Tropical Storm Igor drifting north off coast of Africa in Atlantic near Cape Verde Islands

Tropical Storm Igor drifting north in the Atlantic

Tropical Storm Igor barely moving off coast of Africa in Atlantic near the Cape Verde Islands

Tropical Storm Igor barely moving in the Atlantic

Tropical Storm Igor strengthens off coast of Africa in Atlantic near the Cape Verde Islands

Tropical Storm Igor strengthens in the Atlantic

Turtle egg rescue at space center billed success:15,000 oil spill hatchlings freed in Atlantic

Turtle egg rescue at space center billed success

Water main break at space center stalls launch preparations for next-to-last shuttle flight

Water main break at space center stalls shuttle

Tropical Storm Igor forms off the coast of Africa in the Atlantic near the Cape Verde Islands

Tropical Storm Igor forms in the Atlantic

MIAMI — Tropical Storm Igor has formed in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Africa near the Cape Verde Islands and has top sustained winds of near 40 mph (65 kph).

Wyoming tries to maintain routine after football player dies in one-vehicle crash in Colorado

Wyo. tries to maintain routine after player death

National Hurricane center says Hermine downgraded from tropical storm to tropical depression

Hermine downgraded to tropical depression

MIAMI — Forecasters say Hermine (hur-MEEN’) has weakened to a tropical depression.

Tropical Storm Hermine crosses into Texas hours after coming ashore in Mexico

Tropical Storm Hermine crosses into Texas

RAYMONDVILLE, Texas — Hermine weakened Tuesday but continued dumping heavy rains on a northern crawl through Texas, barely holding on to tropical storm strength but leaving behind a path of widespread power outages and landslides in Mexico.

National Hurricane Center: Tropical Storm Hermine makes landfall in northeastern Mexico

Hermine comes ashore in Mexico as tropical storm

Hurricane watches issued for coasts of Mexico, Texas as Tropical Storm Hermine approaches

Hurricane watch issued for coasts of Mexico, Texas

Tropical Storm Hermine getting stronger in the Gulf; headed toward Texas, Mexico coasts

Tropical Storm Hermine gaining strength in Gulf

Tropical Storm Hermine forms in Gulf; tropical storm warning issued for south Texas coast

Tropical Storm Hermine forms in the Gulf of Mexico

Tropical depression off Mexico coast strengthens; warnings from Tampico to mouth of Rio Grande

Tropical depression off Mexico coast strengthens

Tropical depression forms off Mexico coast; storm warnings from Tampico to mouth of Rio Grande

Tropical depression forms off Mexico coast

UPS identifies men from Kentucky, Florida as 2 crew members killed in Dubai cargo plane crash

UPS identifies American crew killed in Dubai crash

Forecasters say Tropical Storm Earl has made landfall near Western Head, Nova Scotia

Tropical Storm Earl makes landfall in Nova Scotia

Hurricane Earl Update: Outer Bank Receives Flood

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Earl weakens to a tropical storm with winds of 70 mph on its way toward New England

Fiona weakens to a tropical depression as it heads toward Bermuda; depressions form in Pacific

Fiona weakens to a tropical depression in Atlantic

Captain sentenced to more than 14 years for Haitian smuggling trip that killed at least 9

Captain sentenced for smuggling trip that killed 9

Official: Scientist detained at Miami airport once charged with transporting bubonic plague

Man in Miami scare once accused of hauling plague

Earl loses more steam but still set to pass near Cape Cod, Mass., with hurricane winds

Earl weakens, still hurricane on way to Northeast

Senior law enforcement official: Professor detained at Miami airport released; no charges

Police release professor held in airport scare

Earl weakens to a Category 1 hurricane on track for Northeast, top sustained winds near 85 mph

Miami police question scientist about item resembling pipe bomb in bag found at airport

Police release scientist in Miami airport scare

TSA: 1 in custody after suspicious item found in luggage at Miami airport prompts evacuation

Miami airport evacuated when suspicious item found

TSA: 1 in custody after suspicious item found in luggage at Miami airport, concourses closed

1 in custody at Miami airport; 4 concourses shut

Police bomb squad checks suspicous item report at Miami airport; 4 concourses evacuated

Official: 4 Miami airport concourses evacuated

Earl passing just east of NC’s Outer Banks; new tropical storm warnings out for New England

Earl weaker, still powerful, winds hit Outer Banks

Earl weakens to Category 2, winds at 110 mph; still large, powerful hurricane headed for NC

Earl weakens, still powerful, headed to NC

Because of trough, Earl is going where few hurricanes have gone before; but more may follow

Earl’s path along northeast is not well-worn

Lawyer: Ford, family settle Mississippi lawsuit over player’s death in Explorer rollover crash

Lawyer: Ford, family settle in player crash death

Fishing ban lifted for 5,130 sq. miles of northern Gulf, but 43,000 sq. miles still closed

Fishing reopened in 5,130 square miles of Gulf

Hurricane Earl loses some steam, still packing 125 mph winds as it steams toward East Coast

Hurricane warning issued for southern coast of Massachusetts ahead of powerful Earl

Tropical storm warning issued for coast of Long Island in N.Y. ahead of Hurricane Earl

Hurricane Earl strengthens some as it bears down on East Coast, bringing island evacuations

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Earl strengthens into a Category 4 hurricane; Tropical Storm Gaston forms behind Earl

Earl becomes Category 4 storm; Gaston forms

Out of rubble of Haiti hotel, online family is born as Facebookers vow to leave no one behind

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7th tropical storm of season forms in Atlantic; Gaston follows on heels of powerful Earl

Tropical Storm Gaston forms in the Atlantic

Holocaust survivors want French rail’s bid for Fla. high-speed project derailed for WWII role

Hurricane warning issued for NC coast; hurricane watch extended to Delaware as Earl approaches

Hurricane warning for NC coast as Earl approaches

Hurricane Earl weakens to a Category 3 storm; hurricane watch issued for Virginia coast

Hurricane Earl weakens to Cat 3 storm in Atlantic

Forecasters issue hurricane watch for most of North Carolina’s coast ahead of Earl

Forecasters issue hurricane watch for NC coast

Hurricane Earl strengthens to a Category 4 storm with winds near 135 mph, Puerto Rico braces

Hurricane Earl strengthens to Category 4 storm

Tropical Storm Fiona forms behind Hurricane Earl in the Atlantic, east of the Leeward Islands.

Tropical Storm Fiona forms behind Hurricane Earl

Hurricane Earl batters tiny Caribbean islands, gains strength on course toward US East Coast

Earl batters Caribbean, threatens US East Coast

1 dead in Fla., 1 missing in Md. as Atlantic coast waters churned by distant hurricanes

Hurricanes roil Atlantic coast; 1 dead, 1 missing

Hurricane Earl becomes Category 3 storm in the Caribbean with winds near 120 mph

Hurricane Earl becomes Category 3 storm

MIAMI — Hurricane Earl has become a major hurricane in the Caribbean, reaching Category 3 status with maximum sustained winds near 120 mph (195 kph).