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Here's the latest news for Saturday July 19: Obama in Afghanistan; Iran nuclear talks underway; Pope apologizes for Australian clergy sex abuse; Angelina Jolie and twins leave hospital.

  • Bush offers assurance on economy Play
    Bush offers assurance on economy AP - Sat Jul 19, 10:40 AM ET

    In his weekly radio address, President Bush is stepping up pressure on Congress to work to help restore confidence in the housing finance industry. (July 19)

  • Trained dogs search for missing Florida toddler Play
    Trained dogs search for missing Florida toddler AP - Sat Jul 19, 12:36 AM ET

    After arresting the mother of a toddler who went more than a month ago, authorities are using cadaver-sniffing dogs to search the property of the toddler's grandparents. (July 18)

  • Crane collapses at Houston refinery, killing 4 Play
    Crane collapses at Houston refinery, killing 4 AP - Sat Jul 19, 12:00 AM ET

    There's no early clue about what caused Friday's crane collapse at a Houston oil refinery. Four workers were killed and seven others injured. (July 18)

  • AP Campaign Minute Play
    AP Campaign Minute AP - Fri Jul 18, 5:29 PM ET

    Here's the latest news from the campaign trail for Friday, July 18th: McCain pledges to help auto industry rebuild; Obama to meet Merkel next Thursday; Poll: McCain backers' excitement lags Obama voters.

  • First Person: Inside the Smart Car Play
    First Person: Inside the Smart Car AP - Fri Jul 18, 3:49 PM ET

    Ken Thomas with The Associated Press test drives a Smart Car, which is the tiniest vehicle on the country's roadways. (July 17)

  • Street Team '08: Ending Segregation at the Shore Play
    Street Team '08: Ending Segregation at the Shore AP - Fri Jul 18, 1:21 PM ET

    Since the days of segregation, Atlantic City's Chicken Bone Beach has attracted a diverse crowd that still gathers there today. Produced by Sia Nyorkor of New Jersey for MTV's Choose or Lose Street Team '08 at chooseorlose.com. (July 18)

  • Slain NC woman's family: Children top priority Play
    Slain NC woman's family: Children top priority AP - Fri Jul 18, 12:28 PM ET

    North Carolina police say homicide investigators are making progress in the case of slain jogger Nancy Cooper. A family psychologist is helping break the news of their mother's death to Cooper's children. (July 18)

  • Raw Video: Inmate repeatedly swears at judge Play
    Raw Video: Inmate repeatedly swears at judge AP - Fri Jul 18, 12:00 PM ET

    A shouting match develops inside a Kansas courtroom between the judge, an assistant district attorney and an inmate being sentenced. Michael Gaines was convicted for spitting in the face of two deputies. He was sentenced to 13 years. (July 18)

  • McCain: Auto losses profound, deep, painful Play
    McCain: Auto losses profound, deep, painful AP - Fri Jul 18, 10:59 AM ET

    Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain tells a Michigan audience losses from the auto manufacturing industry there have been painful. But he says new technology like battery power may revive the car business. (July 18)

  • Fla. police officer, suspect killed in shooting Play
    Fla. police officer, suspect killed in shooting AP - Fri Jul 18, 10:30 AM ET

    Authorities in Fort Myers, Florida, say a police officer and a suspect were shot and killed early today after police responded to a downtown disturbance. (July 18)

  • Boxer remains in coma Play
    Boxer remains in coma AP - Fri Jul 18, 8:26 AM ET

    Boxer Oscar Diaz remains in a coma following brain surgery to relieve bleeding on the brain. The 25-year-old collapsed following the 10th round of his welterweight fight Wednesday. (July 18)

  • Vt. gunman convicted in 2006 shooting rampage Play
    Vt. gunman convicted in 2006 shooting rampage AP - Fri Jul 18, 2:55 AM ET

    A 29-year-old Vermont man has been convicted of two counts of first degree murder in a shooting rampage that began when he broke up with his girlfriend and ended at an elementary school. (July 17)

  • Street Team '08:Green grads go for gold Play
    Street Team '08:Green grads go for gold AP - Fri Jul 18, 12:42 AM ET

    These UConn grad students won't let anything go to waste. Watch as they go dumpster diving on campus and donate the usable items to those in need. Produced for MTV's Choose or Lose Street Team '08. (July 17)

  • Street Team '08: Gearing up not fueling up Play
    Street Team '08: Gearing up not fueling up AP - Fri Jul 18, 12:01 AM ET

    Cyclists in North Dakota ride to build community ties, bring awareness to the sport, and protest the rising cost of gasoline. Produced by Emily Catalano for MTV's Choose or Lose Street Team '08. (July 17)

  • Bush surveys record-breaking Calif. wildfires Play
    Bush surveys record-breaking Calif. wildfires AP - Thu Jul 17, 11:54 PM ET

    President Bush offered federal help and encouragement Thursday to some of the 25,000 firefighters working under a blazing sun to contain wildfires that make up the single largest fire event ever recorded in California. (July 17)

  • Street Team '08: Alternative transportation Play
    Street Team '08: Alternative transportation AP - Thu Jul 17, 11:28 PM ET

    Young design experts and engineers in Rhode Island are collaborating to create environmentally-friendly motorcycles as alternative transportation for developing countries. Produced for MTV's Choose or Lose Street Team '08. (July 17)

  • FDA lifts warning, says eating tomatoes OK Play
    FDA lifts warning, says eating tomatoes OK AP - Thu Jul 17, 10:56 PM ET

    The U.S. government has declared it's OK for Americans to eat all kinds of tomatoes again, as it lifted its salmonella warning amid signs that the record outbreak, while not over, may finally be slowing. (July 17)

