National News

• Bacteria found in well water used at Okla. restaurant linked to deadly E. coli outbreak

• Judge accepts reduced murder charge for Calif. software programmer who led cops to wife's body

• Hundreds of mink set loose from Utah farm; breeding records destroyed

• Girl playing hide-and-seek near Syracuse, NY, finds abandoned newborn baby in bushes

• Ind. dad gets 18 months for killing family cat after forcing 7-year-old daughter to stab it

• Ex-soldier headed to prison unless Supreme Court allows Alabama judge to fix his own mistake

• NC man indicted for threatening to buy gun, kill Barack Obama; no proof he tried to do so

• Farmers in nation's 'salad bowl' use guns, poison to safeguard crops against bacteria

• Truck driver convicted in ID mix-up crash that killed 5 leaves Indiana prison

• Investigators plan to identify cause of Minneapolis bridge collapse in November report

World News

• UN chief says deploying 26,000-strong Darfur peacekeeping force will take many months

• 87 salmonellosis cases reported across Quebec; outbreak linked to 1 death

• Musharraf eyes comfy, but high-security retirement as Pakistan political storm moves on

• Palestinians remain squeezed in Iraqi 'homeland' between fear and uncertain future

• Europeans impressed by Obama nomination speech, see new substance in candidate's acceptance

• Truck crashes into Canadian sushi restaurant, killing 2 and injuring 6

• Anne Frank House restores photo collage teenager made in hiding

• Gold wreath found with human bones in heart of ancient Greek city puzzles experts

• 30 years after vanishing, a pioneering Lebanese cleric still inspires Shiites' rise to power

• Vietnam denies use of stun guns, force to break up Catholics' protest

Politics

• Secrecy, soundings and surprise marked McCain's tightly controlled search for running mate

• Read all about her: Book on Alaska governor gets boost from McCain's VP decision

• Reaction to John McCain choosing Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin as running mate

• Palin comes out of the Alaska blue to join McCain as GOP's first ever female running mate

• Analysis: Palin may please conservatives, suburban moms but what about age and experience?

• Mourners at viewing pay respects to late Congresswoman Stephanie Tubbs Jones of Ohio

• Palin's parents return from hunting trip to find out their daughter is GOP veep pick

• Bio information on Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin

• McCain chooses Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin as running mate, campaign officials say

• Gustav could be the perfect spin storm if it hits Gulf Coast during GOP convention

Business News

• AP Centerpiece: Higher fares likely as airlines offer fewer domestic seats for fall travel

• For now, Ala. county puts off what would be largest municipal bankruptcy in US history

• FAA outage highlights computing practices that wouldn't fly in other vital sectors

• After invasion of Georgia, Russia faces economic as well as diplomatic isolation

• GM recalling 944,000 SUVs, trucks and cars because of potential fires

• Alitalia files for bankruptcy protection, declares insolvency

• Gas prices move higher as Gustav spins toward Gulf refineries; crude rebounds

• AP Top Business News At 8 p.m. EDT

• Stocks end lower as drop in personal incomes stirs concerns about consumers; Dell hurts techs

Entertainment News

• AP Top Entertainment News At 7:36 p.m. EDT

• Iranian film 'Tedium' explores the lives of 7 transsexuals in Iran

Sports News

• Bolt eases to 100 win in Zurich; teenage Kenyan Jelimo runs historic 800

• Red Sox place Josh Beckett on disabled list because of strained right elbow

• Alfonso Soriano homers as Cubs rally to beat Phillies 3-2 for seventh straight victory

• Spurs' Manu Ginobili needs ankle surgery after helping Argentina win bronze in Beijing

• LSU moves up kickoff time of Saturday home opener as Gustav moves toward Louisiana

• Ohio State revises Jim Tressel's contract, now highest-paid football coach in Big Ten

• Colts' Manning practices Friday, expects to start season opener against Bears

• NFL suspends Vikings tackle Bryant McKinnie for first 4 games of regular season

• A clean-shaven Canadian, Weir shoots career-low 61 for the lead

• Former US Open champion Kuznetsova loses; Federer, Jankovic win