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General Motors posted a second-quarter loss of $3.2 billion Wednesday -- but company officials say the loss includes more than $4 billion in special one-time charges related to downsizing. The news sent shares of GM to a 10-month high. From member station WDET in Detroit, Jerome Vaughn reports.

The Republican-led House rejects any timetable for pulling U.S. forces out of Iraq, and passes a non-binding resolution formally declaring Iraq as one of the theaters in the war on terrorism.

In a remote region of Russia's Arctic Far North, residents say they're the latest victims of President Putin's drive to reshape his county into a global power. Last month, authorities jailed the region's governor, Alexei Barinov, on charges of fraud and embezzlement. But citizens say the move was part of a plan.

In a report released Thursday, the Senate Indian Affairs Committee calls the depth and breadth of misconduct by convicted lobbyist Jack Abramoff, and ex-Congressional aide Michael Scanlon, "astonishing."

Agents in Miami have arrested seven men who are indicted on terrorism charges. The seven are accused of conspiring to provide support to al-Qaida and planning to bomb the Sears Tower in Chicago, along with some government buildings in Miami.

U.S. and Iraqi government troops move deeper into the insurgent stronghold of Ramadi, as an overnight operation thrusts into the eastern part of the city, an area previously under insurgent control. Since U.S. forces captured the nearby town of Fallujah in November of 2004, Ramadi has been a main base of the insurgency.

Like many people with autism, Temple Grandin struggles with language and also with personal relationships. Scientists say that's probably not a coincidence, as research increasingly suggests that language depends as much on social skills as grammar.

Justin Lundgren scattered 99 postcards bearing his own photos across New Orleans -- pre-stamped, pre-addressed and often with cryptic notes. The result is a unique art project, and also a time capsule of a city lost to floodwaters.

The buyer-rating organization Consumer Reports operates an auto-testing center in Connecticut where employees get to try out the latest cars. Sometimes they even get to take the vehicles home. The whole point is to give the new cars a real-world beating -- especially the fast ones...

Christians in the southern Lebanese village of Ein Abel are trapped between combatants Israel and Hezbollah. Guerrillas have fired rockets from just outside the village, drawing Israeli return fire. Parts of Ein Abel are in ruins.

It was a record year for snow in many parts of the West -- and as summer approaches, that snowpack is melting fast. That's good news for whitewater rafters, but it can be deadly for casual swimmers. In California's Sierra Nevada, home to some of the fastest uncontrolled rivers in the West, national park rangers are training for a big water year.

A Beagle named Belle will be honored at a dinner tonight in Washington. Belle has won the Vita award, given annually to someone (usually a person) who uses a cell phone to save a life or prevent a crime. When Florida man Kevin Weaver collapsed in a diabetic seizure, Belle bit his cell phone on the auto dial button for 911. Believe it or not, Belle was trained to warn Weaver of low blood sugar -- she tried, but he ignored her -- and she found his phone and called for help.