Alex hits Mexico’s Gulf coast as Cat 2 hurricane (AP)

  • June 30, 2010 11:52 pm

Children evacuees look out from a convention center being used as a shelter several hours before the expected arrival of Hurricane Alex, the first Atlantic hurricane of the year, in Matamoros, northeastern Mexico, on the border with Texas, Wednesday June 30, 2010. Currently a Category 1 hurricane, Alex could upgrade to Category 2, with winds of at least 96 mph (154 kph), when it makes landfall south of Matamoros and Brownsville, Texas, according to the U.S. National Hurricane Center. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo)AP – Hurricane Alex made landfall on Mexico’s Gulf coast as a powerful Category 2 storm Wednesday, spawning tornadoes in nearby Texas, forcing evacuations in both countries and whipping up high waves that frustrated oil-spill cleanup efforts and pushed crude onto beaches.

Toyota says 270,000 vehicles have faulty engines (AP)

  • June 30, 2010 11:52 pm

FILE - In this file photo made June 27, 2010, unsold 2010 Toyota Highlanders are seen at a dealership in the west Denver suburb of Lakewood, Colo. Forecasters expect U.S. sales of cars and light trucks to slow in June after months of improvement. It's another sign that people are beginning to doubt the economic recovery with unemployment still high. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)AP – Toyota Motor Corp. said Thursday about 270,000 vehicles sold worldwide, including luxury Lexus sedans, have faulty engines, but the company did not say whether it would recall the automobiles.

Category 2 Alex Makes Landfall in Mexico

  • June 30, 2010 11:19 pm

Winds Reach 105 MPH, With Heavy Rains; Oil Spill Cleanup Vessels Sidelined by Hurricane’s Ripple Effects

Calif. man arrested in 1989 NH arson that killed family of 4, including 2 kids, in their home

  • June 30, 2010 11:19 pm

A recently created Cold Case Unit has brought criminal charges against a California man in the 1989 deaths of four family members in a New Hampshire apartment house arson, authorities said….


Hurricane Alex makes landfall along Mexican coast (AP)

  • June 30, 2010 10:50 pm

Sand blows across a tiger dam on a beach as the outer edges of Tropical Storm Alex approach the Louisiana coast in Grand Isle, La., Tuesday, June 29, 2010. The dam is expected to protect the island's beaches from oil that washes ashore from April's Deepwater Horizon oil rig explosion and spill in the Gulf of Mexico. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)AP – Forecasters say the first Atlantic hurricane of the season has made landfall in northeastern Mexico.

Hurricane Alex makes landfall as Category 2

  • June 30, 2010 10:46 pm

The first Atlantic hurricane of the year came ashore in Mexico near the Texas border late Wednesday, flooding roads, forcing several thousand people to evacuate.

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Calif. man arrested in 1989 NH arson that killed family of 4, including 2 kids, in apartment

  • June 30, 2010 10:18 pm

New Hampshire authorities say a recently created Cold Case Unit has brought criminal charges in the 1989 deaths of four family members in an apartment house arson.


Wildfire burning north of Flagstaff, Ariz., now fully contained after charring 15,000+ acres

  • June 30, 2010 10:18 pm

A wildfire burning four miles north of Flagstaff is fully contained after charring more than 15,000 acres.


Al-Qaida to launch English-language propaganda newspaper as it broadens reach in US, Europe

  • June 30, 2010 10:18 pm

Al-Qaida is preparing to launch its first online propaganda newspaper in English, a move that could help the terror group recruit inside the U.S. and Europe.


New set of key straps were supplied before NYC crane collapse, witness says at rigger’s trial

  • June 30, 2010 10:18 pm

The criminal trial surrounding one of the nation’s deadliest construction-crane collapses has honed in on claims that a worn polyester strap was used and broke at a key point in securing the tow…


Obama takes on election-year fears over big debt (AP)

  • June 30, 2010 9:49 pm

President Barack Obama speaks at a town-hall style event on the economy, Wednesday, June 30, 2010, at Racine Memorial Hall in Racine, Wis.. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)AP – Sensitive to election-year resentment over big government, President Barack Obama declared Wednesday he intends to get “our debt and our deficits under control.” With fears alive of a double-dip recession, Obama warned that he won’t slash spending at the expense of the economic rebound.

Confirmation all but sure, Kagan ends testimony (AP)

  • June 30, 2010 9:49 pm

Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, June 30, 2010, before the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on her nomination. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)AP – Cruising toward confirmation, Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan completed grueling Senate questioning Wednesday, unscathed by Republican challenges on abortion, gays in the military and gun rights while sidestepping partisan debate about GOP-named judges pulling the court to the right.

