Hurricane Dolly downgraded to Category 1 storm (AP)

A hotel sign lies on the ground after being blown over by high winds as Hurricane Dolly makes landfall, Wednesday, July 23, 2008, in South Padre Island, Texas. Hurricane Dolly churned into a Category 2 storm as its eye neared the Texas-Mexico border Wednesday, bringing fierce winds and heavy rains that blew down signs, damaged an apartment complex and knocked out electricity to thousands. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)AP - Hurricane Dolly slammed into the South Texas coast Wednesday with punishing rain and winds of 100 mph, blowing down signs, damaging an apartment complex and knocking out power to thousands before weakening over land.




Judge upholds convictions of ex-Newark mayor (AP)

Former Newark Mayor Sharpe James arrives at the U.S. District Courthouse in Newark, N.J., Wednesday, July 23, 2008, for a court hearing on his corruption conviction. U.S. District Judge William J. Martini upheld the corruption convictions of James and his one-time mistress Tamika Riley. (AP Photo/Mike Derer)AP - A federal judge on Wednesday upheld the corruption convictions of former Newark Mayor Sharpe James and his one-time mistress, but indicated that James probably will get less than the 15- to 20-year prison sentence prosecutors are seeking.




Gates, Bloomberg pool riches to fight smoking (AP)

New York City Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg testifies on Capitol Hill, Thursday, July 17, 2008, before the House Education and Labor Committee hearing on mayor and superintendent partnerships in education: Closing the Achievement Gap. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)AP - Microsoft founder Bill Gates and New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg are pooling their piles of money to pour $375 million into a global effort to cut smoking.




Authorities seek indicted polygamist sect members (AP)

This undated booking file photo provided by the Mohave County Sheriff's Office shows polygamist sect leader Warren Jeffs  in Arizona. Jeffs was indicted Tuesday July 22, 2008 in Texas on a sex assault count. (AP Photo/Mohave County Sheriff's Office, File)AP - Texas authorities on Wednesday began looking for five indicted members of a polygamist sect, in a child sex-abuse case that the group's spokesman alleged was a face-saving move by officials who lost a court battle over their seizure of hundreds of children from a sect-owned ranch.




Calif. woman attacked by bear, drives self to help (AP)
AP - A woman walking her two dogs in a rural area of Southern California was attacked and severely injured by a bear, but managed to escape and drive herself to a nearby fire station.

Tourism travails: summer fun faces uncertain times (AP)

In this 2008 file photo shows visitors to the new Hard Rock Park enjoying the park in Myrtle Beach, S.C. In Myrtle Beach, the heart of South Carolina's $16 billion tourism industry, many oceanfront hotels have vacancy signs during the week. Tourism industry experts predict a drop in travel this summer and businesses say people are waiting longer to book rooms, staying for shorter periods of time and spending less when they travel. (AP Photo/Mary Ann Chastain, FILE)AP - The sign outside the Aquarius motel reads: "Spend a night, Not a paycheck," but some Midwest travelers have canceled reservations and other visitors stay fewer nights. On the nation's opposite coast, vacationers in Oregon worried about $4 gas splurge less on meals and skip the frills on getaways.




New Jersey to require organ donation decision (AP)

Acting New Jersey Gov. Richard J. Codey, center, holds up a bill he signed at Saint Barnabas Medical Center in Livingston, N.J.,  Tuesday, July 22, 2008, that would make New Jerseyans getting driver's licenses decide whether they will be an organ donor. The state has five years to  implement the program which includes teaching high school students  about organ donation beginning with the 2009-10 school year. Standing next to from left; Codey are Megan Bottino, 13,  her brother Joseph F. Bottino III, 15, and their mother, Dianne Bottino, whose husband Joseph F. Bottino Jr. died while waiting for an organ donation. (AP Photo/Mike Derer)AP - In five years, New Jersey residents seeking driver's licenses will have to decide whether they want to become organ donors under a new first-of-its kind law.




Inglewood residents demand change after shootings (AP)

Neighobors Sue Williams, right, and Annette Whitson, standing across from the apartment of Kevin Wicks, discuss his shooting Monday, July 21, 2008, in Inglewood, Calif. Inglewood police officers responding to a family disturbance call, say they shot the man after he came to the door with a gun. (AP Photo/Ric Francis)AP - Friends and relatives of Kevin Wicks didn't accept the official explanation of why police fatally shot him when they were called to his apartment building.




Penn. lawmakers urged to use sex-offender tracking (AP)
AP - Pennsylvania's auditor general wants his state to join the estimated two dozen others that track some released sex offenders with global positioning satellite technology.

Prosecutor: Missing Fla. girl may have been killed (AP)

Casey Anthony wipes tears from her eyes at a bond hearing at the Orange County courthouse in Orlando, Fla., Tuesday, July 22, 2008. The 22-year-old mother reported her daughter missing last week, more than a month after the little girl allegedly disappeared. Anthony faces charges of child endangerment, making false officials statements and obstructing a criminal investigation.(AP Photo/Red Huber, pool)AP - The mother of a missing 2-year-old is a person of interest in a case that is beginning to look like a homicide, prosecutors said Tuesday. Sheriff's deputies said they still hope to find the girl alive.




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