BAGHDAD (AP) — So far, there's been no claim of responsibility for a pair of suicide car bombings in Baghdad today that killed at least 147 people. It was the country's deadliest attack in more than two years. The bombs call into question Iraq's ability to protect its people as U.S. forces withdraw.

PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Police in Florida are investigating the death of a philanthropist accused of gaining more than $7 billion from Bernard Madoff's investment schemes. Jeffry Picower was found at the bottom of his swimming pool in Palm Beach; he was 67.

WATSONVILLE, Calif. (AP) — California officials say a wildfire in the Santa Cruz Mountains has prompted mandatory evacuations of about 60 homes. Officials say the blaze that started early today has burned about 600 acres, and is 20 percent contained. The cause has not yet been determined.

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — More than 100 federal authorities in Puerto Rico are investigating the cause of an explosion and fire at a fuel depot. Both the FBI and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives sent more than 60 agents each to the depot in Bayamon, a city just west of San Juan.

MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay (AP) — A former guerrilla fighter has easily gotten the most votes in Uruguay's presidential race. But exit polls suggest Jose "Pepe" Mujica failed to win the majority needed to avoid a runoff.