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Bigfoot 'discovery' a hoax, researchers report on Web site

ATLANTA – Turns out Bigfoot was just a rubber suit.Two researchers on a quest to prove the existence of Bigfoot say that the carcass encased in a block of ice – handed over to them for an undisclosed sum by two men who claimed to have found it – was slowly thawed out and discovered to be a rubber gorilla outfit.

Scientists create blood from stem cells

Scientists said Tuesday they have devised a way to grow large quantities of blood in the lab using human embryonic stem cells, potentially making blood drives a relic of the past.

Fay gains strength after coming ashore in Florida

Tropical Storm Fay surprised forecasters as it gained strength and became better organized over land Tuesday, a rare feat that could cause more damage and further disrupt travel across the Southeast.

Study suggests link between trace arsenic, Type 2 diabetes

CHICAGO – A new analysis of government data is the first to link low-level arsenic exposure, possibly from drinking water, with Type 2 diabetes, researchers say.

Nation in brief: Warren Jeffs' wife, 14, sent to foster care

A 14-year-old girl allegedly married to jailed polygamist sect leader Warren Jeffs with her parents' blessing at age 12 was ordered back into foster care Tuesday by a Texas judge.

10 French soldiers killed; six bombers target U.S. base

KABUL, Afghanistan – In the worst single-incident loss of life in at least three years for Western troops in Afghanistan, insurgents ambushed and killed 10 French soldiers and wounded 21 others in a sustained assault a short distance from the capital, military officials said Tuesday.

Iraqi security forces kill official in Diyala raid

BAGHDAD – Iraqi security forces raided the governor's office in restive Diyala province Tuesday, killing an official and injuring four guards. A Sunni provincial council member and the Sunni president of Diyala University were also arrested, prompting accusations of sectarian bias on the part of the Shiite-dominated security forces.

World in brief: Five states call for general strike

Leaders in five opposition-controlled states proclaimed a general strike Tuesday, paralyzing a broad swath of this deeply divided Andean nation.

NATO issues mild warning to Russia

BRUSSELS, Belgium – NATO declared Tuesday that there will be no "business as usual" with Moscow while Russian forces occupy large parts of Georgia, but it took no decisive action to enforce a demand for an immediate Russian withdrawal in line with a French-brokered cease-fire.

Suicide bomber kills dozens at Algerian police academy

ALGIERS, Algeria – A suicide bomber drove a car full of explosives into a line of applicants at an Algerian police academy Tuesday, killing at least 43 people in the deadliest terror attack to jolt this energy-rich U.S. ally since the 1990s.

Obama takes offensive with McCain on Iraq

ORLANDO, Fla. – Sens. Barack Obama and John McCain escalated their debate over foreign policy Tuesday, as the Democrat struck back against charges that his views on the situation in Iraq are based on political calculation.

Survey shows presidential race in a virtual tie

John McCain has begun rallying dispirited Republicans behind him, while Democratic rival Barack Obama has made scant progress building new support, leaving the presidential race closer than before, with Obama leading 45 percent to 43 percent, according to a new Los Angeles Times/Bloomberg poll.

Environmentalists sue to protect pika threatened by warming

WASHINGTON – Compared to the polar bear, the American pika is tiny.Weighing 4 to 6 ounces, the rabbitlike mammal with thick brown hair that lives on boulder-covered slopes near alpine meadows in Western mountain ranges could represent the latest effort to use the Endangered Species Act to combat global warming.

Dave Matthews' saxophonist dies

LOS ANGELES – LeRoi Moore, the versatile saxophonist whose signature staccato fused jazz and funk overtones onto the eclectic sound of the Dave Matthews Band, died Tuesday of complications from injuries he suffered in an all-terrain vehicle accident, the band said. He was 46.

Unattended for 22 hours, patient dies at hospital.

RALEIGH, N.C. – A mental patient died after workers at a North Carolina hospital left him in a chair for 22 hours without feeding him or helping him use the bathroom, said federal officials who have threatened to cut off the facility's funding.

