National

New Colo. wildfire prompts evacuations of homes

A new wildfire in the foothills southwest of Denver forced the evacuation of dozens of homes Wednesday as hot and windy conditions in much of Colorado and elsewhere in the West made it easy for fires to start and spread. Full Story

• 4 shot, 3 dead at Ky. condo shooting
• 3 Navy football players accused of sexual assault
• Feds: Prison for Ohio woman who buried mom in yard

Entertainment

• Sammy Hagar to join Okla. tornado relief concert
• Alternative comic books co-publisher dies
• Deen says she used slur but doesn't tolerate hate

Health

• HPV vaccine cut infection by half in teen girls
• Pa. girl who fought for lung transplant improving
• New MERS virus spreads easily, deadlier than SARS

World

US tries saving Taliban talks after Karzai objects

Hopes dimmed for talks aimed at ending the Afghan war when an angry President Hamid Karzai on Wednesday suspended security negotiations with the U.S. and scuttled a peace delegation to the Taliban, sending American officials scrambling to preserve the possibility of dialogue with the militants. Full Story

• Militants storm UN compound in Somalia; 20 killed
• Brazil officials reverse subway, bus fare hike
• Voices from Brazil's protests

Local

Sports

Body near Patriot's home was semi-pro athlete's

A Boston woman says her son was the man found dead in an industrial park about a mile from New England Patriot Aaron Hernandez's home in Massachusetts. Full Story

• Tigers' Valverde allows 4 in 13-3 loss to Orioles
• Blanco's 2-run triple in 7th helps Giants win, 4-2
• Yankees spoil Mattingly's return to Bronx

Politics

• Compromise among senators eyed on border security
• Senate backs Froman as next trade representative
• Obama making plans to tackle global warming

Finance

Fed suggests it's closer to slowing bond purchases

Chairman Ben Bernanke ended weeks of speculation Wednesday by saying the Federal Reserve will likely slow its bond-buying program this year and end it next year because the economy is strengthening. Full Story

• Fed sees lower US unemployment, more growth
• Bernanke declines to address future at the Fed
• Bernanke: Fed could reduce bond buys this year

Science & Tech

Airborne laser reveals hidden city in Cambodia

Airborne laser technology has uncovered a network of roadways and canals, illustrating a bustling ancient city linking Cambodia's famed Angkor Wat temple complex. Full Story

• 'Dead zones' predicted for Gulf, Chesapeake Bay
• Wilson, Nobel winner for physics, dies in Maine
• Scientists discuss new photo-taking satellite

Strange

Fluffy cows: Old beauty practice gains attention

Grooming cows so they look like unusually large poodles is a well-known beautification practice in the show cattle industry. Full Story

• Driver says he was speeding so he could dry car
• Minn. mother, son accused of stealing gopher feet
• Ed Koch's tombstone engraved with wrong birth date