World’s largest oil skimmer heads to Gulf spill (AP)

  • June 30, 2010 9:49 pm

Crews aboard vessels around the drillship Discoverer Enterprise continue operations to minimize the impact from the BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico in this June 28, 2010 handout photograph. Thousands of volunteers and vessels are working together on largest oil spill response in U.S. History. REUTERS/Walter Shinn/U.S. Coast Guard/Handout (UNITED STATES - Tags: ENERGY ENVIRONMENT) FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNSAP – With hurricane-whipped waves pushing more oil onto the Gulf of Mexico’s once-white beaches, the government pinned its latest cleanup hopes Wednesday on a huge new piece of equipment: the world’s largest oil-skimming vessel.

House OKs sweeping bank rules; Senate vote awaits (AP)

  • June 30, 2010 9:49 pm

Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., left, leans over to talk to Sen. Scott Brown, R-Mass, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, June 28, 2010. prior to their introduction statements on behalf of Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan during her confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)AP – Nearly two years after a Wall Street meltdown left the economy reeling, the House on Wednesday passed a massive overhaul of financial regulations that would extend the government’s reach from storefront thrifts to the executive suites of Manhattan.

Suspect in Russian spy ring vanishes in Cyprus (AP)

  • June 30, 2010 9:49 pm

A police officer enter the central police station in the southern coastal town of Larnaca, Cyprus, Wednesday, June 30, 2010. Cypriot police say they are looking for an alleged Russian spy wanted in the United States who vanished after being released on bail in the Mediterranean island nation. Spokesman Michalis Katsounotos says 54-year-old Christopher Robert Metsos failed to report to police Wednesday according to the terms of release imposed on him Tuesday by a Cypriot court. (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias)AP – An alleged member of a Russian spy ring that authorities say operated under deep cover in America’s suburbs vanished in Cyprus on Wednesday, a day after being released on bail.

Portland police re-opening Gore investigation (AP)

  • June 30, 2010 9:49 pm

FILE - In this Dec. 14, 2009 file photo, former U.S. Vice President Al Gore gestures as he joins cabinet ministers from Nordic countries for discussion on Greenland's ice sheet at the UN Climate summit in Copenhagen, Denmark. A Portland massage therapist accused former Vice President Al Gore of 'unwanted sexual contact' at a hotel during an October 2006 visit, but no charges were filed due to lack of evidence, law officials said Wednesday June 23, 2010. (AP Photo/Anja Niedringhaus, File)AP – Police said Wednesday they are reopening an investigation into a Portland massage therapist’s allegations that former Vice President Al Gore groped her at an upscale hotel in 2006.

Brown cuts backroom deals he campaigned against (AP)

  • June 30, 2010 9:49 pm

Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., left, leans over to talk to Sen. Scott Brown, R-Mass, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, June 28, 2010. prior to their introduction statements on behalf of Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan during her confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)AP – Republican Scott Brown owes his election in part to the public furor over the so-called Cornhusker Kickback, the backroom deal that Sen. Ben Nelson of Nebraska struck for his vote to pass the health care bill. Now he is following Nelson’s example, winning concessions in the financial overhaul bill on behalf of Massachusetts banks.

Oldest US postal worker retires in Calif. at 95 (AP)

  • June 30, 2010 9:49 pm

AP – It wasn’t snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night that stopped Chester Arthur Reed from his appointed round. The mail handler just felt it was time to call it quits at age 95.

Men face assault charges after dog doo dispute (AP)

  • June 30, 2010 9:49 pm

AP – Three men face assault charges after they allegedly attacked an off-duty Harrisburg police officer in a dispute over dog waste. Police said brothers Matthew Stauffer, 33, and Daniel Stauffer, 31, attacked police Officer John Doll earlier this month.

AP Source: Tiger Woods interviewed in Galea probe (AP)

  • June 30, 2010 9:49 pm

Tiger Woods hits out of a bunker on the 14th hole during the Pro-Am at the AT&T National golf tournament at the Aronimink Golf Club, Wednesday, June 30, 2010, in Newtown Square, Pa. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)AP – Tiger Woods has been interviewed by federal authorities investigating a Canadian doctor accused of distributing human growth hormone, a person familiar with the investigation told The Associated Press on Wednesday.