Musharraf exit will test fledgling government

Village evacuated after Grand Canyon flooding

Georgia remains under siege

Hispanic birth rates keep U.S. population stable

Court bans bias in medical treatment

College presidents seek debate on drinking age

Vietnam releases Gary Glitter from prison, plans to deport him

Nation in brief: Detroit City Council can't remove mayor

Tropical Storm Fay lashes Florida

Feds urge stronger warning on Byetta

Iraq disarms U.S.-backed Sunni fighters

Obama may delay announcement

Chavez government seizes Venezuela cement plants

Kremlin to begin limited pullback

Kempthorne can't reclaim mediator role

65-year-old matador gets back in the ring

Soldiers say barracks were mold-infested

Florida Keys brace for storm

Officials want sect children back in custody

Floods breach Grand Canyon dam

Obama returns to campaign trail

Muslim rebels attack villages

Condition on ground belies Russian report

World in brief: At least 15 killed in suicide bombing

Phenomenal Phelps the new gold standard

Bear attacks have Anchorage on edge

Tropical storm leaves four dead

Obama, McCain speak at California megachurch

Obama packs fundraising wallop in July

Russia's next front: Energy

Forces move into Abkhazia despite truce

Thousands turn out for Bernie Mac funeral

In Passing: Darren 'Bo' Taylor, gang peace broker

Mother, group charged in child's death

In brief: Fire claims seven; three hospitalized

Egyptian woman gives birth to seven

In brief: Zimbabwe power-sharing plan offered

Third bombing kills more pilgrims

Contractors involved in Baghdad shooting likely to be charged

Group seizes Hawaiian palace

Plan eases spying rules

Harsh rhetoric flies between Russia, U.S.

Strangers lift bus off pregnant woman

FDA: No health risks using food containers with BPA

New president breaks one-party rule

In brief: Obama staff seeks big donations

Iraqi assassins training in Iran, U.S. alleges

Car bomb kills more Shiite pilgrims

Stevens made quick $100,000, prosecutors say

Georgia men claim to have body of Bigfoot in freezer

Record producer Wexler dies at 91

Tropical storm in Caribbean

Pakistan's Musharraf expected to quit soon

U.S. won't send troops to Georgia

Investigation tarnishes Alaska's Gov. Palin

Singer suing McCain for using 'Running on Empty'

U.S., Poland agree on missile deal

Georgia crisis could complicate Iraq withdrawal

Female suicide bomber kills 20 during pilgrimage in Iraq

Highway fatalities are down sharply

Televangelist's wife wins assault case

Edwards aide explains payment to mistress

32 protesters arrested outside Disneyland

Nation in brief: Medicare monthly premiums increase

Ocean 'dead zones' are showing up everywhere

World in brief: Libya, U.S. settle terrorism lawsuits

Clinton will get roll-call vote at convention

Tension with Russia is trouble for NASA

Rice heads to Georgia as Bush promises aid effort

Julia Child among spies for U.S. during WWII

Pelosi considers offshore drilling

Lebanon, Syria ease long diplomatic chill

Leading Arkansas Democrat shot dead

Census projection: Minorities to become majority by 2042

Mark Warner chosen for keynote address

'Enthusiastic supporter' injures Cindy McCain

Infant transplant procedure ignites debate

Lionfish spell big trouble for sensitive Caribbean

Nation in brief: Firefighting costs crippling budget

Airstrike kills nine in Pakistan tribal region

Putin still ruling over Russia

Multiple platforms are golden for NBC

Outgunned Georgian president accepts Russia's truce proposal

New Air Force chief tackles service's failings

Al-Qaida's No. 3 reportedly killed

Breast cancer return risk low for 5-year survivors

Mukasey: No plans to seek charges in Gonzales hirings

Cheerleading is a major cause of injuries

Nation in brief: Boeing still in tanker competition

Relations with Russia are likely to suffer

Beijing Olympics lip-syncing sparks debate

Iraq contracts have cost U.S. billions, report says

Suicide bomber dressed as woman

World in brief: Reports differ on power-sharing deal

On Georgia, a war of words

Humpback on 'road to recovery'

