Aaron's Daily WWW Newspaper

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - A piece of orbiting junk was expected to pass near the international space station Friday, but NASA said it would stay a safe distance away from the station and docked shuttle. Full Story »

• Video: Spacewalk Still On Despite Approaching Space Junk CBS4 Miami
• Slideshow: Space Shuttle

DAHANEH, Afghanistan - The pomegranate grove looked ominous. The U.S. patrol had a tip that Taliban fighters were lying in ambush, and a Marine had his weapon trained on the trees 70 yards away. "If you see anything move from there, light it up," Cpl. Braxton Russell told him. Full Story »

• Video: In Afghan war, deceptive calm, then sudden death AP
• Interactive: Death of a Marine: A photographer's journal AP

WASHINGTON - The official poverty rate for Americans 65 years and older has stood for years at 10 percent, the lowest rate among age groups. But the true rate could be nearly twice that high, according to a revised formula created by the National Academy of Sciences that is gaining favor among public officials, including some in the Obama administration. Full Story »

PHILADELPHIA - Pedro Martinez tossed seven impressive innings to outpitch Tim Lincecum, Ryan Howard doubled in the tiebreaking run and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the San Francisco Giants 2-1 on Thursday night. Full Story »

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. employers cut a fewer-than-expected 216,000 jobs in August, while the unemployment rate rose to a 26-year high, the government said on Friday in a report showing a still fragile labor market. Full Story »

KUNDUZ, Afghanistan (Reuters) - NATO aircraft opened fire on hijacked fuel trucks in Afghanistan before dawn on Friday, killing as many as 90 people in an incident that could trigger a backlash against Western troops. Full Story »

• Slideshow: Afghan Election

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will approve building new settler homes before considering a freeze that could lead to a resumption of peace talks with Palestinians, an aide said on Friday. Full Story »

• Slideshow: Israeli troops invade Gaza

LONDON (Reuters) - The G20 will promise this weekend to keep economic support packages in place until recovery is certain and seek to reassure financial markets they have credible plans to withdraw the stimulus when appropriate. Full Story »

URUMQI, China (Reuters) - Security forces in far-west China's strife-hit city of Urumqi used tear gas to break up fresh protests on Friday, as thousands of Han Chinese demanded better security after a reported spate of attacks with syringes. Full Story »

• Slideshow: Ethnic riots spread in China

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A huge wildfire burning in the mountains above Los Angeles, now the largest ever in the county, was started by arson and will be investigated as a homicide, authorities said on Thursday. Full Story »

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The man accused of kidnapping Jaycee Dugard and hiding her in a squalid backyard compound for 18 years was arrested in 1972 for raping a 14-year-old girl, but never faced prosecution because the victim refused to testify in court, police said on Thursday. Full Story »

GENEVA (Reuters) - H1N1 flu has killed at least 2,837 people but is not causing more severe illness than previously and the virus has not mutated, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday. Full Story »

• Video: CDC: Swine flu 'never went away' AP
• Slideshow: Swine Flu

KUNDUZ, Afghanistan (AFP) - A NATO air strike on Friday has destroyed two fuel tankers hijacked by the Taliban in Afghanistan, igniting a fireball that officials said killed between 50 and 90 people -- mostly insurgents. Full Story »

• Slideshow: Afghanistan