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Tropical Storm Ileana forms off Mexican coast
Tropical Storm Ileana has formed in the eastern Pacific coast off of Mexico, but currently poses no threat to land. The National Hurricane Center said ...
Networks prepare to juggle politics, weather
Television networks began juggling two major stories on Monday, still wondering whether Tropical Storm Isaac will cause them to divert a large amount ...
Man killed while trying to create Bigfoot sighting
A man dressed in a military-style "ghillie" suit and apparently trying to provoke reports of a Bigfoot sighting in northwest Montana was struck by two ...
Family of alleged shooter "horrified"
A 15-year-old student opened fire on the first day of classes at a Baltimore County high school Monday, getting off two shots and wounding a classmate ...
Peterson lawyers mount defense at murder trial
Drew Peterson's defense team began Monday to try to counter the state's portrayal of the former suburban Chicago police officer as a bully who was ...
American Taliban fighter says prayer rule 'absurd'
American-born Taliban fighter John Walker Lindh says a federal prison rule barring him and other Muslims from praying together daily is "absurd" and ...
10 Things to Know for Tuesday
Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about on Tuesday. (times EDT): 1. ISAAC AIMING AT NEW ...
San Francisco archbishop-elect in DUI arrest
The Roman Catholic archbishop-elect of San Francisco apologized Monday for his arrest on suspicion of drunken driving, behavior he called an "error ...
Before and after: New Orleans since Katrina
Hurricane Katrina slammed into New Orleans on Aug. 29, 2005, bringing death, destruction and despair. Entire neighborhoods were wiped out, about 80 ...
Pa. Senate candidate compares abortion decisions
The Republican candidate for Senate in Pennsylvania on Monday compared the decision to abort an unwanted pregnancy resulting from premarital sex to ...
Ill. man pleads not guilty in captive teen case
An Illinois man pleaded not guilty Monday to a sex charge involving a teenager who claims he held her captive in his house for more than three years, ...
Photos scrutinized in Alaska bear mauling probe
The grizzly bear stares at the camera with a look that appears ominous in the last photograph snapped by Richard White just before the animal mauled ...
Tracking Isaac: The latest on the storm's path
Tropical Storm Isaac is picking up steam and is expected to become a hurricane by the time it starts dumping rain on the northern Gulf Coast.
Ailing Calif. reactor prepares to remove fuel
The operator of the San Onofre nuclear power plant is preparing to empty the radioactive fuel from one of its twin reactors, a federal official said ...
NTSB: Trim tab failure caused 2011 Reno race crash
The World War II-era P-51 Mustang hurtled over the race course in Nevada at more than 500 mph, its skin wrinkling and canopy separating from the sheer ...
Romney taps Portman to play Obama for debate prep
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney is tapping Ohio Sen. Rob Portman to play the role of President Barack Obama during his debate ...
Prosecutor: Ga. murder case uncovers terror plot
Four Army soldiers based in southeast Georgia killed a former comrade and his girlfriend to protect an anarchist militia group they formed that ...
Police commissioner defends force in NYC showdown
The police shooting near the Empire State Building last week is a testament to how quickly officers can fire off 16 rounds to take down an armed ...
Isaac brings back painful Katrina memories
As she loaded supplies into her car to prepare for Isaac, Linda Grandison's mind rewound to the nightmare of Katrina: Back in 2005, she had to flee ...
Top donors, lobbyists to schmooze with RNC guests
Away from the televised political speeches and Mitt Romney's nomination at the Republican National Convention, energy, technology, transportation ...
Suspect in Maryland school shooting in custody
Police say a suspect is in custody after the shooting of a student on the first day of classes at a high school near Baltimore. Baltimore County ...
A region-by-region look at Hurricane Irene's toll
Hurricane Irene and its remnants raked the Caribbean, the eastern U.S. and Canada for more than a week a year ago. Though it never hit the U.S.
Series of earthquakes rattle Southern California
Dozens of small to moderate earthquakes struck southeastern California on Sunday, knocking trailer homes off their foundations, shattering windows and ...
Despite Isaac's soaking, Keys residents laid back
Tropical Storm Isaac barely stirred Florida Keys residents from their fabled nonchalance Sunday, while the Gulf Coast braced for the possibility that ...