AP - Little relief from hot weather is expected this week as crews fight to contain a wildfire near Yosemite National Park that has destroyed 12 homes and forced the evacuation of about 200 others.
AP - A Rhode Island man charged with killing his parents and burying their bodies in their backyard cesspool has been ordered held without bail. -- read full article
AP - FBI and IRS agents served at least 10 search warrants Monday at Cuyahoga County offices and homes as part of a public corruption investigation, authorities said. -- read full article
AP - Mary Babb was in her SUV last year when her estranged husband slammed into her with his pickup truck. The crash overturned Babb's vehicle and left her suspended upside-down by her seat belt. -- read full article
AP - A man who kidnapped two Idaho children and murdered one of them in 2005 is allowed to represent himself at his death penalty hearing, a federal judge decided Monday. -- read full article
AP - The Air Force's logistics chief resigned Monday, saying that the recent leadership shake up by Defense Secretary Robert Gates has hurt his ability to do his job. -- read full article
AP - Flooding caused by torrential rainfall from the remnants of Hurricane Dolly kept hundreds of evacuees away from their homes and campgrounds Monday, authorities said.
AP - An unemployed man accused of opening fire with a shotgun and killing two people at a Unitarian Universalist church apparently targeted the congregation out of hatred for its support of liberal social policies, police said Monday.
AP - New research shows that a milder type of mental decline that often precedes Alzheimer's disease is much more common than thought. -- read full article
AP - A Southwest Airlines spokeswoman says smoke from a faulty cockpit fan prompted a flight to return to Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport shortly after takeoff Sunday. -- read full article
AP - His eyes darted up and down the intersecting streets, watching for trouble. He shuffled his feet, making sure no one surprised him from behind. And he prayed, asking God to protect him and touch the hearts of the drug dealers glaring at him from across the street. -- read full article
