Flames That Changed Direction In Response To The Wind And Slopes Ran Up And Down Canyons As A Nearly 2,000-acre Wildfire Threatened Homes In The Santa Ynez Mountains. (july 3)

Three Us Contractors Who Were Released After Five Years In Captivity At The Hands Of Colombia Rebels, Arrived At A Military Hospital In Texas Where Doctors Will Look Them Over As The Wait For Their Families To Arrive. (july 3)

Torch Runners Carry The Olympic Flame On Its Journey Across Shaanxi Province To Waving Crowds And Brightly Colored Celebrations. (july 3)

No Need To Wonder Who Shined In Omaha On Wednesday. Once Again, Michael Phelps And Katie Hoff Were The Stars Of The U.s. Olympic Swimming Trials. (july 2)

Three American Hostages Rescued From Leftist Guerillas In Colombia Arrived Safely In Texas Late Wednesday And Were Taken To A Hospital, Where They Were Expected To Reunite With Their Families And Undergo Tests And Treatment. (july 3)

Republican Sen. John Mccain Said Colombian President Alvaro Uribe Told Him In Advance Of The Rescue Plans While He Was Campaigning In Colombia. But Mccain Refuted The Rumor That His Visit Was Somehow Connected To The Risky Rescue Operation. (july 2)

The Area Where Wildfires Are Burning Along The California Coastline Is Dotted With Hundreds Of Farms And Ranches. Animal Rescue Crews Are Staying Busy Trying To Protect The Animals. (july 2)

Calif. Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger Says The 1,400 Wildfires That Have Raged In His State May Be The Most Ever. And He Says The Notion Of A Defined Fire Season Has Ended, With Fires Now Occurring All Year Long. (july 2)

High Consumer Prices May Cause Some Americans To Scale Back Fireworks Purchases This Fourth Of July. Some Retailers Say Sales Are Down. But At Least One Family Says Patriotism Trumps Saving Money. (july 2)

A Spokesperson From The Hospital In Nice, France, Where Angelina Jolie Will Give Birth, Updates The Media On Her Condition. (july 2)

Fugitive Hedge-fund Swindler Samuel Israel Iii Surrendered To Authorities In Massachusetts After Nearly A Month On The Run. Police Say He Faked His Suicide The Day He Was To Report To Federal Prison. (july 2)

Barack Obama Traveled To Colorado Springs On Wednesday To Call For Expanding Service Programs Like The Peace Corps And Starting A New Volunteer Corps For Environment And Energy Projects. (july 2)

A 9-year-old Virginia Boy Suffers Burns On 45 Percent Of His Body, Most Likely Caused By A Sparkler Or A Candle. Friends Say His Shirt Caught Fire. The State Is Investigating How The Boy Got The Fireworks, Since Sales To Minors Are Illegal. (july 2)

During A Press Conference In The Rose Garden Wednesday, President Bush Urged Americans To Pressure Congress To Allow More Oil Exploration In The United States. (july 2)

Israeli Police Say A Palestinian Bulldozer Driver Went On A Rampage In Jerusalem, Killing At Least Two People And Flipping A Bus. (july 2)