Drill nears escape shaft breakthrough for Chile’s 33 miners as a world awaits their rescue

A way out, at last, for Chile’s 33 trapped miners

Ill. police officer’s father says son wasn’t responsible for shootings, couldn’t handle gun

Ill. officer’s father: Son couldn’t handle gun

Ill. couple: Officer’s arrest in shootings brings up memories of accident that killed son

Couple: Officer’s arrest brings up bitter memories

Report: Sochaux striker Charlie Davies caught speeding nearly 1 year after accident

Report: Striker Charlie Davies caught speeding

Oil spill lawsuit judge chooses 15 lawyers for lead roles in multibillion-dollar case

Oil lawsuit judge picks 15 lawyers for lead roles

Excitement and anxiety in Chile as escape shaft drill nears 33 trapped miners

Escape shaft nearly reaches Chile’s trapped miners

Records show Mississippi Gov. Barbour out of state a lot _ often campaigning for GOP

Miss. gov’s frequent travels raise ire back home

Contractor: Rig data before Gulf blast obscured because so many activities going at once

Contractor: Activity on busy rig obscured key data

Police: Half brother of Redskins’ Albert Haynesworth killed in Tenn. motorcycle crash

Police: Haynesworth’s half brother killed in crash

FAA says new research shows lithium batteries sensitive to heat, can ignite in flight

FAA issues fire warning for lithium batteries

Chile anticipates ‘great day’ as escape shaft nears 33 miners trapped underground since August

Chile sees ‘great day’ with escape shaft near done

Danube weathers red sludge but some lab tests show high heavy metals; 2 more bodies found

2 more bodies found in Hungary’s red sludge

Feds cite owners of Ky. coal mine where collapse killed 2 for not adequately supporting roof

Feds cite coal mine owners in fatal Ky. collapse

Danube weathers sludge torrent; lab tests show high toxic levels in red slurry

Hungary’s red sludge nearly equals Gulf oil spill

Hurricane Otto forms in the Atlantic; on track that will take it farther out to sea

Hurricane Otto forms in the Atlantic

MIAMI — Otto has reached hurricane strength over the Atlantic on a path that’s expected to take it farther out to sea.

Toxic red sludge spill in Hungary almost as big as Gulf Oil leak; tests carried out in Danube

Toxic sludge almost the size of Gulf Oil spill

Cross-country cyclist raising money for Gulf Coast oil spill victims killed in highway crash

Cyclist raising money for spill killed in crash

Greenpeace warns of arsenic, mercury levels in sludge that seeped out of Hungarian reservoir

Greenpeace: high arsenic, mercury levels in sludge

Hungarian officials recalculate volume of red sludge flood _ almost as much as Gulf oil spill

Hungary: Toxic sludge nearly as big as Gulf spill

Actress Juliette Lewis injured in hit-and-run crash in Burbank, Calif.

Actress Juliette Lewis injured in Calif. crash

10 people injured in roller coaster accident at Knott’s Berry Farm in Orange County

10 injured in Knott’s rollercoaster accident

Actress Juliette Lewis injured in hit-and-run crash in Burbank

Actress Juliette Lewis injured in Burbank crash

Chile list suggests which miners should be rescued first and last based on health, character

Chile list says which miners should go first, last

Coast Guard says Lake Huron beach oil spill cleanup mostly complete, still investigating cause

Coast Guard: Most oil gone from Lake Huron beach

Ind. money manager who tried to fake death by crashing plane gets 10 years in prison for fraud

Ind. money manager who crashed plane gets 10 years

Toxic red sludge reaches the Danube, countries downstream test for damaging pollutants

Mighty Danube neutralizes toxic red sludge

Police got 4 emergency calls following Brady crash; caller reports “screaming and crying”

Police got 4 emergency calls following Brady crash

Big payoff, case control awaits handful of lawyers seeking lead positions in massive BP case

Lawyers compete for big payoff, control in BP case

Ind. money manager who tried to fake own death after stealing from investors to be sentenced

Money manager who crashed plane to be sentenced

Feds cite Massey Energy for serious violations after surprise inspection at W.Va. coal mine

MSHA: Massey cited for serious violations in W.Va.

FAA proposes new rules for helicopter safety in wake of rise in fatal crashes

FAA proposes new rules for helicopter safety

Spokesman says White House was candid with information about how bad Gulf oil spill could be

White House says it didn’t withhold oil spill info

Technician challenges BP’s claim on how long it would have taken to install key devices

Technician challenges BP’s claim on key devices

Hungarian Science Academy says heavy metal content of sludge well below danger levels

Scientists say heavy metal in sludge not dangerous

Hungary says toxic red sludge has reached the Danube but no immediate damage seen yet

Hungary: Toxic red sludge has reached the Danube

China warns mine bosses not to flout new rule ordering them underground; fines, bans possible

Bosses who don’t enter China’s mines may be fined

China warns mine bosses not to flout new rule ordering them underground

China’s mine bosses ordered to go underground

Utah medical examiner rules child actor Gary Coleman’s death an accident, authorites say

Authorities rule Gary Coleman’s death an accident

Baby dies after monkey, possibly attracted by female pet, snatches it from Malaysian home

Baby dies after monkey snatches it from M’sia home

Anti-whaling activists trade claims over sinking of protest boat in Japanese whaler collision

Sea Shepherd, whaling protester in NZ public spat

Coast Guard investigates source of oil spill polluting a Lake Huron beach at Mich. state park

Coast Guard investigates oil on Lake Huron beach

Cops end standoff, nab suspect in fatal stabbing of NY rehab center worker; 2nd staffer hurt

Cops arrest suspect in NY rehab center slaying

Houston Ship Channel reopens, restoring access to one of nation’s biggest ports

Houston Ship Channel reopens, ships moving through

APNewsBreak: Analysis hasn’t begun on device designed to halt spill; raised from sea Sept. 4

APNewsBreak: Blowout preventer testing not started

Panel: White House blocked scientists release of worst-case spill numbers after BP disaster

Panel: Gov’t blocked scientists on spill estimate

Some lawsuits filed by families of those killed when plane crashed into NY home are settled

Settlements in deadly NY plane-into-home crash

Engineers debate risks involved in pulling Chile’s miners up through “live rock” or steel pipe

Chile mine engineers weigh risks of encasing shaft

Battle-tested turtles most frequent survivors of summer’s oil spill in Michigan river

Turtles most affected animal from Mich. oil spill

3 tornadoes tear across N. Arizona, derail train, smash homes as harsh weather sweeps the West

3 tornadoes tear across N. Arizona, damage homes

Some lawsuits filed by families of those killed in 2009 Buffalo, NY, crash are settled

Some settlements in deadly Buffalo, NY, crash