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• Ex-Univ. of Delaware student killed in Uganda (AP)
• New cap put on Gulf well in effort to contain oil (AP)
• Polanski free, Swiss reject US extradition request (AP)
• AP: Mate piloting tug that hit duck boat takes 5th (AP)
• Crewman buried at Arlington 60 years after he died (AP)
• 3 dead in workplace shooting in New Mexico (AP)
• 2 Chicago-area men sentenced in Ohio soldier plot (AP)
• Fewer people are watching late-night talk shows (AP)
• Rebuilding officials to read WTC victims' names (AP)
• Rev. Schuller's daughter takes on lead pastor role (AP)
• Baby animals in oil spill face uncertain future (AP)
• US rule could keep Iroquois from lacrosse tourney (AP)
• Analysis: How 2 million lost jobless benefits (AP)
• Judge says he received advice from public on Blago (AP)
• Alzheimer's advances show need for better drugs (AP)
• 10-foot gator bites off man's hand in Fla. canal (AP)

Ex-Univ. of Delaware student killed in Uganda (AP) Posted: 12 Jul 2010 05:24 PM PDT AP - A former college rugby player who toured U.S. colleges and churches urging people to help children in war-riven Uganda was among 74 killed by explosions that tore through crowds watching the World Cup final in the African country.

New cap put on Gulf well in effort to contain oil (AP) Posted: 12 Jul 2010 05:44 PM PDT AP - A new cap has been installed on the leaking well in the Gulf of Mexico, offering hope of containing the gusher for the first time since BP's deepwater rig exploded in April.

Polanski free, Swiss reject US extradition request (AP) Posted: 12 Jul 2010 04:22 PM PDT AP - In a stunning ruling, Roman Polanski was declared a free man on Monday — no longer confined to house arrest in his Alpine villa after Swiss authorities rejected a U.S. request for his extradition because of a 32-year-old sex conviction.

AP: Mate piloting tug that hit duck boat takes 5th (AP) Posted: 12 Jul 2010 04:02 PM PDT AP - A crew member refusing to talk to federal investigators about a fatal duck boat crash in Philadelphia was piloting the tug that slammed into the duck boat, a Coast Guard official said Monday.

Crewman buried at Arlington 60 years after he died (AP) Posted: 12 Jul 2010 11:43 AM PDT AP - U.S. Navy Ensign Robert Langwell would have been destined for a dark, watery grave if not for the kindess of a fisherman in South Korea who pulled his body from the ocean some 60 years ago.

3 dead in workplace shooting in New Mexico (AP) Posted: 12 Jul 2010 04:26 PM PDT AP - A gunman angry about a domestic violence dispute with his girlfriend forced his way into the manufacturing plant where she works and killed two employees Monday before turning the gun on himself.

2 Chicago-area men sentenced in Ohio soldier plot (AP) Posted: 12 Jul 2010 12:51 PM PDT AP - Two cousins from the Chicago area who admitted they wanted to kill American soldiers in Iraq as part of a plot centered in Ohio were sentenced to prison terms of several years Monday.

Fewer people are watching late-night talk shows (AP) Posted: 12 Jul 2010 02:34 PM PDT AP - Jay Leno and David Letterman are in the twilight of their days as late-night TV kings, and it's not clear that any late-night comic will wield that kind of broad influence again.

Rebuilding officials to read WTC victims' names (AP) Posted: 12 Jul 2010 04:55 PM PDT AP - Relatives of those killed at the World Trade Center will share the podium with people involved in rebuilding the trade center site at this year's ceremony marking the anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.

Rev. Schuller's daughter takes on lead pastor role (AP) Posted: 12 Jul 2010 11:18 AM PDT AP - Sheila Schuller Coleman was affirmed as lead pastor at the Crystal Cathedral megachurch, replacing her father Robert H. Schuller.

Baby animals in oil spill face uncertain future (AP) Posted: 12 Jul 2010 01:25 PM PDT AP - The smallest victims are the biggest challenge for crews rescuing birds fouled with oil from the Gulf of Mexico spill.

US rule could keep Iroquois from lacrosse tourney (AP) Posted: 12 Jul 2010 03:53 PM PDT AP - The teams participating in the World Lacrosse Championships in England represent 30 nations, from Argentina to Latvia to South Korea to Iroquois.

Analysis: How 2 million lost jobless benefits (AP) Posted: 12 Jul 2010 07:01 AM PDT AP - Keeping unemployment benefits flowing for millions of workers whose jobs were eaten by the recession should have been a slam dunk in an election year.

Judge says he received advice from public on Blago (AP) Posted: 12 Jul 2010 12:20 PM PDT AP - The federal judge presiding over the corruption trial of ousted Gov. Rod Blagojevich hasn't asked for advice from the public — but he said Monday he has gotten some.

Alzheimer's advances show need for better drugs (AP) Posted: 12 Jul 2010 03:35 AM PDT AP - Scientists are reporting advances in detecting and predicting Alzheimer's disease at a conference in Honolulu this week, plus more proof that getting enough exercise and vitamin D may lower your risk.

10-foot gator bites off man's hand in Fla. canal (AP) Posted: 12 Jul 2010 07:16 AM PDT AP - Florida wildlife officials say a 10-foot alligator bit off a man's hand while he was swimming in a canal with friends.

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