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AP Top News at 6:48 a.m. EDT
Thousands flee Chinese village near epicenter due to flood worries
BEICHUAN, China (AP) - Thousands of Chinese earthquake victims fled areas near the epicenter Saturday, fearful of potential floods from a river blocked by landslides. Soldiers carried older people out of Beichuan town - one of the areas hit hardest by the magnitude 7.9 quake Monday - while survivors cradled babies on a road jammed with vehicles and people. The death toll jumped to near 29,000.
President Bush, after visit to Israel, focuses on Arab side of Mideast stalemate
SHARM EL-SHEIK, Egypt (AP) - President Bush pivoted to the Arab side of the Mideast peace dispute on Saturday, but he may well get a less glowing reception than he did in Israel earlier this week. Bush opened two days of talks here with a string of leaders key to U.S. goals in the region: Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, Afghan President Hamid Karzai and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas. On Sunday, Bush is meeting with Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani, Jordan's King Abdullah II, Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad and several Iraqi leaders.
UAW members await details of deal with American Axle that could end 11-week strike
DETROIT (AP) - About 3,600 workers at American Axle and Manufacturing Holdings Inc. will find out soon whether a new contract was worth 80 days without a company paycheck. Bargainers for the United Auto Workers reached a tentative agreement with the company on Friday that could end a bitter strike against the auto parts maker that crippled dozens of General Motors Corp. factories in the U.S., Canada and Mexico.
Dead nearly 7 decades, Idaho's Sen. William Borah cited in 2008 presidential furor
BOISE, Idaho (AP) - Being dead since 1940 hasn't kept Idaho U.S. Sen. William Borah from being inserted squarely into 2008 presidential politics after Democratic candidate Barack Obama took issue with President Bush's borrowing of a quote from Borah. In a speech Thursday to the Israeli Knesset, Bush mentioned the president of Iran, and said: "Some seem to believe that we should negotiate with the terrorists and radicals, as if some ingenious argument will persuade them they have been wrong all along."
Oregon Democrats in close battle for right to challenge Republican Sen. Gordon Smith
WASHINGTON (AP) - As head of the deep-pocketed Democratic Senatorial Campaign Commission, New York Sen. Charles Schumer hand-picked his party's nominee to take on Oregon Sen. Gordon Smith, the last Republican standing on the West Coast. But apparently, Schumer forgot to inform the state's voters. Days before votes are counted in the Oregon primary, Schumer's choice - Oregon House Speaker Jeff Merkley - is in a tight battle with Portland lawyer and activist Steve Novick. Polls show the race is too close to call.
Tensions between US, Russia likely to continue under new leadership
WASHINGTON (AP) - Russia's new president has promised the kind of democratic change that Washington advocated during predecessor Vladimir Putin's tenure. At the same time, all the candidates to succeed President Bush have promised a break from a foreign policy that Moscow has bitterly criticized. Still, there is scant optimism that the changes in leadership in Moscow and Washington will shift the downward momentum in relations between the two nuclear powers.
Ever-busy Reba McEntire says 10th time hosting Academy of Country Music Awards 'more fun'
LAS VEGAS (AP) - After wrapping up a successful concert tour, you'd think Reba McEntire would want to take some time off to relax. Instead, the tireless country star is preparing for her 10th turn as host of the Academy of Country Music Awards this weekend. Over the years, she says she's gained more ease hosting the event. "I've got a lot more confidence," McEntire told AP Television at rehearsals Friday. "I know a lot more of these folks that I get to work with, and we're a wonderful team. And it's, I don't want to say, 'old hat,' 'cause I still get a little nervous and butterflies still happen when I get on that stage. But I think I have more fun with it now than I did the first time."
Kobe Bryant, Lakers hold off Utah rally to reach West finals with 108-105 win in Game 6
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - Kobe Bryant scored 34 points and Los Angeles held off a furious rally by the Utah Jazz for a 108-105 victory Friday night, putting the Lakers in the Western Conference finals for the first time in four years. The Jazz trailed by 19 at halftime and 16 at the end of the third quarter, but hit a flurry of 3-pointers to get within two points in the final minute. The Jazz had a chance to tie it at the end, but Mehmet Okur and Deron Williams missed 3-pointers in the closing seconds and Utah's season was over.
LeBron James scores 32 points as Cavaliers force Game 7 in Boston with 74-69 win over Celtics
CLEVELAND (AP) - The Cleveland Cavaliers packed for a weekend stay in Beantown - not a few weeks on Cape Cod. They've got at least one more game left, and in the NBA, it's as big as they ever get. Game 7. On Sunday. In Boston. LeBron James scored 32 points - 19 in the second half - and the Cavaliers forced a decisive and fitting finale to this home-sweet-home playoff series with a 74-69 victory Friday night over the Celtics, who have gone from regular-season road kings to postseason road kill.
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AP Top Business News At 6:44 a.m. EDT
UAW members await details of deal with American Axle that could end 11-week strike
DETROIT (AP) -- About 3,600 workers at American Axle and Manufacturing Holdings Inc. will find out soon whether a new contract was worth 80 days without a company paycheck....
