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- Earl weakens to a Category 1 hurricane on track for Northeast, top sustained winds near 85 mph
- Earl floods NC Outer Banks, but no serious damage reported as hurricane heads for Northeast
- Some flooding on NC Outer Banks as Earl passes; Cape Cod could get the brunt next
- Miami police question scientist about item resembling pipe bomb in bag found at airport
- Some flooding on NC Outer Banks as Earl passes; Nantucket, Cape Cod could get the brunt next
- Federal drilling overseers to investigate fire on Gulf of Mexico oil platform
- Gates tours Afghan war zone, sees signs of progress in US counterinsurgency strategy
- Earl’s center passes east of Cape Hatteras, NC; tropical storm warning issued for Nova Scotia
- Gates visits US outpost in Afghanistan, sees signs of progress in effort against insurgents
- TSA: 1 in custody after suspicious item found in luggage at Miami airport prompts evacuation
- Earl causes NC road closing, power outages as hurricane rain and wind reaches into Virginia
- Hurricane Earl scoots past NC’s Outer Banks; Nantucket and Cape Cod could get the brunt next
- TSA: 1 in custody after suspicious item found in luggage at Miami airport, concourses closed
- All 13 crew members rescued from Gulf oil platform fire in chaos different from BP spill
- Oil Rig Explosion Off The Louisiana Coast
- Police bomb squad checks suspicous item report at Miami airport; 4 concourses evacuated
- Forecasters find Earl has produced few problems with surge, flooding in coastal counties
- Oil platform catches fire off La. coast; all 13 crew members are rescued from Gulf
- Earl passing just east of NC’s Outer Banks; new tropical storm warnings out for New England
- Earl weakens to Category 2, but winds and rain become more pronounced in NC as storm nears
- Wildlife officers search for moose who trampled toddler in northern Colorado
- Comfort Inn becomes hurricane hostel for those who choose to ride out Earl on Outer Banks
- Earl weakens to Category 2, winds at 110 mph; still large, powerful hurricane headed for NC
- Hurricane Earl’s rain bands smack NC’s Outer Banks; Nantucket and Cape Cod could get the brunt
- 3 dead dead in small plane crash in lagoon off San Francisco Bay
- Hurricane Earl’s rain bands begin to strike NC’s Outer Banks as storm nears coastline
- Disaster area declared for farmers, ranchers in drought-blighted Calif.-Ore. border region
- Because of trough, Earl is going where few hurricanes have gone before; but more may follow
- At least 1,172 US military deaths in Afghanistan since 2001
- Lawyer: Ford, family settle Mississippi lawsuit over player’s death in Explorer rollover crash
- East Coast braces for a pounding from Earl; Nantucket and Cape Cod could get the brunt
- Engineers remove cap that stopped oil gusher; No more oil expected to leak, but crews stand by
- Coast Guard: no sign of oil leak after Gulf platform fire, but crews continue to monitor
- NYPD says nothing suspicious was found in Mercedes left on Manhattan street; car is towed
- Nike to alter image of strip mine in promo ad for coal-themed WVU football uniform
- Oil platform explodes, catches fire off La. coast; all 13 crew members are rescued from Gulf
- Fishing ban lifted for 5,130 sq. miles of northern Gulf, but 43,000 sq. miles still closed
- Hurricane Earl weakens slightly as rain and gusty winds approach NC; winds still 115 mph
- Chaplain killed in Afghanistan is 1st Army clergy killed in action since Vietnam
- Coast Guard backs off earlier report of oil sheen from Gulf platform explosion off La. coast
- Rescue boat capt.: Gulf oil platform blast happened so suddenly crew couldn’t get to lifeboat
- 1 woman dead, 2 possibly missing in small plane crash in lagoon off San Francisco Bay
- Oil platform explodes, catches fire off La. coast; long oil sheen seen spreading from site
- Small plane crashes in lagoon off San Francisco Bay; no immediate word on injuries
- Oil platform explodes off La. coast; long oil sheen spreading from site of burning platform
- Another oil rig explodes off La. coast; long oil sheen spreading from site of burning platform
- East Coast braces for 125 mph winds, rain from Earl; watches and warnings from NC to Canada
- Hurricane Earl loses some steam, still packing 125 mph winds as it steams toward East Coast
- Coast Guard: a mile-long oil sheen spreading from site of burning Gulf platform off La. coast
- Afghan president says deadly NATO airstrike hit parliamentary candidate’s convoy
- Hurricane Earl’s center undergoes change near East Coast, strong winds extending farther out
- Mountaintop removal activists demand Nike, WVU pull promo ad for coal-themed football uniform
- Coast Guard: Offshore oil platform in Gulf of Mexico explodes, all 13 crew accounted for
- Police: Discovery Channel hostages were preparing to escape when gunman was shot, killed
- Body of hostage-taking gunman removed from Discovery Channel’s headquarters in Md.
