800 die in Pakistan flooding
Hundreds of people died when floodwaters swept away their mud homes in Pakistan's Swat Valley. The death toll from flood is now at least 800.

No 'obituary' yet for Gulf oil disaster
Federal officials are far from ready to "write the obituary" on the Gulf oil spill, even as crews work toward two efforts to seal the crippled BP well once and for all.

No quick hearing on AZ immigration law
A federal appeals court has denied Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer's request for an expedited hearing on the state's controversial immigration law. Instead, the case has been scheduled for a hearing during the first week in November.

In one rehabbed house, a dose of hope
Down in Lansing's Old Everett neighborhood, an Emily Street house has gone from shack to shine, thanks to the Ingham County Land Bank and the students of the YouthBuild program.

'Significant progress' made on Michigan oil cleanup
Enbridge Inc., based in Calgary, Alberta, said it was preparing to remove the damaged section of pipe as its focus shifted to cleaning up the spilled oil in southwest Michigan's Kalamazoo River, which it estimates at 820,000 gallons.

Saturday's letters to the editor
Please remember to vote "yes" on the Capital Area District Library millage on Aug. 3. This is a renewal, not a new tax. If the millage doesn't pass, the libraries will close.