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Parts of immigration law go into effect
July 29, 2010Parts of an Arizona immigration law go into effect Thursday as it was passed -- after a federal judge granted a preliminary injunction that blocked the most controversial aspects of it.
Unclear when abandoned, leaking well off Louisiana might be capped
July 29, 2010Authorities in Louisiana still don't know how long it will take to cap a well struck by a vessel off the coast, as they tried Wednesday to minimize the damage from leaking oil and gas.
Officials optimistic amid preparations to seal Gulf oil well
July 29, 2010One hundred days after an oil well operated by BP ruptured in the Gulf of Mexico, and 13 days after crews finished capping the well to contain the gushing crude, the man who is overseeing the federal response is optimistic that steps planned for the coming days will finally, permanently seal the well.
New York battles bed bugs with big bucks
July 29, 2010New York City Council Speaker Christine Quinn has a message for bed bugs: "Drop dead!"
U.S. Army veteran in Colombia feels like he's caught in a no-fly trap
July 29, 2010A 29-year-old U.S. citizen and Army veteran sits in a bare apartment in a poor part of the Colombian capital, Bogota. He wants to come home, but he can't. He thinks it's because he's on the federal government's "no-fly list."
Justice Department reviewing reports of FBI test cheating
July 29, 2010The Justice Department's office of inspector general has launched an investigation into whether large numbers of FBI agents may have improperly taken a test on guidelines for agents, according to FBI Director Robert Mueller.
Bear attacks leave one dead, two injured at Montana campgrounds
July 29, 2010Bear attacks on separate campsites in Montana left one person dead and two others injured Wednesday, according to wildlife officials.
Oklahoma county must pay up in Ten Commandments case
July 29, 2010The Haskell County, Oklahoma, Commission has 10 years to pay attorneys' fees of $199,000 after it was forced to remove an 8-foot-tall Ten Commandments monument.
Polygamist's child bride: 'This is not the end'
July 29, 2010A woman who claims polygamist sect leader Warren Jeffs forced her as a 14-year-old to marry her 19-year-old cousin said she is not giving up, despite the Utah Supreme Court's overturning Jeffs' convictions and ordering a new trial.
Ansel Adams' grandson challenges negatives bought at garage sale
July 29, 2010Ansel Adams' grandson is unconvinced that several dozen glass plates found at a garage sale were photographic negatives created by the famed nature photographer.
