Two fires still raging along California's central coast (AP)
Sat, 05 Jul 2008 16:11:54 GMT
AP - Weary firefighters got no rest during the holiday weekend as a pair of out-of-control wildfires roared across the landscape along California's central coast at opposite ends of the arid Los Padres National Forest.

Obama, Clinton to hold joint fundraisers in NY (AP)
Sat, 05 Jul 2008 16:04:27 GMT
AP - Now that they're allies, Democrats Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton will help each other raise money in a series of fundraisers in New York next week.

Employers use federal law to deny benefits (AP)
Sat, 05 Jul 2008 15:04:43 GMT
AP - Dying of cancer, Thomas Amschwand did everything he was told to make sure his wife would collect on the life insurance policy he had through his employer.

Foreclosures to rise whoever wins White House (AP)
Sat, 05 Jul 2008 14:58:23 GMT
AP - Home foreclosures will keep rising next year no matter who is elected president in November.

Analysis: McCain struggles to regain footing (AP)
Sat, 05 Jul 2008 14:07:26 GMT
AP - John McCain calls himself an underdog. That may be an understatement. The GOP presidential candidate trails Democrat Barack Obama in polls, organization and money while trying to succeed a deeply unpopular fellow Republican in a year that favors Democrats. McCain also doesn't seem to have a coherent message let alone much of a strategy despite securing the nomination three months earlier than Obama.

Democrats hit GOP on support for Medicare cuts (AP)
Sat, 05 Jul 2008 15:07:33 GMT
AP - Sen. Dick Durbin, the No. 2 Democrat, accused Republicans of putting seniors and military families at risk by siding with President Bush against a measure to prevent Medicare cuts.

Companies begin quest for oil, gas off Fla. coast (AP)
Sat, 05 Jul 2008 12:56:52 GMT
AP - Oil companies once viewed drilling in the deep waters off Florida as cost prohibitive. Politicians feared even the slightest sign of support would be career suicide.

Spitzer call girl drops 'Girls Gone Wild' lawsuit (AP)
Sat, 05 Jul 2008 16:20:43 GMT
AP - The call girl involved in a scandal that brought down New York's former governor has dropped a lawsuit claiming "Girls Gone Wild" founder Joe Francis exploited her image and name on the Internet.

Man flying lawn chair lifted by helium balloons (AP)
Sat, 05 Jul 2008 17:03:33 GMT
AP - Riding a green lawn chair supported by a rainbow array of more than 150 helium-filled party balloons, Kent Couch took off Saturday in a third bid to fly from central Oregon all the way to Idaho.

Venus beats Serena for her 5th Wimbledon title (AP)
Sat, 05 Jul 2008 16:45:05 GMT
AP - Venus Williams beat sister Serena 7-5, 6-4 Saturday for her fifth Wimbledon title and seventh Grand Slam championship.