Firefighters from around the state battle a large wildfire near Smithville, Texas, on Monday.
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Reports: Nevada gunman fatally shoots himself

Three others were killed in a shooting at an IHOP restaurant in Carson City, Nev.

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U.S. troops seal a canal running through a highway on the outskirts of Kandalay village in Kandahar province on Aug. 6 as part of a mission to secure southern Afghanistan's strategic roadway against IEDs.

Afghan insurgents planting more IEDs

Insurgents planted more bombs during the past spring, summer than at any time during the war.

Money

Service sector stats fuel recession concerns

Service-oriented companies grow at slightly faster pace, but sector remains weak.

Sports

Live blog: NASCAR racing in Atlanta

USA TODAY's Nate Ryan will live blog the AdvoCare 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway.

Life

Whitney Cummings and Chris D'Elia star as a committed yet unmarried couple on "Whitney,"

Cummings deftly juggles 'Whitney,' '2 Broke Girls'

The 29-year-old comedian is the star of one sitcom and a creator on another.

Travel

Bobcat Bite in Santa Fe, N.M., prepares a beefy green chile cheeseburger.

10 great places to sink your teeth into a burger

These restaurants serve up uncomplicated hamburgers made with fresh ground beef.

Your Life

Designer Renee Walker poses next to her food label samples. Nutrition and design experts want to overhaul the "nutrition facts" panel found on packaged foods to make it easier to understand what a food's value is.

FDA cooking up helpful new nutrition facts label

New label revises list of fats, salts, sugars and nutrients to give more useful information.

Tech

Moves by HP, Google further marginalize PC

The rise of software and cloud computing have paralleled the waning dominance of the PC.

Opinion

New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg listens to the reading of the names of 9/11 victims during the annual memorial service Sept. 11, 2010, at Ground Zero.

Respect 9/11 families' wishes at ceremony

Our view: There has been no clergy at the Ground Zero service for nine years, and Bloomberg is right not to change his mind.

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