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1. A man opened fire on a Las Vegas casino early this morning, wounding four people before being tackled by off-duty military reservists. 2. With excessive heat warning still up for much of Idaho, Nevada, Utah, Oregon and Washington State, authoritie
1. The US death toll in Iraq has exceeded 100 for the month of October. So far, it's the 4th deadliest month for American forces since the war began in March of 2003. 2. KFC has announced plans to pha
1. Preparations are underway in Mexico as Hurricane Dean makes a beeline for the Yucatan Peninsula. Forecasters say the massive storm with top winds of 150 miles an hour will likely be a Category 5 when the center hits somewhere south of Cancun early
1. The Rev. Al Sharpton is promising to shut down New York City with protests. He says the officers acquitted in the 2006 shooting death of Sean Bell should be required to face a jury. The Justice Department says it's considering whether to bring a f
1. Hundreds of children taken from a polygamous compound may be reunited with their families as soon as Monday. It comes on the heels of a Texas court rulling that state officials went too far when they took the kids from the ranch. 2. A constructio
1. Former White House Press Secretary Scott McClellan is taking some direct hits from those who used to work for him over a book he wrote that's critical of the president. McClellan writes that Bush favored propaganda over honesty and candor in sell
1.John McCain says Sarah Palin is exactly what he and the country need. He tapped her today to be his running mate.Palin is the governor of Alaska, and while she's been on the job for only a short while, she is known to be someone of a maverick. 2.T
1. The presidential candidates are making their last pitches to voters by mainly attacking their opponent. John McCain is trying to tie Barack Obama to oil companies while Obama spend part of the day saying McCain will keep economy in a ditch. 2. Th
1. It looks like there is an agreement in principle among lawmakers on a 700-billion-dollar bailout of the financial industry. The plan would have to pass both houses of Congress, then be signed by the president. 2. The first presidential debate pla
1. New York City police are searching for a bicyclist caught on tape pedaling away from a landmark military recruiting station moments before a small bomb went off, damaging the office in the heart of Times Square. The bike was later found in the tr
1.Barack Obama has officially named former rival Hillary Rodham Clinton as his new choice for secretary of state. Obama also announced that Robert Gates will stay on as defense secretary. In a statement, Bill Clinton says his wife is the right perso
1.An F/A-18 military jet approaching a marine base has crashed in a densely populated San Diego neighborhood. Officials say the pilot ejected. The crash sparked at least one house fire. 2.Moments after five Blackwater security guards turned themselv
1. Firefighters are making progress containing the wildfire in Big Sur. Even so, officials expect the blaze to continue burning for weeks. Cooler weather over the weekend helped slow the spread of flames. But temperatures are forecast to climb in th
1. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton says President Barack Obama will head to Turkey in the next month or so to discuss plans to withdraw troops from Iraq. The trip to the Muslim nation would be one of the first foreign visits in Obama's pre
1.A public memorial and viewings have been scheduled in Nashville later this week for Steve McNair. McNair and 20-year-old Sahel Kazemi were found dead over the weekend. Police are calling the former NFL quarterback's death a homicide. 2.President B
1. Americans mark the 11th anniversary of the 9/11 terror attacks in familiar but subdued ceremonies. Thousands were on hand in New York for the reading of the names of nearly 3,000 victims killed in the worst terror attack in US history. 2. In Washi
1. Republican senator Bob Corker says he and probably many other GOP senators will consider raising the top tax rate paid by the wealthiest Americans, but only if it meant reforming big entitlement programs such as medicare. 2. Newark, New Jersey May
1.In just a matter of hours, cardinoes will enter the Sistine Chapel(西斯廷教堂) to begin the task of electing a new Pope. 2.New York city says it will appeal today's ruling from a judge, who struck down the city's ban on large sugery drinks, ju
1. FBI agents and police raided Subway spokesman Jared Fogle's Indiana home Tuesday. They removed electronics and searched with a police dog. 2 months ago, the former director of Fogle's Foundation was arrested on child porn charges. 2. Former foes m
1. At least five people were dead after an Amtrak train went off the rails in Philadelphia Tuesday night. Dozens were injured. 2. Five people were found shot dead Tuesday evening in a home in Tucson, Arizona. Police suspected it was a murder suicide.