BUSINESS

• Gas prices drop 11 cents to $3 a gallon
  Nation's gas prices drop 11 cents to average of $3 per gallon, according to survey
• Beckham advertising blitz about to begin
  Brand it like Beckham: Ad blitz surrounding English soccer star David Beckham about to launch
• Report: Troubled Delphi offering buyouts
  Report: Delphi offering buyouts, early retirement incentives as part of deal with UAW
• BP looks to emerge from rough few years
  A bullish BP looking to emerge from rough few years, restore public and employee faith
• US apple growers brace for China rivals
  Increasingly anxious, U.S. apple growers brace for expected competition from China
• Ohio city tries shrinking back to health
  Faced by job cuts and factory closings, Ohio city tries shrinking back to health
• Delphi, union reach tentative wage pact
  Struggling auto parts maker Delphi reaches tentative wage-cutting deal with its largest union
• IBM Corp. hunts for ways to trim the fat
  A peek into the world of outsourcing: IBM Corp. hunts for ways to trim the fat
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ENTERTAINMENT

• Cameron Diaz apologizes for Maoist bag
  Cameron Diaz apologizes for wearing bag with Maoist slogan on visit to Peru
• Race gives new meaning to beer run
  In Wisconsin charity race, runners are encouraged not to drink water, but beer
• Post-jail Paris: Quiet philanthropist?
  After she gets out of jail, will party girl Paris turn philanthropist or stay tabloid staple?
• CSI chases delinquent dog DNA
  Australian city gathers DNA evidence against delinquent dogs
• Pianist, soprano win classical 'Idol'
  Pianist and soprano take top prizes at 'American Idol'-like classical music contest
• Pierce helps start Alzheimer's campaign
  David Hyde Pierce helps start campaign against Alzheimer's disease
• Water washes 'Romeo and Juliet' revival
  Water washes over a passionate `Romeo and Juliet' in New York's Central Park
• 'Evan Almighty' debuts with $32 million
  Steve Carell not as all-powerful as Jim Carrey, but still rakes in $32M for 'Evan Almighty'
• Report: Lennon brothers talking again
  Julian and Sean Lennon are speaking to each other again, report says
• Police: Foxy Brown robbed of bag, cash
  Police say Foxy Brown robbed of Louis Vuitton bag, cash in NYC, but rapper denies it
• NY bids adieu to pair of star ballerinas
  REVIEW: Beloved ballerinas Ferri and Nichols retire, leaving a trail of tears and confetti
• Beachwear out, formal in for summer 2008
  Versace sets cerebral tone for Milan menswear shows: Beachwear out, formal in for summer 2008
• 2nd place a new world for Brian Williams
  Brian Williams and now-2nd place 'Nightly News' have formidable competitors in ABC, Gibson
• Winner of buried Belvedere died in 1979
  Winner of 1957 Plymouth Belvedere removed from leaky Okla. vault died; nephew may claim car
• Missing films arrive after 34 years
  Educational films on the Netherlands arrive in mail in Holland, Mich., after 34 years
• 50 Cent in child support court battle
  50 Cent in court fight over megabucks child support demands; made $33M last year, Forbes says
• Long Island hosts blind baseball tourney
  With buzzing bases and a beeping ball, national pasttime takes on twist on Long Island
• N.J. dog crowned world's ugliest
  Elwood, a 2-year-old Chinese Crested and Chihuahua mix, named world's ugliest dog
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HEALTH

• Wounded GI endures blindness, paralysis
  'Most severely wounded' soldier endures: blind, quadriplegic, struggling to breathe
• American kids shaping up with trainers
  Nearly 1 million American children use personal fitness trainers to shape up, lose weight
• Gov't struggles to care for wounded GI's
  War wounded troops returning home raises questions as government struggles with care and cost
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POLITICS

