Earl Weakens But Still Powerful as It Passes NC The last ferry left for the mainland and coastal residents hunkered down at home as Hurricane Earl closed in with 105 mph winds early Friday on North Carolina’s dangerously exposed Outer Banks, the first and perhaps most destructive stop on the storm’s projected journey up the Eastern Seaboard. Mike Baker, AP NEWS - 6 minutes ago
Warrants Detail Stabbings at Calif. Beach House A 9-year-old boy ran to get cash from his mother’s purse to appease an armed intruder, but when he returned the man was stabbing his parents with a kitchen knife in the bedroom, according to recently released search warrants in the triple murder case. Staff, AP NEWS - 10 minutes ago
Official: 4 Miami Airport Concourses Evacuated A spokesman for Miami International Airport says four of its six concourses have been evacuated as a police bomb squad investigates a report of a suspicious item. Staff, AP NEWS - 11 minutes ago
Earl Weaker, Still Powerful, Winds Hit Outer Banks Forecasters say Hurricane Earl is bringing tropical storm conditions to the Outer Banks of North Carolina and winds around its eye are still at 105 mph. Staff, AP NEWS - 15 minutes ago
Gates Visits US Forces in Southern Afghanistan As the last of 30,000 U.S. reinforcements arrive in Afghanistan, U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates on Friday got a firsthand look at operations in the dangerous south where Afghan and international troops are ramping up security. Anne Gearan, AP NEWS - 16 minutes ago
NZ Tycoon Unwraps Packaging Ambitions With US Deal The reclusive New Zealand billionaire buying the U.S. maker of Hefty brand trash bags to create the world’s second-biggest packaging business started out as a tow truck driver and bounced back from the brink of bankruptcy more than a decade ago to become his country’s richest person. Ray Lilley, AP NEWS - 27 minutes ago
3 Dead in Plane Crash off San Francisco Bay A small plane that crashed into a shallow lagoon off San Francisco Bay on Thursday, killing three people, belonged to the founder of a local steel company who was believed to be among the dead. John S. Marshall, AP NEWS - 31 minutes ago
Asia Stocks Rise on Slight Improvement in US Data Most Asian stock markets climbed Friday as investors took heart from a slight improvement in U.S. economic indicators amid lingering worries over the pace of the global economic recovery. Staff, AP NEWS - 31 minutes ago
US, SKorea to Hold Further Naval Drills South Korea and the United States will hold joint anti-submarine exercises in another show of force against North Korea, officials said Friday, as Pyongyang renewed threats against the drills. Kwang-Tae Kim, AP NEWS - 32 minutes ago
Comfort Inn a Hurricane Hostel in NC A two-story Comfort Inn has become a makeshift hurricane hostel on North Carolina’s Outer Banks for those who want to stay close to their homes but know they need better shelter from the onslaught of Earl. Mike Baker, AP NEWS - 32 minutes ago
Earl Weakens But Still Powerful as It Passes NC The last ferry left for the mainland and coastal residents hunkered down at home as Hurricane Earl closed in with 105 mph winds Friday on North Carolina’s dangerously exposed Outer Banks, the first and perhaps most destructive stop on the storm’s projected journey up the Eastern Seaboard. Mike Baker, AP NEWS - 48 minutes ago
Man in Letterman Blackmail Plot Freed From NY Jail 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. Jennifer Peltz, AP NEWS - 50 minutes ago
FBI: 6 Accused in Forced Labor of 400 Thai Workers 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. Mark Niesse, AP NEWS - 50 minutes ago
Mexico: Soldiers Kill 25 in Gunbattle Near Border 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. Mark Walsh, AP NEWS - 50 minutes ago
LA Police ID Owner of Trunk Containing Baby Bodies 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. Thomas Watkins, AP NEWS - 50 minutes ago
Arizona Governor Stumbles During Debate It will go down as one of the most painful openings to a political debate in recent memory. Paul Davenport, AP NEWS - 50 minutes ago
Hopeful Sign: More Talks for Israel, Palestinians 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. Matthew Lee and Robert Burns, AP NEWS - 50 minutes ago
Japan Approves Economic Sanctions Against Iran Japan approved fresh economic sanctions against Iran on Friday after the United Nations asked Tokyo to tighten restrictions against Tehran over its controversial nuclear enrichment program, an official said. Staff, AP NEWS - 53 minutes ago
Oil Lingers Near $75 in Asia as Stock Markets Gain Oil prices lingered near $75 a barrel Friday in Asia, largely holding onto a big gain the day before as investors put a positive spin on U.S. economic reports and Asian stock markets rose. Staff, AP NEWS - 54 minutes ago
Indonesian Volcano Erupts Again An Indonesian volcano spewed ash thousands of metres into the air Friday in its most violent eruption since rumbling back to life earlier this week for the first time in 400 years. Afp, AFP GLOBAL EDITION - 68 minutes ago
At Least 10 Warships to Join US-S.Korea Exercise About ten warships or submarines will join an upcoming US-South Korean naval exercise aimed at deterring North Korea following its alleged attack on a Seoul corvette, officials said Friday. Afp, AFP GLOBAL EDITION - 68 minutes ago
Australian Political Limbo to Continue: MPs Australia’s political paralysis will stretch into a third week with three “kingmaker” MPs still undecided Friday about which party to hand power in the first hung parliament in 70 years. Afp, AFP GLOBAL EDITION - 68 minutes ago
Matsuzaka Surrenders Four Runs But Red Sox Win Daisuke Matsuzaka, who missed his last scheduled start with a sore back, surrendered four runs in 5 2/3 innings Thursday but his Boston Red Sox held on for a 6-4 victory over Baltimore. Afp, AFP AMERICAN EDITION - 68 minutes ago
Federer, Wozniacki Lead US Open Stars Into Third Round Roger Federer and Caroline Wozniacki cruised into the third round of the US Open while Maria Sharapova, Novak Djokovic and Robin Soderling showed why they are title contenders as well. Afp, AFP AMERICAN EDITION - 68 minutes ago
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