Politics

Pollution controls protecting tributaries to the Santa Cruz River hinge on the outcome of the continuing debate over whether the river is navigable.

A state legislative candidate who already conceded may be headed to the Capitol after all.

DURYEA, Pa. — Democrat Barack Obama called Republican rival John McCain's acceptance speech the final piece of an out-of-touch convention that focused on its nominee's biography instead of the struggles of the middle class.

McCain attracts most TV viewers

STERLING HEIGHTS, Mich. — John McCain and Sarah Palin got a rousing welcome Friday to the final two months of the presidential campaign, stressing themes of a strong America and concern about the sinking economy.

Minneapolis-St. Paul

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Gov. Sarah Palin's church is promoting a conference that promises to convert gays into heterosexuals through the power of prayer.

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — The Alaska Legislature is hastening its ethics investigation into Gov. Sarah Palin's firing of her public safety commissioner, making it far more likely it will be completed before November's election.

WASHINGTON — The White House on Friday disputed an assertion in a new book by Bob Woodward that President Bush was slow to react to escalating attacks in Iraq, forcefully arguing that Bush's military buildup was responsible for a sharp drop in the violence.

John McCain and Sarah Palin are riding their post-convention wave into competitive Western states, where Democrats have made gains in traditional Republican strongholds. Above, John McCain and his wife Cindy board a plane after the Colorado Springs rally.