong to Melbourne, Australia, said an initial investigation showed there was an "explosive decompression," according to a report by officials at the Manila airport where the plane landed. Images of the plane showed a gash, about 9 feet long, where the wing attaches to the body of the jet.



  40. Tornado confirmed in N.H. town 

    → MSNBC.com: U.S. news | 25 Jul 2008 | 11:02 am MDT

    A state official said Friday that a baby's cries led to his rescue after a possible tornado demolished his grandparents' lakeside home.

  41. Mysterious 'Loud Bang' Leaves Hole in Jet

    → ABC News: HomePage | 25 Jul 2008 | 10:28 am MDT

    A Qantas flight makes an emergency landing after the fuselage rips open.

  42. Europe crucial to anti-terror efforts, Obama says

    → CNN.com | 25 Jul 2008 | 10:26 am MDT

    America's allies in Europe are crucial to the success of anti-terror efforts in Afghanistan and Iraq and in helping solve economic problems at home, Sen. Barack Obama told CNN on Friday.



  43. Zakaria: Vote marks huge shift for India

    → CNN.com | 25 Jul 2008 | 10:22 am MDT

    Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh won a vote of confidence this week, allowing his ruling party to keep in play a proposed nuclear partnership with the United States.



  44. Sharpton Says He Declined 'Dancing' Invite

    → knbc.com - Entertainment | 25 Jul 2008 | 10:10 am MDT

    The Rev. Al Sharpton tells the N.Y. Daily News that he was invited to compete on "Dancing With the Stars," but opted instead to focus on voter education.

  45. Firm checks workers' fat, saves on health costs

    → CNN.com | 25 Jul 2008 | 10:00 am MDT

    Lincoln Industries looks like a typical blue-collar plant -- workers cutting, bending, plating and polishing steel for products such as motorcycle tailpipes and truck exhausts amid the din of machinery.



  46. With Foe In Limelight, McCain Gets Folksy

    → Breaking News: CBSNews.com | 25 Jul 2008 | 10:00 am MDT

    Pundits have been hammering John McCain for being outshone by Barack Obama this week, but the McCain campaign says it is nonetheless succeeding by focusing on pocketbook issues in smaller-scale settings, reports Brian Montopoli.


  47. Sheriff: Escaped Inmate Breaks Into Deputy's Home

    → knbc.com - Los Angeles Local News | 25 Jul 2008 | 9:55 am MDT

    An inmate escaped a minimum-security fire camp and broke into the home of a San Bernardino County sheriff's deputy and stole his vehicle, a uniform and weapons.

  48. Jet Plunges After Hole Forms In Fuselage

    → knbc.com - Los Angeles Local News | 25 Jul 2008 | 9:43 am MDT

    All 364 people on board a Qantas airlines jumbo jet are safe after a harrowing flight.

  49. Tasered Grandpa Sues Hospital

    → Breaking News: CBSNews.com | 25 Jul 2008 | 9:30 am MDT

    Al Poisson claims guards in St. Vincent Mercy Medical Center in Toledo, Ohio got outraged over what he meant as a joke. Poisson, a pastor, says he had to give up his work at a local soup kitchen, which has since closed.


  50. Naked Men Robbed After Women Lure Them Into Motel

    → knbc.com - Los Angeles Local News | 25 Jul 2008 | 9:19 am MDT

    Three naked men were robbed after women lured them to a Calimesa motel for some partying.

  51. 'Last lecture' professor dies of cancer

    → MSNBC.com: U.S. news | 25 Jul 2008 | 9:13 am MDT

    Carnegie Mellon professor Randy Pausch, shown here with his family, became an Internet sensation and best-selling author as a result of his 'last lecture.'Randy Pausch, a former Carnegie Mellon University computer scientist whose "last lecture" about facing terminal cancer became an international sensation, died Friday. He was 47.




  52. Grandma to 911: ‘Smells like dead body’

    → MSNBC.com: U.S. news | 25 Jul 2008 | 8:45 am MDT

    July 25: Police have released tapes of 911 calls placed by the grandmother of missing Florida 2-year-old Caylee Anthony. They seem to contradict recent statements backing her daughter. NBC’s Ron Mott reports. (Today Show)On a 911 call, the grandmother of a missing Orlando toddler said her daughter’s car “smelled like there’s been a dead body” — but later said it may have been caused by old pizza. Cindy Anthony said that if her daughter comes to trial in the case, “that will be part of her defense.”




  53. 'Golden Girl' Remembered In Small Service

    → knbc.com - Entertainment | 25 Jul 2008 | 8:03 am MDT

    Friends and family gather at a private memorial service to say farewell to "Golden Girls" star Estelle Getty.

  54. Gas Forecast: Friday, July 25

    → knbc.com - Los Angeles Local News | 25 Jul 2008 | 8:03 am MDT

    Is it possible to save money on gas depending on which day of the week you buy it? Use the Gas Forecast to help decide when to fill up your tank.