Endangered Species Act overhaul proposed

Boeing may drop out of tanker bidding battle

Athletes, primates share victory stance

Nation in brief: Suit filed against California controller

Al-Qaida threatens Musharraf

Egypt upgrading security, ambience at Giza Pyramids

Jordan's King Abdullah strengthens ties to Iraq

Ousted Thai leader jumps bail

World in brief: Prime minister condemns coup

Russian forces open second front

Georgia president's gamble may end NATO aspirations

No guns at Atlanta airport, judge says

Study weighs in: Hefty may not mean unhealthy

Execution set for infamous Texas killer

Russian forces push into Georgia

Photogenic arch gives in to gravity

Singer, songwriter Isaac Hayes dead at 65

Bus service pulled after fatal Texas crash

Nation in brief: Casino bus accident leaves three dead

Suicide bombing kills U.S. soldier

Bolivian president survives election test

World in brief: One dead as blasts force evacuations

Phelps earns his first gold

New York experiments with traffic-free zone

American killed in Beijing stabbing attack

Officials tackle Iraq water issues

Former Edwards aide rules out paternity test

In brief: At least 31 killed in mine mudslide

Comedian, film star Bernie Mac dies at 50

Same-sex divorce filing comes weeks after marriage

Bolivia holds referendum

Palestinian poet Darwish dies at 67

Cloned puppies uncover 31-year-old mystery

Democrats vote on party platform

Mexico's drug wars fought with U.S. arms

Service honors anthrax suspect

Russia, Georgia at brink of war

Hollywood producer Bernie Brillstein dies

Edwards admits to affair in 2006

Elizabeth Edwards asks for privacy in her latest ordeal

Texas bus crash kills 15 pilgrims

Al-Sadr proposes militia breakup

In brief: Kilpatrick charged with more felonies

Investigation of bio-labs grows

Deal near on troop pullout, Iraqis say

Feline fashionistas benefit animal welfare

Bin Laden driver given short sentence

Leaders move to impeach Musharraf

Bear shot, killed in B.C. yard

McCain calls for probe of company he once helped

Detroit mayor jailed after trip to Canada

China rebuffs Bush over rights criticisms

Reports: South Ossetia region under heavy fire

War claims 500 soldiers

Nation in brief: Man in 'Greatest Dad' shirt guilty of sex abuse

Pentagon reopens tanker bids

Old age sobers up drinkers, study says

FBI unveils case against anthrax suspect

Nader gets on ballot in California, vows more

Jury convicts bin Laden's ex-driver

Army commanders oust leader, seize control in Mauritania

Rodeo star, 14 horses die in crash

Nine presumed dead in fire copter crash

Rocket carrying Doohan's remains fails

Nation in brief: Eight biker gang members arrested

L.A. hospitals used homeless in Medicare fraud, authorities allege

China uses restraint with foreign activists

Bush chides China for dissidents' treatment

Iraqi lawmakers fail to agree on elections

Chavez's decrees spark protests

Gun-control groups oust alleged NRA spy

FBI to present evidence in anthrax investigation

Iraq oil income to more than double

Bush says N. Korea must work to get off terror list

Bush aide denies Iraq documents falsified

Iran's reply to nuclear offer 'unacceptable'

Rapist, murderer executed in Texas amid controversy

Federal agent shot, killed in apparent road rage incident

Nation in brief: Crews begin storm cleanup

Visit puts focus on nuclear power

McCain backer rallies support from odd donors

Six GOP senators will skip convention

Black reporter told to leave Florida rally

Getting married standing on a biplane?

NASA scientists find toxic chemical in Martian soil

World in brief: Beheading suspect: 'Please kill me'

Robert Maheu, CIA spy and tycoon aide, dies at 90

Candidates focus on quick relief from high gas prices

K2 survivor tells of panic

End prostate tests on elderly, panel urges

Tornado warnings empty Wrigley Field

Guantanamo interrogations may be on tape

Al-Qaida suspect brought to U.S.

