Newsletter: Most Popular stories from July 27

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Most Popular stories from July 27

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July 27

Blue Ridge Parkway crack is new attraction

A crack on the Blue Ridge Parkway north of Asheville, N.C., is now about 300 feet long and several inches wide.

A woman talks on the phone outside an apartment building at the scene of a fatal shooting in Hialeah, Fla., early Saturday, July 27, 2013. A gunman holding hostages inside the apartment complex killed six people before being shot to death by a SWAT t

Gunman among 7 dead after Fla. hostage standoff

Two hostages survived when officers stormed the building, fatally shooting the gunman.

A female Grizzly bear exits Pelican Creek in the Yellowstone National Park.

National park visitors leave roadkill in their wake

Drivers in national parks killing the bears, wolves and wildlife they've traveled to see.

MORE HEADLINES

tech

Hacker who made ATMs spit out cash dies in Calif.

Barnaby Jack died in his home and the cause of death remains unknown.

New York Yankees left fielder Alfonso Soriano stands at first with first base coach Mick Kelleher during the ninth inning at Yankee Stadium.

mlb

Alfonso Soriano's return fails to lift Yankees past Rays

The Yankees welcome back Soriano in the hopes that he'll provide right-handed power.

This state, whose Capitol building in the city of Helena is seen here, has among the unemployment rates in the country.

Personal Finance

The 10 best states to be unemployed

In certain parts of the country, the unemployed can expect to find a job more more easily.

New England Patriots quarterback Tim Tebow throws the ball during training camp at the practice fields of Gillette Stadium.

nfl

Tim Tebow is Bill Belichick's ultimate Patriot project

The QB took some reps in different roles during a training camp practice with his new team

Police remove the 21-foot Stingray powerboat from the water in Piermont, N.Y. on Saturday.

nation

2 missing, 4 hurt in Hudson River boat crash

Search for the two missing boaters began immediately and went on for hours with no success.

People gather at a rally honoring Trayvon Martin at Union Square in New York City on July 14.

nation

'I am not Trayvon Martin' post goes viral

A school music director's status about the George Zimmerman case has spread around the Web.

Seattle is the most comfortable summer city, according to the Sperling Heat Index.

nation

Top 10 coolest and hottest summer cities in USA

Specialists list the top 10 places to stay cool or face the heat during the summer months

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LATEST GALLERIES

The Day In Pictures Gallery

Navy personnel march at the India Gate war memorial on the 14th anniversary of a victory in the Kargil War on July 26 in New Delhi. The Kargil War, a 1999 conflict with Pakistan, raged for three months across the disputed Kashmir region and brought t