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WASHINGTON -- The government will allow food producers to start zapping fresh spinach and iceberg lettuce with just enough radiation to kill E. coli and other dangerous germs, a key safety move amid increasing outbreaks from raw produce. >>

Measles cases in the U.S. are at the highest level in more than a decade, with nearly half of those involving children whose parents rejected vaccination, health officials reported Thursday. >>

For a fourth weary day, Tropical Storm Fay continued its soggy march through Florida today, forcing dozens more residents to flee floodwaters and even driving alligators and snakes out of their habitats and into streets. >>

A federal judge says the Republican lawmaker's reelection campaign could improperly influence potential jurors if the case were to be transferred from Washington. >>

A recovery project would almost certainly not be completed during President Bush's administration. >>

'This war cannot be won if we treat terrorism primarily as a matter of law enforcement,' President Bush tells the national convention of the Veterans of Foreign Wars. >>

Fay drops as much as 22 inches, causing 'catastrophic' flooding. It heads out to sea but may return yet again. >>

Caught up in a federal corruption probe, Sen. Ted Stevens and Rep. Don Young face bruising fights in Tuesday's primary that could put their once solidly Republican seats up for grabs. >>

The producer price index surges 1.2% in July, pressuring the central bank to lift interest rates. >>

The discovery marks a technical advance but has a long way to go before it can be considered an alternative to donor blood. >>

Fay's failure to weaken keeps much of Florida on alert. The governor says it could be a 'boomerang storm.' >>

Some middle- and high-income people lack health insurance too. >>

When the 'corpse' was thawed, the story began to melt too. >>

Starr County, where torrential rain flooded about 1,400 homes and forced the evacuation of 243 people, suffered damaged roads, sinkholes and overwhelmed sewer systems -- but no serious injuries. >>

Weekend rain triggered flooding near village of Supai, where 426 were evacuated. >>

One revelation is that, contrary to what some officials had claimed, the mailed anthrax had not been 'weaponized.' >>

More rain falls Monday, but some in remote village of Supai stay put. >>