Friday, July 30, 2010

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Series of blasts in China kill 5

Posted: 30 Jul 2010 10:55 PM PDT

A blast at a tax office that left four dead and 19 injured in central China was a deliberate attack, state media reported Saturday.

Court denies request for expedited hearing on Arizona immigration law

Posted: 30 Jul 2010 10:35 PM PDT

A federal appeals court has denied Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer's request for an expedited hearing on the state's controversial immigration law. Instead, the case has been scheduled for a hearing during the first week in November.

China mine explosion kills 15

Posted: 30 Jul 2010 10:03 PM PDT

At least 15 people were killed in an explosion at a coal mine in northern China early Saturday, state media reported.

Church plans Quran-burning event

Posted: 30 Jul 2010 09:50 PM PDT

In protest of what it calls a religion "of the devil," a nondenominational church in Gainesville, Florida, plans to host an "International Burn a Quran Day" on the ninth anniversary of the September 11, 2001, attacks.

Greece orders military to step in as truckers vote to continue strike

Posted: 30 Jul 2010 09:34 PM PDT

The Greek government ordered the country's armed forces to help deliver fuel as truck drivers voted to continue a contentious strike, state media reported.

America's oldest family farm for sale

Posted: 30 Jul 2010 08:49 PM PDT

The Tuttle farming legacy may come to an end soon.

3 wildfires burn more than 30,660 acres in Southern California

Posted: 30 Jul 2010 08:03 PM PDT

With fire season under way, hundreds of firefighters -- backed up by more than a dozen aircraft -- are battling three wildfires in southern California.

Al Gore won't face prosecution in sexual assault allegation

Posted: 30 Jul 2010 07:42 PM PDT

Former Vice President Al Gore will not face prosecution on an allegation of sexual assault from 2006.

Prudential considers changing payment of death benefits

Posted: 30 Jul 2010 07:13 PM PDT

After accusations that several insurers have underpaid families of those killed in action, one company is considering changing how it allocates death benefit payments, Prudential Financial Vice Chairman Mark Grier told CNN.

Castro accuses U.S. of torturing spy

Posted: 30 Jul 2010 07:01 PM PDT

Fidel Castro on Friday accused the United States of "torturing" a Cuban agent imprisoned there, saying Cuba is being pressured to release its spies.

Earthquake hits northeastern Iran, injuring dozens

Posted: 30 Jul 2010 06:56 PM PDT

A moderate earthquake struck northeastern Iran on Friday, injuring about 200 people, according to state-run media.

Israeli airstrikes hit Gaza

Posted: 30 Jul 2010 06:53 PM PDT

Israel launched a series of airstrikes in Gaza starting late Friday in response to a rocket assault on Ashkelon earlier in the day.

Iranian woman facing stoning: 'I'm afraid of dying'

Posted: 30 Jul 2010 06:51 PM PDT

In a room thousands of miles from her prison cell in northeastern Iran, the fear that has gripped Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani for years was clear and almost palpable.

EPA chief, Michigan governor report progress in oil spill cleanup

Posted: 30 Jul 2010 06:36 PM PDT

Michigan's governor and the boss of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said Friday they believe "significant progress" has been made on cleaning an oil spill on the Kalamazoo River, but the spill remains a serious situation.

Grizzly euthanized after fatal mauling that perplexes experts

Posted: 30 Jul 2010 06:29 PM PDT

A grizzly bear was euthanized Friday after a DNA test determined that it mauled three campers -- one of them fatally -- in a remote area of Montana, an attack that has perplexed wildlife experts.

Family transformed three years after bridge disaster

Posted: 30 Jul 2010 06:06 PM PDT

For 13-year-old Arrianna Merritt, the words mother and hero go hand in hand.

9/11 responders bill fails, parties point fingers

Posted: 30 Jul 2010 06:05 PM PDT

A verbal flash-fire erupted on the House floor Thursday night over nine-year battle to pass a benefits bill for emergency workers who were first on the scene of the 9/11 attacks.

Russian boy in U.S. adoption case back in orphanage, attorney says

Posted: 30 Jul 2010 05:41 PM PDT

A Russian boy who was sent back to Moscow, Russia, by his adoptive mother in the United States has been returned to an orphanage, an attorney of the World Association for Children and Parents said Friday.

The Fareed Challenge: August 1, 2010

Posted: 30 Jul 2010 05:18 PM PDT

Obama says U.S. auto industry 'growing strong' after bailout

Posted: 30 Jul 2010 05:04 PM PDT

President Barack Obama, speaking at auto plants here Friday, praised the recovery of the embattled U.S. auto industry and celebrated the tough choices he says made a comeback possible.

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