News headlines from 9.47am
Top stories
--Authorities search for 13 from 'cult-like' sect (AP)
AP - Deputies searched a wide swath of Southern California early Sunday for a break-off religious sect of 13 people that included children as young as three and left behind letters indicating they were awaiting an apocalyptic event and would soon see Jesus and their dead relatives in heaven, authorities said.
--Test will tell if BP oil well can be declared dead (AP)
--American woman held in Iran for year arrives in US (AP)
--Big waves pound Bermuda as Hurricane Igor nears (AP)
--GOP divided on how to replace health overhaul law (AP)
--'Serious concern' over fraud at Afghan elections (AP)
Buzz
-Teens Using Digital Drugs ( I-Doser ) to Get High | 158 Votes
--dont bother.. | 72 Votes
--Members of U.S. platoon in Afghanistan accused of killing civilians for sport | 21 Votes
--Obama: Black lawmakers must rally voters, boost turnout | 13 Votes
--Bill Maher digs up O'Donnell 'witchcraft' clip (AP) | 205 Votes
--Obama: Black lawmakers must rally voters back home (AP) | 104 Votes
Local News (Phoenix)
--Stimulus funds for Arizona energy projects largely unspent (The Arizona Republic)
--Arizona immigration debate puts Sheriff Paul Babeu in spotlight (The Arizona Republic)
--Army Guard unit returns to Ariz. after Iraq duty (KTVK 3TV Phoenix)
--Last weekend of summer brings record-breaking highs (KTVK 3TV Phoenix)
Entertainment
--Lohan tweets she failed court-ordered drug test (AP)
AP - Lindsay Lohan has confirmed on her Twitter page that she failed a court-ordered drug and alcohol screening, and she said that if asked, she is ready to appear before the judge in her case and face the consequences for her actions.
--Randy Quaid, wife face burglary charges in Calif. (AP)
--Whitfield leaves 'Spartacus' for 2nd cancer battle (AP)
--Katie Couric Wants to Be on Dancing With the Stars! (omg!)
--James Bacon, columnist to the stars, dies at 96 (AP)
--Russell Brand arrested after airport altercation (AP)
Sports
--No. 24 Arizona upsets No. 9 Iowa 34-27 (AP)
--Spartans stun Irish with fake FG in OT (AP)
--Tulowitzki hits 2 more HRs, Rockies win (AP)
--No. 16 Auburn rallies past Clemson in OT (AP)
--Ludwick's HR in 9th gets Padres by Cards (AP)
--Sabathia earns 20th win for first time (AP)
World news
--Pope praises courage of those who fought the Nazis (AP)
AP - Pope Benedict XVI beatified Cardinal John Henry Newman at an open-air Mass on Sunday and marked the 70th anniversary of the Battle of Britain with a personal reflection on the evil of the Nazi regime, praising those who "courageously" resisted it.
--Israeli FM wants to eject Israeli Arabs (AP)
--Quadruple amputee swims across English Channel (AP)
--Mentor of al-Qaida's al-Zarqawi detained in Jordan (AP)
--Big waves pound Bermuda as Hurricane Igor nears (AP)
--U.N.-Backed Tribunal Indicts Four of Khmer Rouge in Genocide (Time.com)
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