Older Americans wrestling with debt, bankruptcy
The reasons vary, but experts say some retirees are overwhelmed by rising medical expenses or find that Social Security and their pensions don't stretch far enough. Those who lost jobs before they were ready to retire never quite caught up.
( By Eileen alt Powell, The Associated Press, 07/06/2004 03:22 PM CDT)

NY Post picks wrong running mate for Kerry
"KERRY'S CHOICE," read the headline over the Page One "exclusive" story. "Dem picks Gephardt as VP candidate."
( The Associated Press, 07/06/2004 03:11 PM CDT)

Car bomb kills 13
The blast left a yard-wide crater in the ground, set five cars on fire and burned the tent in the central town of Khalis, the heart of Iraq's orange-growing region.
( By Danica Kirka, The Associated Press, 07/06/2004 02:21 PM CDT)

U.S. proposes tariffs on shrimp imported from China, Vietnam
The Bush administration found that exporters have been dumping shrimp in the United States at artificially low prices.
( By Leigh Strope, The Associated Press, 07/06/2004 12:47 PM CDT)

Bush campaign to launch ad featuring McCain
President Bush's re-election campaign will launch a television ad featuring former Republican rival John McCain and titled "First Choice," an effort to paint Democrat John Kerry's running mate as his second choice.
( By Liz Sidoti, The Associate Press, 07/06/2004 11:27 AM CDT)

Man suspected of molesting girl in Bedford
Joshua Jennings, 21, of Fort Worth, a family friend, was arrested late Sunday, police said. He was free Tuesday after posting $25,000 bail shortly after his arrest on suspicion of aggravated sexual assualt of a child.
( Star-Telegram, 07/06/2004 05:06 PM CDT)

Irving wreck kills Burleson motorcyclist
Brandon L. Burns, 20, died at Parkland Memorial Hospital in Dallas shortly after the accident, police said.
( Star-Telegram, 07/06/2004 05:02 PM CDT)

Federal building bomb threat disrupts downtown
Fire Department spokesman Kent Worley said a threatening call was received at 9 a.m. He said a Fire Department investigator, along with federal security officers, initially found no evidence of any explosives.
( Star-Telegram, 07/06/2004 11:52 AM CDT)

TREPIDATION
Some in a West Texas town fear a polygamous church group might arrive in large numbers and dominate the community
First it was going to be a hunting lodge.
( By Bill Hanna, Star-Telegram Staff Writer, 07/06/2004 04:01 AM CDT)

New times, new woes, new blues
Crashing computers, malfunctioning appliances, online love and bad credit are among the modern troubles inspiring some blues writers.
( By Terry Lee Goodrich, Star-Telegram Staff Writer, 07/06/2004 04:01 AM CDT)

Marine said to be in 'place of safety'
As U.S. warplanes pound a suspected rebel safe house in Fallujah, the mystery surrounding a missing U.S. Marine deepens.
( By Edward Wong, The New York Times, 07/06/2004 04:01 AM CDT)