By JENNIFER LOVEN on Jul 02, 2009 06:33PM

Obama to tell Putin: Time to move past Cold War

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Days from his first Moscow summit, President Barack Obama declared Thursday that former Russian President Vladimir Putin "still has a lot of sway" in his nation and needs an in-person reminder the Cold War is over....

By JASON STRAZIUSO on Jul 02, 2009 06:33PM

Marines suffer first casualties in Afghan campaign

NAWA, Afghanistan (AP) -- U.S. Marines suffered their first casualties of a massive new military campaign Thursday as they engaged in sporadic gunbattles along 55 miles of Taliban-controlled heartland in southern Afghanistan. One Marine was killed and several others were injured or wounded on the first full day of the assault, the largest military operation in Afghanistan since the fall of Taliban government in 2001....

By ANTHONY MCCARTNEY on Jul 02, 2009 06:23PM

Jackson ex-wife shows interest in custody of kids

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- The future of Michael Jackson's children was thrown into question Thursday when his ex-wife emerged and won a delay in a custody hearing while she decides whether she wants to raise her two offspring....