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Judge blocks parts of Arizona immigration law (AP)

July 29, 2010

AP - A federal judge stepped into the fight over Arizona's immigration law at the last minute Wednesday, blocking the heart of the measure and defusing a confrontation between police and thousands of activists that had been building for months.

Calif. firefighters gain on the worst of wildfires (AP)

July 29, 2010

AP - Hundreds of firefighters gained ground Wednesday against the most destructive of two big wildfires that have burned homes and forced 2,300 people to evacuate mountain communities on the edge of the Mojave Desert and in the southern Sierra Nevada.

Schwarzenegger orders government worker furloughs (AP)

July 29, 2010

AP - Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger on Wednesday brought back furloughs for thousands of state workers until California passes a budget that addresses a $19 billion deficit.

Cargo plane crashes at Alaska base; 4 on board (AP)

July 29, 2010

AP - A military cargo plane on a training run crashed Wednesday at an Air Force base near downtown Anchorage, but there was no immediate word on casualties, the Air Force said. Witnesses reported seeing a ball of fire rising hundreds of feet high.

NYC looks to stop spreading bedbug infestations (AP)

July 29, 2010

AP - One of every 15 New Yorkers battled bedbugs last year, officials said Wednesday as they announced a plan to fight the spreading infestation, including a public-awareness campaign and a top entomologist to head the effort.

Bear rampage kills 1, injures 2 at MT campground (AP)

July 29, 2010

AP - At least one bear rampaged through a heavily occupied campground Wednesday near Yellowstone National Park in the middle of the night, killing one person and injuring two others during a terrifying attack that forced people to hide in their vehicles as the victims were torn from their tents.

Documents detail search for captive Idaho soldier (AP)

July 29, 2010

AP - In the minutes after Pfc. Bowe Bergdahl was reported missing last June, his U.S. Army comrades in southern Afghanistan began searching bunkers, latrines, vehicles, even Afghan National Police posts in a nearby settlement.

Chelsea warning: NY town abuzz pre-Clinton wedding (AP)

July 29, 2010

AP - Never mind that the details about Chelsea Clinton's wedding are being guarded like state secrets. The postcard-pretty town of Rhinebeck is ready for its close-up.

Company ramps up effort to clean Mich. river spill (AP)

July 29, 2010

AP - Michigan's governor on Wednesday sharply criticized attempts to contain a large oil spill making its way down the Kalamazoo River after the company responsible for the spill said it had redoubled its efforts to clean up the mess.

Crews take step toward readying permanent well fix (AP)

July 29, 2010

AP - Crews took another step toward readying the relief well expected to finally kill the Gulf of Mexico oil gusher, removing the plug they had popped in before clearing the area ahead of Tropical Storm Bonnie last week, federal officials said Wednesday.