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Mystery disease in Cambodia kills 61 children

By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Associated Press

Homes in the Mountain Shadows area of Colorado Springs, Colo., go up in flames from the Waldo Canyon fire on Tuesday, June 26, 2012. (AP Photo/The Gazette, Jerilee Bennett)

EDITORIAL: Government fiddles while the West burns

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES - The Washington Times

A wildfire burns July 3, 2012, at Lambert Park in Alpine, Utah. (Associated Press/The Salt Lake Tribune)

Western firefighters hoping for calmer weather

By Kristen Wyatt - Associated Press

CHENG: China’s space challenge to America

By Dean Cheng - Special to The Washington Times

A sign informs Memorial Day visitors to Prince Solms Park in New Braunfels, Texas, on May 28, 2012, what is acceptable for tubers to carry down the Comal River. (Associated Press/San Antonio Express-News)

To beer, or not to beer? ‘Can ban’ slows Texas tourism

By Paul J. Weber - Associated Press

The San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station along the beach in San Onofre, Calif., has been offline since Jan. 31 because of mechanical problems. (Associated Press)

Economics could doom oceanside nuclear plant

By Michael R. Blood - Associated Press

Pepco brags it beat power-restoration deadline by 2 days

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Utility workers secure power lines on a pole as their team repairs lines downed by fallen trees in Springfield. (Associated Press)

Power finally back on for 90% of Pepco’s customers

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

UN limits melamine in formula after China scandal

By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Associated Press

This summer is ‘what global warming looks like’

By SETH BORENSTEIN - Associated Press

This US summer is ‘what global warming looks like’

By SETH BORENSTEIN - Associated Press

A combine cuts a path through the wheat field Saturday on a farm in Westfield, Vt. (Associated Press)

Farm payments hit as report lays out abuse

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev poses Tuesday with children in front of a store he visited on one of the Kuril Islands. Mr. Medvedev pledged to boost aid for four impoverished islands, ownership of which has been disputed by Tokyo since World War II. (Associated Press)

Russia’s Medvedev rankles Japanese with visit to disputed Pacific islands

By Mansur Mirovalev - Associated Press

A utility worker clears a downed tree in Springfield, Va., Sunday, July 1, 2012. A severe storm late Friday knocked out power to approximately one million residents, traffic signals and businesses in the region. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

Fourth day of storm recovery brings more power customers online

By Shannon Odell - The Washington Times

Homes are left in ruins after being destroyed by the Waldo Canyon Fire in the Mountain Shadows neighborhood of Colorado Springs, Colo., on Monday, July 2, 2012. The 28-square-mile wildfire, which has killed two people and destroyed nearly 350 homes, was 70 percent contained on Monday. (AP Photo/Bryan Oller)

Global warming seen as a factor in wildfires

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

The centenarian tortoise Diego has sired hundreds of offspring at the Galapagos National Park in the Galapagos Islands. (AP Photo/Galapagos National Park)

Galapagos’ new star tortoise a prolific dad

By Gonzalo Solano - Associated Press

Galapagos’ new star tortoise a prolific dad

By GONZALO SOLANO - Associated Press

A pedestrian takes a look at downed trees blocking the entrance of a house in Baltimore on July 2, 2012, after a severe storm swept through the region four days earlier. Power outages left many to contend with stifling homes and spoiled food over the weekend as temperatures approached or exceeded 100 degrees. (Associated Press)

1.4 million still blacked out after broad U.S. storm

By Eric Tucker and Mike Barakat - Associated Press

A member of the Colorado National Guard stands watch at a roadblock leading to homes in the Mountain Shadow area of Colorado Springs on Tuesday. The homes in the background are among 346 destroyed by the Waldo Canyon wildfire. (Associated Press)

Air Force C-130 tankers return to firefighting after deadly crash

By Dan Elliott - Associated Press

Frances Lukens looks at the tangle of boards and tree limbs piercing her living room ceiling in Lynchburg, Va., on June 30, 2012, after a huge oak tree fell directly on the house during a storm the previous night. (Associated Press/The News & Advance)

At least 22 dead after storms cut power along East Coast

By Ben Nuckols - Associated Press