Wall Street may get best indicators yet about recession or economic recovery as summer begins
NEW YORK (AP) -- After nine months of turmoil that started with the collapse of the subprime mortgage market, Wall Street appears to be at a turning point of sorts....
Brazil crackdown on illegal logging brings only temporary success
TAILANDIA, Brazil (AP) -- Acrid smoke from charcoal-making blankets this Amazon logging town with the smell of business as usual. Less than three months ago, federal agents swooped in to close sawmills, confiscate wood and smash charcoal furnaces in a government crackdown on illegal logging....
Oil prices spike to record near $128 a barrel, as retail gas and diesel hit new highs
NEW YORK (AP) -- News that Saudi Arabia had boosted its oil output by 300,000 barrels a day was greeted as a non-event on oil markets - the move wasn't anywhere near the kind of production increase needed to bring prices down on Friday....
Treasury secretary describes financial markets as 'considerably calmer' than in March
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson said Friday that financial markets are "considerably calmer" now than they were two months ago. He predicted the economy will be rebounding by the second half of this year....
Housing posts surprising rebound in April on apartment construction, outlook still shaky
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Construction of new homes increased by the biggest percentage in more than two years in April, a rare spot of good news amid the worst downturn in housing in more than two decades....
GE confirms that it plans to sell or spin-off 101-year-old appliance business
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) -- General Electric Co. plans to sell or spin off the business that for a century has put appliances in American homes, a decision that could presage further asset sales, analysts said....
GM workers approve local contract to end strike at Lansing-area crossover plant
LANSING, Mich. (AP) -- A striking United Auto Workers local at a key General Motors Corp. factory ratified a new contract with the company Friday afternoon and will resume production on Monday....
Robert Mondavi, the patriarch of California wine country, is dead at age 94
BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) -- Robert Mondavi, the vintner who built his career and helped an iconic Northern California industry blossom by insisting that Napa Valley wines can compete with the best in the world, died in the valley Friday. He was 94....
Department store chain Macy's signs deal to put FAO Schwarz toy shops within its stores
CINCINNATI (AP) -- FAO Schwarz will open toy stores in nearly 700 Macy's department stores over the next two years in a move that both stores hope will drive traffic in a tough economic environment....
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AP Top Entertainment News At 6:42 a.m. EDT
Ever-busy Reba McEntire says 10th time hosting Academy of Country Music Awards 'more fun'
LAS VEGAS (AP) -- After wrapping up a successful concert tour, you'd think Reba McEntire would want to take some time off to relax. Instead, the tireless country star is preparing for her 10th turn as host of the Academy of Country Music Awards this weekend. Over the years, she says she's gained more ease hosting the event....
Reports, photos indicate that Ashlee Simpson and Pete Wentz are soon to marry
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Though Ashlee Simpson and Pete Wentz are keeping a tight lid on their nuptuals, it's looking like a wedding is imminent. Aerial photos posted Friday at several celebrity Web sites, credited to the Insight News & Features paparazzi photo agency, purport to show the Simpson family home near Los Angeles dotted with large white party tents....
There will be dancing at Ellen's reception: DeGeneres and longtime girlfriend de Rossi engaged
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Ellen DeGeneres and longtime girlfriend Portia de Rossi are jumping at the chance to get married. DeGeneres announced their engagement during a Thursday taping of "The Ellen DeGeneres Show," telling the studio audience the news that the California Supreme Court had struck down state laws against gay marriage....
Marcia Cross drops a few hints about what the future holds for ABC's `Desperate Housewives'
WASHINGTON (AP) -- It's true: "Desperate Housewives" will flash-forward five years....
What's Indy up to? Veil of secrecy shrouds `Crystal Skull' as grand Cannes premiere nears
CANNES, France (AP) -- Indiana Jones doesn't give up his secrets lightly, and neither does the man pulling his strings....
Michael Moore plans broader tale than Bush chronicle with `Fahrenheit 9/11' follow-up
CANNES, France (AP) -- With his follow-up to "Fahrenheit 9/11," Michael Moore wants to examine America as an empire, study its standing since the Sept. 11 attacks and present revelations to surprise audiences as much as the first film did....
'The View' to give fans a backstage look, including co-hosts' `Hot Topics' preparations
NEW YORK (AP) -- Daytime's "The View" will rerun one of its shows in two weeks from an entirely different view that lets fans know a little about what goes on backstage....
Eva Longoria Parker walks red carpet at Cannes, but at home: 'Usually I'm in sweats or jeans'
CANNES, France (AP) -- Eva Longoria Parker gets to play dress-up at the Cannes Film Festival - and she doesn't even have to pack her own suitcase....
`Sex and the City' star Sarah Jessica Parker says she's not a slave to fashion
BERLIN (AP) -- Sarah Jessica Parker says she's not a slave to fashion like her "Sex and the City" character Carrie Bradshaw....
Judge has denied media motion seeking court records and transcripts in R. Kelly trial
CHICAGO (AP) -- A judge has denied a motion from news organizations seeking immediate access to sealed court records and transcripts in the R. Kelly child pornography trial....
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