Typhoon Conson strikes China - CNN.com

Senate passes financial-reform bill

ASSOCIATED PRESS CLOSE: Sen. Christopher J. Dodd looks on as Sen. Harry Reid proclaims victory for the financial-reform bill on Capitol Hill on Thursday after winning over three Republicans.

NBC, CBS reject ad against ground zero mosque

STANDING THEIR GROUND: Protesters object to proposed construction of a mosque near ground zero. Three separate plans to build mosques in the city are being met with anger. (Associated Press)

Parents seek lessons with conservative slant

ASSOCIATED PRESS PHOTOGRAPHS Tim Fairfield wears period clothing as he talks to children about the merits of free enterprise on the first night of a Vacation Liberty School in Georgetown, Ky., on Monday. "If we're going to take our country back, we've got to remember where we came from - not only as adults, but we need to teach our children," said Mr. Fairfield, one of the teachers.

Minor earthquake rattles the D.C. area - Washington Times

PRUDEN: With a whine and whimper, a presidency splits a seam

Bikinis in Moscow: Europe wilts in heat wave

People have rest in Kolomenskoye park in Moscow, Thursday, July 15, 2010. A heat wave hit central

U.S. shifts control of last prison to Iraq

Associated Press Iraqi Minister of Justice Dara Noureddin speaks after the ceremony transferring the last U.S.-controlled prison to Iraqi authorities on Thursday in Baghdad. The shift marked a milestone in Iraq's push for complete sovereignty.

Vatican toughens rules on sexual abuse of children

Venezuelans charged in case of 'false' tweets