Thousands wait to see if homes near Boulder survived wildfire that’s raged for 4 days

Thousands wait to see if homes near Boulder burned

Patriots say QB Tom Brady expected at practice after car accident near his Boston home

Patriots: Brady expected at practice after wreck

AP sources say Patriots quarterback Tom Brady unhurt after car accident near his Boston home

AP sources: Tom Brady unhurt after Mass. car wreck

Blaze at wood pallet company lights up pre-dawn sky in Buffalo, NY; no injuries reported

Fire at pallet company lights up Buffalo, NY, sky

Official: Patriots quarterback Tom Brady unhurt after car accident near his Boston home

AP source: Tom Brady unhurt after Boston car wreck

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

Tropical Storm Igor drifting north in the Atlantic

AP Exclusive: Soldier’s father says he warned Army of plot by troops to kill Afghan civilians

Soldier’s father: Army was warned of murder plot

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

Tropical Storm Igor barely moving in the Atlantic

Crews contain 10 percent of Colorado wildfire; at least 135 homes reported lost

Crews contain 10 percent of Colorado wildfire

No mention of regret, apology, pollution in internal report by BP over massive Gulf spill

Regret, apology not part of BP’s oil spill report

Remnants of Tropical Storm Hermine threaten Ark., Okla., Kan., Mo., after killing 2 in Texas

Storm that killed 2 in Texas continues north

Suspected US missile hits NW Pakistan, killing 5 alleged militants in 4th attack in 24 hours

4th missile strike in Pakistan in 24 hrs kills 5

Weary Detroit gets rare assist from suburbs to battle blazes that tore through neighborhoods

Detroit gets rare assist from suburbs for fires

PROMISES, PROMISES: Despite vows of swift action, pilot fatigue rules are slow in coming

PROMISES, PROMISES: FAA fatigue rules finally near

Laura Bush to speak at fundraiser for Flight 93 memorial in Pa., attend Sept. 11 service

Laura Bush to speak at 9/11 memorial fundraiser

Number of people killed on roadways falls to lowest level in 6 decades

Highway deaths fall to lowest level since 1950

Toll of Colorado wildfire grows, destroys nearly 150 homes and counting

Colorado wildfire destroys more than 130 homes

Toll of Colorado wildfire grows, with at least 136 homes now destroyed

Toll of Colorado wildfire grows

BOULDER, Colo. — Authorities say at least 136 homes have been destroyed by a wildfire burning in canyons and foothills west of Boulder.

Fire crews struggle to get upper hand on destructive blaze in Colorado

Crews run into treacherous conditions in Colo fire

Tornadoes spawned by Hermine remnants hit Dallas; driver injured when rig blown into building

Rig slams into building as tornadoes hit Dallas

Tornadoes spawned by remnants of Hermine threaten Dallas area; no reports of damage

Tornadoes threaten Dallas; no reports of damage

Toll of Colorado wildfire worsens as authorities look for 4 missing residents

4 people missing in Colo. wildfire

BOULDER, Colo. — Four residents of an area burned by a wildfire near Boulder remain missing.

AP Interview: Pakistani official says flooding stretches military, will hurt anti-terror fight

AP Interview: Flooding hurts Pakistan terror fight

Wind-whipped fires sweep through Detroit neighborhoods, add to city’s economic woes

Wind-whipped fires add to Detroit’s economic woes

Test confirms rabies in coyote shot by policeman after attacks on humans in NY suburb

Rabies found in NY coyote after attacks on humans

Texas plans pregame tribute for Wyoming player killed in accident

Texas to pay tribute to Wyoming player killed

Remnants of Tropical Storm Hermine flood northern Texas, killing at least 2; buffet Oklahoma

Remnants of Hermine flood Texas; buffet Oklahoma

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

Tropical Storm Igor strengthens in the Atlantic

Official: 2nd person killed in Texas by flooding from remnants of Hermine; Arlington swamped

Official: 2nd killed in flooding swamping Texas

Obama administration to hire more inspectors, increase enforcement at drilling agency

Salazar: New inspectors headed to drilling agency

Hermine’s remnants swamp northern Texas, killing one; Oklahoma braces for storm’s next punch

Hermine remnants cause massive flooding in Texas

Official: Flooding from remnants of Hermine kills 1 in Texas; swamps city of Arlington

Official: Flooding from Hermine remnants kills 1

Federal agency tells lawmakers it will increase staffing at off-road races on federal lands

Agency promises to beef up presence at races

Detroit mayor says 85 residential fires fanned by high winds ‘a natural disaster’ for city

Detroit mayor calls fires ‘natural disaster’

Obama administration says it will continue to push improvements at drilling agency

Interior: More changes needed at drilling agency

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

Turtle egg rescue at space center billed success

8 people who didn’t evacuate Colorado wildfire unaccounted for

8 people missing in Colo. wildfire

BOULDER, Colo. — Firefighters encountered a tangle of rattlesnakes, downed power lines and combustible propane tanks Wednesday as they struggled to get an upper hand on a wildfire that has destroyed dozens of homes.

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

Water main break at space center stalls shuttle

8 people who didn’t evacuate Colorado foothills wildfire are unaccounted for, authorities say

8 missing in Colo. fire that has burned 53 homes

Hermine’s remnants swamp Texas, prompting search for possible victims after homes swept away

Hermine swamps Texas, prompts search for victims

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).

Pakistan police to charge 3 men for assisting in failed Times Square bombing

Pakistan to charge 3 over failed Times Square bomb

Texas authorities search for possible victims after Hermine-fueled flooding sweeps away homes

Texas officials search for possible flood victims

Detroit fire authorities probe blazes fanned by high winds that swept through dozens of homes

Winds push fires through dozens of Detroit homes

BP Investigator: Sequence of 8 events together caused largest offshore oil spill

BP Investigator: 8 failures led to disaster

BP report blames itself, other companies’ workers, series of failures for Gulf oil spill

BP report blames itself, others for oil spill

Officials in Ohio community say they can’t take animals from compound where bear killed man

Ohio officials: We can’t take man’s exotic animals

Gunmen kill Iraqi TV journalist in Mosul, day after anchor for state TV gunned down in Baghdad