Fay, Fay Go Away: Storm Stays In Florida
Tropical Storm Fay arrived in Florida without much fanfare, but stubbornly hung around, gaining power and once again threatening to become a hurricane.

Russia Shows No Signs Of Troop Pullout
A convoy of badly needed food aid for beleaguered Georgians has rumbled through a Russian checkpoint, waved through by soldiers who themselves showed no signs of fulfilling their president's promise of a pullback within two days.

U.S., Poland Sign Missile Defense Deal
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has signed a deal with Poland to build a U.S. missile defense base in the former Soviet satellite nation - a plan that has infuriated Moscow.

Study: Minority Students Paddled More
Paddlings, swats, licks. A quarter of a million schoolchildren got them in 2007 - and blacks, American Indians and kids with disabilities got a disproportionate share of the punishment, according to a study by a human rights group.

N. Korea Threat To Boost "War Deterrent"
North Korea has lashed out against ongoing U.S.-South Korea military exercises, warning it will boost its "war deterrent" against military threats.

2nd Day Of Deadly Car Bombings In Algeria
Witnesses say twin car bombings have struck a hotel and the military headquarters of the Algerian town of Bouira, just one day after 43 people were killed in a bomb blast in another Algerian town.

Situation Fragile In Grand Canyon Village
Crews were waiting for floodwaters to recede so they can begin restoring washed-out trails and footbridges to a remote village near the Grand Canyon hit by flooding, authorities said.

Ohio: No "Sleepovers" For Voting Machines
Ohio's elections chief says she won't allow poll workers to take voting machines home for safekeeping in the days before the November presidential election, citing security concerns.

N.C. Patient Dies While Staff Plays Cards
Investigators say a North Carolina mental patient died after nurses at a state mental hospital left him in a chair for 22 hours and failed to feed him or help him to the bathroom, a newspaper reported.

Dave Matthews Band Sax Player Dies
Leroi Moore, one of the group's founding members, died from injuries sustained in an all-terrain vehicle accident in June. He was 46.