• Decline for military in black recruits
  AP IMPACT: Unpopular war, improving economy lead to dramatic drop in black recruits
• Bushes enjoy Ford's Theatre holiday gala
  Christmas in June as George Bush and first lady Laura attend holiday gala at Ford's Theatre
• Senators push for support on immigration
  Senate heads toward more key votes on immigration bill; outcome too close to call
• Mrs. Edwards comfortable with gay unions
  Elizabeth Edwards disagrees with presidential hopeful husband John on support for gay marriage
• Obama says Gitmo facility should close
  Barack Obama tells Texas crowd he wants Guantanamo Bay detainee facility closed
• Rice warns against conditions for Darfur
  Rice warns Sudan against putting new conditions on peacemaking efforts for Darfur
• Report looks at unidentified remains
  Report: 13,500 unidentified human remains at coroners' offices as of 2004
• New Yorkers crowd White House field
  Rudy, Hillary and Michael, oh my: Two's company, three's a New York-centric presidential race
• Nevada poll puts Thompson, Clinton ahead
  Poll: Fred Thompson favorite among Nevada GOP; Clinton tops Democratic field
• Cheney stance on information challenged
  Senators debate Cheney's claim that his office is exempt from sections of presidential order
• Mixed results for Hispanic recruiting
  Hispanic recruiting by military showing mixed results, varies according to service
• Edwards defends poverty center's efforts
  John Edwards defends nonprofit anti-poverty center's activities during Nev. campaign stop
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SCIENCE

• Vigilantes surface in sea lion control
  Vigilante efforts surface as nonlethal attempts fail to keep sea lions from chinook salmon
• Mushrooms become source for eco-building
  Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute grads look to mushrooms for their eco-building material
• Atlantis crew reunites with families
  Atlantis astronauts reunite with families, friends in Houston following 2-week mission
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TECHNOLOGY

• Google fights global internet censorship
  Google seeks U.S. government support in fighting Internet censorship abroad
• LEDs move into home lighting market
  LEDs expand their reach into the aesthetic-minded market for home lighting
• Release of iPhone has industry abuzz
  Consumers, industry eagerly await iPhone as Friday launch of triple-threat gadget approaches
• Talks on global broadcast treaty fail
  U.N. talks on treaty updating global broadcast rights fail, US official says
• ITunes No. 3 music retailer in U.S.
  Apple's iTunes was 3rd biggest music retailer by units sold in 1Q
• Opera Software reshuffles after struggle
  Norway's Opera Software reshuffles board after power struggle
• EBay returns to Google advertising
  After spat between rivals, eBay resumes running advertising through Google
• Touch-screen phones poised for growth
  Apple iPhone expected to drive mobile phone industry toward fancier touch screens
• Hitachi: Move the train with your brain
  New technology from Hitachi controls electronic devices by reading brain activity
• 'Manhunt 2' suspension may boost demand
  Analysts say 'Manhunt 2' suspension could boost interest, won't harm company bottom line
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U.S.

