A Makeshift Sandbag Levee Holding Back The Mississippi River Failed Early Saturday And Authorities Said Part Of The Winfield, Missouri Was Evacuated. (june 28)

Republican Presidential Candidate John Mccain Addressed The National Association Of Latino Elected And Appointed Officials Meeting In Washington. The Speech Comes One Year After The Senate Voted Down Comprehensive Immigration Reform. (june 28)

President Bush Says Religious Charities, Partly Financed With Federal Money, Have Helped Reduce Homelessness, Found Jobs For Former Inmates And Helped Combat Malaria And Hiv/aids Overseas. (june 28)

The Mastermind Behind A Multimillion Dollar Scheme To Loot Hundreds Of Corpses And Sell Bone And Tissue For Transplants Was Sentenced Friday To 18 To 54 Years In Prison After Apologizing To The Grieving Survivors. (june 27)

Ladies Top Seed Ana Ivanovic Was Upset Friday In Third Round Play At Wimbledon. The French Open Champion Lost To Zhenge Jie Of China, The 133rd Ranked Player In The World. (june 27)

Wall Street Suffered Another Big Loss Friday, With The Dow Jones Industrials Falling More Than 100 Points Amid Worries About High Oil Prices And Further Fallout From The Credit Crisis. (june 27)

Various Celebrities -- Including David Beckham, Posh Spice, Morgan Freeman, And Susan Sarandon -- Wish Nelson Mandela A Happy 90th Birthday. (june 27)

Oil Futures Have Climbed To A New Trading Record Near $143 A Barrel Before Pulling Back Sharply In A Spate Of Late-day Profit-taking To Settle Up 57 Cents At A Record $140.21.(june 27)

A Suburban New York Police Officer Has Been Freed On $300,000 Bail After Being Charged With Using Excessive Force Against A Woman At A Restaurant. (june 27)

Tens Of Thousands Of Bees Invaded Downtown Pittsfield, Massachusetts. There Is No Word On Any Injuries. (june 27)

Republican Presidential Candidate John Mccain Is Pledging To Represent All Americans, And Reach Across The Aisle To Democratic Lawmakers If Elected. (june 27)

Former Rivals Barack Obama And Hillary Clinton Appeared Together For The First Time Since The Democratic Primary Ended. Clinton Pledged To Throw Her Full Support Behind Obama. (june 27)

Police Investigating The Disappearance Of A 12-year-old Vermont Girl Are Focusing On The Online Communication She Had Before She Vanished Wednesday. (june 27)

Firefighters Battling The Flames Burning Through The Scenic Big Sur Coast Expected Low Humidity To Keep The Fire Active Through The Night, And Planned To Gear Up Their Efforts Friday Morning. (june 27)

North Korea Destroyed The Most Visible Symbol Of Its Nuclear Weapons Program Friday, According To A News Report, A Sign Of Its Commitment To Stop Making Plutonium For Atomic Bombs. (june 27)