  • NYC's subway system shows off $7.2B expansion Play
    NYC's subway system shows off $7.2B expansion AP - Thu Jul 17, 9:21 PM ET

    The Metropolitan Transportation Authority in NYC took reporters underground for a look at a new tunnel expansion that will help create a rail link between Long Island and Manhattan's East Side. (July 17)

  • First Person: Former VP Al Gore talks energy Play
    First Person: Former VP Al Gore talks energy AP - Thu Jul 17, 8:26 PM ET

    Former Vice President Al Gore is calling on the next wave of U.S. elected officials to do the right thing when it comes to global climate change and the country's energy challenges. (July 17)

  • Raw Video: Parachute jumper lands in band Play
    Raw Video: Parachute jumper lands in band AP - Thu Jul 17, 6:43 PM ET

    A parachutist went off course Thursday at the start of a military review, dropped feet-first into the 1st Infantry Division's band and injured three members. (July 17)

  • Fire breaks out at pyrotechnics company Play
    Fire breaks out at pyrotechnics company AP - Thu Jul 17, 5:51 PM ET

    Firefighters in Lexington, Kentucky are battling a two-alarm blaze in the city's downtown area and the mayor has ordered an evacuation of nearby city blocks. (July 17)

  • Bill Clinton eager to campaign with Obama Play
    Bill Clinton eager to campaign with Obama AP - Thu Jul 17, 5:39 PM ET

    Former President Bill Clinton says he's eager to campaign with Democratic presidential Candidate Barack Obama, and will do it whenever Obama asks. (July 17)

  • D.C. residents start applying for gun permits Play
    D.C. residents start applying for gun permits AP - Thu Jul 17, 4:10 PM ET

    Police in the District of Columbia are registering residents for handguns now that the district's 32-year-old ban has been lifted. (July 17)

  • US Airways pilots: pressured to cut fuel Play
    US Airways pilots: pressured to cut fuel AP - Thu Jul 17, 2:41 PM ET

    Pilots at US Airways say they feel pressured to lighten up on fuel loads to help the airline save money. Some of the carriers most senior captains have been asked to explain their requests for more fuel. (July 17)

  • Aschcroft grilled on interrogation methods Play
    Aschcroft grilled on interrogation methods AP - Thu Jul 17, 1:40 PM ET

    Former Attorney General John Ashcroft said Thursday 'it was not a hard decision' to withdraw Justice Department legal opinions approving the use of terrorist interrogation methods that critics now call torture. (July 17)

  • McCain: 'We have succeeded in Iraq' Play
    McCain: 'We have succeeded in Iraq' AP - Thu Jul 17, 1:36 PM ET

    Republican presidential candidate John McCain has told an audience in Kansas City, Missouri, that as president he will make sure the country doesn't pull out of Iraq until the war is won. (July 17)

  • Fox: Jackson used N-word in off-air remarks Play
    Fox: Jackson used N-word in off-air remarks AP - Thu Jul 17, 12:16 PM ET

    The Rev. Jesse Jackson used the N-word during a break in a TV interview where he criticized presidential candidate Barack Obama, Fox News confirmed. (July 17)

  • Married divorce lawyers killed in their bed Play
    Married divorce lawyers killed in their bed AP - Thu Jul 17, 12:10 PM ET

    A housekeeper has discovered a couple dead in their bed at their quaint Brooklyn home, bloody from head wounds. Both were divorce lawyers. (July 17)

  • Obama campaign raises $52 million in June Play
    Obama campaign raises $52 million in June AP - Thu Jul 17, 11:14 AM ET

    Barack Obama has raised $52 million in June, more than twice as much as Republican rival John McCain. However, Democratic National Committee fundraising still lags behind the Republican National Committee. (July 17)

  • Family remembers slain N.C. jogger Play
    Family remembers slain N.C. jogger AP - Thu Jul 17, 11:00 AM ET

    he family of Nancy Cooper talks about the 34-year-old from Cary, North Carolina, whose body was found at a construction site. She had gone jogging. The family wants custody of her children, saying her husband poses a danger. (July 17)

  • For fed work, big biz trumps small firms Play
    For fed work, big biz trumps small firms AP - Thu Jul 17, 10:02 AM ET

    An Associated Press investigation finds companies near Washington get the bulk of federal contracts awarded to small businesses. But as the AP's Lee Powell reports, many of these firms are not so small. (July 17)

  • Voters to decide same-sex marriage in Calif. Play
    Voters to decide same-sex marriage in Calif. AP - Thu Jul 17, 4:02 AM ET

    The California Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to hear a challenge to a vote that could ban same-sex marriages in the state. This means voters will decide a constitutional amendment limiting marriage to a union between a man and a woman. (July 17)

  • Raw Video: Baby elephant goes for a swim Play
    Raw Video: Baby elephant goes for a swim AP - Thu Jul 17, 2:52 AM ET

    A one-year old African elephant went for a swim at the Louisville Zoo on Wednesday. Scotty was able to use his trunk as a snorkel and floated around in the water. (July 17)

  • More troop reductions in Iraq possible this fall Play
    More troop reductions in Iraq possible this fall AP - Thu Jul 17, 2:10 AM ET

    The Pentagon's top military officer says he's likely to recommend further troop reductions in Iraq this fall.The military buildup in the country began more than 18 months ago. (July 16)

  • New fuel tank rules come 12 yrs. after TWA crash Play
    New fuel tank rules come 12 yrs. after TWA crash AP - Thu Jul 17, 1:57 AM ET

    Federal aviation officials say a device to prevent airplane fuel tanks from exploding must be installed on certain passenger jets and cargo planes. This comes 12 years after such an explosion destroyed TWA Flight 800, killing all 230 people. (July 16)

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