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Forecasters say little late-night Earl worries
26 min 41 sec agoBy MIKE BAKER 2010-09-03T04:45:44Z RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) -- Forecasters say Hurricane Earl has produced little storm surge and only minor flooding in some coastal counties in North Carolina....
Jobs report may show rise in unemployment rate
56 min 13 sec agoBy CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABER 2010-09-03T04:16:12Z WASHINGTON (AP) -- The unemployment rate may be about to rise again....
Oil platform catches fire in Gulf; workers OK
1 hour 7 min agoBy ALAN SAYRE 2010-09-03T04:04:31Z NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- An oil platform that burned off the Louisiana coast Thursday was the second such disaster in the Gulf of Mexico in less than five months. This time, the Coast Guard said there was no leak, and no one was killed....
Mexico: Soldiers kill 25 in gunbattle near border
1 hour 24 min agoBy MARK WALSH 2010-09-03T03:47:32Z MONTERREY, Mexico (AP) -- Soldiers killed 25 suspected cartel members Thursday in a raid and gunbattle in a Mexican state near the U.S. border that has seen a surge in drug gang violence, the military said....
Man in Letterman blackmail plot freed from NY jail
1 hour 41 min agoBy JENNIFER PELTZ 2010-09-03T03:31:15Z NEW YORK (AP) -- The former television producer who tried to blackmail David Letterman was freed Thursday after four months in jail for a plot that put a spotlight on the comic icon's office affairs, city Correction Department records show....
Federer beats the heat, Beck; Soderling looms
1 hour 52 min agoBy HOWARD FENDRICH 2010-09-03T03:20:11Z NEW YORK (AP) -- Roger Federer is one cool customer....
No. 2 Buckeyes get off to fast start, 45-7
2 hours 26 min agoBy RUSTY MILLER 2010-09-03T02:45:54Z COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- Terrelle Pryor tossed three touchdown passes, Brandon Saine rushed for 103 yards and two scores and No. 2 Ohio State rolled over error-prone Marshall 45-7 on Thursday night in a tuneup for a big date with Miami....
LA police ID owner of trunk containing baby bodies
2 hours 28 min agoBy THOMAS WATKINS 2010-09-03T02:43:37Z LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Investigators have identified the owner of a trunk in which the mummified remains of two babies were found, bringing them a step closer to solving the intriguing international mystery....
Discounts spur surprising Aug. retail sales gains
2 hours 29 min agoBy ANNE D'INNOCENZIO 2010-09-03T02:42:45Z NEW YORK (AP) -- This year's back-to-school season isn't as big a bust for retailers as they feared - or as last year's - but it's not great either....
Arizona governor stumbles during debate
2 hours 30 min agoBy PAUL DAVENPORT 2010-09-03T02:42:17Z PHOENIX (AP) -- It will go down as one of the most painful openings to a political debate in recent memory....
Hopeful sign: More talks for Israel, Palestinians
2 hours 30 min agoBy MATTHEW LEE and ROBERT BURNS 2010-09-03T02:41:59Z WASHINGTON (AP) -- In an early sign of promise, Israeli and Palestinian leaders pledged Thursday in a cordial first round of talks to keep meeting at regular intervals, aiming to nail down a framework for overcoming deep disputes and achieving lasting peace within a year....
FBI: 6 accused in forced labor of 400 Thai workers
2 hours 31 min agoBy MARK NIESSE 2010-09-03T02:40:53Z HONOLULU (AP) -- Six recruiters were accused Thursday of luring 400 laborers from Thailand to the United States and forcing them to work, according to a federal indictment that the FBI called the largest human-trafficking case ever charged in U.S. history....
US teen Capra upsets Rezai, plays Sharapova next
4 hours 33 min agoBy HOWARD FENDRICH 2010-09-03T00:38:43Z NEW YORK (AP) -- A year ago at the U.S. Open, American teenager Melanie Oudin told the world to "BELIEVE," with her sneakers and her play....
Author Hawking says God not needed for creation
7 hours 28 min agoBy JENNIFER QUINN 2010-09-02T21:44:02Z LONDON (AP) -- Did creation need a creator?...
Woods takes out $54M mortgage on Fla. estate
7 hours 46 min agoBy 2010-09-02T21:26:07Z JUPITER ISLAND, Fla. (AP) -- Fresh off his divorce, Tiger Woods has taken out a $54.5 million mortgage on his Florida waterfront estate....
Chris Brown returns to No. 1 spot with 'Deuces'
7 hours 48 min agoBy 2010-09-02T21:24:10Z NEW YORK (AP) -- Chris Brown is back to a familiar place - the No. 1 spot on the Billboard charts....
Double hand transplant patient shows new hands
7 hours 54 min agoBy DYLAN LOVAN 2010-09-02T21:17:50Z LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) -- The recipient of a rare double hand transplant says he feels "fantastic" and can wiggle fingers on both his new hands....
More Dems buck plan to let taxes increase for rich
8 hours 18 min agoBy STEPHEN OHLEMACHER 2010-09-02T20:53:39Z WASHINGTON (AP) -- Congress seems increasingly reluctant to let taxes go up, even on wealthier Americans....
Axl Rose tries Dublin's patience, sends crowd home
9 hours 37 min agoBy SHAWN POGATCHNIK 2010-09-02T19:34:28Z DUBLIN (AP) -- Axl Rose, it seems, needs a little more patience - and a much louder alarm clock....
Google, Skype targeted in India security crackdown
10 hours 12 min agoBy ERIKA KINETZ 2010-09-02T19:00:15Z MUMBAI, India (AP) -- India has widened its security crackdown, asking all companies that provide encrypted communications - not just BlackBerry-maker Research In Motion - to install servers in the country to make it easier for the government to obtain users' data. That would likely affect digital giants like Google and Skype....