Bush tells troops Iraq not 'hopeless'

Nation in brief: Overweight inmate fighting execution

Tire pressure kicked around as campaign issue

A not-so-modest Obama birthday wish

World in brief: Lowland gorilla census is encouraging

Soviet regime chronicler Solzhenitsyn dies

World's smallest snake discovered in Barbados

World in brief: 9 climbers feared dead in avalanche

Al-Qaida confirms commander's death

Stampede at Hindu temple leaves 145 dead in India

DNA led to anthrax suspect

Dispute over Kirkuk threatens elections

Low-wage voters favor Obama

GAO finds lax oversight of Medicare suppliers

Nation in brief: '76 flood fatality alive and well

For second straight year, melt may open Northwest Passage

Anthrax scientist's disquieting descent

Eclipse spans Arctic to China

Driver registers a 0.49, pleads not guilty

Lottery numbers

Senators unveil energy deal

Heating help hits snag in Senate

In brief: Company recalls prescription drugs

China loosens restrictions on Internet

Suspect in bus killing faces second-degree murder charge

World in brief: Al-Qaida kingpin: Driver unfit to plan

Economy saw fair growth in spring

Princess Chunky really a prince, vet confirms

Bush: Security gains in Iraq may last

Karadzic appears in U.N. war crimes court

Stem cell advance could treat ALS

Death toll falls to lowest ever

Bush aides' subpoenas upheld

States face tough budget crises

Stevens enters plea, hopes to clear name before election

Nation in brief: Small jet crashes, killing eight

Saudi capital bans pets because of flirting factor

Bus riders witness grisly killing

Tenacity, DNA help reunite mother, girl

Olmert resignation leaves peace process even more tenuous

Phoenix lander finds water in Martian soil

Race moves to center stage in campaign

Anthrax suspect dies in apparent suicide

Clinton supporters seek to influence platform

House votes to ban lead in toys

Dinosaur "tissue" turned out to be ordinary slime

Israel's embattled Olmert to resign

Al-Qaida in Iraq leaders reported to be leaving

Bush signs bill on housing relief

Penguins near equator 'unheard of'

Zimbabwe to drop 10 zeros from currency

Salmonella traced to Mexican farm

Alaskans ponder impact of Stevens indictment

Barge spills more oil, closing part of Mississippi

After botched raid, officers honored, family outraged

Man dies after crane topples

Both candidates focus on how public perceives Obama

Report notes drop in illegal immigrants

Sen. Ted Stevens indictment may hit GOP

Particle accelerator reveals hidden van Gogh painting

New Alzheimer's drug is promising

Quake rattles S. California

House of Representatives apologizes for slavery

Nation in brief: Council bars new fast-food outlets

Karadzic en route to tribunal

Iraqis begin sweep of province

AIDS deaths decline in 2007

Afghanistan far deadlier than Iraq for U.S. troops in July

U.S. tells Israel attack on Iran still an option

Obama holds meeting with women leaders

McCain camp won't back down

Wildfire disrupts Yosemite tourism

Four Senators urge EPA leader to quit

State votes to repeal marriage restriction

Hazy skies clear up in Beijing

World in brief: Chunk breaks off of Arctic ice shelf

Observers see deficit of specifics

Oil shale extraction has environmental cost

Hurricane shrinks dead zone, scientist says

Justice hiring improper, report finds

EPA official warned managers not to talk

Bush approves military execution

Scores die in Iraq bombings

Al-Qaida figure believed dead in strike

Police: Shooter targeted church for liberal views

In Iraq, a monument to waste

Myanmar cyclone survivors rush to plant against long odds

Researchers link genes to criminal tendencies

Study says exercise may aid Alzheimer's patients

Slain Iraqis were unarmed, military says

Pair of blasts kill 16, injure dozens in Turkey

Karadzic appeals extradition to U.N.

