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Ariz. governor considers changing immigration law (AP)

July 31, 2010

AP - The fight over Arizona's immigration law showed no signs of letting up Friday as the federal judge who blunted its force faced threats and the Republican governor who signed it considered changes to address any faults.

Calif. wildfire jumps aqueduct, approaches homes (AP)

July 31, 2010

AP - A huge wildfire in the high desert wilderness north of Los Angeles jumped an aqueduct on Friday, rushing toward hundreds of houses as firefighters also tried to keep flames from damaging power lines that bring electricity to Southern California.

Signs of oil spill recovery entering new phase (AP)

July 31, 2010

AP - BP's new boss says it's time for a "scaleback" in cleaning up the Gulf of Mexico oil spill. Federal officials say there is no way the crude could reach the East Coast. And fishing areas are starting to reopen.

Ore. district attorney says no Gore prosecution (AP)

July 31, 2010

AP - Former Vice President Al Gore was cleared Friday of allegations he groped and assaulted a masseuse in a luxury Portland hotel room in 2006, closing a case that could have tarnished the Nobel prize winner's reputation.

Clintons emerge in NY on eve of Chelsea's wedding (AP)

July 31, 2010

AP - Bill Clinton made a long-anticipated appearance in the upstate New York village where his daughter is getting married, drawing crowds of onlookers Friday afternoon as preparations continued largely out of sight for the grand and secretive occasion.

12-year-old girl injured on Wis. 'free fall' ride (AP)

July 31, 2010

AP - A 12-year-old girl at an amusement park plunged more than 40 feet to the ground on Friday, seriously injuring herself when a safety net under a "free fall" attraction failed to catch her.

Wildlife rescue escalates at Mich. river oil spill (AP)

July 31, 2010

AP - Volunteers and government officials scrambled on Friday to save geese and other wildlife damaged by an oil spill in a southern Michigan river as the Canadian company that owns the ruptured pipeline said the crude had been contained.

2 killed in plane crash pulled from Lake Michigan (AP)

July 31, 2010

AP - State police divers on Friday recovered the remains of two of four missing passengers who were on a medical plane that crashed into Lake Michigan last week.

Deadly gas explosion destroys building in Calif. (AP)

July 31, 2010

AP - A deadly gas explosion obliterated an industrial building with such violent force Friday that a worker was hurled into the street, car windows were shattered and a survivor had his hair singed in the inferno.

Grizzly bear euthanized after Mont. triple mauling (AP)

July 31, 2010

AP - Wildlife officials euthanized a grizzly bear Friday after DNA tests confirmed that the sow and her cubs were responsible for a triple mauling that killed a Michigan man and injured two other campers.