AP - Firefighters struggled early Friday to prevent a wildfire from reaching homes on the edge of Santa Catalina Island's main city as residents and visitors fled the resort isle off the Southern California coast.

AP - Gordon Brown launched his campaign to become Britain's next prime minister on Friday, pledging to learn from the mistakes of the Iraq war while honoring "our obligations to the Iraqi people." Brown, who faces no serious opposition after waiting more than a decade for his chance to lead the country, said there needed to be a stronger emphasis on political reconciliation and economic development in Iraq.

AP - Virginia Tech twins Andrea and Michelle Falletti will never forget the day a fellow student gunned down 32 people on campus, but as they prepared to graduate Friday, they said the tragedy wouldn't represent their college experience.