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9/11 responders bill fails, parties point fingers
July 31, 2010A verbal flash-fire erupted on the House floor Thursday night over nine-year battle to pass a benefits bill for emergency workers who were first on the scene of the 9/11 attacks.
Family transformed three years after bridge disaster
July 31, 2010For 13-year-old Arrianna Merritt, the words mother and hero go hand in hand.
Grizzly euthanized after fatal mauling that perplexes experts
July 31, 2010A grizzly bear was euthanized Friday after a DNA test determined that it mauled three campers -- one of them fatally -- in a remote area of Montana, an attack that has perplexed wildlife experts.
EPA chief, Michigan governor report progress in oil spill cleanup
July 31, 2010Michigan's governor and the boss of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said Friday they believe "significant progress" has been made on cleaning an oil spill on the Kalamazoo River, but the spill remains a serious situation.
Iranian woman facing stoning: 'I'm afraid of dying'
July 31, 2010In a room thousands of miles from her prison cell in northeastern Iran, the fear that has gripped Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani for years was clear and almost palpable.
Israeli airstrikes hit Gaza
July 31, 2010Israel launched a series of airstrikes in Gaza starting late Friday in response to a rocket assault on Ashkelon earlier in the day.
Earthquake hits northeastern Iran, injuring dozens
July 31, 2010A moderate earthquake struck northeastern Iran on Friday, injuring about 200 people, according to state-run media.
Al Gore won't face prosecution in sexual assault allegation
July 31, 2010Former Vice President Al Gore will not face prosecution on an allegation of sexual assault from 2006.
America's oldest family farm for sale
July 31, 2010The Tuttle farming legacy may come to an end soon.
Church plans Quran-burning event
July 31, 2010In protest of what it calls a religion "of the devil," a nondenominational church in Gainesville, Florida, plans to host an "International Burn a Quran Day" on the ninth anniversary of the September 11, 2001, attacks.
