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• Police, activists prepare days ahead of Ariz. law (AP)
• Adams heirs skeptical about lost negatives claim (AP)
• Police: Ohio marriage counselor killed by husband (AP)
• Feds: Fatal DC rail crash came from lax oversight (AP)
• 3 NJ teens charged with videotaped immigrant death (AP)
• Target Corp. defends Minn. political donation (AP)
• Utah court reverses polygamist leader convictions (AP)
• Attorneys offer competing portraits of Blagojevich (AP)
• Texas man sentenced to 99 years in starvation case (AP)
• Sen. Kerry to pay Mass. tax on yacht docked in RI (AP)
• Oil pipeline leak pollutes major Michigan river (AP)
• DA probes voter fraud allegations in Calif. city (AP)
• Oakland gives final OK to large-scale pot farms (AP)
• Gulf flow has stopped, but where's the oil? (AP)
• BP hopes to turn page with new CEO, leaner company (AP)
• Feds seek records from '04 Armstrong doping case (AP)
• Barge hits well near Gulf, sends oil, gas spewing (AP)
• 18 states, DC are education reform grant finalists (AP)
• Biden surveys stimulus projects at Grand Canyon (AP)
• APNewsBreak: Bernice King delays taking SCLC post (AP)

Police, activists prepare days ahead of Ariz. law (AP) Posted: 27 Jul 2010 04:19 PM PDT AP - The sheriff of Arizona's most populous county is making room in a vast outdoor jail and determined to round up illegal immigrants to fill it. Police from the U.S.-Mexico border to the Grand Canyon are getting last-minute training. And protests and marches are planned throughout Phoenix.

Adams heirs skeptical about lost negatives claim (AP) Posted: 27 Jul 2010 04:14 PM PDT AP - A trove of old glass negatives bought at a garage sale for $45 has been authenticated as the lost work of Ansel Adams and worth at least $200 million, an attorney for the owner said Tuesday, but the iconic photographer's representatives dismissed the claim as a fraud and said they're worthless.

Police: Ohio marriage counselor killed by husband (AP) Posted: 27 Jul 2010 03:58 PM PDT AP - After years as a successful couples counselor, Tonya Hunter was credited with saving many marriages from breaking up. But a week before her death, she didn't know where her own husband was.

Feds: Fatal DC rail crash came from lax oversight (AP) Posted: 27 Jul 2010 04:50 PM PDT AP - A faulty electronic circuit that caused a deadly Metro crash last summer was symptomatic of an "anemic safety culture" at the D.C. area's transit agency, the National Transportation Safety Board said Tuesday.

3 NJ teens charged with videotaped immigrant death (AP) Posted: 27 Jul 2010 01:45 PM PDT AP - Dusk fell around Salvadoran immigrant Abelino Mazaniego as he sat on a bench on a promenade in an upscale New York suburb after finishing up his restaurant shift. As night encroached, so did a group of teenagers, including one with a cell phone videocamera at the ready.

Target Corp. defends Minn. political donation (AP) Posted: 27 Jul 2010 04:12 PM PDT AP - Target Corp. on Tuesday defended the use of its new freedom to spend money on political campaigns as employees and gay organizations criticized a $150,000 donation that will help a Minnesota GOP gubernatorial candidate who opposes gay marriage.

Utah court reverses polygamist leader convictions (AP) Posted: 27 Jul 2010 01:07 PM PDT AP - The Utah Supreme Court on Tuesday reversed the convictions of polygamist leader Warren Jeffs and ordered a new trial, saying a jury received incorrect instructions before considering his role in the 2001 nuptials of a 14-year-old girl and her 19-year-old cousin.

Attorneys offer competing portraits of Blagojevich (AP) Posted: 27 Jul 2010 03:52 PM PDT AP - Two portraits of Illinois' disgraced former governor emerged Tuesday from his corruption trial: An insecure bumbler who talked too much and a greedy, smart political schemer determined to use his power to enrich himself.

Texas man sentenced to 99 years in starvation case (AP) Posted: 27 Jul 2010 04:53 PM PDT AP - A Dallas man convicted of starving three children locked in a hotel bathroom for nearly a year was sentenced to 99 years in prison Tuesday after jurors heard testimony that one child was suicidal and another preferred urinating in his hospital bed to entering a restroom.

Sen. Kerry to pay Mass. tax on yacht docked in RI (AP) Posted: 27 Jul 2010 03:57 PM PDT AP - Sen. John Kerry moved to end a controversy over his decision to base his new $7 million yacht in tax-free Rhode Island, informing the Massachusetts Department of Revenue on Tuesday that he would "promptly" pay taxes as if the vessel were docked in his home state.

Oil pipeline leak pollutes major Michigan river (AP) Posted: 27 Jul 2010 04:18 PM PDT AP - Crews were working Tuesday to contain and clean up more than 800,000 gallons of oil that poured into a creek and flowed into the Kalamazoo River in southern Michigan, coating birds and fish.

DA probes voter fraud allegations in Calif. city (AP) Posted: 27 Jul 2010 03:40 PM PDT AP - Investigations involving the high pay of leaders in this blue-collar city intensified Tuesday as prosecutors said they were looking into allegations of voter fraud and the state's chief fiscal officer announced he would conduct an audit of spending.

Oakland gives final OK to large-scale pot farms (AP) Posted: 27 Jul 2010 03:28 PM PDT AP - The City Council gave final approval Tuesday to a plan that makes Oakland the first city in the country to authorize large-scale industrial pot cultivation.

Gulf flow has stopped, but where's the oil? (AP) Posted: 27 Jul 2010 03:29 PM PDT AP - In the nearly two weeks since a temporary cap stopped BP's gusher at the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico, not much oil has been showing up on the surface of the water.

BP hopes to turn page with new CEO, leaner company (AP) Posted: 27 Jul 2010 04:30 PM PDT AP - Battered BP began reinventing itself in the shadow of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill Tuesday, naming its first American CEO as it reported a record $17 billion quarterly loss. Its outgoing chief miffed the White House anew with his parting comments.

Feds seek records from '04 Armstrong doping case (AP) Posted: 27 Jul 2010 03:00 PM PDT AP - Federal prosecutors investigating cheating in professional cycling have subpoenaed documents from a 2004 case in which a Texas company tried to prove Lance Armstrong used performance enhancing drugs.

Barge hits well near Gulf, sends oil, gas spewing (AP) Posted: 27 Jul 2010 02:02 PM PDT AP - A barge slammed into an abandoned well in a coastal inlet early Tuesday, sending a shower of water, natural gas and oil spewing about 100 feet into the air.

18 states, DC are education reform grant finalists (AP) Posted: 27 Jul 2010 02:19 PM PDT AP - Eighteen states and the District of Columbia were named finalists Tuesday in the second round of the federal "Race to the Top" school reform grant competition, giving them a chance to receive a share of $3.4 billion.

Biden surveys stimulus projects at Grand Canyon (AP) Posted: 27 Jul 2010 01:43 PM PDT AP - Vice President Joe Biden brought his daughter to the Grand Canyon for her first visit Tuesday, touting its awe-inspiring beauty and the work being done to preserve it for future generations.

APNewsBreak: Bernice King delays taking SCLC post (AP) Posted: 27 Jul 2010 01:23 PM PDT AP - The Rev. Bernice King is waiting out the infighting at the Southern Christian Leadership Conference and will not take the helm of her father's civil rights group as planned next month.

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