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07/24/2008 09:32 AM
South Texas starts cleanup after Hurricane Dolly (AP)

Cindy Rodriguez, left, and Erin Demoss, right, inspect a friends camper damaged caused by Hurricane Dolly Thursday, July 24, 2008 in South Padre Island, Texas. Dolly made landfall Wednesday. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)AP - Residents and recovery teams began fanning out across south Texas at dawn Thursday and cars crept along roads with darkened stoplights as the region got its first look at the destruction left by Hurricane Dolly.



07/24/2008 09:29 AM
Obama and German leader discuss war and economics (AP)

Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., left, waves to the media as he greets with German Chancellor Angela Merkel in Berlin, Thursday, July 24, 2008. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)AP - Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama and German Chancellor Angela Merkel discussed the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan as well as climate and energy issues at Germany's chancellery Thursday, part of a tour aimed at lifting the first-term senator's international standing.



07/24/2008 10:45 AM
Ford posts $8.7 billion loss on asset write-downs (AP)

In this Sept. 11, 2007 file photo, Ford CEO John Fleming presents the European Ford Focus during the first press day at the International Auto Show (IAA) in Frankfurt, Germany. Ford announced it will build the car in North America and is set to go on sale in the U.S. in 2010. Ford Motor Co. said Thursday, July 24, 2008, it lost $8.67 billion in the second quarter largely because of a reduction in the value of assets. (AP Photo/Bernd Kammerer)AP - Ford Motor Co. posted the worst quarterly performance in its history Thursday, losing $8.67 billion in the second quarter.



07/24/2008 10:37 AM
Existing home sales fall 2.6 percent in June (AP)

Brochures sit in a rack outside an existing home for sale in Denver on Sunday, July 20, 2008. Sales of existing homes fell more sharply than expected in June as the housing industry continued to be bruised by the worst slump in more than two decades. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)AP - Sales of existing homes fell more sharply than expected in June as the housing industry continued to be bruised by the worst slump in more than two decades.



07/24/2008 07:56 AM
Federal minimum wage rises to $6.55 today (AP)

Employee David Allen pulls shopping carts back to the store at Costco in Alhambra, Calif., Wednesday July 23, 2008. The federal minimum wage is expected to increase 70 cents per hour Thursday to $6.55 per hour. It's the second in a three-phase hike that will increase the minimum federal pay rate to $7.25 per hour. The increase was approved by Congress last year and was the first hike in minimum wage in more than a decade.  (AP Photo/Nick Ut)AP - About 2 million Americans get a raise Thursday as the federal minimum wage rises 70 cents. The bad news: Higher gas and food prices are swallowing it up, and some small businesses will pass the cost of the wage hike to consumers.



07/24/2008 08:52 AM
AP IMPACT: Fatal MRAP accidents prompt warnings (AP)

In this June 19, 2008 file photo, U.S. soldiers inspect a damaged mine-resistant, ambush-protected  vehicle (MRAP) following a roadside bomb explosion targeting an American patrol in Baghdad Thursday, June 19, 2008.  Two fatal MRAP rollovers and dozens of other accidents over the past eight months have heightened concerns among Pentagon leaders about how the MRAPs are operated, according to military documents and Associated Press research. .(AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris, File)AP - The towering trucks that give U.S. troops the best protection against roadside bombs and enemy bullets also make them vulnerable to routine hazards like sharp turns, rutted roads and rickety bridges.



07/24/2008 10:57 AM
Bale asks for privacy in assault allegations (AP)

British actor Christian Bale poses during a photocall for 'The Dark Knight' film in Barcelona, Spain, Wednesday, July 23, 2008.  Batman star Christian Bale has swept into Barcelona to attend a glittering Spanish premiere of 'The Dark Knight.'  Bale came in a 15-car motorcade and appeared calm in the wake of allegations he assaulted his mother and one of his three sisters at a top London hotel. He did not speak to reporters and made no comment about the incident. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)AP - Batman star Christian Bale asked for privacy Thursday in his first comments since allegations he assaulted his mother and sister at a London hotel, saying the incident was personal.



