Biden is Democratic favorite for Obama's No. 2 (AP)
Thu, 21 Aug 2008 03:41:38 GMT
AP - Sen. Joe Biden has emerged as the favorite among Democrats to be Barack Obama's running mate for his understanding of foreign policy in grave global times and his fighting spirit against the rival Republican ticket.

Deal calls for troop pullback in Iraq, officials say (AP)
Thu, 21 Aug 2008 02:35:53 GMT
AP - Iraqi and U.S. negotiators have completed a draft security agreement that would see American troops leave Iraqi cities as soon as June 30, Iraqi and American officials told The Associated Press on Wednesday.

Tropical Storm Fay floods hundreds of Fla. homes (AP)
Thu, 21 Aug 2008 04:41:01 GMT
AP - Emergency crews launched airboats into submerged streets Wednesday to rescue central Florida residents trapped by rising floodwaters from a stalled Tropical Storm Fay, which soaked the state for a third consecutive day.

US Rep. Tubbs Jones of Ohio dies after hemorrhage (AP)
Thu, 21 Aug 2008 04:20:19 GMT
AP - Democratic U.S. Rep. Stephanie Tubbs Jones, the first black woman to represent Ohio in Congress and a strong critic of the Iraq war, died Wednesday after a brain hemorrhage, a hospital spokeswoman said.

Documents: US strike aided bin Laden-Taliban ties (AP)
Thu, 21 Aug 2008 02:49:32 GMT
AP - The U.S. cruise missile strike on an al-Qaida training camp in Afghanistan in 1998 was meant to kill Osama bin Laden. But he apparently left shortly before the missiles struck, and newly declassified U.S. documents suggest the attack cemented an alliance with his Taliban protectors.

Walsh, May-Treanor win 2nd beach volleyball gold (AP)
Thu, 21 Aug 2008 04:21:58 GMT
AP - The Chinese and the wretched Beijing weather were no match for Misty May-Treanor and "Six Feet of Sunshine." May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh won their second consecutive gold medal in beach volleyball Thursday, playing through a steady and sometimes driving rain to beat China in straight sets and extend their winning streak to 108 matches in a row.

Like lightning, Bolt makes Olympic history (AP)
Thu, 21 Aug 2008 02:25:13 GMT
AP - Arms churning high, face twisted in pain as he sprinted toward the finish line, Usain Bolt kept glancing at the clock. The win in the Olympic 200 meters was a given, his second gold medal of the Beijing Games assured. This was now about a world record. About racing against history.

Fiery plane crash at Madrid airport kills 153 (AP)
Thu, 21 Aug 2008 02:34:38 GMT
AP - A jetliner heading to the popular Canary Islands vacation resort crashed during takeoff Wednesday, turning a wooded area off the end of a runway into a hellish scene of charred bodies and smoldering wreckage. Some 153 were believed dead — Spain's worst air disaster in nearly 25 years.

Oui, Montreal tops in new Monopoly game (AP)
Thu, 21 Aug 2008 04:19:18 GMT
AP - Bye bye, Boardwalk. The Quebec metropolis of Montreal snagged the most expensive spot on a new global version of Monopoly, unseating the Atlantic City fixture as the board game's most prestigious property.

Umpires, MLB sign agreement on instant replay (AP)
Thu, 21 Aug 2008 03:20:04 GMT
AP - Baseball umpires and management signed an agreement Wednesday that will allow the sport to start using instant replay to help determine calls on the field. Major League Baseball still hasn't determined when the use of replays will start.