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Employers use federal law to deny benefits
(AP)
AP - Dying of cancer, Thomas Amschwand did everything he was told to make sure his wife would collect on the life insurance policy he had through his employer.
Man rips head from Hitler wax figure
(Reuters)
Reuters - A man tore the head from a controversial
waxwork figure of Adolf Hitler on the opening day of Berlin's
Madame Tussauds museum Saturday, police said.
Foreclosures to rise whoever wins White House
(AP)
AP - Home foreclosures will keep rising next year no matter who is elected president in November.
Man flying lawn chair lifted by helium balloons
(AP)
AP - Riding a green lawn chair supported by a rainbow array of more than 150 helium-filled party balloons, Kent Couch took off Saturday in a third bid to fly from central Oregon all the way to Idaho.
Americans' unhappy birthday: 'Too much wrong right now'
(AP)
AP - Even folks in the Optimist Club are having a tough time toeing an upbeat line these days.
Miniature dachshund gnaws off diabetic owner's toe
(AP)
AP - An Illinois woman says her beloved miniature dachshund gnawed off her right big toe while she was asleep. Linda Floyd told the Alton Telegraph for a story Wednesday that her beloved Roscoe was euthanized because of safety concerns.
FDA reports more cases of salmonella illnesses
(AP)
AP - The government on Saturday increased the number of people reported being sickened in a record salmonella outbreak in which tomatoes are the leading suspect although investigators are testing other types of fresh produce.
Obama: Media response to Iraq remarks overblown
(AP)
AP - Barack Obama celebrated "active faith" as an obligation of religious Americans and a chief agent of societal change while speaking Saturday to a nearly all-black roomful of churchgoers, but hoping to reach far beyond them.
Grief leads father to create bomb-defusing robot
(AP)
AP - The knock on Brian Hart's door came at 6 a.m. An Army colonel, a priest and a police officer had come to tell Hart and his wife that their 20-year-old son had been killed when his military vehicle was ambushed in Iraq.
California wildfires strain state's resources
(AP)
AP - A wildfire threatening hundreds of homes in Southern California spread slowly through scenic canyonlands Saturday, straining resources as crews struggled to contain hundreds of other blazes around the state.
Colombia foils bomb plot after rescue
(Reuters)
Reuters - Colombia found explosives set to be used
in bombs across the capital in reprisal for this week's rescue
of leftist rebels' highest-profile hostages, including Ingrid
Betancourt, military officials said on Saturday.
Couple maintain Portugal's ceramic penis tradition
(Reuters)
Reuters - Husband and wife
Francisco and Casilda Figueiredo are among the last exponents
of a traditional Portuguese handicraft -- making ornamental
ceramic penises.
Analysis: McCain struggles to regain footing
(AP)
AP - John McCain calls himself an underdog. That may be an understatement.
Companies begin quest for oil, gas off Fla. coast
(AP)
AP - Oil companies once viewed drilling in the deep waters off Florida as cost prohibitive. Politicians feared even the slightest sign of support would be career suicide.
Scientists: Watermelon yields Viagra-like effects
(AP)
AP - A slice of cool, fresh watermelon is a juicy way to top off a Fourth of July cookout and one that researchers say has effects similar to Viagra — but don't necessarily expect it to keep the fireworks going all night long.
AP Exclusive: US removes uranium from Iraq
(AP)
AP - The last major remnant of Saddam Hussein's nuclear program — a huge stockpile of concentrated natural uranium — reached a Canadian port Saturday to complete a secret U.S. operation that included a two-week airlift from Baghdad and a ship voyage crossing two oceans.
Democrats hit GOP on support for Medicare cuts
(AP)
AP - Sen. Dick Durbin, the No. 2 Democrat, accused Republicans of putting seniors and military families at risk by siding with President Bush against a measure to prevent Medicare cuts.
Obama, Clinton to hold joint fundraisers in NY
(AP)
AP - Now that they're allies, Democrats Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton will help each other raise money in a series of fundraisers in New York next week.
Iran indicates it has no plans to halt enrichment
(AP)
AP - Iran indicated Saturday that it has no plans to meet a key Western demand that it stop enriching uranium, a day after Tehran sent the European Union a response to an international offer of incentives for halting enrichment.
Fountain of youth? Red wine gives up secrets
(Reuters)
Reuters - A compound in red wine may ward off
a variety of medical conditions related to aging, providing
heart benefits, stronger bones and preventing eye cataracts,
researchers said on Thursday.
