McCain’s choice to help with search for running mate is lawyer known - Minneapolis Star Tribune
WASHINGTON - The choice for John McCain’s running mate is such a mystery that few people even know who is helping in that search. The Republican is leaning on a consummate behind-the-scenes player in Washington — attorney Arthur B. Culvahouse Jr

Entwistle jury deciding if he killed his wife, baby - Patriot Ledger
If prosecutors are right, Neil Entwistle is a cold-blooded killer who shot and killed his wife and baby and ran away to his native England. But defense lawyer Elliot Weinstein painted Entwistle as someone who only wanted to protect his wife Rachel

U.S. law puts chill on oil sands - Globe and Mail
At the heart of the issue are concerns in the U.S. environmental community that the U.S. government, by touting the oil sands as a key cog in the country’s long-term energy security, is betting the country’s future on a dirty energy source. Alberta’s

Father of 5 killed saving children from runaway car - Globe and Mail
MONTREAL — A Quebec man who was crushed to death under the wheels of a rolling, driver-less car used his final moment to deliver a heroic push that thrust his family members to safety. Steve Whissell, 33, shoved at least two of his five children

No special deals for tribal casinos - Detroit Free Press
I would like to add a few points concerning the upcoming vote in Congress on legalizing off-reservation casinos in Romulus and Port Huron (”Legislators, tribes divided over casinos; At issue: Romulus, Port Huron sites,” June 22): The validity of the

Murder trial delayed over discovery law violation - Raleigh News & Observer
Gaines, 26, is charged with first-degree murder. RALEIGH - A Superior Court judge delayed a murder trial Monday after learning that a Raleigh police sergeant took nearly a year to type up notes from an interview with a suspect — apparently in