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WikiLeaks suspect held in solitary confinement

Saturday, July 31, 2010 10:27:20 AM CST

The Army private charged with leaking an airstrike video and suspected of leaking documents to WikiLeaks is in solitary confinement, officials tell CNN.

No 'obituary' yet for Gulf oil disaster

Friday, July 30, 2010 10:11:12 AM CST

Federal officials are far from ready to "write the obituary" on the Gulf oil spill, even as crews work toward two efforts to seal the crippled BP well once and for all.

Big jump in Pakistan flood death toll

Saturday, July 31, 2010 10:09:34 AM CST

Hundreds of people died when floodwaters swept away their mud homes in Pakistan's Swat Valley. The death toll from flood is now at least 800.

Flight recorders found in Pakistan crash

Saturday, July 31, 2010 6:55:31 AM CST

The data recorders for the plane that crashed and killed 152 people in Pakistan has been found, a government official said Saturday.

Wildfire rages in Los Angeles County

Saturday, July 31, 2010 2:11:17 AM CST

Firefighters continued to battle a wildfire Saturday as flames encroached on power lines that provide electricity throughout the region.

No quick hearing on AZ immigration law

Saturday, July 31, 2010 10:53:51 AM CST

A federal appeals court has denied Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer's request for an expedited hearing on the state's controversial immigration law. Instead, the case has been scheduled for a hearing during the first week in November.

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Obama wants dignity for Rangel

Saturday, July 31, 2010 8:05:39 AM CST

President Barack Obama hopes embattled New York congressman Charlie Rangel can end his career with dignity.

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Iran hit by second quake in 2 days

Saturday, July 31, 2010 8:40:19 AM CST

A 5.3-magnitude earthquake hit southern Iran on Saturday morning, the U.S. Geological Survey said, a day after another moderate quake in the country's northeast left 170 people injured.