• New arrest in Ohio pregnant-woman case
  Former classmate of suspect in murder of pregnant Ohio woman arrested on obstruction charge
• Former Ga. Rep. Jack Flynt dies at 92
  Former Congressman Jack Flynt of Ga. dies at 92; twice defeated Gingrich in 1970s
• Religious groups take lead for gay pride
  Discussions of religion and marriage mark this year's gay pride celebrations
• Rainbow Family to gather in Ark.
  Rainbow Family planning to gather this year in Arkansas national forest
• Plane crashes kill 4 in NY, Alaska
  Small-plane crashes kill 4 in New York state, Alaska
• Obituaries in the news
  Obituaries in the news
• Calif. wildfire destroys 50 homes
  Fire at California's Lake Tahoe destroys 50 homes, threatens hundreds more
• Alaska lawmakers to meet _ in Anchorage
  Alaska lawmakers returning to work, but in Anchorage rather than state capital
• More S.C. firefighters laid to rest
  2 more firefighters laid to rest after deadly blaze in South Carolina
• Family murder suspect awaits extradition
  Extradition hearings await Illinois man charged in shooting deaths of his wife and 3 children
• Sprinklers douse hundreds at LA airport
  Broken water pipe at LA airport activates fire sprinklers, dousing hundreds
• Fire damages N.J. gambling headquarters
  Fire in Atlantic City damages New Jersey Casino Control Commission building
• New watchdog for New Orleans
  New watchdog seen as new way of business as New Orleans cleans tarnished image
• Defrocked pastor becomes unlikely hero
  Defrocked Lutheran pastor is unlikely hero in gay community in Atlanta, where he leads parade
• Paper: Coast Guard admin courts stacked
  Newspaper says review finds Coast Guard court system is stacked against civilian mariners
• Soldier's return cause for joy, stress
  A soldier comes home: Homecomings often stressful for families
• Summer of Love, 40 years later
  San Francisco tries to bring back that lovin' feeling for anniversary of Summer of Love
• Autopsy planned in missing woman case
  Autopsy planned in Ohio on body found believed to be that of missing pregnant woman
• Former first lady reported alert, stable
  Former first lady Johnson reported to be alert, stable in Texas hospital despite fever
• Ex-SoCal councilwoman could be deported
  Former councilwoman in SoCal thought she was a citizen but could be deported for voting
• Young student nears end of record flight
  23-year-old aerospace student close to finishing record solo flight around the globe
• Report: Astor's will leaves bulk to son
  Report: Philanthropist and socialite Brooke Astor's will leaves money, art, and diamonds
• Va. gov. meets with VT victims' families
  Virginia governor meets with Tech victims' families, pledges to include them in investigation
• Chad Smith re-elected as Cherokee chief
  Chad Smith elected to third term as chief of Cherokee Nation amid citizenship controversy
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WORLD

• Chavez warns of resistance war with U.S.
  President Hugo Chavez urges Venezuelan soldiers to prepare for resistance war against U.S.
• Video post shows captured BBC reporter
  Video posted on Web site shows captured BBC reporter in Gaza wearing suicide bomber's belt
• U.S. questions strength of Iraqi forces
  U.S. commander of new Iraq offensive says Iraqi forces may be too weak to hold onto territory
• Scarifications fade in modern Nigeria
  Tradition of ritual scarifications, believed to have healing power, fade in modern Nigeria
• Palm Island residents enjoy pricey digs
  First residents of Dubai's palm-shaped manmade island like their pricey new digs
• Canada Anglicans sideline gay blessings
  Canadian Anglicans vote against blessings of gay unions, but signal some acceptance
• Israel releases Palestinian funds
  Israel releases badly needed Palestinian funds to bolster Abbas ahead of summit Monday
• Chemical Ali to hang for Kurd slaughter
  Saddam's cousin 'Chemical Ali,' 2 others sentenced to death for 1980s Kurdish slaughter
• Schwarzenegger visits native Austria
  Schwarzenegger visits Austrian hometown for first time since spat over death penalty
• U.S. military deaths in Iraq at 3,559
  U.S. military deaths in Iraq at 3,559 Sunday, according to count by The Associated Press
• Another Iraqi journalist killed
  Iraqi journalist shot to death on her way home from work in northern Iraq
• U.S., NATO see surge in Afghan deaths
  AP: More Afghan civilians killed by NATO, U.S.-led forces than by insurgents in 2007
• Lebanon blast kills 6 U.N. peacekeepers
  Explosion kills 6 U.N. peacekeepers in south Lebanon; 10 killed in fighting to the north
• US tourist killed by bear in Romania
  US tourist killed, two others injured in bear attack on mountain trail in Romania
• Ex-strongman won't quit over Gaza fall
  AP Interview: Former Fatah strongman refuses to accept sole blame for fall of Gaza to Hamas
• Britain's Brown vows to learn from Iraq
  Britain's Brown, taking over from Blair as Labour head, vows to learn from Iraq's lessons
• Castro: If youth fail, everything will
  Recovering Castro seeks to instill revolutionary zeal in Cuba's sometimes disaffected youth
• Japan's Abe sees trouble in elections
  Japanese premier delays elections in hopes of reversing plummet in the polls
• Arab militants join fight in Afghanistan
  More Arab militants join fight in Afghanistan, suicide bombings rise and al-Qaida regroups
• Peru celebrates potato diversity
  Peruvian potato gene bank guards one of world's most important food sources
• Museum to show Poland's Jewish history
  New Polish museum to celebrate Jewish community's thousand-year history
• Sentences in Iraq's Anfal trial
  A look at the sentences handed down in Iraq's Anfal trial
• Israel agrees to release funds to Abbas
  Israeli Cabinet approves release of frozen Palestinian tax funds to boost Abbas
• 2 die in failed suicide attack in Turkey
  Military: Kurdish militant detonates fuel truck in Turkey, killing himself and captive driver
• Daughter: Deng not alone on Tiananmen
  Deng Xiaoping's daughter says her father wasn't alone on crackdown on Tiananmen protests
• Prince William, girlfriend reunited?
  Reports: Prince William, former girlfriend Kate Middleton have resumed their relationship
• Buenos Aires votes for mayor
  Buenos Aires votes for mayor, could swing right despite leftist Kirchner's efforts
• Heavy rains kill 228 in Pakistan's south
  Heavy rains, thunderstorms kill 228 people in southern Pakistan port city of Karachi
• British open fire in Afghanistan
  British troops attacked in Afghanistan, open fire in civilian area, say police; 1 killed
• IAEA official heads to North Korea
  IAEA official flies to North Korea for discussions on shutdown of Yongbyon nuclear reactor
• Report: S. Korea extracts gas hydrate
  Report: South Korea extracts alternative fuel known as gas hydrate from its eastern waters
• Islamists release 9 hostages in Pakistan
  Islamists free 6 Chinese women, 3 others after massage parlor kidnapping in Pakistan
• Iran warns against nuclear sanctions
  Senior Iranian envoy says threat of U.N. nuclear sanctions could derail negotiations
• Today in history - June 24
  On June 24, 1948, Communist forces cut off routes between West Germany and West Berlin
• Nigerian unions end fuel-price strike
  Nigerian labor unions call off general strike against fuel-price hike after 4 days
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AUTO RACING

