Obama, McCain appear together for first time

Sharing the stage at a mega-church, Barack Obama and John McCain hardly had time for anything but the political equivalent of an air kiss.

Calmer weather slows spread of US wildfires

Firefighters battling a raging wildfire in the Sierra Nevada foothills of northern California caught a break early on Friday.

Rare condors threatened by California fires

Naturalists are fearing for endangered California condors caught up in a massive two-week-old blaze still sweeping through the scenic Big Sur area.

Ferocious US wildfire approaches tourist town

A ferocious wildfire burning through the Los Padres National Forest continued creeping closer to the tourist town of Big Sur in California on Friday.

Same-sex couples trade vows in California

Same-sex couples across California exchanged vows and wedding bands on the first weekend since the state began allowing gays and lesbians to marry.

Tiger's homecoming

No one does casual understatement of other-worldly sporting achievement like Tiger Woods, but the world number one has surpassed even his own standards of quiet assertiveness.

'Most great art is created in a furious moment'

Artist Alton Kelley, who created the psychedelic style of posters and other art associated with the 1960s San Francisco rock scene, has died.

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