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Judge blocks parts of Arizona immigration law (AP)

AP - A federal judge dealt a serious rebuke to Arizona's toughest-in-the-nation immigration law on Wednesday when she put most of the crackdown on hold just hours before it was to take effect.

152 die as plane crashes in rainy Pakistan hills (AP)

AP - A passenger jet that officials suspect veered off course in monsoon rains and thick clouds crashed into hills overlooking Pakistan's capital Wednesday, killing all 152 people on board and scattering body parts and twisted metal far and wide.

Jury begins weighing Blagojevich corruption case (AP)

AP - Rod Blagojevich's fate was in the hands of jurors Wednesday as they began deciding whether the impeached Illinois governor tried to sell an appointment to President Barack Obama's former Senate seat and schemed to use his political power for personal gain.

FBI director defends bureau over test cheating (AP)

AP - FBI Director Robert Mueller told Congress on Wednesday that he does not know how many of his agents cheated on an important exam on the bureau's policies, an embarrassing revelation that raises questions about whether the FBI knows its own rules for conducting surveillance on Americans.

NYC looks to stop spreading bedbug infestations (AP)

AP - One of every 15 New Yorkers battled bedbugs last year, officials said Wednesday as they announced a plan to fight the spreading infestation, including a public-awareness campaign and a top entomologist to head the effort.

Structure losses lowered in Calif. wildfire (AP)

AP - Authorities have revised downward the number of structures destroyed by a 1,400-acre wildfire in California's Tehachapi Mountains.

1 dead, 2 injured in bear attack at MT campground (AP)
AP - At least one bear rampaged through a campground Wednesday near Yellowstone National Park in the middle of the night, killing one person and injuring two others during a terrifying attack that forced people to hide in their cars as the animal tore through tents.

Ship lost for more than 150 years is recovered (AP)
AP - Canadian archeologists have found a ship abandoned more than 150 years ago in the quest for the fabled Northwest Passage and which was lost in the search for the doomed expedition of Sir John Franklin, the head of the team said Wednesday.

Florida great-grandma takes a bite out of crime (AP)
AP - A great-grandmother in Daytona Beach bit an assailant and was dragged several feet hanging on to the getaway car of a couple who snatched her purse. Patricia Robertson doesn't know how she summoned the strength, but the commotion she created helped get her belongings back.

Pitino says extortion suspect unzipped his pants (AP)

AP - A woman accused of demanding millions to stay quiet about a tryst with Rick Pitino initiated the sex by whispering to him and unzipping his pants when he got up to leave an empty Italian restaurant, he testified Wednesday.

Key parts of Arizona anti-immigration law blocked (Reuters)

Reuters - A judge on Wednesday blocked key parts of Arizona's tough new immigration law hours before it was to take effect, handing a victory to the Obama administration as it tries to take control of the issue.

Pakistan plane crashes, all 152 on board dead (Reuters)

Reuters - A Pakistani passenger plane crashed in heavy rain near Islamabad Wednesday, killing all 152 people on board, officials said, in the worst aviation accident in Pakistan.

BP aims for quick well kill; weighs asset sales (Reuters)

Reuters - BP Plc may permanently shut the well that caused the worst off-shore oil spill in U.S. history as early as Monday, the company said as speculation grew over assets it might sell to cover mounting costs.

Senate energy bill draws widespread criticism (Reuters)

Reuters - Republicans and some moderate Democrats in the Senate on Wednesday began picking apart a new energy bill that they complained goes too far in holding oil companies responsible for accidents like the massive Gulf of Mexico spill.

Special Report: Watching grass grow in the Gulf, and cheering! (Reuters)

Reuters - Marsh grasses are the tough guys of the plant world. Left alone, they dominate coastal marshes from Texas to Newfoundland. Burn their stems and leaves, and they come back bushier than ever.