• Montoya gets new label: NASCAR winner
  Ex-Formula One star Juan Pablo Montoya gets 1st Nextel Cup victory on road course at Sonoma
• Tardy Hamlin still takes checkered flag
  Late comer: Denny Hamlin misses start of Milwaukee Busch race, but still takes checkered flag
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BASEBALL

• Soriano leads Cubs to sweep of White Sox
  Cubs hand White Sox another dismal defeat, 3-0; fading Sox scored just 2 runs in 3-game sweep
• Victorino's 2B the difference for Phils
  Shane Victorino's 3-run double breaks 8th-inning tie to lift Phillies past Cardinals, 5-1
• Tigers complete lopsided sweep of Braves
  Tigers complete a lopsided sweep of Braves with 5-0 win; outscored Atlanta 12-1 in 3 games
• Beck remembered for hard work, outlook
  Foul play not suspected in death of ex-pitcher Rod Beck; 38-year-old was found at Arizona home
• Rocket relieves, but can't help Yankees
  Clemens makes rare relief appearance, but it's not enough for Yankees in 7-2 loss to Giants
• D-backs finally reclaim 1st in NL West
  Diamondbacks alone in 1st place in NL West for 1st time since April with 8-3 win over Orioles
• Beckett wins duel against Padres' Peavy
  Red Sox ace Josh Beckett wins duel with Padres' Jake Peavy, moves to 11-1 with 4-2 victory
• Angels go extra innings to sweep Pirates
  Angels need extra innings to pull out 4-3 victory, capping 3-game sweep of Pirates
• Griffey caps homecoming with 2 homers
  Ken Griffey Jr. caps homecoming to Seattle with a pair of homers in Reds' 3-2 loss to Mariners
• Royals edge Brewers on bases-loaded walk
  Royals edge Brewers 4-3 on bases-loaded walk in 11th by Gathright; K.C. had lost 4 in a row
• Nationals take 2 out of 3 from Indians
  Nationals beat Indians 3-1, taking 2 out of 3 in series; Jason Simontacchi pitches 6 innings
• Mets clobber A's 10-2 to wrap up sweep
  Mets clobber A's 10-2 for first home sweep since August 2006; Jose Valentin hits 3-run HR
• Ex-Dodger Jackson wins for Devil Rays
  Devil Rays' Edwin Jackson, an ex-Dodger, beats his old team 9-4 for 1st win since Sept. 2005
• Santana hits triple as Twins top Marlins
  Johan Santana pitches 6 strong innings, hits 1st career triple as Twins beat Marlins 7-4
• McGowan's no-hitter broken up in 9th
  Dustin McGowan loses no-hit bid in the 9th, settles for 1-hitter as Blue Jays beat Rockies 5-0
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BASKETBALL

