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    Pa. couple forced boys, 6 and 9, to fight (AP)

    AP – Police say a western Pennsylvania woman and her boyfriend forced the woman’s sons ? a 6-year-old and a 9-year-old ? to fight each other as the couple [...]

    Archie-Veronica wedding story line irks collector (AP)

    In this Thursday, Aug. 6, 2009, photo, Dave Luebke, owner of Dave's Comics holds a photo of the Number One Archie Comic Book that he is selling at his shop in Richmond, Va.  When comic book store owner Dave Luebke heard that after 67 years, the carrot-topped everyman of the comic world, Archie, was proposing to va-va-voomy rich girl Veronica instead of girl-next-door Betty, he decided to protest by selling his copy of the series' rare first issue. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)AP – When comic book store owner Dave Luebke heard that after 67 years, the carrot-topped everyman of the comic world, Archie, was proposing to va-va-voomy rich girl Veronica instead of girl-next-door Betty, he decided to protest by selling his copy of the series’ rare first [...]

    Karzai leads ahead of Afghan election, but runoff possible

    A poll finds the president with a big advantage but perhaps not enough to win a majority. Militants have threatened to disrupt the vote. [...]

    North Korea frees South Korean worker after official’s visit

    The chairwoman of Hyundai Group went to Pyongyang to seek the man’s release after President Clinton’s successful trip gained the freedom of two U.S. TV reporters. [...]

    Stocks rise modestly after jobs, retail data

    NEW YORK — The stock market is trying to reconcile some disappointing retail sales and jobs data with the Federal Reserve’s more upbeat view of the economy. [...]

    Les Paul, guitarist whose innovations paved the way for rock ‘n’ roll, dies at 94

    The virtuoso picker influenced a generation of guitarists and had a series of hits in the ’50s with wife Mary Ford. He invented an early solid-body electric guitar and pioneered new recording [...]

    Residents on edge as 9 women vanish from N.C. city (AP)

    A billboard shows information about 9 women who are missing or dead in Rocky Mount, N.C., Thursday, Aug. 13, 2009. Since 2005, nine women who lived at the frayed edges of the poor community here have fallen victim to what some consider a serial killer. Six of their bodies were found decomposing along rural roads just a few miles outside town; three women are still missing. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)AP – They spent their nights jumping in and out of strange cars, trolling otherwise empty streets lined with decaying storefronts and boarded-up homes. Many sold sex to support drug habits or children left in the care of worried, hardworking [...]

    States shelving US Capitol statues for new models (AP)

    FILE -- In a July 20, 2007 file photo tour groups walk through Statuary Hall in the Capitol in Washington. There's been no shortage of states looking to substitute their statues with newer models they feel better represent their history. Nine years ago, Congress changed a law that had prevented statue switching. Each state gets two statues of notable historic figures who are deceased. Most are in bronze or marble and stand in National Statuary Hall, south of the rotunda.(AP Photo/Kevin Wolf, File)AP – Lawmakers looking for a famous Ohioan who best represents their state have a diverse group to choose from: a Rat Pack crooner, brothers who were first in flight, or maybe a great [...]

    Obituaries in the news (AP)

    AP – Rashied [...]

    Tyson Gay heads to the starting blocks against Usain Bolt

    The American is the world champion at 100 and 200 meters, but his Jamaican competitor wowed Olympic crowds and set world records in those events. This weekend, they race in Berlin. [...]

    World briefing

    Israel: Report says civilians shot in Gaza war / Sudan: Reprieve for U.S. diplomat’s killers / Pakistan: Low opinions of U.S., Taliban / Taiwan: Effort to rescue stranded residents [...]

    National Briefing

    New York: FAA suspends 2 in air collision / New York: No criminal charges in friendly fire / Nationwide: Drug targets, kills cancer stem cells, study says / Missouri: Nuns help capture burglary [...]

    Facing up to Hitler

    Germany’s leading Jewish group is backing a proposal to lift the country’s ban on publishing ‘Mein Kampf,’ a courageous stand that reflects the need to confront evil head-on. [...]

    Have school officials closed the door to community input on 50 new schools?

    Locking opponents out of a meeting to discuss how to manage the schools suggests an innovative education proposal is falling victim to the same old politics. [...]

    A patchwork history of hate

    A rare KKK quilt becomes emblematic of how, over time, generations have left racial divisions behind. The [...]

    President Barack Obama could learn from Franklin D. Roosevelt

    The arguments against healthcare reform — It’s socialism. It will hurt private business and create a huge bureaucracy — echo the ones made against Social Security, but FDR took control of that [...]

    Video game industry sees U.S. sales fall 29% in July

    Several titles due out over the next several months could provide a boost. Some firms are holding off on releasing certain games amid the economy’s woes. [...]

    Top video games for July 2009

    Top video games [...]

    Telecom companies reject stimulus money

    Government grants to help expand Internet broadband service apparently make the big carriers nervous. The [...]

    Christian Ramirez is eligible to help Bruins

    After sitting out a season because of academic problems, the junior tailback can’t wait to get back in the game. [...]

    Michael Vick signs two-year deal with the Eagles

    He is allowed to participate in practices and play in the final two exhibitions but might not be eligible for games until Oct. 18. [...]

    Can they catch Tiger Woods?

    He has only a one-shot edge after a 67, but his record as a front-runner is tough to beat. Tiger Woods and [...]

    Bottled water sales see a drought

    Amid the recession, thrifty consumers have rediscovered another source for their third-favorite drink: the tap. [...]

    Deputies’ sweep fails to net suspect in postgame violence near Staples Center

    Three are arrested, but not the man seen on videotape vandalizing a bus after the Lakers won the NBA championship. [...]

    Mich. prison assessed for possible Gitmo transfers (AP)

    FILE - In this Friday, June 12, 2009 photo, Faith Bowerson, behind the sign, and her siblings Spencer, and Desiree, hold signs in support of the Standish prison in Standish, Mich. and their father Ray who has worked there for 20 years. Obama administration officials plan on Thursday, Aug. 13, 2009  to tour the soon-to-be-shuttered Michigan state prison considered an option to hold terrorism suspects now detained at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba. (AP Photo/The Bay City Times, Michael Randolph)AP – Federal and state officials visited a maximum-security prison in rural Michigan on Thursday to begin assessing its suitability to house Guantanamo Bay [...]