Top headlines:
Analysis: Candidates agree on trade, diverge on tactics: McCain And Obama are much closer on free trade than McCain would have supporters think. Their differences seem to lie not in the ends but in the means. ›21:13
Weak economy canceling summer festivals: For the first time in more than 20 years, the organizers of the Harbor Fest musical festival in Racine, Wis., were forced to cancel their seminal summertime event. ›20:26
Animal activists attacking scientists homes: Believe it or not, some dogs dont know how to dog-paddle. But even if you have one of them, there are ways to get your pooch into the swim of things gently and safely. ›16:09
Family, admirers lay Helms to rest: Vice President Dick Cheney and a delegation of U.S. senators joined hundreds of other mourners who paid their respects Tuesday at the funeral of former Sen. Jesse Helms. ›21:28
Despite conflict, U.S. does business with Iran: U.S. exports to Iran including brassieres, bull semen, cosmetics and possibly even weapons grew more than tenfold during President Bush's years in office. ›21:22
Obama to give speech at 76,000-seat stadium: In a break with tradition, Barack Obama will accept the Democratic presidential nomination in Denver at Invesco Field at Mile High, a 76,000-seat stadium, instead of the Pepsi Center, site of the party's national convention. ›15:43
Fire crews try to 'adjust' to longer season: The West's fire season used to stretch from May into August or September, but now fires touch off in April or earlier, and the season sometimes stretches into October. ›15:49, 7.07
Receding floodwaters give up trove of debris: As floodwaters retreat across the Midwest, remnants of washed-out households are turning up in the muddy ooze miles from the families who lost them. ›20:25
Consumers borrow mostly on credit cards: Consumers boosted their borrowing in May, mostly reflecting heavy credit card use to finance their purchases. ›19:58
Google gets 'Lively' with virtual reality: In the latest expansion beyond its main mission of organizing the world's information, Internet search leader Google Inc. hopes to orchestrate more virtual socializing on the Web. ›22:10
Candidates pitch economic plans to Hispanics: Republican John McCain and Democrat Barack Obama pitched competing economic plans to Hispanics on Tuesday, the second time in as many weeks the presidential candidates directly appealed to this critical constituency. ›21:27
Why we're all moral hypocrites:
Gambling authority questions Obama offer: A Minnesota official has asked state authorities to investigate whether a request for money by Barack Obama's presidential campaign constitutes an illegal raffle. ›16:20
Kids eat more when TV is on during meals: Everyone knows what too much television can do to the mind and what too little exercise can do to the body, but a Canadian study has now shown that the boob tube can also lead to an increase in how much we eat. ›21:43
Liver donor's family, recipient unite online: Sen. Edward Kennedy's wife says he is fatigued but otherwise doing well midway through his radiation and chemotherapy treatments for brain cancer. ›15:49, 7.07
Microsoft boosting online software: Microsoft Corp. is strengthening its early-stage push to fend off competition by offering more Internet-based software, a change from its traditional method of selling programs that run on individual desktops or corporate servers. ›15:32
Capital Sources: Cutting the Cocaine Flow: The White House trumpets success in the drug war, even as it prepares a big new aid program. Is it real, or is it politics? ›21:26, 5.10
3 artists get creative aboard vomit comet: Three British artists tried Tuesday to make art in zero gravity aboard an aircraft used to train cosmonauts, but only one completed his work. The other two artists felt ill. ›23:45
FDA calls for urgent warning on tendon risks: Federal drug safety officials have imposed the governments most urgent warning on Cipro and similar antibiotics, citing risks that they can cause tendon ruptures, a serious injury that leaves some patients incapacitated. ›17:00
2nd Mount McKinley climber dies in a week: Officials at Denali National Park said a second person within a week has collapsed and died shortly after successful summits of Mount McKinley. ›22:21
President may grapple with same-sex marriage, Supreme Court: The debate over same-sex marriages is one reason why the future membership of the U.S. Supreme Court and the justices appointed by either President McCain or President Obama will be so very important. ›21:14, 7.07
Obama denies shifting to reach political center: Asked by a voter about accusations of flip-flopping, Democrat Barack Obama dismissed the notion Tuesday that he has been shifting stances on Iraq, guns and the death penalty to break with his party's liberal wing and court a wider swath of voters. ›17:45
Neocons Converge Around Giuliani Campaign: ›21:52, 6.10
Newsweek: Obama's money machine myths: Four myths about Barack Obama's much-vaunted money machine and the reality behind them. ›16:42
