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Heat wave finally eases

Associated Press
Aug 19, 2007 11:00 pm - NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Heat-stricken residents in some areas finally got a small break Sunday from the oppressive triple-digit temperatures that have killed at least 44 peo...
Does zero trans fat really mean zero?

Associated Press
Aug 19, 2007 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Stroll the aisles of any grocery store and you're sure to spot labels declaring "zero grams trans fat" on the front of snack foods, cookies and crackers. But...
German captive freed in Afghanistan

Associated Press
Aug 19, 2007 11:00 pm - KABUL, Afghanistan -- Afghan police freed a female German hostage from a Kabul neighborhood and arrested a group of kidnappers early Monday, an Interior Ministry spokesm...
French official visits Iraq

Associated Press
Aug 19, 2007 11:00 pm - BAGHDAD -- France's foreign minister paid an unannounced and highly symbolic visit to Baghdad on Sunday -- the first by a senior French official since the war started an...
Polls: Thais back government change

Associated Press
Aug 19, 2007 11:00 pm - BANGKOK, Thailand -- A new constitution for Thailand that is to usher in December general elections and end military rule was approved by millions of voters in a nationw...
Body recovered at bridge

Associated Press
Aug 19, 2007 11:00 pm - MINNEAPOLIS -- The body of a man missing since an interstate bridge collapsed into the Mississippi River was recovered early Sunday, bringing the confirmed death toll to...
Jamaica spared direct hit by Dean

Associated Press
Aug 19, 2007 11:00 pm - KINGSTON, Jamaica -- Hurricane Dean pummeled Jamaica with gusting winds and torrential rains Sunday after the prime minister made a last-minute plea for residents to aba...
Flooding turns deadly

Associated Press
Aug 19, 2007 11:00 pm - WINONA, Minn. -- Rivers swollen by as much as a foot of rain washed away houses and roads and killed at least 12 people as the remnants of Tropical Storm Erin soaked the...
Officials: Miners likely forever lost

Associated Press
Aug 19, 2007 11:00 pm - HUNTINGTON, Utah -- Six coal miners caught in a cave-in may never be found and could forever be lost to the still-quivering mountain, officials conceded Sunday, abandoni...
Heroes not very far from home

Associated Press
Aug 19, 2007 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- When it comes to those they most admire, young people do not look chiefly to the worlds of music, today's wars or history. Instead, they turn to their own ...

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