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Galveston, Texas, is moving from the search-and-rescue phase to the cleanup phase after taking a big hit from Hurricane Ike. The death toll so far has been low, but conditions are degrading. And some who weathered the storm on the island — despite dire evacuation orders from officials — remain defiant.

Sen. John McCain and his running mate, Sarah Palin, cast themselves as reformers determined to challenge the political establishment. They appeared at a campaign stop in Cedarburg, Wis., a day after McCain accepted the Republican presidential nomination.

After 19 months of work, the city is ready to host the 2008 Democratic National Convention. There've been some problems: The host committee has fallen short of fundraising goals, and the city upset protest groups by building a temporary jail.

For a moment, it seemed as if the rest of the Beijing Olympics would be an anti-climax, as Michael Phelps celebrated his eighth gold swimming medal, but Day 10 of the competition began with new dramas. The U.S. led China in total medals, but the host country held nearly twice as many golds.

Like two sprinters leaving the rest of the field behind, the United States and China are neck-and-neck in total medals at the Summer Olympics in Beijing. But China leads the U.S. in gold medals by a wide margin.

McDonald's says strong demand for breakfast items helped lift global same-store sales 8 percent in July. The fast-food giant appears to be turning itself around, possibly helped by the recent demise of Bennigan's and similar restaurants.

What happens when a company lets customers design and vote on their own products? Some Web-based outfits are finding success by doing just that. And the new business model is really catching on.

As pickup truck sales drop and gasoline prices rise, some truck owners are trading in for "smaller" modes of transportation. But others will always love their trucks.

Bike freight is springing up in some cities as a cheaper, greener way for some companies to ship products. In Boston, a start-up called The New Amsterdam Project uses human power to transport some serious freight: Some deliveries weigh up to 1,000 lbs.

When he was young, Paul Thorn left the church he was raised in because he refused to publicly confess his sins. Since then, the Mississippi singer-songwriter has forged his own path to believing in God — a path free of fear and intimidation.