07/24/2008 09:02 AM
Scientists recover complete dinosaur skeleton (AP)

In this photo taken earlier July, 2008 and released by Hayashibara Museum of Natural Sciences (HMNS) in Okayama, western Japan, a fossilized skull of a 70-million-year-old young dinosaur recovered Aug. 8, 2006 in the Gobi Desert in Mongolia is shown. The fossil of Tarbosaurus — related to the giant carnivorous Tyrannosaurus — believed to have died at age five and measured about 6.6 feet (2 meters) long, was uncovered by Japanese and Mongolian scientists in joint research projects by Japan's Hayashibara Museum of Natural Sciences and the Mongolian Academy of Sciences, a spokesman for the Japanese museum said Thursday, July 24, 2008. A 10-centimeter (3.9-inch) blue and white measure is placed with the skull. (AP Photo/Hayashibara Museum of National Sciences, HO)AP - Japanese and Mongolian scientists have successfully recovered the complete skeleton of a 70-million-year-old young dinosaur, a nature museum announced Thursday.



07/24/2008 07:57 AM
Source: Swimmer Jessica Hardy tests positive (AP)

In this June 30, 2008, file photo, Jessica Hardy swims in women's 100-meter breaststroke semifinals at the U.S. Olympic swimming trials in Omaha, Neb. Hardy's trip to the Beijing Olympics could be in jeopardy after she tested positive for a banned substance, according to a person familiar with the test results. Hardy's 'A' sample from the recent Olympic trials tested positive, the person told The Associated Press on Wednesday night, July 30. The person requested anonymity because he was not authorized to speak publicly. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik, File)AP - Jessica Hardy's first trip to the Olympics could be over before it began. The swimmer tested positive for a banned substance, leaving her just two weeks to pursue any appeals before the Beijing Games begin.



07/24/2008 07:45 AM
Sabathia's 3-hitter leads Brewers past Cardinals (AP)

Milwaukee Brewers starting pitcher CC Sabathia throws during the first inning of a baseball game against the St. Louis Cardinals on Wednesday, July 23, 2008, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)AP - CC Sabathia threw a three-hitter, his third straight complete game for his new team, and the Milwaukee Brewers beat the St. Louis Cardinals 3-0 on Wednesday night.



07/24/2008 07:51 AM
Obama to demand more from Europe in Berlin speech (Reuters)

Democratic presidential candidate Senator Barack Obama shakes hands with German Chancellor Angela Merkel at the Chancellery in Berlin July 24, 2008. (Hannibal Hanschke/Reuters)Reuters - U.S. presidential candidate Barack Obama is expected to call on Europe to do more in hotspots like Afghanistan when he speaks in Berlin on Thursday in his only formal address of a week-long foreign tour.



07/24/2008 08:48 AM
Flooding feared along U.S.-Mexico border from Dolly (Reuters)

Evacuated residents from the community of El Chichonal, some 43 km (26.7 miles) from the border city of Matamoros, remain seated inside a bus as they wait to be moved to a shelter July 22, 2008. (Tomas Bravo/Reuters)Reuters - After Hurricane Dolly unleashed a fury of damaging winds and wicked rain on the U.S.-Mexico coastline and diminished to a tropical storm, widespread flooding along the populous Rio Grande Valley became the top concern on Thursday.



07/24/2008 10:31 AM
Pace of existing home sales falls to 10-year low (Reuters)

A newly built home sits vacant with a 'for sale' sign in front, in the Courtland Ridge development in Alpine, Utah, March 26, 2008. (George Frey/Reuters)Reuters - Existing home sales fell more sharply than forecast in June and dragged the annual sales pace to a 10-year low, the National Association of Realtors said on Thursday.



07/24/2008 09:28 AM
Investors grab Fannie, Freddie after House vote (Reuters)

President Bush on Wednesday dropped a threat to veto a housing rescue bill, clearing the way for measures meant to shore up the worst U.S. home market since the Great Depression. (Paul Szep/Reuters)Reuters - Investors snapped up shares of mortgage finance giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac before Wall Street opened on Thursday, a day after the House of Representatives passed a massive rescue package to shore up the struggling housing market.



07/24/2008 09:23 AM
"Big divergences" push WTO talks towards crisis (Reuters)

Unidentified delegates await the start an informal session of the Trade Negotiation Committee at the World Trade Organization (WTO) headquarters in Geneva July 21, 2008. (Denis Balibouse/Reuters)Reuters - Talks to salvage a global trade deal faced a crunch point on Thursday after three days of scant progress, and French President Nicolas Sarkozy said he would not sign a deal in its current form.



07/24/2008 10:28 AM
U.S. wants counterterrorism funds for Pakistan F-16s (Reuters)

A F-16 aircraft from the Pakistan Air Force fires an air-to-air live missile at its target during the Missile Firing Camp 2007 exercise at the PAF firing range near Karachi April 16, 2007. (Pakistan Air Force/Handout/Reuters)Reuters - The Bush administration has proposed using counterterrorism funds from aid to Pakistan for the upkeep of Islamabad's F-16 fighter jets, the White House said on Thursday.