Owner acquitted in ferry disaster

Dozens detained as India bomb toll rises

Obama stresses U.S. attitude on world stage

Gunman kills two in Tenn. church

Yosemite fire destroys homes

22,000 veterans called suicide line

Wrong Larry: Button manufacturer screws up

Thirst for oil turns Arctic refuge into a battleground

NYC adds double dutch to official school sports

Lottery numbers

Senate passes mortgage relief bill

Nation in brief: Virgin Galactic to roll out ship

Housing plan breakdown

Volunteer rate drops to 1 in 4 adults in U.S.

Obama refocuses on U.S. economy

McCain urges broader ADA protections

Extremists held court in prisons

Series of blasts kill 29, injure 88 in western India

Ahmadinejad says Iran has 6,000 centrifuges

World in brief: Cylinder may have exploded in flight

Fire threatens homes near Yosemite Valley

In Passing: Charles Z. Wick, shaped the USIA

Inspirational professor Randy Pausch dies at 47

California bans trans fats in restaurants

Satellite radio merger allowed

Qantas jet loses piece of fuselage

Bush congressional critics get unimpeachable forum

U.S.-grown jalapenos cleared

Inspector says old mines risk public's health, safety

McCain calls Obama's Iraq strategy 'audacity of hopelessness'

Sarkozy exuberant with praise for Obama

In brief: Iraq war costs near Vietnam War

Massive crowd turns out for Obama in Germany

McCain tours heartland, criticizes rival's trip

McCain makes gains in key states, polls show

Analysis shows boys, girls about equal in math

Report faults Utah mine operator

Nation in brief: Republicans block oil reserve release

Firm accused of oil market manipulation

Justice advised CIA on interrogations

Oil spill closes part of Mississippi

Conservation land opened to grazing, haying

U.S. released bin Laden bodyguard ID'd by driver

World in brief: Crocker says insurgency is weak

Nuclear missile crew members fell asleep on duty

Housing bill helps owners, financiers

Health detectives key in cracking salmonella case

Hurricane Dolly dumps rain but spares levees in Texas

Leaders welcome Obama's Mideast peace 'commitment'

Rivals' tax plans would both raise debt, report says

Cancer institute warns staff cell phones could boost risk

FEMA seeks immunity from trailer lawsuits

Indicted Georgia woman has five dead husbands

Comatose woman ordered back on life support

Air Force suspends search after Guam crash

Study estimates vast supplies of Arctic oil, gas

Veterans not told about benefits

Housing bill likely to have limited effect

China designating zones for protests at Olympics

Bin Laden driver bolts war-crimes trial during video

Man-eating bears scare off miners

High prices at gas pumps save lives on the road

Feds push changes to job-site toxin rules

'Golden Girls' co-star Estelle Getty, 84, dies

AIDS on the increase among U.S. Latinos

McCain montage focuses on media bias

Strengthening hurricane threatens Texas levees

Union Pacific to pay huge fine for wildfire

Study finds Viagra can help women using antidepressants

Prostate tumor drug 'extremely promising'

Mortgage bailout may not be needed

Venezuela, Russia forge energy alliance

Serb war crimes suspect hid in plain sight for over a decade

Kurdish legislators walk out of Iraq parliament in protest

Obama gets warning about Iran

Palestinian killed after rampage

Social Security gets new tool

Iraq policy buzz elevates Obama

Jalapenos investigated as source of salmonella

Accused war-crimes architect found

Guantanamo judge limits evidence

Zimbabwe rivals meet to negotiate agreement

Thanks to forester, bear cub gets second chance

Dolly expected to become hurricane

Obama tours Afghan war zone

Rapper DMX arrested again

Sunni bloc rejoins Iraqi government

Iran's intentions unclear after abbreviated talks

World in brief: Jolie leaves French hospital with twins

No inflation here: EPA trims estimate of what a life is worth

Nation in brief: 'Dark Knight' tops box office mark

Cristobal strikes eastern Carolinas

In Passing

Pope decries scarring of Earth, materialism

S.D. abortion ruling requires doctors' statement