Prosecutors at NY trial accuse 2, including ex-Guyana official, of plot to blow up JFK Airport

  • June 30, 2010 9:16 pm

Two Muslim militants plotted to cause more death and destruction than the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks by blowing up John F. Kennedy International Airport six years later, federal prosecutors said We…


Prosecutors at NY trial accuse 2, including ex-Guyana official, of plot to blow up JFK Airport

  • June 30, 2010 9:16 pm

Two Muslim militants plotted to cause more death and destruction than the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks by blowing up John F. Kennedy International Airport six years later, federal prosecutors said We…


Prosecutors at NY trial accuse 2, including ex-Guyana official, of plot to blow up JFK Airport

  • June 30, 2010 9:16 pm

Two Muslim militants plotted to cause more death and destruction than the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks by blowing up John F. Kennedy International Airport six years later, federal prosecutors said We…


Portland police re-opening investigation that Al Gore groped masseuse at hotel in 2006

  • June 30, 2010 9:16 pm

Police say they are reopening an investigation into allegations by a Portland massage therapist that former Vice President Al Gore groped her at a hotel in 2006.


Portland police re-opening investigation that Al Gore groped masseuse at hotel in 2006

  • June 30, 2010 9:16 pm

Police say they are reopening an investigation into allegations by a Portland massage therapist that former Vice President Al Gore groped her at a hotel in 2006.


Portland police re-opening investigation that Al Gore groped masseuse at hotel in 2006

  • June 30, 2010 9:16 pm

Police say they are reopening an investigation into allegations by a Portland massage therapist that former Vice President Al Gore groped her at a hotel in 2006.


Joran van der Sloot Indicted by Federal Grand Jury on Extortion Charges

  • June 30, 2010 9:16 pm

Dutchman Joran van der Sloot has been indicted by a federal grand jury on charges he tried to extort $250,000 from the mother of a teenager who disappeared during a trip to Aruba.


Wash.’s elusive teenage ‘Barefoot Bandit’ appears to be moving east; warrant issued in Neb.

  • June 30, 2010 9:16 pm

A suspected teenage burglar from Washington known for daring exploits to evade capture is apparently moving eastward, according to authorities who think they spotted him on a Nebraska airport’s …


Category 2 Alex Races To Mexico, South Texas

  • June 30, 2010 8:14 pm

First Named Storm of 2010 Now Packing 100 MPH Winds Expected to Hit South of Texas Border Wednesday Night

Category 2 Alex Races To Mexico, South Texas

  • June 30, 2010 8:14 pm

First Named Storm of 2010 Now Packing 100 MPH Winds Expected to Hit South of Texas Border Wednesday Night

Category 2 Alex Races To Mexico, South Texas

  • June 30, 2010 8:14 pm

First Named Storm of 2010 Now Packing 100 MPH Winds Expected to Hit South of Texas Border Wednesday Night

Al Qaeda to Release New Website Starring Radical Cleric

  • June 30, 2010 8:14 pm

Al Qaeda is promoting the online release of its first English magazine, and one of the first guest writers being promised is Anwar Al Alwaki, the American born cleric linked to several terror attacks on the U.S.

  • Terror Chief Defends Targeting Cleric
  • Al Qaeda Operative Tied to NYC Plot

  • Al Qaeda to Release New Website Starring Radical Cleric

    • June 30, 2010 8:14 pm

    Al Qaeda is promoting the online release of its first English magazine, and one of the first guest writers being promised is Anwar Al Alwaki, the American born cleric linked to several terror attacks on the U.S.

  • Terror Chief Defends Targeting Cleric
  • Al Qaeda Operative Tied to NYC Plot

  • Al Qaeda to Release New Website Starring Radical Cleric

    • June 30, 2010 8:14 pm

    Al Qaeda is promoting the online release of its first English magazine, and one of the first guest writers being promised is Anwar Al Alwaki, the American born cleric linked to several terror attacks on the U.S.

  • Terror Chief Defends Targeting Cleric
  • Al Qaeda Operative Tied to NYC Plot

  • Al Qaeda to Release New Website Starring Radical Cleric

    • June 30, 2010 8:14 pm

    Al Qaeda is promoting the online release of its first English magazine, and one of the first guest writers being promised is Anwar Al Alwaki, the American born cleric linked to several terror attacks on the U.S.

  • Terror Chief Defends Targeting Cleric
  • Al Qaeda Operative Tied to NYC Plot

  • Al Qaeda to Release New Website Starring Radical Cleric

    • June 30, 2010 8:14 pm

    Al Qaeda is promoting the online release of its first English magazine, and one of the first guest writers being promised is Anwar Al Alwaki, the American born cleric linked to several terror attacks on the U.S.

