Nadal ends Federer's 5-year reign at Wimbledon (AP)
Sun, 06 Jul 2008 23:07:23 GMT
AP - Back and forth they went in the Wimbledon final, Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer, the two greatest tennis players of their generation producing one of the greatest matches of any generation on the sport's grandest stage.

G-8 leaders face rising expectations at summit (AP)
Sun, 06 Jul 2008 18:35:48 GMT
AP - The world's top industrialized nations begin their annual summit Monday confronted with demands they reinvigorate the world economy, push ahead languishing climate change talks and make good on pledges to battle poverty and hunger.

McCain goes to church, visits VA hospital (AP)
Sun, 06 Jul 2008 22:25:08 GMT
AP - Republican presidential hopeful John McCain attended church Sunday and later visited a Veterans Affairs hospital in his hometown.

NBC Universal to buy The Weather Channel for $3.5B (AP)
Sun, 06 Jul 2008 21:45:13 GMT
AP - NBC Universal and two partners said Sunday they have reached a deal to buy The Weather Channel from Landmark Communications Inc., ending a drawn-out process that had attracted interest from several major media companies.

Focus on elk as disease persists near Yellowstone (AP)
Sun, 06 Jul 2008 21:36:10 GMT
AP - Federal officials are considering a tentative proposal that calls for capturing or killing infected elk in Yellowstone National Park to eliminate a serious livestock disease carried by animals in the area.

Black students helped end 'Massive Resistance' (AP)
Sun, 06 Jul 2008 22:57:21 GMT
AP - The "Norfolk 17" were honored Sunday at the church that educated them 50 years ago when six of the city's all-white public schools closed under Virginia's defiant response to court-ordered desegregation.

Afghan officials: US missiles killed 27 civilians (AP)
Sun, 06 Jul 2008 18:47:13 GMT
AP - Afghan officials said fighter aircraft battling militants accidentally killed up to 27 Afghans walking to a wedding ceremony in eastern Afghanistan early Sunday, the second military attack in three days with reports of civilian deaths.

Special court for vets addresses more than crime (AP)
Sun, 06 Jul 2008 18:13:28 GMT
AP - The first clue that the Tuesday afternoon session in Part 4 of Buffalo City Court is not like other criminal proceedings comes just before it starts.

UAE cancels Iraq debt, names new envoy (AP)
Sun, 06 Jul 2008 19:58:26 GMT
AP - The United Arab Emirates canceled billions of dollars of Iraqi debt Sunday and moved to restore a full diplomatic mission in Baghdad, evidence of Iraq's improved security and growing acceptance of its Shiite-led government.

'Hancock' grabs heroic $107.3M over long weekend (AP)
Sun, 06 Jul 2008 19:29:52 GMT
AP - Will Smith's box-office superpowers remain intact. Smith's "Hancock" — the story of a boozing, foul-mouthed superhero who dresses like a street bum — led the Fourth of July weekend with a $66 million debut, according to studio estimates Sunday.