Summary: AP - AT&T Inc. will sell the new version of the iPhone without a service contract for $400 more than the price with a two-year plan, a break from the rules set when Apple Inc.'s popular touch-screen gadget debuted last year.
Summary: Reuters - The U.S. State Department on Tuesday
criticized reported comments by a senior U.S. defense official
who said there was an increasing likelihood Israel would attack
Iran over its nuclear program.
Summary: John McCain's campaign will stop advertising on several Web sites that have vilified Barack Obama as unpatriotic and, in one case, compared the Democratic nominee-in-waiting to Adolf Hitler.
Summary: Reuters - The latest U.S. natural disaster is
triggering fresh rounds of concern and debate about how to
repair America's aging infrastructure.
Summary: Stocks tumbled Tuesday morning, starting off the year's second half on a sour note, with the Dow falling into bear market territory amid higher fuel prices and more bank sector worries.
Summary: Zimbabwean opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai has left the Netherlands embassy in Harare where he sought refuge a week ago because of safety concerns, the Dutch Foreign Ministry says.
Summary: AP - Wall Street began the third quarter by fluctuating Tuesday as investors looked for bargains and also digested a report that showed U.S. manufacturers remain under duress.
Summary: AFP - Robert Mugabe's spokesman told the West on Tuesday it can "go hang" amid growing criticism of the Zimbabwean president's widely discredited reelection which has seen Washington push for UN sanctions.
Summary: AP - The contract between movie and TV actors and major Hollywood studios expired early Tuesday after the studios made a final offer and the Screen Actors Guild said it would take more than a day to study it.
Summary: AP - Defending champion Venus Williams moved a step closer to her fifth Wimbledon singles title Tuesday, beating Tamarine Tanasugarn in straight sets to reach the semifinals and close in on another potential championship matchup with sister Serena.