07/24/2008 12:54 AM
Bin Laden driver trial shows interrogation video (Reuters)

In this photograph of a sketch by courtroom artist Janet Hamlin, reviewed by the U.S. Military, defendant Salim Hamdan (R) watches a video of himself under interrogation, shown as part of his trial, inside the courthouse at Camp Justice, the legal complex of the U.S. Military Commissions, at Guantanamo Bay U.S. Naval Base in Cuba July 23, 2008. Hamdan, Osama bin Laden's driver, knew the target of the fourth hijacked jetliner in the Sept. 11 attacks, a prosecutor said on Tuesday in an attempt to draw a link between him and the al Qaeda leadership in the first Guantanamo war crimes trial. (Janet Hamlin/Pool/Reuters)Reuters - A black-and-white interrogation video of Osama bin Laden's driver showed Salim Hamdan denying under questioning in a dark cell that he worked for al Qaeda.



07/24/2008 07:29 AM
Ex U.S. official: Afghan leader shields drug trade (Reuters)
Reuters - The U.S. government's former point man in the fight against the heroin trade in Afghanistan has accused Afghan President Hamid Karzai of obstructing counter-narcotics efforts and protecting drug lords.
07/24/2008 10:13 AM
Obama in Berlin looks to restore transatlantic ties (AFP)

German Chancellor Angela Merkel welcomes US Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama at the Chancellery in Berlin. Obama has kicked off a European tour in Berlin, saying he wanted to signal a fresh start in transatlantic ties from the city where the Cold War was won.(AFP/DDP/Michael Kappeler)AFP - US presidential hopeful Barack Obama discussed transatlantic ties with German Chancellor Angela Merkel Thursday, at the start of a European tour aimed at burnishing his foreign policy credentials.



07/24/2008 06:17 AM
NKorea, Thai-Cambodia flare-up dominate Asian security talks (AFP)

US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice led calls for restraint over a Thai-Cambodia border dispute and North Korea signed a non-aggression treaty during annual Asian security talks in Singapore.(AFP/Romeo Gacad)AFP - US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice led calls Thursday for restraint over a Thai-Cambodia border dispute and North Korea signed a non-aggression treaty during annual Asian security talks.



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07/24/2008 08:22 AM
Victims describe alleged incidents from when they were children
The defense will get the chance today to counter testimony given Wednesday by the alleged victims of a Ross County man accused of sex crimes.
07/24/2008 08:07 AM
West African artist brings traditional music to Ross County with concerts
Mamadou Diabate hopes he can spread happiness through music - the universal language.
07/24/2008 01:00 AM
More benefits for poor sought
Children and family service directors from several southeast Ohio counties have teamed up to pressure state and federal governments to offer more benefits for the poorest of the poor in Ohio.
07/24/2008 01:00 AM
CCI inmate closer to freedom
CHILLICOTHE (AP) - DNA from an inmate convicted of raping a 10-year-old girl in 1990 doesn't match evidence collected at the crime scene, according to the first results from a lab that is re-examining cases across Ohio.
07/24/2008 01:00 AM
PACCAR facility bill can be marked paid in full
The total amount of money needed for the PACCAR Medical Education Center has been met.
07/24/2008 08:26 AM
Several kids awaiting a connection with a Big
BOURNEVILLE - Neal Radcliff was moved to tears when asked to talk about his four-year connection to a 12-year-old in the Big Brothers, Big Sisters program.
07/24/2008 01:00 AM
Members picked for DOE advisory board
LEXINGTON, Ky. - The Energy Department Wednesday released the names of the 20 board members for a new advisory board at the Piketon uranium enrichment facility and set the board's first meeting.
07/24/2008 01:00 AM
Hillsboro man walks away from wreck on U.S. 50
BAINBRIDGE - A Hillsboro man received minor injuries in a crash Wednesday on U.S. 50 near California Hollow Road.
07/24/2008 01:00 AM
Briefs
DARBY TWP. - One person was killed Wednesday afternoon when a motorcycle and mowing tractor collided on London Road near Mantle Road in Pickaway County.
07/24/2008 01:00 AM
Farmers Market
Chillicothe Farmers Market will be open from 8 a.m. to noon Saturday at the Ross County Service Center parking lot, 475 Western Ave. Anyone interested in selling at the market can register between 7 and 8 a.m. The fee is $15. Contact Bart Henshaw at 773-6702 for more information. Visit www.chillicothefarmersmarket.orgfor specials and coupons.