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US, Iraq have draft to pull US troops out (AP)

AP - Iraq and the U.S. have reached preliminary agreement to withdraw American forces from Iraqi cities by next June, six years into the increasingly unpopular war, Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari said Thursday after meeting with Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice.

Suicide bombers kill 59 at Pakistani arms factory (AP)

AP - Suicide bombers killed 59 people at an arms factory Thursday in one of Pakistan's deadliest terror attacks, adding to turmoil from political squabbling that is threatening to tear apart the ruling coalition now that Pervez Musharraf has quit as president.

Go Away Fay: Storm hits Fla. for 4th day (AP)

AP - For a fourth weary day, Tropical Storm Fay continued its soggy march through Florida Thursday, forcing dozens more residents to flee floodwaters and even driving alligators and snakes out of their habitats and into streets.

U.S. softball team denied 4th-straight gold, loses to Japan (AP)

AP - Losing for the first time since 2000, the U.S. softball team was denied a chance for a fourth straight gold medal Thursday, beaten 3-1 by Japan in the sport's last appearance in the Olympics for at least eight years and maybe for good.

Relay flubs cap 0-for-6 US showing in sprint races (AP)

AP - Tyson Gay stuck his left hand behind him, waiting to feel the red baton's cool metal make contact.

16-year-old dies in Tennessee school shooting (AP)

AP - A student fatally shot a 16-year-old classmate during a dispute Thursday at a Knoxville high school, as other teenagers watched in horror as the victim clutched his chest and fell to the floor.

Leading economic indicators fell sharply in July (AP)

AP - A private business group's measure of the economy's health showed the largest drop in one year as stocks fell, new building permits declined and unemployment rose.

Rejected by Hong Kong, Glitter arrives in Thailand (AP)

AP - Thai police said disgraced rocker Gary Glitter agreed Thursday to leave Thailand for London, possibly ending a two-day odyssey that began when he was released from a Vietnamese prison after serving time for molesting children.

Now on the Hallmark aisle: Gay marriage cards (AP)

AP - Most states don't recognize gay marriage but now Hallmark does.

NFLPA head Gene Upshaw dies of cancer at age 63 (AP)

AP - Gene Upshaw, the Hall of Fame guard who during a quarter century as union head helped get NFL players free agency and the riches that came with it, has died. He was 63.

It's show time for Obama and McCain (Reuters)

Reuters - It's show time for Barack Obama and John McCain, with back-to-back presidential nominating conventions offering them tightly-scripted spectacles designed to polish their images and highlight their messages.

U.S. demands Russia leave Georgia "now" (Reuters)

Reuters - Washington demanded on Friday that Russia pull its troops out of Georgia "now," but Moscow said it would be another 10 days before the bulk of its force left Georgian soil.

Rice in says Iraq troops deal close (Reuters)

Reuters - The United States and Iraq are close to a deal extending the presence of U.S. troops beyond 2008, but any timetable for their withdrawal must be "feasible," Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said on Thursday.

Fannie, Freddie debt rallies on likely bailout (Reuters)

Reuters - Heightened expectations for a government bailout of U.S. home-funding giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac drove their debt prices higher on Thursday as investors bet the securities will be guaranteed by the U.S. government even if shareholders are wiped out.

Analysts see tough quarter for U.S. investment banks (Reuters)

Reuters - Wall Street research analysts are projecting yet another tough quarter for U.S. investment banks marked by additional writedowns across a series of fixed-income assets amid an already weak operating environment.

Jamaica sweeps the sprint golds in Beijing (Reuters)

Reuters - Jamaica made a clean sweep of Olympic sprint golds on Thursday with victory in the women's 200 meters humbling the United States, the traditional track and field superpower.

Suicide bombs kill 59 outside Pakistani arms plant (Reuters)

Reuters - Two Pakistani Taliban suicide bombers blew themselves up outside the country's main defense industry complex on Thursday, killing at least 59 people as workers were leaving at the end of their shift, officials said.

Relatives seek to identify Spain crash victims (Reuters)

Reuters - Grieving relatives on Thursday tried to identify charred bodies from the wreckage of a Spanish jet which crashed at Madrid airport on its second attempt at takeoff after mechanical problems.

Suicide blasts kill 64 at Pakistan arms factory (AFP)

AFP - Two suicide bombers blew themselves up outside Pakistan's main army munitions factory Thursday, killing 64 workers in the deadliest attack on a military installation in the country's history.

Relatives face grim mission to identify Madrid crash victims (AFP)

AFP - Distraught relatives struggled Thursday to identify the charred remains of 153 victims of the Madrid jet disaster as investigators scoured the wreckage for clues to Spain's worst air crash in decades.