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Thursday, July 21, 2011

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Afghan women hope to break new ground in the sky
Georgia prisoner executed
Woman accused of cutting off husband's penis to be arraigned
Ex-News of the World editors call James Murdoch 'mistaken'
Artist Lucian Freud dead at 88
European leaders reach deal to resolve Greek debt crisis
3 ordered to quit after body in pool went undetected for days
Who is Wendi Deng Murdoch?
Official: Pentagon set to certify repeal of 'don't ask, don't tell'
NFL owners agree to deal with players
Bristol Palin talks politics, teen pregnancy
Japan records surprise trade surplus
New York beaches issued health advisories for wastewater
Nicaragua may revive $17 billion claim against U.S.
New hearing begins for sergeant charged in deaths of Afghan civilians
Ecuadorian paper reacts to libel ruling with nearly-empty front page
Possible deficit reduction deal emerging, sources say
How one CEO bends the rules to get the most out of millennials

Afghan women hope to break new ground in the sky

Posted: 21 Jul 2011 11:04 PM PDT

In a flower-filled courtyard near San Antonio, adult education students gather during a break, some celebrating the passage of final English exams and some discussing an upcoming social event.

Georgia prisoner executed

Posted: 21 Jul 2011 10:48 PM PDT

In a case that drew national attention because it was to be videotaped, convicted murderer Andrew Grant DeYoung was executed by lethal injection Thursday night, a corrections department spokeswoman said.

Woman accused of cutting off husband's penis to be arraigned

Posted: 21 Jul 2011 10:03 PM PDT

A Southern California woman accused of cutting off her husband's penis and throwing it into a garbage disposal was scheduled to be arraigned Friday on torture and aggravated mayhem charges in an Orange County court.

Ex-News of the World editors call James Murdoch 'mistaken'

Posted: 21 Jul 2011 09:46 PM PDT

Two former top editors of News of the World have accused James Murdoch of having given "mistaken" evidence to a parliamentary committee about a settlement to Gordon Taylor, chief executive of the Professional Footballers Association, the Guardian reported.

Artist Lucian Freud dead at 88

Posted: 21 Jul 2011 09:20 PM PDT

Artist Lucian Freud, known for his thick application of paints in painstakingly created, highly stylized portraits, has died at the age of 88, his publicist said Thursday. He died Wednesday night of an unspecified illness at his home in London.

European leaders reach deal to resolve Greek debt crisis

Posted: 21 Jul 2011 08:45 PM PDT

European leaders agreed on Thursday to provide a second bailout package for Greece and drastically expand rescue funds to prevent financial crisis spreading through the eurozone.

3 ordered to quit after body in pool went undetected for days

Posted: 21 Jul 2011 08:06 PM PDT

Two pool employees and their supervisor were forced to resign on Wednesday after a woman's body went undetected in a public Massachusetts pool for four days in June until her body floated to the top.

Who is Wendi Deng Murdoch?

Posted: 21 Jul 2011 07:49 PM PDT

It's the slap that's been heard around the world: Wendi Deng Murdoch putting herself between her husband Rupert Murdoch and a protester armed with a shaving cream pie.

Official: Pentagon set to certify repeal of 'don't ask, don't tell'

Posted: 21 Jul 2011 07:45 PM PDT

The Pentagon is set to certify that the U.S. military is prepared to accept openly gay and lesbian service members, and doing so will not harm military readiness, a U.S. official told CNN on Thursday.

NFL owners agree to deal with players

Posted: 21 Jul 2011 07:45 PM PDT

National Football League owners approved a 10-year labor and revenue-sharing agreement with players, who late Thursday discussed key elements but did not vote on it.

Bristol Palin talks politics, teen pregnancy

Posted: 21 Jul 2011 07:38 PM PDT

Bristol Palin says she's optimistic about her mother's chances if the former Alaska governor decides to run for president.

Japan records surprise trade surplus

Posted: 21 Jul 2011 07:25 PM PDT

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New York beaches issued health advisories for wastewater

Posted: 21 Jul 2011 07:24 PM PDT

Health advisories were issued for four beaches in New York City Thursday evening as wastewater from a plant continued to discharge into the Hudson River, according to a press release from the New York City Department of Environmental Protection.

Nicaragua may revive $17 billion claim against U.S.

Posted: 21 Jul 2011 06:50 PM PDT

Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega opened the door to the possibility of his country going back to international bodies in an attempt to get a $17 billion payout from the United States.

New hearing begins for sergeant charged in deaths of Afghan civilians

Posted: 21 Jul 2011 06:33 PM PDT

"Sgt. Gibbs asked if we were OK to go ahead and shoot this guy. We said 'yeah,'" Army Pvt. Jeremy Morlock testified Thursday in a hearing for one of a group of U.S. soldiers accused of forming a rogue "kill squad" while fighting in Afghanistan.

Ecuadorian paper reacts to libel ruling with nearly-empty front page

Posted: 21 Jul 2011 06:30 PM PDT

There were no articles on the front page of Ecuador's El Universo newspaper Thursday in reaction to a judge's ruling that the publication had libeled the country's president.

Possible deficit reduction deal emerging, sources say

Posted: 21 Jul 2011 06:25 PM PDT

President Barack Obama is continuing to pursue the most "significant deficit reduction package possible," White House Press Secretary Jay Carney said Thursday, the latest indication officials are keeping a variety of options open while trying to hammer out an agreement to raise the nation's debt ceiling and avoid an unprecedented default.