Firefighters stretched thin ... Thai police say bomber didn't work alone ... OH mom admits killing 3 kids

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CHELAN, Wash. (AP) — The troops are coming in to help battle wildfires in the western U.S. Some 200 active-duty military troops have been called up to help contain roughly 95 wildfires. Fire officials say in the last two weeks alone, more than 1,500 square miles have burned in the Lower 48 states. More than 1,000 people are battling the massive fires near Chelan (shuh-LAN') in Washington state that have burned more than 170 square miles and destroyed an estimated 75 buildings.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Doctors say the new sexual desire drug for women has to be taken for weeks and even months to see any benefit. The Food and Drug Administration has approved Addyi (AD'-ee), the first prescription drug designed to boost sexual desire in women. But there are possible side effects, such as dangerously low blood pressure and fainting, and doctors will be required to counsel patients about those risks.

BANGKOK (AP) — The crater at a Bangkok shrine where a bomb went off, killing 20 people has been paved over with a fresh coat of white cement. The shrine reopened to the public Wednesday, three days after police believe a man wearing a yellow t-shirt left behind a backpack containing an explosive device. But police now say the bomber did not work alone. They say he's part of "a network."

JAYAPURA, Indonesia (AP) — Heavy fog and bad weather are still hampering rescuers who are trying to remove bodies from the site of a plane crash in eastern Indonesia. The plane crashed into a mountain over the weekend, killing all 54 people on board. It took rescuers almost two days to reach the wreckage because of the rugged, forested terrain and bad weather.

BELLEFONTAINE, Ohio (AP) — An Ohio mother is accused of killing her three young sons because her husband ignored their daughter. Police say Brittany Pilkington calmly called 911 on Tuesday to report that her baby son wasn't breathing, and then hours later confessed to killing him and her two other young sons over the past several months. The 3-year-old daughter is in the custody of the Logan County child welfare agency.