Source: J-Lo close to deal for `American Idol'
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2010-07-30T04:18:58Z
Ellen DeGeneres is dancing off "American Idol" after one season and Jennifer Lopez is poised to step in....
Oswalt traded to Phillies; Tejada, Cantu also move
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2010-07-30T04:06:23Z
Roy Oswalt granted his own wish: He's now part of a pennant race. Miguel Tejada, Jorge Cantu and Matt Capps joined the mix, too....
Top Mexican drug lord killed in clash with army
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2010-07-30T03:36:51Z
MEXICO CITY (AP) -- One of the top three leaders of Mexico's most powerful drug cartel died in a gunfight with soldiers Thursday, ending the long run of a mysterious capo considered a founder of the country's massive methamphetamine trade....
Pentagon: Leak investigaton may go beyond military
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2010-07-30T03:19:46Z
WASHINGTON (AP) -- A criminal investigation into the leak of tens of thousands of secret Afghanistan war logs could go beyond the military, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Thursday, and he did not rule out that WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange could be a target....
Panel hits Rangel with 13 ethics charges
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2010-07-30T03:19:04Z
WASHINGTON (AP) -- House investigators accused veteran New York Rep. Charles Rangel of 13 violations of congressional ethics standards on Thursday, throwing a cloud over his four-decade political career and raising worries for fellow Democrats about the fall elections....
Ousted USDA employee Sherrod plans to sue blogger
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2010-07-30T03:18:43Z
SAN DIEGO (AP) -- Ousted Agriculture Department employee Shirley Sherrod said Thursday she will sue a conservative blogger who posted a video edited in a way that made her appear racist....
As many as 6,600 Arlington graves mixed up
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2010-07-30T03:17:57Z
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Estimates of the number of graves that might be affected by mix-ups at Arlington National Cemetery grew from hundreds to as many as 6,600 on Thursday, as the cemetery's former superintendent blamed his staff and a lack of resources for the scandal that forced his ouster....
Ariz. files appeal as sheriff launches new sweep
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2010-07-30T03:17:16Z
PHOENIX (AP) -- The showdown over Arizona's immigration law played out in court and on Phoenix's sun-splashed streets on Thursday, as the state sought to reinstate key parts of the measure and angry protesters chanted that they refused to "live in fear." Dozens were arrested....
House rejects bill to aid sick 9/11 responders
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2010-07-30T03:05:39Z
WASHINGTON (AP) -- A bill that would have provided up to .4 billion in aid to people sickened by World Trade Center dust fell short in the House on Thursday, raising the possibility that the bulk of compensation for the ill will come from a legal settlement hammered out in the federal courts....
Less oil on surface means less work for fishermen
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2010-07-30T02:22:25Z
NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- Even when the oily sheen starts fading from the surface of the Gulf of Mexico, it manages to become bad news for fishermen....