• Postseason NBA Schedule
• Taylor scores 30 as Mercury cool Comets
  Phoenix Mercury cool off Houston Comets 90-85 as Penny Taylor scores 30, 13 in the 4th quarter
• Fever beat struggling Liberty, 74-63
  Indiana Fever beat suddenly-struggling New York Liberty, 74-63; Catchings scores 18
• Monarchs beat Shock in finals rematch
  Monarchs beat Shock 85-75 in rematch of WNBA finals; Penicheiro scores 8 in final 2:07
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BOXING

• Hatton looks to Mayweather, and future
  After one-punch KO, Hatton looks to Mayweather and a bright future in the United States
• Hatton cements status as top 140-pounder
  Englishman Ricky Hatton cements status as world's top 140-pounder, KO'ing Castillo in 4th
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COLLEGE SPORTS

• A Beaver repeat: Oregon State takes CWS
  Oregon State easily beats North Carolina 9-3 to win 2nd straight College World Series title
• Postseason EFL Schedule
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GOLF

• Mahan beats Williamson for 1st victory
  Hunter Mahan beats Jay Williamson on 1st playoff hole for his inaugural PGA Tour victory
• Ochoa rallies, now shoots for 1st major
  Lorena Ochoa wins Wegmans LPGA in N.Y., beating Kim in playoff; next up, the U.S. Open
• Haas takes advantage of Purtzer collapse
  Jay Haas shoots a 66 to win Champions Tour event in Mass.; Purtzer collapses on the back 9
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HOCKEY

• Postseason NHL Schedule
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LAW CENTER

• 8 cases await rulings by Supreme Court
  Supreme Court expected to issue rulings on race, religion, speech, execution cases
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MORE SPORTS

• Gay's time in 200 is 2nd-fastest ever
  Tyson Gay overcomes bad weather to post the 2nd-fastest time ever in 200 meters at U.S. meet
• Kiwis surprise Alinghi, tie Cup at 1-1
  New Zealand surprises Swiss defending champ Alinghi, ensuring America's Cup won't be a sweep
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SOCCER

• U.S. rallies to beat Mexico for Gold Cup
  U.S. men's soccer team rallies past Mexico 2-1 for CONCACAF Gold Cup; Donovan gets 34th goal
• Women to Wear Gold Jerseys in World Cup
  U.S. Women's Team Unveils Jerseys for Upcoming World Cup, and Primary Color Is Gold
• Ianni scores first goal in Houston's win
  Houston Dynamo beat Kansas City Wizards 1-0 as Patrick Ianni scores 1st MLS goal
• U.S. women's soccer team downs Brazil
  U.S. women's soccer team dominates Brazil, 2-0; Kristine Lilly scores 123rd international goal
• Undermanned Crew beat Galaxy 3-2
  Columbus Crew play a man down for more than 60 minutes but beat L.A. Galaxy 3-2
• Findley leads SLC past D.C. in debut
  Robbie Findley scores twice in debut, leading Real Salt Lake past D.C. United 2-1
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TENNIS

• Serena confident in Wimbledon return
  Now that she's back, Serena Williams figures U.S. chances are better at Wimbledon
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