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WASHINGTON – Two of President Barack Obama's economic heavyweights said middle-class taxes might have to go up to pare budget deficits or to pay for the proposed overhaul of the nation's health care system. Full Story »
WASHINGTON - A new strain of the virus that causes AIDS has been discovered in a woman from the African nation of Cameroon. It differs from the three known strains of human immunodeficiency virus and appears to be closely related to a form of simian virus recently discovered in wild gorillas, researchers report in Monday's edition of the journal Nature Medicine. Full Story »
LOS ANGELES - The handlers of Michael Jackson's probate and guardianship cases have a full slate at a hearing meant to tackle a number of estate and family issues. Full Story »
BALTIMORE - A transplanted veteran and a talented rookie have added muscle to an already potent Boston Red Sox lineup. Full Story »
WASHINGTON - A spokeswoman for the family of Navy pilot Michael "Scott" Speicher (SPYK'-uhr) says it will continue seeking on its own to learn how he died, now that his remains have been found. Full Story »
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Long after President Barack Obama's first term ends in 2013, millions of U.S. families will still be paying the price for the recession. Full Story »
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A task force is studying the possibility of moving some suspected militants from Guantanamo Bay to a maximum security prison in the United States with its own courtrooms for criminal and military trials, The Washington Post reported on Sunday. Full Story »
TEHRAN (Reuters) - Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei formally endorsed the second term presidency of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Monday after a disputed election that plunged Iran into its worst crisis since the 1979 Islamic Revolution. Full Story »
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Top U.S. officials said on Sunday it may be necessary to extend jobless benefits to firm up an economic recovery unlikely to create jobs until next year and declined to rule out future tax increases to tame massive budget deficits. Full Story »
HERAT, Afghanistan (Reuters) - A roadside bomb attack claimed by the Taliban killed at least 12 people in a key commercial city in western Afghanistan Monday, officials said, amid worsening security before a presidential poll this month. Full Story »
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan's Supreme Court adjourned an appeal hearing on Monday to decide whether to re-arrest the founder of a militant group said to have been behind the attacks on Mumbai last November. Full Story »
MOGADISHU (Reuters) - Somali pirates holding a German ship with five Germans, three Russians, two Ukrainians and 14 Filipinos on board have received a $2.7 million ransom and are counting it before releasing the ship, a pirate told Reuters. Full Story »
LANSING, Michigan (Reuters) - After more than a century of making cars, the U.S. state of Michigan is retraining thousands of unemployed workers for new careers now that many of their jobs may be gone for good. Full Story »
TEHRAN (AFP) - Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Monday formally endorsed hardliner Mahmoud Ahmadinejad as president for a new four-year term amid intense political turmoil in the Islamic republic. Full Story »
GRAND BLANC TOWNSHIP, Mich. – Tiger Woods cruised to his easiest victory of the year, getting away with an awful round to open the Buick Open and an average one to hold off a weak field. Full Story »
ASHBURN, Va. - Sitting in an ice tub after practice, the NFL's most off-target kicker in 2008 was keeping his usual cool. The topics of conversation: his reputation as the quietest player on the Washington Redskins roster and his new Hollywood nickname. Full Story »
MANKATO, Minn. - While Minnesota Timberwolves president David Kahn continues his methodical search for a new head coach, owner Glen Taylor says it now should be clear why it didn't work out with the old one. Full Story »
ARLINGTON, Texas - Scott Feldman put his worst start of the season in his rearview mirror. Full Story »
MADRID (AFP) - Liverpool and Real Madrid are still negotiating the possible transfer of midfielder Xabi Alonso to the big-spending Spanish club, the Spanish press reported Monday. Full Story »
LYTHAM ST. ANNES, England - Catriona Matthew won one for golfing mothers with her three-stroke victory Sunday in the Women's British Open at Royal Lytham. Full Story »
HONOLULU - Hawaii coach Greg McMackin was suspended for 30 days without pay and has volunteered to take an additional 7 percent pay cut from his $1.1 million salary for making a derogatory comment while describing Notre Dame's chant before last year's Hawaii Bowl. Full Story »
STANFORD, California (AFP) - Marion Bartoli avenged a Wimbledon loss to Venus Williams, winning a marathon final at the WTA Bank of the West Classic 6-2, 5-7, 6-4 at the American's expense. Full Story »
LYTHAM ST. ANNES, England - Michelle Wie was selected as a wild card to make her Solheim Cup debut for the United States on Sunday, and Catriona Matthew made Europe's team after capturing the Women's British Open. Full Story »
RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. - Nate Campbell insisted the bloody cut on his injured eye resulted from an accidental head-butt. Timothy Bradley thought it had more to do with the dozens of punches he threw in just three dynamic rounds. Full Story »
LONG POND, Pa. - Jimmie Johnson's White House visit will have to wait. So will the start of the Sprint Cup race at Pocono Raceway. Full Story »
Michelle Kwan chose school over skating. Full Story »
Even as Americans suffer rising unemployment, foreclosure rates in three states hit hardest by the housing bust California, Arizona and Florida stabilized in June, offering hope that the worst of the real estate crisis is over, according to The Associated Press' monthly analysis of economic stress in more than 3,100 U.S. counties. Full Story »
NEW YORK - A New York City woman who says she can't find a job is suing the college where she earned a bachelor's degree. Full Story »
LONDON - Banking group Barclays PLC said Monday that first-half net profit increased 10 percent as stronger earnings from its expanded investment banking division outweighed an increase in bad loans. Full Story »
MUNICH - Karlheinz Schreiber, a key figure in a political party financing scandal involving former Chancellor Helmut Kohl, was extradited to Germany from Canada on Monday after losing a decade-long court battle. Full Story »
Banks in the euro area have relaxed restrictions on borrowers from companies and households, while demand for home loans has surged for the first time since early 2006, a fresh survey by the European Central Bank has found. Full Story »
FRANKFURT (AFP) - German retail sales posted a surprise drop of 1.8 percent in June, but analysts disagreed on Monday over whether the provisional data was really bad news for Europe's biggest economy. Full Story »
MIAMI - It's the perfect Miami morning at Carlos Justo's penthouse warm and bright, with luxury yachts powering through the sparkling blue Atlantic Ocean some 30 stories below. Full Story »
LONDON (AFP) - Oil prices rose to one-month peaks on Monday as the dollar retreated, and on positive economic data which pointed to a pick-up in demand for crude, traders said. Full Story »
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan filed suit on Friday against Wells Fargo & Co , accusing the second-largest mortgage lender of steering blacks and Latinos into high-cost subprime loans. Full Story »
LAS VEGAS, Nevada (AFP) - Michael Jackson's doctor is more than 770,000 dollars in debt and his luxury resort home in Las Vegas faces foreclosure, court documents filed in Nevada have revealed. Full Story »
The Federal Cash for Clunkers program that has been giving car buyers up to $4,500 to replace old cars with new, more fuel-efficient vehicles will operate through the weekend, the Transportation Dept. said July 31. Meanwhile, the House of Representatives voted Friday to add $2 billion to the program, which unexpectedly ran out of its initial appropriation of $1 billion in short order. The Senate is expected to take up the measure next week. Full Story »