  55. Search Continues For Second Intruder In Deadly Home Invasion

    → knbc.com - Los Angeles Local News | 25 Jul 2008 | 7:52 am MDT

    Authorities say they will continue the search Friday for one of two intruders who entered a Riverside residence in a deadly home invasion.

  56. Threat constantly changes, FBI's Mueller says

    → CNN.com | 25 Jul 2008 | 7:45 am MDT

    At precisely 100 years of age, the FBI is learning new tricks. It has no choice.



  57. Police: 3 Gunmen Entered Crowded Wal-Mart During Pursuit

    → knbc.com - Los Angeles Local News | 25 Jul 2008 | 7:44 am MDT

    Police say 3 gunmen who ran into an OC store are still at large.

  58. Left at altar, she gets $150K in court

    → MSNBC.com: U.S. news | 25 Jul 2008 | 7:34 am MDT

    July 25: RoseMary Shell sued her fiancé for calling off their wedding and was awarded $150,000. TODAY’s Meredith Vieira talks to Shell and her attorney, Lydia Sartain.  (Today Show)RoseMary Shell was given the award by a Florida jury after suing her former fiancé for calling off their wedding. “I was thrilled,” she said. “I felt like justice was really done.”




  59. Review: 'Brothers' Takes Step In Right Direction

    → knbc.com - Entertainment | 25 Jul 2008 | 7:27 am MDT

    After a comedy air ball with "Semi-Pro," Will Ferrell gets back on track with "Step Brothers." Find out why in our @ The Movies review.

  60. Review: 'X-Files' Leaves Little To Believe In

    → knbc.com - Entertainment | 25 Jul 2008 | 7:26 am MDT

    A down-to-earth, big-screen version of the hit television show "The X-Files" never gets off the ground. Find out why in our @ The Movies review.

  61. South Texans sort through Dolly's mess

    → MSNBC.com: U.S. news | 25 Jul 2008 | 6:52 am MDT

    A driver attempts to navigate through several downed powerlines on South Padre Island on Thursday.South Texas was getting back on its feet Friday as residents filter through the soggy mess left by Hurricane Dolly despite thousands still being without power.




  62. Foreclosures set to top 2 million

    → CNN.com | 25 Jul 2008 | 6:02 am MDT

    As foreclosures continue to soar, 220,000 homes were lost to bank repossessions in the second quarter, according to a housing market report Friday issued by RealtyTrac.



  63. Professor Wrestling: Mailing It In

    → knbc.com - Entertainment | 25 Jul 2008 | 4:38 am MDT

    Our grappling guru writes pithy responses to your stellar letters.

  64. Nonprofits walk fine line on political activity

    → MSNBC.com: U.S. news | 25 Jul 2008 | 4:22 am MDT

    Illastrution for a Contribute Mag piece on the blurry line between what sort of political activity nonprofits can and cannot engage in.Nonprofits could be one of the "sleeping giants" of this fall’s presidential election, having as much to do with turning red states blue — or vice versa — as will Iraq, Barack or soaring gas prices.  Contribute magazine has the story.




  65. Released from death row, but not free

    → MSNBC.com: U.S. news | 24 Jul 2008 | 8:35 pm MDT

    Paul Gregory House, 46, is seen after his release from prison on July 2 in Nashville. House, who suffers from multiple sclerosis, is set to be retried in October in a controversial murder case. For 22 years, Paul  House has been blamed for raping and killing a neighbor in the clannish, dirt-poor hills of eastern Tennessee's Union County, a place where even in the 1980s, some houses still lacked indoor plumbing.




  66. Charges against Marine sniper dismissed

    → MSNBC.com: U.S. news | 24 Jul 2008 | 8:18 pm MDT

    Charges have been dismissed against a Camp Pendleton Marine sniper accused in the shooting deaths of two Syrians in Iraq.

  67. Nuclear launch crew falls asleep

    → MSNBC.com: U.S. news | 24 Jul 2008 | 8:05 pm MDT

    Three ballistic missile crew members in North Dakota fell asleep while holding classified launch code devices this month, triggering an military and national security investigation.

  68. Special Section: Primetime Emmys 2008

    → knbc.com - Entertainment | 24 Jul 2008 | 2:02 pm MDT

    Follow the race to the 2008 Primetime Emmy Awards with our special coverage, including news on the nominees, slideshows and more.

  69. 'View' Co-Host Sorry About Walters Remark

    → knbc.com - Entertainment | 24 Jul 2008 | 1:26 pm MDT

    "The View" co-host Sherri Shepherd says her quote in a Christian women's magazine about getting Barbara Walters "saved" was a joke.

  70. Bale Relaxed At Spain's 'Dark Knight' Debut

    → knbc.com - Entertainment | 24 Jul 2008 | 1:25 pm MDT

    Christian Bale didn't let assault allegations by his mother and sister stop him from hanging with fans at the Spanish premiere of "The Dark Knight."



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