Tweet By PATRICK WALTERS and GEOFF MULVIHILL 2010-07-08T16:23:37Z PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A survivor of the collision between a barge and a duck boat in the Delaware River that dumped dozens of tourists into the water, leaving two Hungarian language students missing, called the experience “harrowing” and “surreal” Thursday….... 

Tweet By RANDOLPH E. SCHMID 2010-07-08T15:58:51Z WASHINGTON (AP) — The climate phenomenon known as La Nina appears to be developing, threatening more bad news in the efforts to clean up the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico…. More here: La Nina developing, could mean more hurricanes  Read More →

Tweet By IAN MACDOUGALL, MATT APUZZO and ADAM GOLDMAN 2010-07-08T15:43:50Z OSLO (AP) — Three suspected al-Qaida members were arrested Thursday for what Norwegian and U.S. officials said was a terrorist plot linked to similar plans to bomb New York’s subway and blow up a shopping mall in England…. View post: Officials: Al-Qaida... 

Tweet MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – A tropical depression churned into the western Gulf of Mexico coast on Thursday near Mexico’s border with Texas, a region badly flooded by Hurricane Alex last week, the U.S. Read this article: Tropical depression soaks Mexico  Read More →

Tweet By JORGE VARGAS 2010-07-08T14:58:16Z NUEVO LAREDO, Mexico (AP) — A rain-packed tropical depression neared a midday collision with the Texas-Mexico border region on Thursday, a new threat to cities already struggling with floods along the Rio Grande and its tributaries…. Go here to read the rest: New storm heads for swamped... 

Tweet By DAVID NOWAK 2010-07-08T14:52:48Z MOSCOW (AP) — The largest Russia-U.S. spy swap since the Cold War appeared to be in motion Thursday, with a Russian convicted of spying for the United States reportedly plucked from a Moscow prison and flown to Vienna. See the rest here: Russia-US spy swap appears to be in motion  Read More →

Tweet By IAN MACDOUGALL, MATT APUZZO and ADAM GOLDMAN 2010-07-08T14:28:25Z OSLO (AP) — Three suspected al-Qaida members were arrested Thursday for what Norwegian and U.S. Here is the original post: 3 arrested in Norway al-Qaida bombing plot  Read More →

Tweet LONDON (Reuters) – Three Britons were convicted on Thursday of plotting to murder hundreds of people in suicide bombings after being recruited by an al Qaeda-inspired cell bent on blowing up transatlantic airliners bound for North America. Read the original post: Three Britons found guilty in suicide bomb plot  Read More →

Tweet By MARYCLAIRE DALE 2010-07-08T14:18:12Z PHILADELPHIA (AP) — U.S. prosecutors took the rare step Thursday to appeal the sentence handed down to long-powerful state Sen. Vincent Fumo in a sprawling corruption case… Follow this link: Feds appeal sentence of powerful ex-Pa. Sen. Fumo  Read More →

Tweet JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – Spaniards exploded in joy on Thursday after their team reached the World Cup final for the first time while Germany plunged into tearful misery following a semi-final defeat that ended their World Cup dream. See the original post here: Joy in Spain, German misery after defeat  Read More →