WASHINGTON (AP) — Backers of comprehensive immigration legislation are gearing up for a campaign to push the House to act, even as some begin openly voicing fears they’re already losing the fight. Congress’ monthlong August recess could be crucial and supporters aim to exert influence in dozens of congressional districts home to Republican House members […]

BALSAM LAKE, Wis. (AP) — Police on Thursday expressed regret that investigators taking part in an exhaustive all-day search amid blistering heat did not force open the trunk of a car where a missing western Wisconsin toddler was later found dead. Two-year-old Isaiah Theis disappeared Tuesday night. A Polk County sheriff ’s deputy found his […]

BAGHDAD (AP) — Officials say a bomb has exploded in a Sunni mosque in central Iraq, killing at least 10 people. Provincial councilman Sadiq al-Huusseini says today’s explosion hit the Abu Bakir al-Sideeq mosque in the town of Wijaihiya, about 35 miles northeast of Baghdad. He says it killed 10. Iraq has been rocked by […]

BEIJING (AP) — China has ended controls on bank interest rates in a move toward making its financial system more market-oriented. The change announced today by the central bank comes amid promises by the ruling Communist Party to make the economy more efficient and productive. Analysts say one of the most important changes will be […]

DETROIT (AP) — At the height of its industrial power, Detroit was an irrepressible engine of the American economy, offering well-paying jobs, a gateway to the middle class for generations of autoworkers and affordable vehicles that put the world on wheels. But by Thursday, the once-mighty symbol of the nation’s manufacturing strength had fallen into […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House is considering canceling a fall summit between President Barack Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow, a move that would further aggravate the already tense relationship between the two leaders. The White House is dangling that option over the Russians as Moscow considers a temporary asylum petition from […]

BOSTON (AP) — A Japan Airlines flight to Tokyo’s Narita Airport returned to Boston’s Logan Airport on Thursday because of a possible fuel pump issue on the Boeing 787 aircraft. It’s the latest trouble for the new Dreamliner aircraft after a lithium ion battery problem grounded the fleet in January and a fire erupted on […]

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Authorities say a power outage in Southern California has left at least 123,000 customers in the dark in San Diego and Orange counties. San Diego Gas & Electric spokeswoman Jennifer Ramp says the blackout began at just after 11:40 p.m. on Thursday and continued into the early morning hours of today. […]

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — After being appointed the first female president of the University of California, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano admitted she might not have been the obvious choice. But Napolitano said her leadership experience as a Cabinet secretary and governor of Arizona had prepared her for leading the 10-campus university system with 240,000 […]