Oil spill shuts Mississippi River (Reuters)

The vessel Tintomara shows damage at the bow from an accident in the Mississippi River at the Port of New Orleans, Wednesday, July 23, 2008. The ship was evolved in collision with a tugboat that was pushing a fuel oil barge and was carrying number six fuel oil and had a capacity of 10,000 barrels. (AP Photo/Bill Haber)Reuters - A collision between a chemical tanker and a fuel barge on the Mississippi River spilled over 400,000 gallons of fuel oil and prompted the U.S. Coast Guard to close a 29-mile stretch of the waterway around New Orleans, a Coast Guard spokesman said.




Poll: Economy top issue; energy worries grow most (AP)
AP - What's rising faster than gas prices this summer? Americans' worries about them.

Second volcano erupts in Alaska's Aleutian chain (Reuters)
Reuters - A second volcano in Alaska's Aleutian Islands has erupted in less than a month, shooting steam and ash as high as 20,000 feet into the air, officials said on Tuesday.

When Are You Most Likely to Have a Heart Attack? (Time.com)

A zoomed picture shows two surgeons performing an operation to implant an artificial heart valve in the operating room of a Berlin hospital August 15, 2003. Luxembourg and France topped a European survey on Thursday that ranks countries by the quality of cardiovascular care.REUTERS/Fabrizio BenschTime.com - Our circadian rhythm plays a crucial but little-known role in heart attack risk. The most dangerous time of day for your heart may surprise you




How one vet's persistence paid off (The Christian Science Monitor)
The Christian Science Monitor - It was an average-looking letter that landed in Paul Weaver's mailbox. But bearing news that his veteran's disability benefits had been stopped, it felt more like a ton of crashing bricks.

With DNS Flaw Now Public, Attack Code Imminent (PC World)
PC World - Hackers say that they will soon develop attack code that exploits a recently published, critical DNS bug.

Iraqi president rejects election law (AP)

An Iraqi woman, carrying a newborn infant, scurries from her home as a U.S. Army soldier from Ghostrider Company, Third Squadron, Second Stryker Cavalry Regiment prepares to search the house during Operation Wolfpack Catseye near Qara Tappah, about 75 miles northeast of Baghdad in Iraq's volatile Diyala province on Monday, July 21, 2008. The squadron fanned out near the Iranian border to root out al-Qaida leadership and deny them safe haven as part of a renewed push to secure the Diyala province. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo)AP - Iraq's presidential council rejected a draft law paving the way for U.S.-backed provincial elections, returning it to parliament for reworking, an official said Wednesday.




Small Satellite Designed to Spot Big Bad Asteroids (SPACE.com)
SPACE.com - A tiny Canadian satellite is gearing up for a mission to hunt wayward space rocks that may pose a threat to Earth.

Marvin Sapp song continues to break records (AP)

In this Dec. 15, 2007 file photo, Marvin Sapp performs during BET network's 8th Annual Celebration of Gospel concert in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, file)AP - Marvin Sapp's single "Never Would Have Made It" is a record-breaking phenomenon far beyond the world of gospel.




Afghan police needs 2,300 additional trainers: US general (AFP)

The US teams in charge of training security forces in Afghanistan are short of some 2,300 trainers to set up a national police force, team commander Major General Robert Cone, pictured in 2007, said Tuesday.(AFP/Pool/File/Haraz N. Ghanbari)AFP - The US teams in charge of training security forces in Afghanistan are short of some 2,300 trainers to set up a national police force, team commander Major General Robert Cone said.




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