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Father without baby sitter accused of caging kids (AP)
AP - A suburban Chicago man locked his two young daughters in a wire cage hidden in the back of his pickup truck because he didn't have a baby sitter, officials said Thursday.

Obama Defends His Comments to Refine Position on Iraq War
Following criticism that his antiwar stance is wavering, Sen. Obama defends his statement that after winning the election he may refine his position on Iraq war after meeting with military leaders.

White House says Bush will attend opening ceremonies of Olympic Games in China
President George W. Bush will attend the opening ceremonies of the Olympic Games in Beijing, the White House said Thursday, quashing any talk of a presidential boycott over China's violent crackdown on anti-government Tibetan protesters in March.

Wall Street firms reduce, banks step up Fed loans
Wall Street companies sharply scaled back their borrowing from the Federal Reserve's emergency lending program over the past week while commercial banks boosted it slightly.

US has $20M to disable NKorean reactor
The Bush administration says it has $20 million available to pay for disabling North Korea's main nuclear facility.

Former hot-dog-chomping champ hungry for new title (AP)
AP - He's gone from hot-dog top dog to underdog. Renowned competitive eater Takeru Kobayashi is aiming to chomp his way back to the top of the annual Fourth of July hot dog eating competition on Coney Island after a disappointing three-dog loss last year shattered his six-year winning streak.

In danger
Sri Lanka reporters demand freedom to cover civil war

Rachael Ray employee claims anorexia bias (AP)
AP - A former accountant for Rachael Ray's TV cooking show has filed a $1 million lawsuit saying he was forced out of his job because he has an eating disorder.

US has $20 million for disablement of North Korean nuclear facility
The Bush administration says it has $20 million (€12.6 million) available to pay for disabling North Korea's main nuclear facility.

Colombian hostages say life grew dire
A meal was rice and beans. When they weren't chained by the neck, they were forced on long marches to new hideouts. The hostages freed in Colombia said their grueling existence worsened in recent months.

Bush administration lets World Trade Center health czar go
The Bush administration is letting go of its World Trade Center health czar.

Direct China-Taiwan flights begin
China and Taiwan launch their first regular direct flights since the two sides split in civil war in 1949.

Nebraska Beef Ltd. recall now 5.3 million pounds
Nebraska Beef Ltd. is expanding a recall announced earlier this week to include all 5.3 million pounds of meat it produced for ground beef between May 16 and June 26.

Hostage search: U.S. spent $250 million
The U.S. military says it flew thousands of spy flights over Colombian jungles trying to find and free three Pentagon contractors since their kidnapping in 2003.

Union support slips for Peru mining strike (Reuters)
Reuters - Union support sank for Peru's nationwide mining strike on Thursday, while workers from other mines said the walkout would go on until Congress passed a bill to give them a bigger slice of corporate profits.

Union support slips for Peru mining strike
LIMA (Reuters) - Union support sank for Peru's nationwide mining strike on Thursday, while workers from other mines said the walkout would go on until Congress passed a bill to give them a bigger slice of corporate profits.

Colombian hostages say life grew ever more dire as military closed in
A meal was rice and beans. Bed was the ground under a patched plastic tarp. They bathed in rivers, and when they weren't chained by the neck to trees, they were forced on long marches to new hideouts under the jungle canopy.

Some psych patients wait days in hospital ERs
When staffers at a Brooklyn hospital spotted a middle-aged woman lying face-down on a waiting room floor last month, it hardly seemed like cause for alarm.

US State Department denies it encouraged Texas-based oil company to sign deal with Iraqi Kurds
The U.S. State Department denied charges Thursday by a House committee that it inappropriately encouraged a Texas-based oil company to strike an exploration deal with the Kurdish government in northern Iraq.

Chavez says next US president should not try to dominate the world
President Hugo Chavez says he doesn't support either U.S. presidential candidate but that whoever wins should not try to dominate the world.

Obama wades into controversy with Iraq comments
FARGO, North Dakota (Reuters) - Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama waded into controversy on Thursday over his plans to withdraw U.S. combat troops from Iraq, first saying he might "refine" his views but later declaring his stance had remained unchanged for more than a year.

SC child slaying suspect was close family friend
Relatives of an 8-year-old girl found raped and slain in an abandoned home said Thursday that the young teenager accused of the crime was like a member of the family.

Feds indict 2 alleged munitions dealers in Miami
Federal prosecutors in Miami have indicted two men on charges of illegally providing U.S.-made military aircraft parts to Iranian buyers.

62,000 jobs lost — and worse is still to come
Unemployment lines, painfully long this July Fourth, are only going to get longer.

State denies it pushed for Texas-Iraq oil deal
The State Department on Thursday denied charges by a House committee that it inappropriately encouraged a Texas-based oil company to strike an exploration deal with the Kurdish government in Iraq.

War-funding law closes multibillion-dollar loophole in contract fraud crackdown
A multibillion-dollar loophole that would have let contractors escape reporting abuse in spending U.S. government money spent abroad is being closed.

3 burned by steam in Louisiana refinery accident (AP)
AP - Louisiana authorities say three people are being treated for burns after a steam accident at a ConocoPhillips Co. refinery.

2 munitions dealers indicted in Miami on charges of exporting military aircraft parts to Iran
Federal prosecutors in Miami have indicted two naturalized U.S. citizens with illegally providing U.S.-made military aircraft parts to Iranian buyers.

Suburban Chicago man suspected of caging his young daughters in truck to control them
Police say a father in suburban Chicago has admitted to locking his two young daughters in a cage in his pickup truck.

Overseas contract loophole is closing
A multibillion-dollar loophole that would have let contractors escape reporting abuse of taxpayer dollars spent abroad is being closed.

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