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For what's believed to be the first time since the 1973 war with Israel, Egypt's military has fired missiles at targets in the Sinai. This time, it is going after "Islamist militants" who have attacked Egyptian border guards in the area.

The head of Team Cameroon has confirmed that a swimmer, a soccer player and five boxers have disappeared from the Olympic village. Cameroon is a poor country, and some speculate its a quest for a better life instead of Olympic gold.

Attorney General Martha Coakley is seeking a $9.7 million fine against NSTAR after her office found the utility failed to adequately prepare, respond, and…

A fire at a Chevron oil refinery near San Francisco will likely push up gasoline prices in California. The state has strict environmental rules that require a special blend of gas for motorists, so it's not as simple as merely importing gas from other states.

According to officials, about 1.2 million people have been affected. Manila is being called a "waterworld."

Also: Flooding forces hundreds of thousands to flee in the Philippines; the U.S. presidential race gets even dirtier; it's gold medal day for women's beach volleyball.

Surveillance video appears to show that after a police officer shot Wade Michael Page in the stomach, the gunman took his own life with a shot in the head.

There's never been a hotter month in records going back to 1895. The average temperature across the lower 48 states was 77.6 degrees.

There seems to be a vague logic that dictates which Olympic sports are conducted against a backdrop of noise, and which operate in a cone of silence. Each sport has its own norms — but not all nations agree.

In Hope Springs, Kay (Meryl Streep) and Arnold (Tommy Lee Jones) seek out a couples therapist (Steve Carell) to try to rekindle the spark in their marriage. Critic David Edelstein says it's a post-reproductive chick flick for audiences who are no longer spring chickens.