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2 fires raging along Calif.'s Central Coast
(AP) -  AP - Weary firefighters got no Independence Day reprieve from a pair of out-of-control wildfires that roared along California's central coast, chewing through opposite ends of an arid forest in the Los Padres National Forest.
Former Republican Sen. Jesse Helms dies at 86
(AP) -  AP - Former Sen. Jesse Helms, an unyielding champion of the conservative movement who spent three combative and sometimes caustic decades in Congress, where he relished his battles against liberals, Communists and occasionally a fellow Republican, died on the Fourth of July. He was 86.
NJ party town relaxes rules on kegs, rude gestures
(AP) -  AP - After battling rowdy renters and out-of-control keggers for decades, this Jersey shore party town has finally decided to lighten up a little.
Franken tries the switch from comic to Congress
(AP) -  AP - Moving from celebrity to senator isn't exactly an untraveled path. But that doesn't mean comedian Al Franken, who is vying for a Senate seat in Minnesota, will coast to Capitol Hill on a wide, smooth road.
FBI probe latest setback for beleaguered Detroit
(AP) -  AP - Auto industry cutbacks, double-digit unemployment and one of the nation's highest home foreclosure rates have left Detroit with a dreary economic future.
Companies begin quest for oil, gas off Florida
(AP) -  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.
Rescue video shows duped rebels, elated hostages
(AP) -  AP - Colombian military intelligence agents posing as aid workers and a media crew flew to the jungle aboard a white helicopter, staging a mock humanitarian mission that rebels were told would ferry their hostages to another camp for talks on a prisoner swap.
Study: Orangutan populations declining sharply
(AP) -  AP - Orangutan numbers have declined sharply on the only two islands where they still live in the wild and they could become the first great ape species to go extinct if urgent action isn't taken, a new study says.
Spitzer call girl drops 'Girls Gone Wild' lawsuit
(AP) -  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.
One more time: Federer vs. Nadal at Wimbledon
(AP) -  AP - Add up all of Roger Federer's greatness on grass courts, and the numbers are striking: 40 wins in a row at Wimbledon, 65 overall on the surface.
Colombia shows rescue video
(Reuters) -  Reuters - Colombia showed a video on Friday
of the rescue of Ingrid Betancourt and 14 other hostages where
their anger turned to ecstasy as theater-trained military
agents duped and overpowered leftist rebels.
Former Senator Jesse Helms dies at 86
(Reuters) -  Reuters - Jesse Helms, a die-hard
anti-communist firebrand who championed a wide range of
conservative causes in his 30 years in the U.S. Senate, died
early on Friday, aged 86, his foundation said.
Iran says its nuclear stance unchanged
(Reuters) -  Reuters - Iran said on Saturday its nuclear stance
had not changed and it was ready to hold talks with world major
powers over its disputed nuclear program based on international
regulations.
Firefighters hold line on two California wildfires
(Reuters) -  Reuters - Exhausted California firefighters
worked on Friday to contain two wildfires threatening homes
along the coast before sundown, when shifting winds were
expected to give the blazes more power.
Obama mixes politics, holiday barbecue
(Reuters) -  Reuters - Democrat Barack Obama mixed
presidential politics with parades and barbecue on U.S.
Independence Day on Friday, celebrating his daughter's birthday
with a picnic and fireworks in Montana.
Big protest planned for Seoul against beef and Lee
(Reuters) -  Reuters - South Korean police said they expect
about 35,000 to gather on Saturday for a protest against a U.S.
beef import deal and the polices of the new president, whose
government has faced a crisis due to the weeks of street
rallies.
U.S. champion retains hot dog eating title
(Reuters) -  Reuters - U.S. defending champion Joey Chestnut
won the annual Nathan's Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest on Friday
by downing 64 hot dogs in a competition that stretched into a
first-ever overtime.
Mugabe says opposition must drop claim to power
(Reuters) -  Reuters - Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe,
defiant despite growing African condemnation of his
re-election, said on Friday the opposition must drop its claim
to power and accept that he was the rightful head of state.
Freed Betancourt set for medical after hero's welcome in France
(AFP) -  AFP - Freed Colombian politician Ingrid Betancourt faced a day of medical tests in Paris Saturday after receiving a hero's welcome following her six-year hostage ordeal, as video footage was released of her dramatic rescue.
Protesters rally ahead of G8 summit
(AFP) -  AFP - Thousands of farmers and activists from around the world demonstrated Saturday in the northern Japanese city of Sapporo ahead of next week's summit of the Group of Eight rich nations.
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