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.




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.




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

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.

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.

"Golden Girls" star Estelle Getty dies at 84 (Reuters)

This Jan. 29, 1986, file photo shows Actress Estelle Getty in West Hollywood, Calif. Getty, the diminutive actress who spent 40 years struggling for success before landing a role in 1985 as the sarcastic octogenarian Sophia on 'The Golden Girls,' died Tuesday, July 22, 2008, at her Los Angeles home. She was 84. (AP Photo/Steve Dykes, File)Reuters - Emmy-winning actress Estelle Getty, best known as a wise-cracking octogenarian on the popular 1980s and '90s sitcom "The Golden Girls," died on Tuesday. She was 84.




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.




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