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Manzano's win is being hailed as another sign that U.S. distance runners are making a comeback.

Chesapeake Energy is still a leader in America's "fracking"-fueled natural gas boom, but low natural gas prices are making the company less profitable. Now the company is selling some of its assets and shifting more of its efforts into oil and other energy sectors to try to boost its bottom line.

Author Larry McMurtry's used bookstore is holding an auction to whittle its nearly half-a-million-title collection down by more than half. "I'd like for the American antiquarian book trade to stay vital and ... energetic," McMurtry says, "and pouring some books into it is a good way to help."

Architects are trying to create new buildings with special features designed to keep birds alive.

The "Fierce Five" have finished their run at the London Summer Olympics. That's the nickname given to America's female gymnasts. They started the games by winning the most important gold medal in the team event. They finished Tuesday with their team captain Aly Raisman finally getting the break that seemed so elusive.

There's apparently a feeling that the U.S. and Europe are poised to make moves that will help the global economy. Investors are betting the Federal Reserve will launch new stimulus action. They're also betting some decisive action will be taken soon to reign in the fiscal crisis in Europe.

President Obama sets off on a two-day campaign trip to Colorado Wednesday. He's looking to preserve his slim lead in the state. Republican challenger Mitt Romney was in Colorado last week trying to recapture the state that George W. Bush won twice. Obama's team has opened 32 field offices around the state --three times as many as Romney.

Missouri's Claire McCaskill is one of the most embattled Senate Democrats in the country. Conservative outside groups have been running TV ads against her for months. Tuesday night, Missouri voters in the Republican primary chose Congressman Todd Akin to face McCaskill in the fall.

Tuesday night in Oak Creek, Wis., hundreds of residents attended the annual Night Out gathering. The national event promotes community and police partnerships. But this year's event in Oak Creek was more poignant than usual. Residents gathered to remember those killed Sunday in a shooting at a Sihk temple.

For what's believed to be the first time since the 1973 war with Israel, Egypt's military has fired missiles at targets in the Sinai. This time, it is going after "Islamist militants" who have attacked Egyptian border guards in the area.