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FOUNTAIN HILLS, Ariz. - Three-time melanoma survivor John McCain appears cancer-free, has a strong heart and is in otherwise general good health, according to eight years of medical records reviewed by The Associated Press.
WINDSOR, Colo. - Residents of a devastated neighborhood grabbed what they could from their debris-strewn homes before police imposed an overnight curfew after a tornado swept through northern Colorado, killing one person and injuring 13.
HAMTRAMCK, Mich. - Workers at American Axle and Manufacturing Holdings Inc. expect to return to their jobs early next week after overwhelmingly approving a new contract that contains steep pay cuts and other concessions.
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. - Madonna's new film on the impoverished nation of Malawi has wowed another maker of documentaries: Michael Moore.
ANCHORAGE, Alaska - America's wildlife refuges are so short of money that one-third have no staff, boardwalks and buildings are in disrepair, and drug dealers are using them to grow marijuana and make methamphetamine, a group pushing for more funding says.
BOSTON - The Big Three has a big problem: The Detroit Pistons now own the home-court advantage that has meant everything to the Boston Celtics so far in the playoffs.
NAYPYIDAW, Myanmar (Reuters) - Myanmar's junta agreed on Friday to admit cyclone aid workers "regardless of nationalities" to the hardest-hit Irrawaddy Delta, a breakthrough for delivering help to survivors, U.N. officials said.
BEIJING (Reuters) - China and Russia on Friday condemned the United States' plans to set up a missile defense system that Washington says is crucial to protecting the security of it and its allies.
PHOENIX (Reuters) - Republican John McCain is in good health and has had no signs of skin cancer since 2002, CBS television said medical records of the presidential candidate to be released on Friday will show.
CHENGDU, China (Reuters) - China has found what it termed 50 "hazardous sources of radiation" due to last week's earthquake, a senior official said on Friday, though he insisted the situation was under control.
SAN ANTONIO (Reuters) - Texas overstepped its authority when it removed some of about 460 children from a polygamist compound last month, a state appeals court ruled on Thursday.
UNION CITY, California (Reuters) - Republican John McCain took aim at presidential rival Barack Obama's lack of military service on Thursday, drawing a rebuke from the Democratic front-runner for his "endless diatribes and schoolyard taunts."
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The House of Representatives on Thursday passed a $601.4 billion defense spending bill despite a veto threat by the White House.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Flight delays could cost airlines more than $2 billion in wasted jet fuel this year, according to a congressional report released on Thursday.
NAYPYIDAW (AFP) - Myanmar has agreed to allow "all aid workers" to stage a relief effort for cyclone survivors, UN chief Ban Ki-moon said after meeting junta leader Than Shwe here on Friday.
JOHANNESBURG (AFP) - A wave of anti-immigrant violence in South Africa spread to Cape Town on Friday, even as troops and police appeared to have quelled the unrest in the hotspot of Johannesburg.
BEIJING (AFP) - New Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and Chinese leader Hu Jintao said here Friday a planned US missile shield would set back international disarmament efforts.
DUJIANGYAN, China (AFP) - China said Friday it would take up to three years to rebuild its earthquake zone as the death toll from the nation's worst disaster in a generation surpassed 55,000.
JERUSALEM (AFP) - Police grilled Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert on Friday for the second time in three weeks in the latest corruption probe against him, which has sparked calls for his resignation.
WASHINGTON (AFP) - After a nine-month journey through space, the US probe Phoenix will land on the arctic surface of Mars on Sunday to dig for ice in a new quest for signs of life on the Red Planet.
LONDON (AFP) - Crude oil prices bounced above 132 dollars on Friday, about three dollars from record highs seen in tumultuous trading this week on worries that global supplies will not satisfy huge demand for energy, traders said.
LONDON (AFP) - Vandals used a hammer and screwdriver to vandalize England's world-famous Stonehenge ancient monument, the first such incident for decades, officials said Thursday.
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Aerosmith singer Steven Tyler, a poster boy for rock 'n' roll decadence in the 1970s, has entered a Los Angeles rehab facility after two decades as a passionate advocate of sobriety, according to an report.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Iceland is the world's most peaceful nation while the United States is ranked among the bottom third, according to a study released on Tuesday.
UNION CITY, California (Reuters) - Republican John McCain took aim at presidential rival Barack Obama's lack of military service on Thursday, drawing a rebuke from the Democratic front-runner for his "endless diatribes and schoolyard taunts."
SUNRISE, Florida (Reuters) - The souvenir vendors outside Hillary Clinton's campaign appearances have added a new button to their wares that reads "Chelsea in 2016" with a picture of the former first daughter.
BOSTON - The Detroit Pistons proved that a visiting team can win in Boston. Now they can reach the NBA finals without having to do it again.
Oil prices rose Friday on worries that supply can't keep up with growing global demand, after tumbling around $4 overnight from a record above $135 a barrel.