AP - Back and forth they went in the Wimbledon final, Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer, the two greatest tennis players of their generation producing one of the greatest matches of any generation on the sport's grandest stage.
Reuters - Rafael Nadal ended Roger Federer's
five-year reign as king of Wimbledon on Sunday with a 6-4 6-4
6-7 6-7 9-7 victory in the longest and one of the most dramatic
men's singles finals seen at the All England Club.
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AP - NBC Universal and two partners said Sunday they have reached a deal to buy The Weather Channel from Landmark Communications Inc., ending a drawn-out process that had attracted interest from several major media companies.
AP - Federal officials are considering a tentative proposal that calls for capturing or killing infected elk in Yellowstone National Park to eliminate a serious livestock disease carried by animals in the area.
Reuters - Weary California firefighters
braced on Sunday for another heat wave in the next few days as
they battled to bring two major blazes threatening towns along
the central coast under control.
Reuters - Pop star Madonna denied having an
affair with Yankee slugger Alex Rodriguez and said in a
statement to People magazine on Sunday she is not planning to
get divorced from her British husband Guy Ritchie.
AP - The United Arab Emirates canceled billions of dollars of Iraqi debt Sunday and moved to restore a full diplomatic mission in Baghdad, evidence of Iraq's improved security and growing acceptance of its Shiite-led government.
AP - Will Smith's box-office superpowers remain intact. Smith's "Hancock" — the story of a boozing, foul-mouthed superhero who dresses like a street bum — led the Fourth of July weekend with a $66 million debut, according to studio estimates Sunday.
Reuters - Tropical Storm Bertha, moving briskly
across open ocean waters, may strengthen into the first
hurricane of the 2008 Atlantic storm season sometime during the
next 48 hours, U.S. weather forecasters said on Sunday.
AP - Afghan officials said fighter aircraft battling militants accidentally killed up to 27 Afghans walking to a wedding ceremony in eastern Afghanistan early Sunday, the second military attack in three days with reports of civilian deaths.
AP - The world's top industrialized nations begin their annual summit Monday confronted with demands they reinvigorate the world economy, push ahead languishing climate change talks and make good on pledges to battle poverty and hunger.
AP - The first clue that the Tuesday afternoon session in Part 4 of Buffalo City Court is not like other criminal proceedings comes just before it starts.
Reuters - Afghan President Hamid Karzai has ordered
an investigation into a U.S.-led coalition air strike that
local officials say killed 15 civilians, but the U.S. military
says killed only armed Taliban militants.
