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Hidajet Delic, AP

Tourism's Not for the
Timid in Ex-Yugoslavia

Joost van Egmond | AOL News

The brilliant Dalmatian coast and inland mountains draw millions of tourists to Yugoslavia's successor states, but the legacy of war still crops up in some pockets of the region.

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Congress’s $604,000 Bottled Water Binge

Ernie Smith | AOL News

Another thing AOL News found in our audit of $2.6 million spent by the House on meals: Doughnuts have bipartisan appeal. Plus, see who chowed the most on the public dime.
The full $1 billion tab. | About this series.

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NOAA

Tropical Storm Danielle Likely to Become Hurricane

By Paul Yeager | AOL News

The weather system becomes the fourth tropical storm of the season and forecasters say it will slowly strengthen into a hurricane.

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Hector Retamal, AP

33 Trapped Chilean Miners Are Alive After 17 Days

By Federico Quilodran | AP

"All 33 of us are fine in the shelter," says a note from the workers who have been trapped deep underground for more than two weeks.

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Nuccio DiNuzzo, Chicago Tribune / MCT

Lou Piniella Retires After Nearly 50 Years in Baseball

By Greg Couch | FanHouse

Saying his mom needs him to come home, the Cubs manager steps down following a 16-5 loss against the Braves.

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Scott Olson, Getty Images

Rod Blagojevich Predicts a Political Comeback

By Bruce Drake | Politics Daily

The Illinois Democrat insists that there is a political future for him ahead, even with a retrial looming.

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Khaled Desouki, AFP / Getty Images

Confusion Grows Over Stolen Van Gogh Painting

By Theunis Bates | AOL News

The investigation into how the $50 million painting was snatched from a Cairo museum has turned into a farce.

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Jordan Strauss, WireImage

'Dry Erase Girl' Not Ready to Quit Her Day Job

By Billy Baker | AOL News

Steven Slater happened. Chive.com had an idea. And now Elyse Porterfield is no longer finding it hard to get meetings in Hollywood.

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Identity thieves have become savvier than ever. The Internet has created a digital society where a new breed of criminals prowl to collect sensitive information either from a third party or straight from the victims themselves.

The Spectrum

Next US Target in Afghan War: The Taliban's Birthplace
HOWZ-E-MADAD, Afghanistan (Aug. 22) -- As Lt. Col. Peter N. Benchoff prepares for an assault next month into the birthplace of the Taliban, he...
Rain Batters Northern China; 250,000 Evacuated in Flood
BEIJING (Aug. 22) -- Flooding forced the evacuation of more than 250,000 people in the northern China along its border with North Korea, state media...
19 Ore. High School Football Players Suffer Muscle Damage
(Aug. 22) -- School officials, parents and players remained puzzled Sunday over what caused 19 members of a high school football team in northwest...
BP Must Salvage What May Be Evidence Against It
(Aug. 22) -- BP (BP ) has been ordered to retrieve the section of pipe that has the blowout preventer, the mechanism that failed and helped to cause...
Tropical Storm Danielle Likely to Become Hurricane
(Aug. 22) -- Tropical Storm Danielle, the fourth tropical storm of the Atlantic season, has formed deep in the tropical Atlantic. Danielle is...
Decapitated Bodies of 4 Men Hung From Bridge in Mexico
CUERNAVACA, Mexico (Aug. 22) -- The decapitated bodies of four men were hung from a bridge Sunday in this central Mexican city besieged by fighting...
33 Trapped Chilean Miners Are Alive After 17 Days
SANTIAGO, Chile (Aug. 22) -- Chiles president says all 33 miners trapped in a collapsed mine for 17 days are alive.
Lou Piniella Retires After Nearly 50 Years in Baseball
(Aug. 22) -- Lou Piniella announced last month his intention to retire as a manager following this season. Since making the announcement, Piniella...
Protesters for and Against Mosque Near Ground Zero Face Off
NEW YORK (Aug. 22) -- The proposed mosque near ground zero drew hundreds of fever-pitch demonstrators Sunday, with opponents carrying signs...
Rod Blagojevich Predicts a Political Comeback
(Aug. 22) -- Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, who was convicted of one of 24 counts in his corruption trial, rolled out a long list of top...
Wyclef Jean Vows Not to Give Up Presidential Bid Yet
(Aug. 22) -- Hip-hop singer Wyclef Jean says he is not abandoning his presidential bid just yet and will send a lawyer to a Haitian court to appeal a...
Karzai Admits Intervening for Aide Accused of Bribes
(Aug. 22) -- Afghan President Hamid Karzai acknowledged Sunday that he had strongly intervened to secure the release of a top aide who had been...
Bear Who Mauled Caretaker Is Put to Death in Ohio
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Aug. 22) %u2014 A bear that mauled to death a caretaker was euthanized Saturday at the request of the family of the victim, whose...
Lottery Winner Donates Prize to Hospital
(Aug. 22) -- Many lottery winners choose to splash their prize money on fast cars or swanky vacations. But one anonymous Kansas Lottery player...
Tropical Storm Frank Forms Off Mexico's Coast
(Aug. 22) -- Tropical Storm Frank has formed in the Pacific off Mexico, and several storm warnings have been issued for parts of the coast.
'Dry Erase Girl' Not Ready to Quit Her Day Job
(Aug. 22) -- Steven Slater happened. Chive.com had its Dry Erase Girl idea. And now Elyse Porterfield is no longer finding it hard to get meetings...
Michelle Obama Portrait Debuts at Smithsonian
WASHINGTON (Aug. 22) %u2014 Move over Martha Washington. Martha Stewart and Michelle Obama are getting space in the National Portrait Gallery in...
WikiLeaks Founder: Pentagon Could Be Behind Rape Claim
(Aug. 22) -- WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange told a Swedish newspaper Sunday that he believes the Pentagon could be behind a rape allegation that...
4 US Troops Killed in Eastern Afghanistan
(Aug. 22) -- Four U.S. troops were killed in fighting in eastern and southern Afghanistan on Sunday, and a former guerrilla leader who battled Soviet...
Odierno: US Combat Role in Iraq Unlikely to Resume
(Aug. 22) -- It would take a complete failure of the Iraqi security forces for the U.S. to resume combat operations there, the top American...
Millions in Aid Pledged for Pakistan as Floods Continue
(Aug. 22) -- The world has given or pledged more than 800 million to help Pakistan cope with massive floods, the foreign minister said Sunday, as a...
Betty White Scores Emmy Win for 'SNL' Hosting Gig
(Aug. 22) -- The Betty White phenomenon keeps getting bigger. White won an Emmy Award for best guest actress in a comedy series for her turn as...
Confusion Grows Over Stolen Van Gogh Painting
(Aug. 22) -- The investigation into how a Van Gogh painting was snatched from a Cairo museum has turned in to a farce worthy of fictional French...
Shirley Sherrod to Meet With USDA About Job Offer
(Aug. 22) --Former USDA official Shirley Sherrod says she is meeting with Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack on Tuesday to discuss a new job offer.