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Morris Kelly, center, is helped from his flooded house along the banks of the Brazos River by Frank Watson, right, and Mark Johnson, with the Parker County fire department search-and-rescue team in Weatherford, Texas. (Photo by LM Otero / AP)

Death toll in Texas floods at 11

More rain fell in flood-weary parts of Texas, where evacuations were under way and residents were bracing for even more of the constant downpours that have killed 11 people in recent days.

CNN

Bush rejects WH subpoenas

MSNBC

A 'dead-duck' president?

CBS News

Supreme Court blocks Texas execution

The U.S. Supreme Court blocked the execution of Scott Panetti, saying that the killer is so mentally ill he lacks understanding of why he is being put to death.

Fort Worth Star Telegram

SCOTUS blocks execution

NPR

Lockerbie bomber gets second appeal

The man convicted of the Lockerbie bombing can take his case to appeal judges for a second time, the Scottish Criminal Cases Review Commission ruled.

Guardian

Lockerbie bomber can appeal

BBC

34 killed in separate Baghdad bombings

A car bomb killed 25 people in Baghdad where minibuses pick up and drop off passengers, while 20 beheaded bodies were found on a river bank south of the capital, Iraqi police said.

Reuters

NATION

Slum-dwellers accuse police of massacre

Residents of a besieged Rio de Janeiro slum have accused Brazilian police of indiscriminately killing innocent youths during an assault against drug traffickers holed up in its maze of streets.

ABC Online

Suspected gangsters killed in Brazil slums

Reuters

Israel opens Gaza commercial crossing for trial run

Israel opened part of a major commercial crossing with Gaza for the first time since the Islamist group Hamas seized control of the coastal strip two weeks ago, U.N. and Israeli officials said.

Reuters

Fujimori to run for Japanese Senate

Peru's former president Alberto Fujimori, under house arrest in Chile, will run next month for Japan's Senate, his spokesman in Lima has said.

Melbourne Herald Sun

Fujimori runs for Japan office

BBC

POLITICS

Immigration bill goes down in defeat

The comprehensive immigration reform bill that has dodged attacks from the left and right for weeks failed its most important test. Passage of the legislation now appears unlikely.

The Hill

Bush responds to immigration defeat

ABC News

GOP candidates skip Hispanic gathering

Republican presidential candidates made a major miscalculation by skipping the nation's largest gathering of Hispanic elected officials, local party representatives and event organizers said.

AOL News

Romney strapped dog to car roof

TIME

BUSINESS

One case against Wal-Mart

In a case with wide-ranging implications, the jury ruled in favor of a pharmacist who claimed gender discrimination and defamation. Wal-Mart says it will appeal.

BusinessWeek

Laying siege to iPhone stores

Mario Armstrong knows exactly where he will be at 5:50 p.m. tomorrow - perched in a lawn chair outside an AT&T store with a supply of food and water and a Mac PowerBook on his lap.

Baltimore Sun

iPhone buyers get creative

WCBS

SPORTS

Portland selects Oden with top pick

The first two picks of the NBA Draft went according to form, as Portland selected Ohio State's Greg Oden at No. 1 and Seattle took Texas forward Kevin Durant with the second selection.

Sports Network

Oden's journey to the NBA

MSNBC

Federer wins 50th straight; Venus into third round

Roger Federer won his 50th straight match on grass, needing only 11 minutes to complete his 6-2, 7-5, 6-1 victory over 18-year-old Juan Martin del Potro of Argentina to advance at Wimbledon.

Sports Illustrated

Wimbledon results

Sports Illustrated

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Mars and Earth: different to the core

The differences between dusty Mars and lush, vibrant Earth are more than just skin deep. The two planets are different down to their very core.

LiveScience

'Missing link' to revolutionize use of stem cells in disease treatment

Two teams of scientists have discovered independently a new type of stem cell they believe could lead to better treatments for incurable diseases.

London Independent

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GOOD NEWS

Walk-in trauma centers give vets a welcome home

The first Vet Centers were started almost 30 years ago by Vietnam veterans. The idea was that a veteran with a mental health problem will respond best to another veteran.

NPR

Rideau Canal named global gem

It is the world's largest skating rink, a regular inclusion on tourist ‘must-see' lists, and it is now officially one of Canada's global gems.

Globeandmail.com

Rideau Canal named U.N. heritage site

Yahoo! News

NATION

U.S. detains Chinese seafood

Farmed seafood joined tires, toothpaste and toy trains on the list of tainted and defective products from China that could be hazardous to a person's health.

ABC7

China cracks down on food

CBS News

Optimism as Tahoe firefighters gain control over destructive blaze

After concerns about high winds fanning the flames of the Angora fire in South Lake Tahoe, Calif., officials announced positive results in the battle against the blaze.

Tahoe Daily Tribune

Lake Tahoe wildfire consumes over 3,000 acres

WCBS

ENVIRONMENT

Report: EPA let asbestos monitoring dip

A congressional report says the EPA may have exposed residents, volunteers and workers to asbestos fibers by not doing more to monitor the contaminant in the cleanup after Hurricane Katrina.

Environmental News Network

Bald eagle off endangered list

The bald eagle has rebounded from the brink of extinction, U.S. officials say, and in an announcement, the government removed it from the list of federally protected species.

National Geographic

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

I dream of Darcy

A new wave of Austen-mania revolves around ballgowns, romance and Colin Firth's sexy breeches. But what would Jane herself say about this fantasy of the perfect man?

Salon.com

Usher to become a dad

Singer Usher and his partner Tameka Foster are expecting their first child together, the couple have announced.

ITV

Usher announces he's going to be a dad

Yahoo! News

HEALTH

New test can ID more cervical cancers

A new computerized test called the ThinPrep Imager detects more high-grade cervical cancers than a conventional Pap smear, Australian researchers report.

Health Day

Navigating the hospital

Yahoo! News

Doctors want more study on overuse of video games

The American Medical Association called for more research into the public health risks of video and Internet games but stopped short of declaring them addictive.

Reuters

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

Indian singer apologizes for entering Muslim shrine in burqa

Indian singer-turned-actor Himesh Reshammiya apologized for offending religious sentiments after visiting a Muslim Sufi shrine disguised in a burqa.

International Herald Tribune

Poll: Australia is losing its religion

Nearly one in five Australians are without religion, with the Anglican Church the hardest hit by decreasing numbers of followers, the 2006 census has revealed.

The Australian

EDUCATION

High court rejects school diversity plans

A bitterly divided U.S. Supreme Court issued what is likely to be a landmark opinion — ruling that race cannot be a factor in the assignment of children to public schools.

CNN

Black teen convicted of school beating

A black teenager who once faced attempted murder and conspiracy charges for beating a white schoolmate amid racial tension at their high school was convicted of lesser charges.

Kansas City Star

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