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After months of fighting and shelling, Ukraine has ended its combat mission in Mariupol, and its remaining soldiers have been evacuated to Russian-held territory.

David Lipsky reviews the latest installment of Brian K. Vaughan's Y: The Last Man, graphic novels that depict the adventures of Yorick Brown and his monkey Ampersand. The futuristic tale mixing humor and disaster is in its seventh volume, "Paper Dolls."

Many members of Congress want the Veteran's Administration to pay for services to help all 26 million vets affected by a recent data theft. But some consumer groups say the services don't do much good.

Poet Edward Field was a fixture in the post-World War II literary community of New York... a companion of Frank O'Hara, James Baldwin and Susan Sontag, among others. His memoir is The Man Who Would Marry Susan Sontag and Other Intimate Portraits of the Bohemian Era.

Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki condemns the deaths of two dozen civilians in Haditha last fall as "a horrible crime." In addition, seven U.S. Marines and a sailor could be charged with murder, kidnapping or conspiracy in connection with a single Iraqi death in April.

Senate Democrats have blocked legislation that would have raised the minimum wage. Though the federal minimum wage hasn't been raised in a decade, Democrats would not support the bill because it also would have permanently cut estate taxes.

A massive heat wave continues to broil many parts of the United States, with temperatures topping 100 degrees for the third consecutive day in many places. And with high humidity and other factors, the heat index shows that the temperatures often feel even hotter.

Israel continues to pound Lebanon with bombs for a 10th day, primarily targeting Shiite areas in the south and east of the country. An Israeli general has warned that Israel could expand ground operations in southern Lebanon, where there have been fierce clashes between its troops and Hezbollah. Meanwhile, civilians in Lebanon continue to seek shelter from the fighting.

Many caregivers wonder what they can do in cases where they simply can't find the formulas their babies are accustomed to.

Greg Reyes, the former CEO of Brocade Communications, has been charged, along with two others, in a stock-options backdating scheme. The Securities and Exchange Commission announced the charges Thursday. They are the first in a stock-options scandal that is said to involve dozens of U.S. companies.