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• Judge sets bail for 1 in Russian spy case (AP)
• Police explain reasons for reopening Gore case (AP)
• AZ cops expect scrutiny of immigration enforcement (AP)
• Remnants of Alex drench northern Mexico, 2 die (AP)
• BP spill hits a somber record as Gulf's biggest (AP)
• Insanity ruling for Texas mom who dismembered baby (AP)
• Ex-Justice Dept lawyer says whites' rights ignored (AP)
• New rules bring online piracy fight to US campuses (AP)
• 4 Coast Guard members charged in SD boat collision (AP)
• Artists design sheep wagon for the 21st century (AP)
• Cyprus hunts for alleged Russian spy paymaster (AP)
• Mayor Daley lays out strict gun rules for Chicago (AP)
• Prosecutor: Officer lost control in train shooting (AP)
• Nets, Knicks woo NBA superstar LeBron James (AP)
• Parents urge Ore. stepmother to 'cooperate fully' (AP)
• Organizers: Wash. legal pot measure won't qualify (AP)
• Lawmakers pass $20M settlement for kidnapped girl (AP)
• Protesters end sit-in at closing Cleveland church (AP)
• Mo. governor flies while cutting others' travel (AP)
• Des Moines neighborhood waits as dam gates lowered (AP)

Judge sets bail for 1 in Russian spy case (AP) Posted: 01 Jul 2010 04:10 PM PDT AP - A judge has granted bail to one person accused of spying for Russia and denied bail to two others after a prosecutor warned the defendants had plenty of helpers in the U.S. to help them flee.

Police explain reasons for reopening Gore case (AP) Posted: 01 Jul 2010 04:25 PM PDT AP - Police explained Thursday why they reopened a sexual assault investigation into Al Gore, saying an extra review was needed because detectives looking into the matter last year failed to notify high-ranking officials of their decision to drop the case.

AZ cops expect scrutiny of immigration enforcement (AP) Posted: 01 Jul 2010 04:05 PM PDT AP - Police enforcing Arizona's toughest-in-the-nation immigration law are allowed to consider if a person speaks poor English, looks nervous or is traveling in an overcrowded vehicle.

Remnants of Alex drench northern Mexico, 2 die (AP) Posted: 01 Jul 2010 02:47 PM PDT AP - The sprawling remains of Hurricane Alex drenched much of northern Mexico on Thursday, paralyzing the major city of Monterrey. At least two people were killed when dry rivers roared to life and highways turned into rushing streams.

BP spill hits a somber record as Gulf's biggest (AP) Posted: 01 Jul 2010 04:05 PM PDT AP - BP's massive oil spill became the largest ever in the Gulf of Mexico on Thursday based on the highest of the federal government's estimates, an ominous record that underscores the oil giant's dire need to halt the gusher.

Insanity ruling for Texas mom who dismembered baby (AP) Posted: 01 Jul 2010 03:36 PM PDT AP - A San Antonio woman who told authorities the devil made her mutilate and dismember her newborn was found not guilty by reason of insanity Thursday, in a deal that sends her to a state mental institution rather than to face a trial and possible prison sentence.

Ex-Justice Dept lawyer says whites' rights ignored (AP) Posted: 01 Jul 2010 03:23 PM PDT AP - Witnesses described an ugly scene: Two members of the New Black Panther Party threatening white voters the day Barack Obama was elected president, flinging insults like "white devil" and "you're about to be ruled by the black man, cracker."

New rules bring online piracy fight to US campuses (AP) Posted: 01 Jul 2010 02:10 PM PDT AP - Starting this month, colleges and universities that don't do enough to combat the illegal swapping of "Avatar" or Lady Gaga over their computer networks put themselves at risk of losing federal funding.

4 Coast Guard members charged in SD boat collision (AP) Posted: 01 Jul 2010 03:32 PM PDT AP - The Coast Guard filed criminal charges Thursday against four members of the service involving the collision of one of its patrol boats and a civilian craft that killed an 8-year-old boy and injured five other people on San Diego Bay.

Artists design sheep wagon for the 21st century (AP) Posted: 01 Jul 2010 04:09 PM PDT AP - Colorado artists want to makeover the rustic sheep wagons used by immigrant workers across the West, suggesting the portable homes be spruced up to look like futuristic space vehicles with gardens and solar panels.

Cyprus hunts for alleged Russian spy paymaster (AP) Posted: 01 Jul 2010 03:53 PM PDT AP - Russian money and influence have long made a splash on this Mediterranean resort island where a suspected spy paymaster vanished after being allowed to walk free on bail.

Mayor Daley lays out strict gun rules for Chicago (AP) Posted: 01 Jul 2010 04:05 PM PDT AP - With the city's gun ban certain to be overturned, Mayor Richard Daley on Thursday introduced what city officials say is the strictest handgun ordinance in the United States.

Prosecutor: Officer lost control in train shooting (AP) Posted: 01 Jul 2010 02:00 PM PDT AP - A former San Francisco Bay area transit officer should be convicted of murder because he lost control and intentionally shot an unarmed black man on a train platform, a prosecutor told jurors Thursday.

Nets, Knicks woo NBA superstar LeBron James (AP) Posted: 01 Jul 2010 03:24 PM PDT AP - It's a flirtatious courtship, media frenzy and global event rolled into a package unprecedented in sports history.

Parents urge Ore. stepmother to 'cooperate fully' (AP) Posted: 01 Jul 2010 03:13 PM PDT AP - The biological parents of a missing Oregon boy pleaded Thursday for his stepmother to cooperate with investigators.

Organizers: Wash. legal pot measure won't qualify (AP) Posted: 01 Jul 2010 03:38 PM PDT AP - An initiative to legalize marijuana for adults in Washington state will not qualify for the fall ballot, an organizer said Thursday.

Lawmakers pass $20M settlement for kidnapped girl (AP) Posted: 01 Jul 2010 04:05 PM PDT AP - California lawmakers approved a $20 million settlement Thursday with the family of Jaycee Dugard, who was kidnapped as a girl and held captive in a secret backyard for 18 years by a paroled sex offender.

Protesters end sit-in at closing Cleveland church (AP) Posted: 01 Jul 2010 03:42 PM PDT AP - Carrying U.S. and Hungarian flags, parishioners ended a 16-hour sit-in at a Cleveland Catholic church that is closing after police told them Thursday they would be trespassing if they did not leave.

Mo. governor flies while cutting others' travel (AP) Posted: 01 Jul 2010 12:17 PM PDT AP - As part of his plan to shrink government, Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon ordered state employees to travel less, and he sliced their per-mile payment.

Des Moines neighborhood waits as dam gates lowered (AP) Posted: 01 Jul 2010 01:59 PM PDT AP - Crews wearing life jackets walked a vulnerable levee near downtown Des Moines on Thursday looking for signs of trouble as the Des Moines River continued to rise.

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