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Title: AP Top Stories View count: 924 Rating: 5.00 (1 ratings) Description: SelectPlusAP Top StoriesAP Top StoriesThe Associated PressHere's the latest news for Monday, June 30th: Calif. firefighters battle more than 1,400 blazes; Charges in USS Cole bombing; Police: pregnant soldier's death a homicide; End of line for cyclist Landis.This is A-P News Minute. Costal fog has brought hope of relief to firefighters battling Northern California wildfires. More than 14-hundred fires are still burning in that state. The fires were mostly started by lightning storms but quickly spread because of dry conditions. The Pentagon says it's charging a Saudi Arabian man with "organizing and directing'' the bombing of the U-S-S Cole. And the military is seeking the death penaty against Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri (ahbd al-ruh-HEEM' al-nuh-SHEE'-ree). Seventeen American sailors were killed in the 2000 attack. The death of a pregnant Fort Bragg soldier is now being treated as a homicide. Army Specialist Megan Touma was found dead in a Fayetteville, North Carolina motel last week. Police say they have a person of interest in the case. And Floyd Landis has lost his final chance to retain his 2006 Tour de France title. The Court of Arbitration for Sport upheld previous rulings Landis' positive doping test was valid. The American cyclist was banned from the sport for 2-years for cheating. ___ ___, The Associated Press with AP News Minute. Tags: ap, minuteworld, Author: AssociatedPress |