- Hurricane warning issued for Mass. as East Coast braces for weekend pounding by Earl
- Hurricane warning issued for southern coast of Massachusetts ahead of powerful Earl
- Earl Compels North Carolina Expands Evacuation Orders
- Thomas Magill Survives High-Rise Fall
- Hurricane Earl Threatens North Carolina
- Afghan fighting kills 2 US troops, 37 insurgents; Kabul says NATO strike killed civilians
- Police: Hostage-taker at Discovery Channel headquarters had been carrying 4 explosive devices
- More North Carolina residents leaving coast ahead of powerful Hurricane Earl
- Tropical storm warning issued for coast of Long Island in N.Y. ahead of Hurricane Earl
- Pakistani Shiites hold funeral for victims of triple bombing that killed 35, wounded scores
- 2 US troops killed in insurgent attacks in eastern Afghanistan; Taliban commander killed
- Hostage-taker at Discovery Channel headquarters railed against programs; shot dead by police
- Evacuations ordered, but some just hunker down as Hurricane Earl bears down on East Coast
- Removal of temporary cap on Gulf well not risk-free; US says potential for oil leakage is low
- Arrest reported after search for armed suspect disrupts commuter traffic in Everett, Wash.
- President declares emergency in NC; OKs federal agencies to help respond to Earl
- Hurricane Earl strengthens some as it bears down on East Coast, bringing island evacuations
- Explosions rock Philly-area welding company, force evacuations; 5 civilians injured
- Fire under control after explosions rock Philly-area welding company; 5 hurt, 1 critically
- NC’s Dare County orders evacuation of 30,000 residents, visitors as Hurricane Earl approaches
- Police kill gunman angry over Discovery Channel programming who took hostages at its offices
- Forget gut instinct, computer models and mathematics tell forecasters where storms go
- North Carolina National Guard activates 81 soldiers and airmen to respond to Hurricane Earl
- End of combat does not spell the end of violence for US troops in Iraq
- 2 Las Vegas officers charged in pursuit crash that killed DUI suspect
- Explosions rock Philly-area welding company, force evacuations; 5 civilians hurt, 1 critically
- Earl strengthens into a Category 4 hurricane; Tropical Storm Gaston forms behind Earl
- Out of rubble of Haiti hotel, online family is born as Facebookers vow to leave no one behind
- Air Force unmanned Reaper aircraft crashes in California’s Mojave Desert
- 7th tropical storm of season forms in Atlantic; Gaston follows on heels of powerful Earl
- Social Security sending checks to East Coast a day early, ahead of Hurricane Earl
- Holocaust survivors want French rail’s bid for Fla. high-speed project derailed for WWII role
- Explosions rock Philly-area welding company, force evacuations, hurt 3 civilians
- Helicopter crash in Arkansas revives concern about safety of air medical transport industry
- North Carolina declares state of emergency as evacuation for Hurricane Earl continues
- Explosions rock Philadelphia-area welding company, force evacuations; no injuries reported yet
- Truck driver sentenced to 3-to-9 years in NY crash; police say laptop was streaming porn
- Multiple explosions reported at Philadelphia-area welding company, police evacuating area
- Justice Department charges the leader of Pakistan’s Taliban with conspiracy in CIA bombing
- Federal judge refuses to throw out lawsuit against federal deepwater drilling moratorium
