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• Dry winds, heat fan wildfires across California (AP)
• Tropical Storm Claudette threatens Fla. Panhandle (AP)
• Milwaukee mayor hospitalized after pipe attack (AP)
• Hawaii plans quiet, sobering 50th anniversary (AP)
• 3 brothers shot dead in western Wisconsin (AP)
• Scars linger from killer Montana earthquake of '59 (AP)
• Mo. RICO charges a 1st for human trafficking case (AP)
• Texas judge ended day as death row appeal waited (AP)
• Men charged after fatal line-cutting dispute (AP)
• Pro wrestler Angle charged with HGH possession (AP)
• 1,224-pound cupcake sets record as world's largest (AP)
• Hurricane Camille's fury remembered 40 years later (AP)
• Gene variant predicts hepatitis treatment success (AP)
• NYC schools prepare for 2nd outbreak of swine flu (AP)
• Gay marriage fight, `kiss-ins' smack Mormon image (AP)
• AP source: Wis. Gov. Doyle won't seek re-election (AP)
• White House appears ready to drop 'public option' (AP)
• Bay Area rail, union resume negotiations (AP)
• Family `ecstatic' after word Mo. man will be freed (AP)
• Pitino scandal reveals couple's odd courtship (AP)

Dry winds, heat fan wildfires across California (AP) Posted: 16 Aug 2009 05:42 PM PDT AP - Hot, dry winds and high temperatures fanned wildfires across California Sunday, pushing firefighters into rugged terrain to contain the flames and guard against new blazes.

Tropical Storm Claudette threatens Fla. Panhandle (AP) Posted: 16 Aug 2009 04:48 PM PDT AP - Brewing in the Gulf of Mexico, Tropical Storm Claudette was bringing heavy rain to the Florida Panhandle Sunday, likely becoming the first tropical storm to strike the U.S. mainland this year.

Milwaukee mayor hospitalized after pipe attack (AP) Posted: 16 Aug 2009 02:56 PM PDT AP - Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett was hospitalized Sunday after a man attacked him with a metal pipe as the mayor tried to assist a grandmother screaming for help near the Wisconsin State Fair.

Hawaii plans quiet, sobering 50th anniversary (AP) Posted: 16 Aug 2009 03:06 PM PDT AP - Hawaii turns 50 years old as the 50th state Friday, but there will be no grand parades, no dazzling fireworks, no lavish displays of native culture.

3 brothers shot dead in western Wisconsin (AP) Posted: 16 Aug 2009 03:59 PM PDT AP - A gunman opened fire on a group of people outside a trailer home in western Wisconsin, killing three brothers before critically wounding himself, police said Sunday.

Scars linger from killer Montana earthquake of '59 (AP) Posted: 16 Aug 2009 01:05 PM PDT AP - Just before midnight under the moon's gray light, the world tilted and tore off a Montana mountainside. Sliding rock buried 19 campers alive, their bodies never found, and 80 million tons of rock and trees tumbled into Madison River Canyon, leaving rubble piled more than 200 feet deep.

Mo. RICO charges a 1st for human trafficking case (AP) Posted: 16 Aug 2009 01:11 PM PDT AP - From a nondescript brick building a few blocks from the bright lights of Westport, Kansas City's oldest entertainment district, Giant Labor Solutions lured hundreds of foreigners to the city with promises of good jobs and a chance to live the American dream.

Texas judge ended day as death row appeal waited (AP) Posted: 16 Aug 2009 12:20 PM PDT AP - As lawyers frantically tried to file the last-minute appeal that could have halted the execution of a death row inmate, the Texas judge who oversaw the only court who could hear it was preparing to shut the doors for the day.

Men charged after fatal line-cutting dispute (AP) Posted: 16 Aug 2009 12:16 PM PDT AP - A dispute over line-cutting at a roadside food stand led to the shooting death of a bystander and the serious injury of another man, Tampa police said.

Pro wrestler Angle charged with HGH possession (AP) Posted: 16 Aug 2009 01:38 PM PDT AP - Pro wrestler and Olympic gold medalist Kurt Angle has been arrested on charges of possessing a human growth hormone and violating an order of protection in suburban Pittsburgh.

1,224-pound cupcake sets record as world's largest (AP) Posted: 16 Aug 2009 11:04 AM PDT AP - A 1,224-pound triple vanilla cupcake with pink frosting has set a record as the world's largest.

Hurricane Camille's fury remembered 40 years later (AP) Posted: 16 Aug 2009 10:40 AM PDT AP - Scouring an aerial photograph taken three days after Hurricane Camille crashed ashore on Mississippi's Gulf coast, Richard Rose points to the spot where his father's body washed into the chimney of a ruined home.

Gene variant predicts hepatitis treatment success (AP) Posted: 16 Aug 2009 10:06 AM PDT AP - Scientists say they've found a big reason why treatment for chronic hepatitis C infection works better for white patients than for African-Americans. It's a tiny variation in a gene.

NYC schools prepare for 2nd outbreak of swine flu (AP) Posted: 16 Aug 2009 08:05 AM PDT AP - At St. Francis Preparatory School this fall, the auditorium will double as a sick room. New York City might make students wash their hands several times a day. There will be unit on swine flu in health class.

Gay marriage fight, `kiss-ins' smack Mormon image (AP) Posted: 15 Aug 2009 11:03 PM PDT AP - The Mormon church's vigorous, well-heeled support for Proposition 8, which banned gay marriage in California last year, has turned the Utah-based faith into a lightning rod for gay rights activism, including a nationwide "kiss-in" Saturday.

AP source: Wis. Gov. Doyle won't seek re-election (AP) Posted: 16 Aug 2009 01:22 AM PDT AP - Wisconsin Gov. Jim Doyle, whose approval ratings have plunged as he struggled with a weak economy and a multibillion-dollar budget deficit, will not seek a third term in 2010, a person informed of the decision told The Associated Press.

White House appears ready to drop 'public option' (AP) Posted: 16 Aug 2009 04:36 PM PDT AP - Bowing to Republican pressure and an uneasy public, President Barack Obama's administration signaled Sunday it is ready to abandon the idea of giving Americans the option of government-run insurance as part of a new health care system.

Bay Area rail, union resume negotiations (AP) Posted: 16 Aug 2009 02:04 PM PDT AP - A top Bay Area Rapid Transit official said he was "cautiously optimistic" of averting a crippling commuter train strike as BART and transit union negotiators worked Sunday toward brokering an 11th-hour deal.

Family `ecstatic' after word Mo. man will be freed (AP) Posted: 16 Aug 2009 12:11 AM PDT AP - Family members of a Missouri man imprisoned in Myanmar for swimming to the home of Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi waited Saturday for his return to the United States, and said they were thrilled that his ordeal appeared to be over.

Pitino scandal reveals couple's odd courtship (AP) Posted: 15 Aug 2009 10:38 PM PDT AP - In Rick Pitino's words, his equipment manager's wife was welcomed into Louisville's close-knit basketball family. Beneath the surface, however, was an explosive secret.

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