Congressman: too much dispersant used in oil spill (AP)
Sun, 01 Aug 2010 09:32:51 GMT
AP - As BP inched closer to permanently sealing the blown-out well in the Gulf of Mexico, congressional investigators railed the company and Coast Guard for part of the cleanup effort, saying too much toxic chemical dispersant was used.

GOP looks to erase Democrats' comfy House majority (AP)
Sun, 01 Aug 2010 09:32:58 GMT
AP - No fewer than 65 House seats across the country — an overwhelming majority held by Democrats — are at risk of changing political hands this fall, enough to bolster Republican hopes of regaining power.

Thousands trapped by Pakistan floods; 900 dead (AP)
Sun, 01 Aug 2010 10:27:32 GMT
AP - Rescue workers struggled Sunday to save more than 27,000 people still trapped by massive flooding in Pakistan's northwest that has killed over 900 people and destroyed thousands of homes, officials said.

Twitter down for hours of 'planned maintenance' (AP)
Sun, 01 Aug 2010 08:59:19 GMT
AP - The microblogging site Twitter Inc. was out of commission for a couple of hours early Sunday for some of the roughly 100 million users around the world.

UAE to block many BlackBerry services in October (AP)
Sun, 01 Aug 2010 09:31:34 GMT
AP - The United Arab Emirates said Sunday it plans to block some messaging and Web services on BlackBerry smart phones, days after it warned the device could pose a potential threat to national security and social values.

US stalls on Sept. 11 trial for 5 at Gitmo (AP)
Sun, 01 Aug 2010 09:33:20 GMT
AP - As the U.S. military prepares for the first war crimes trial under President Barack Obama, its most high-profile case against the planners of the Sept. 11 attacks is stuck in political and legal limbo.

Chelsea Clinton weds at exclusive New York estate (AP)
Sun, 01 Aug 2010 09:33:41 GMT
AP - It was high society inside and high security outside as Chelsea Clinton wed her longtime boyfriend at an elegant estate in a Hudson River village where several prominent guests were spotted beforehand, but the husband-and-wife-to-be stayed out of sight.

Iran says 3 Americans should stand trial (AP)
Sun, 01 Aug 2010 09:33:49 GMT
AP - Iran reiterated on Sunday that three Americans jailed a year ago should stand trial on charges of illegally crossing the country's borders.

Spokesman: Gabor to go home from hospital Friday (AP)
Sun, 01 Aug 2010 09:33:57 GMT
AP - Doctors plan to let Zsa Zsa Gabor return home Friday, about three weeks after the 93-year-old actress was hospitalized with a broken hip.

Deadline deals: Westbrook, Lilly, Ludwick dealt (AP)
Sun, 01 Aug 2010 09:34:32 GMT
AP - Former All-Stars Jake Westbrook, Ted Lilly, Ryan Ludwick and Kerry Wood were traded Saturday as pennant contenders played a game of beat-the-clock. Lance Berkman went to the World Series champion New York Yankees after rejecting the Chicago White Sox.