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Earl weakens but still powerful as it smacks NC
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 AP - The last ferry left for the mainland and coastal residents hunkered down at home as Hurricane Earl closed in with 105 mph winds Thursday 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.
09/02/2010 - 11:48 PM
Oil platform catches fire in Gulf; workers OK
(AP)
 AP - An oil platform that burned off the Louisiana coast Thursday was the second such disaster in the Gulf of Mexico in less than five months. This time, the Coast Guard said there was no leak, and no one was killed.
09/03/2010 - 12:03 AM
Comfort Inn a hurricane hostel in NC
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 AP - 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 outslaught of Earl.
09/02/2010 - 08:37 PM
Police: Discovery Channel hostages planned escape
(AP)
 AP - Police had been negotiating with James Jae Lee for several hours and intended to keep him talking for as long as it took to safely resolve the standoff at the Discovery Channel's headquarters. Inside the lobby, Lee's three hostages had no intention of waiting.
09/02/2010 - 09:45 PM
LA police ID owner of trunk containing baby bodies
(AP)
 AP - 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.
09/02/2010 - 10:43 PM
Arizona governor stumbles during debate
(AP)
 AP - It will go down as one of the most painful openings to a political debate in recent memory.
09/02/2010 - 10:42 PM
Pearl Harbor marks 65th anniversary of WWII's end
(AP)
 AP - Don Fosburg recalled friends and family killed in World War II as he marked the 65th anniversary of the end of the conflict on Thursday.
09/03/2010 - 12:07 AM
FBI: 6 accused in forced labor of 400 Thai workers
(AP)
AP - 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.
09/02/2010 - 10:40 PM
Phoenix airport worker arrested in luggage thefts
(AP)
 AP - A man who worked at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport was arrested Thursday on suspicion that he stole hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of items from the luggage of passengers in a case that could include hundreds of victims from around the world.
09/02/2010 - 10:37 PM
Embattled Illinois prisons chief resigns
(AP)
AP - Illinois' prison chief, who became a political liability to Gov. Pat Quinn during an election year because of a secret prisoner release program he oversaw, is stepping down, the governor said Thursday.
09/02/2010 - 11:31 PM
Wash. woman in acid attack recounts agonizing pain
(AP)
 AP - Bethany Storro had just bought a pair of sunglasses and was celebrating a new job when a woman walked up to her with a cup and said: "Hey pretty girl, do you want to drink this?"
09/02/2010 - 07:26 PM
Feds sue Arizona sheriff in civil rights probe
(AP)
 AP - The Justice Department sued the nation's self-proclaimed "toughest sheriff" on Thursday, calling Joe Arpaio's defiance of an investigation into his office's alleged discrimination against Hispanics "unprecedented."
09/02/2010 - 07:49 PM
Can home cooking be hazardous to your health?
(AP)
AP - Could your kitchen at home pass a restaurant inspection?
09/02/2010 - 09:55 PM
Hamas among intractable issues in Mideast talks
(AP)
 AP - To relaunch Middle East peace talks on Thursday, the Israeli and Palestinian leaders and their American mediators quietly agreed to push aside the question of Hamas — the Islamic militant group that controls one of the two Palestinian territories and rejects negotiations.
09/02/2010 - 04:06 PM
Builders of NYC mosque face financial hurdles
(AP)
 AP - The developers planning to build a $100 million Islamic center near the World Trade Center site still have financial hurdles to clear: They haven't finished buying all the property they want for the project and are nearly a quarter-million dollars behind on real estate taxes and late fees.
09/02/2010 - 07:04 PM
Chicago gangs to top cop: You're not playing fair
(AP)
 AP - Calling the Chicago police chief's ultimatum to stop resorting to violence a waste of time, current and former members of some of the city's most notorious street gangs held an unlikely news conference on Thursday to send their own message to police: You're not playing fair.
09/02/2010 - 07:06 PM
Man in Letterman blackmail plot freed from NY jail
(AP)
 AP - 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.
09/02/2010 - 08:17 PM
Judge punishes Michigan juror for Facebook post
(AP)
 AP - A Detroit-area woman who was removed from a jury for commenting about the ongoing case on Facebook has a longer writing task ahead: a five-page essay about the constitutional right to a fair trial.
09/02/2010 - 09:44 AM
Temporary cap that stopped oil gusher removed
(AP)
 AP - Engineers removed a temporary cap Thursday that stopped oil from gushing into the Gulf of Mexico from BP's blown-out well in mid-July. No more oil was expected to leak into the sea, but crews were standing by with collection vessels just in case.
09/02/2010 - 05:55 PM
Army: Chaplain is 1st killed in action since '70
(AP)
AP - A chaplain killed in Afghanistan this week was the first Army clergyman killed in action since the Vietnam War, the military said Thursday.
09/02/2010 - 04:56 PM
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