Minneapolis church service...Iraq bombings...Yao getting hitched

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) Funerals for 3 of the people killed in the Minneapolis Bridge Collapse are scheduled for this week. Last night, about 1,400 people gathered at an interfaith service to pray for the 5 known dead and those still missing. The search for 5 people stretches into a fifth day.

HELENA, Mont. (AP) The forecast on the fire lines in Montana calls for more cloudy weather today. That will help crews trying to contain a 28 square-mile blaze that has destroyed at least 1 home and threatens several others. The governor's declared a state of emergency because of several large wildfires.

GOOSE CREEK, S.C. (AP) More details on expected today on 2 men being held in South Carolina after a suspicious item was found in their car over the weekend. A bomb squad blew up the item and a terrorism task force is reviewing evidence.

BAGHDAD (AP) Rescue workers in northern Iraq are digging in rubble searching for more victims following a suicide truck bombing that killed at least 28 people and injured at least 40. The attack occurred in Tal Afar (tahl AH'-fur), where authorities have imposed a complete curfew. In Baghdad, a roadside bomb killed 9 people and wounded 8.

BEIJING (AP) NBA star Yao Ming is tying the knot. Published reports say the 7-foot-6 Houston Rockets center is marrying his girlfriend today at a Shanghai hotel in front of about 100 relatives and an equal number of security guards. His bride is 6-foot-2 and plays on China's national women's Basketball team.

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