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• 5. THE FEARS OVER OBAMA'S FOCUS ON GLOBAL WARMING
• Energy industry officials across the US warn of likely plant closures and electricity rate spikes
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• 6. VOLCANIC ERUPTION CAUSES FLIGHT DISRUPTION IN MEXICO
• Six U.S. carriers canceled flights to Mexican airports after Popocatepetl volcano started spewing hot rock and ash.
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• 7. WHO SCOTLAND YARD IS SEEKING IN MISSING TODDLER CASE
• Detectives, who say Madeleine McCann may still be alive after disappearing six years ago, want to trace 38 "persons of interest."
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• 8. WHY A FLIGHT FROM DC TO NEW YORK WILL TAKE 21 HOURS
• A solar plane scheduled to fly into the Big Apple Sunday is designed for energy conservation, not speed.
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• 9. WHERE 69 HOT DOGS WEREN'T HARD TO SWALLOW
• Competitive-eating champ Joey Chestnut beat his own record at Coney Island, again.
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• 10. GRAND SLAM HOPEFULS REACH WIMBLEDON WOMEN'S FINAL
• Neither Lisicki nor Bartoli has ever won a trophy at the top four international tournaments.
US economy adds 195K jobs, jobless rate 7.6 pct.
CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABER,AP Economics Writer
• WASHINGTON (AP) -- U.S. employers added 195,000 jobs in June and hiring was more robust in the two previous months than earlier estimated. The gains raise hopes for a stronger economy in the second half of 2013.
• The Labor Department said Friday that the economy also added 20,000 more jobs in May and 50,000 more in April than initially reported. The unemployment rate stayed at 7.6 percent, but for a good reason: More people started looking for work. The government counts people as unemployed only if they are searching for jobs.
• Americans' paychecks rose at a healthy pace and have outpaced inflation in the past year. Average hourly pay increased 10 cents to $24.01. That's 2.2 percent higher than a year ago. Over the 12 months ending in May, consumer prices rose 1.4 percent.
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