Lightning (Web promotion) Kills Scout, Troop Leader in Sequoia Los Angeles Times -

Lightning (Web promotion) Kills Scout, Troop Leader in Sequoia Los Angeles Times -

Lightning Kills Scout, Troop Leader in Sequoia
Los Angeles Times - 3 hours ago By Steve Chawkins and Monte Morin, Times Staff Writers. FRESNO � Lightning killed a Boy Scout leader and a teenage Scout as their troop scrambled for shelter during a storm in Sequoia National Park, authorities said Friday.

Puny Pluto gets big brother
Chicago Tribune - 33 minutes ago By Jeremy Manier. Larger than Pluto and far beyond its orbit, shining so brightly an amateur stargazer could have spotted it years ago, there is a 10th planet, astronomers announced late Friday. Calling the

Muslims here decry religious extremism
Chicago Sun-Times - 1 hour ago BY EMILY NGO Staff Reporter. In light of bomb attacks in London and Egypt, Muslim interest groups in Chicago on Friday joined Muslims nationwide in publicly decrying acts of violence performed for religion's sake.

Youthful publisher's surprise g'day to Post
Newsday - 3 hours ago BY JAMES T. MADORE. Lachlan Murdoch, publisher of the New York Post and heir apparent to father Rupert Murdoch's media empire, plans to give up his executive jobs next month and move to Australia with his family

Chevron reports drop in second-quarter profit
Globe and Mail - 3 hours ago Chevron Corp., the No. 2 US oil company, said second-quarter profit fell 11 per cent as output dropped and two refineries were halted for repairs. Unocal Corp., the oil producer Chevron has agreed to buy, said profit rose 39 per cent as prices surged.

Sox buckle down to beat Twins
Fall River Herald News - 2 hours ago BOSTON -- The Minnesota Twins have become a perennial contender during the past few years based largely on their ability to catch the ball. But an uncharacteristic bit of "Bad News Bears" baseball cost the Twins dearly Friday night at Fenway Park.

Defensive end victim of shooting in Miami
Chester Daily Local Online - 3 hours ago BETHLEHEM - Jerome McDougle has another harrowing story to spin when he returns to the Eagles after coming within an inch or so of his life while apparently being robbed late Thursday in southwest Miami. McDougle

Nations to Discuss Text of Statement on Nuclear Talks (Update3)
Bloomberg - 5 hours ago July 30 (Bloomberg) -- The US, North Korea and four other nations involved in talks to end North Korea's nuclear arms program were to discuss the text of a joint statement today, the US chief delegate to the talks in Beijing said.

To Some in Ulster, Celebration of IRA Pledge Is Early
New York Times - 8 hours ago BELFAST, Northern Ireland, July 29 - If Northern Ireland woke up on Friday morning to a new era in the province's troubled history, few people here were in a mood to celebrate. The Irish Republican Army's