45 killed as plane swerves off Madrid airport runway, catches fire

National Wire

• Fla. man pleads not guilty to threatening to assassinate Obama, President Bush

• 1 Ohio athlete killed, 6 injured when van crashes in Pa. returning from cross-country practice

• Fay hugs Florida's Atlantic coast; forecasters see waning chances of storm becoming hurricane

• Judge orders drug company to give experimental drug to teen dying of muscular dystrophy

• Search suspended for small plane carrying Alaska state official, has been missing since Aug. 9

Politics Wire

• Former NY Mayor Giuliani to keynote GOP convention; other former McCain rivals also to speak

• Labor Department reports fewer workers killed on the job in 2007

• Party conventions _ a stage for the influence game amid new rules

• Young people drawn into politics by Paul and Huckabee ponder their options

• Joe Lieberman, the Democratic nominee for vice president in 2000, to speak at GOP convention

International Wire

• Some Russian families take in war refugees, but the displaced say government help slow to come

• After months of stalemate, Sri Lankan troops pierce rebel defenses, make significant gains

• Editorial Roundup: Excerpts From Recent Editorials in Newspapers in the US and Abroad.

• 45 killed as plane swerves off Madrid airport runway, catches fire

• Russians dig in, reveal outpost plans days ahead of planned pullback in Georgia

From Today's Sun-Sentinel

• 10 French soldiers killed

• Afghan leader seeks new term

• General strike paralyzes 5 of 9 Bolivian states

• Ancient city holds key to rich culture

• NATO punishes Russia — sort of

• Russian grip remains tight

• McCain's attacks hurt Obama, poll finds

• Egypt: Fire ravages parliament site

• Venezuela: Troops seize cement plants

• Mexico: 25 kidnapped migrants freed

• Pakistan: Ruling coalition is divided again

• Georgia: King family keeps fighting

• Pennsylvania: Woman, 85, busts burglar

• Texas: Bush to visit New Orleans

• Arizona: More missing hikers found

• Texas: Judge puts girl in foster care

Science Headlines

• Rocket science meets pickup trucks: Super-sized shock absorbers to solve NASA moonship shakes

• Australian prime minister urges US to take more action on climate change

• New research shows populations of poor countries outnumber rich and are growing the fastest

• Numbers not needed to compare 1 quantity to another, researchers say

• Astray in Baltic Sea, wandering whale piques Germans' interest amid numerous sightings