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Earl weakens a bit, still East Coast threat
2 Sep 2010 at 6:11pm
Hurricane Earl's winds weakened to 125 mph on Thursday but the Category 3 storm was still blowing toward North Carolina.
Field Notes: As many flee, one group is happy about Earl
2 Sep 2010 at 2:18pm
Hurricane season is one of the rare times when East Coast waves can reach world-class heights.
Feds sue Arizona sheriff in civil rights probe
2 Sep 2010 at 5:08pm

The U.S. Justice Department sued Sheriff Joe Arpaio on Thursday, saying the Arizona lawman refused for more than a year to turn over records in an investigation into allegations his department discriminates against Hispanics.

Sources: Discovery suspect had starter guns
2 Sep 2010 at 6:44pm
Montgomery County police department sources say the hostage-taker at the Discover Channel building had only starter guns that make noise but can't cause serious injury.
Discovery gunman to NBC News: 'I have a bomb'
2 Sep 2010 at 12:22pm
The man who held three hostages at the Discovery Communications building in Maryland told NBC News in a brief telephone conversation that he had explosives.
Suspect had long protested Discovery programming
1 Sep 2010 at 11:05pm

James J. Lee, the suspected gunman who took hostages at the Discovery Communications building in Maryland, apparently had a long history of contempt for company, which includes the Discovery Channel, TLC, Animal Planet, Science Channel and Planet Green networks.

Chicago gang members criticize 'gang summit'
2 Sep 2010 at 6:42pm

Several current and ex-gang members lashed out at Chicago's police chief on Thursday, calling his so-called "gang summit" initiative to crack down on crime a wasted effort that will have little effect on the streets of the county's third largest city.

For 2nd time, Ohio woman gives birth in vehicle
2 Sep 2010 at 1:06pm
For a second time, an Ohio woman has given birth to a baby who couldn't wait and arrived on the drive to the hospital.
Acid attacker: 'Hey pretty girl ... want to drink this?'
1 Sep 2010 at 7:33pm

A 28-year-old woman severely burned when a stranger threw an acid-like liquid in her face is listed in serious condition in a Portland, Ore., hospital's burn center.

Man in Letterman blackmail plot freed from jail
2 Sep 2010 at 6:18pm

Robert "Joe" Halderman admitted he demanded $2 million in hush money last fall to keep from revealing personal information about Letterman.

Eco-author baffled by a violent fan
2 Sep 2010 at 12:13am

Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: The "Ishmael" books are aimed at encouraging radical social change ? but their author says hostage-taking is not the change he had in mind.

Calif man gets death for sex-killing of 5-year-old
2 Sep 2010 at 6:36pm
A Southern California man has been sentenced to death for sexually assaulting and beating to death his girlfriend's 5-year-old daughter.
Rapper T.I., wife arrested on drug charges
2 Sep 2010 at 5:05pm
Grammy-winning rapper T.I. was arrested along with his wife on suspicion of possessing methamphetamines, five months after the hip-hop star finished a prison stint on weapons charges.
Homeless man calls 911 from hot tub, seeks cocoa
2 Sep 2010 at 5:22am
A homeless man who called 911 from the hot tub of a suburban Portland home and asked for towels, hot chocolate and a hug got arrested for trespassing instead.
Number of illegal immigrants in U.S. declining
1 Sep 2010 at 9:34pm
The number of illegal immigrants living in the U.S. has dropped for the first time in two decades ? decreasing by 8 percent.

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