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TOP STORIES
HONDURAS-COUP
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras _ Honduras' interim leader warned that the only way his predecessor will return to office is through a foreign invasion, setting up a dramatic showdown with the ousted president who is preparing to come home accompanied by world leaders. By Will Weissert. AP Photos.
WITH: HONDURAS-INTERIM LEADER; HONDURAS-DRUG ALLEGATIONS.
UN-HONDURAS
UNITED NATIONS _ The U.N. General Assembly unanimously condemns the military coup in Honduras and demands President Manuel Zelaya's immediate return to power, a decision the ousted Honduran leader called «historic.» By Edith M. Lederer.
WITH: US-HONDURAS.
US-MICHAEL JACKSON
LOS ANGELES _ Michael Jackson's will gives guardianship over his children to the singer's mother and leaves all his assets in a trust fund, a person with knowledge of the document tells The Associated Press. AP Photos, AP Graphics.
WITH: US-MICHAEL JACKSON-FINANCES; US-MICHAEL JACKSON-APOLLO.
US-MICHAEL JACKSON-DRUGS
LOS ANGELES _ Michael Jackson was so distraught over persistent insomnia in recent months that he pleaded for a powerful sedative despite warnings it could be harmful, says a nutritionist who was working with the singer as he prepared his comeback bid. By Lynn Elber. AP Photos.
US-IRAQ FUTURE-ANALYSIS
WASHINGTON _ U.S. troops are out of Iraq's cities but not its future. Even a best-case scenario is likely to feature a substantial American role _ militarily as well as diplomatically _ for years to come. A military commitment to training and advising Iraqi security forces may be needed even beyond President Barack Obama's current term of office. An AP News Analysis by Robert Burns.
US-WORLD BANK-HAITI
MIAMI _ Roughly two-thirds of Haiti's total debt is canceled when three organizations that provide financial assistance to poor countries announce they're forgiving $1.2 billion of what the Caribbean country owes. By Jennifer Kay.
US-GOVERNOR'S AFFAIR
COLUMBIA, South Carolina _ South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford, already struggling to salvage his marriage and his political career after admission of a scandalous affair, adds explosive details, including more visits with the mistress he calls his «soul mate» and additional women in his past. By Tamara Lush and Evan Berland. AP Photos.
US-MINNESOTA SENATE
ST. PAUL, Minnesota Republican Norm Coleman concedes to Democrat Al Franken in Minnesota's contested Senate race Tuesday, ending one of the longest election battles in recent U.S. history. Moved. By Brian Bakst. AP Photos.
US SENATE STAKES-ANALYSIS
WASHINGTON _ Al Franken's victory in the marathon race to elect Minnesota's second senator gives Democrats control of 60 seats, the number needed to overcome any Republican delaying tactic aimed at blocking elements of President Barack Obama's ambitious agenda. By Special Correspondent David Espo.
US-NKOREA SHIP
WASHINGTON _ U.S. officials say that a North Korean ship has turned around and is headed back toward the north where it came from, after being tracked for more than a week by American Navy vessels on suspicion of carrying illegal weapons. By Pauline Jelinek.
US-NKOREA-SANCTIONS
WASHINGTON _ The United States imposes financial sanctions on a company in Iran that is accused of involvement in North Korea's missile proliferation network. By Jeannine Aversa.
US-FARRAH FAWCETT FUNERAL
LOS ANGELES _ The life of «Charlie's Angels» star Farrah Fawcett is celebrated at a private funeral in the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels that one participant called «stirring.``y Sandy Cohen. AP Photos.
US-ISRAEL-PALESTINIANS
NEW YORK _ Israel is considering what it can do to enable a full-fledged Mideast peace process and Palestinian-Israeli negotiations to take off, including instituting a temporary freeze on settlements, Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak says. By Edith M. Lederer.
US-GAYS IN MILITARY
WASHINGTON _ Defense Secretary Robert Gates says he wants to make the law prohibiting gays from serving openly in the armed forces «more humane» until Congress eventually repeals it. He says he has lawyers studying ways the law might be selectively enforced. By Anne Gearan.
WITH: US-GAY SOLDIER-HEARING.
BUSINESS & FINANCE
US-MICHAEL JACKSON-FINANCES
NEW YORK _ It's one of the biggest mysteries in the Michael Jackson saga: How much was the lavish-spending, massively debt-ridden pop icon really worth? By Stevenson Jacobs. AP Photos. AP Graphic JACKSON FINANCES.
US-MADOFF SCANDAL
NEW YORK _ Bernard Madoff, even as he faces the prospect of dying behind bars for his epic swindle, has never wavered on one point: He acted alone. Federal investigators haven't budged either: They don't believe him. By Tom Hays and Larry Neumeister. AP Photo.
WITH: US-MADOFF-ASSET SCRAMBLE
US-FINANCIAL OVERHAUL
WASHINGTON _ President Barack Obama asks Congress to create a new U.S. agency to police the fine print on credit card bills and mortgage documents and determine what fees, penalties and interest rates are fair. By Anne Flaherty.
US-GM-BANKRUPTCY
NEW YORK _ General Motors CEO Fritz Henderson defends the automaker's plan to sell the bulk of its assets to a new company and quickly emerge from bankruptcy protection. By Bree Fowler. AP Photos.
US-STOCKS-SECOND QUARTER
NEW YORK _ Investors carried Wall Street to a remarkable second-quarter performance even though stocks' big spring rally stalled weeks ago. By Sara Lepro. AP Photos.
US-STANFORD-HEARING
HOUSTON _ A federal judge revokes the bond of Texas financier R. Allen Stanford, ordering he be kept in jail while he awaits trial on charges alleging he swindled investors out of $7 billion. By Juan A. Lozano.
FEATURES
US-FEA-GLOBAL ARTISANS
NEW YORK _ In Africa, Asia and Latin America, gifted craftspeople who can express age-old traditions in beautiful ways often lack access to raw materials and distribution venues. And they may have no expertise in getting their goods to a wider marketplace. By Kim Cook. AP Photos.
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