  • Terror Chief Defends Targeting Cleric
  • Al Qaeda Operative Tied to NYC Plot

  • Al Qaeda to Release New Website Starring Radical Cleric

    • June 30, 2010 8:14 pm

    Al Qaeda is promoting the online release of its first English magazine, and one of the first guest writers being promised is Anwar Al Alwaki, the American born cleric linked to several terror attacks on the U.S.

  • Terror Chief Defends Targeting Cleric
  • Al Qaeda Operative Tied to NYC Plot

  • Al Qaeda to Release New Website Starring Radical Cleric

    • June 30, 2010 8:14 pm

    Al Qaeda is promoting the online release of its first English magazine, and one of the first guest writers being promised is Anwar Al Alwaki, the American born cleric linked to several terror attacks on the U.S.

  • Terror Chief Defends Targeting Cleric
  • Al Qaeda Operative Tied to NYC Plot

  • Al Qaeda to Release New Website Starring Radical Cleric

    • June 30, 2010 8:14 pm

    Al Qaeda is promoting the online release of its first English magazine, and one of the first guest writers being promised is Anwar Al Alwaki, the American born cleric linked to several terror attacks on the U.S.

  • Terror Chief Defends Targeting Cleric
  • Al Qaeda Operative Tied to NYC Plot

  • Al Qaeda to Release New Website Starring Radical Cleric

    • June 30, 2010 8:14 pm

    Al Qaeda is promoting the online release of its first English magazine, and one of the first guest writers being promised is Anwar Al Alwaki, the American born cleric linked to several terror attacks on the U.S.

  • Terror Chief Defends Targeting Cleric
  • Al Qaeda Operative Tied to NYC Plot

  • Newspaper, Businesses Feud in Tennessee Over Claims of ‘Hate Rhetoric’

    • June 30, 2010 8:14 pm

    A small Tennessee-based newspaper has become the center of a free speech firestorm after it was banned from a grocery store chain and a KFC for allegedly publishing “hate” speech.


    Newspaper, Businesses Feud in Tennessee Over Claims of ‘Hate Rhetoric’

    • June 30, 2010 8:14 pm

    A small Tennessee-based newspaper has become the center of a free speech firestorm after it was banned from a grocery store chain and a KFC for allegedly publishing “hate” speech.


    Newspaper, Businesses Feud in Tennessee Over Claims of ‘Hate Rhetoric’

    • June 30, 2010 8:14 pm

    A small Tennessee-based newspaper has become the center of a free speech firestorm after it was banned from a grocery store chain and a KFC for allegedly publishing “hate” speech.


    World’s Largest Oil-Skimming Vessel to Help With Spill

    • June 30, 2010 8:14 pm

    With hurricane-whipped waves pushing more oil onto the Gulf of Mexico’s once-white beaches, the government pinned its latest cleanup hopes Wednesday on a huge new piece of equipment: the world’s largest oil-skimming vessel.


    Montana Officials Find Bodies of 4 Missing People in Plane Wreckage

    • June 30, 2010 8:14 pm

    A Sanders County sheriff’s official says four bodies have been found in the wreckage of a plane in northwestern Montana.


    Denver couple charged with child abuse for allegedly growing pot in home where kids live

    • June 30, 2010 8:14 pm

    The Denver district attorney has charged a couple with child abuse for allegedly growing marijuana in the home they shared with three children.


    Alex now Category 2, nears landfall

    • June 30, 2010 7:43 pm

    The first Atlantic hurricane of the year bore down on Mexico and southern Texas Wednesday, flooding roads and forcing several thousand people to evacuate.

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    Outrage on Hill Over Vets’ Exposure to HIV

    • June 30, 2010 7:12 pm

    Lawmakers want investigation into reports that more than 1,800 vets may have been exposed to HIV or other diseases while getting dental treatment at a VA medical center in St. Louis

  • Army Sec’y: Arlington Flap ‘Unacceptable’ |
  • Senate Confirms Petraeus
  • AG Holder in Kabul

  • Outrage on Hill Over Vets’ Exposure to HIV

    • June 30, 2010 7:12 pm

    Lawmakers want investigation into reports that more than 1,800 vets may have been exposed to HIV or other diseases while getting dental treatment at a VA medical center in St. Louis

  • Army Sec’y: Arlington Flap ‘Unacceptable’ |
  • Senate Confirms Petraeus
  • AG Holder in Kabul

  • Outrage on Hill Over Vets’ Exposure to HIV

    • June 30, 2010 7:12 pm

    Lawmakers want investigation into reports that more than 1,800 vets may have been exposed to HIV or other diseases while getting dental treatment at a VA medical center in St. Louis

  • Army Sec’y: Arlington Flap ‘Unacceptable’ |
  • Senate Confirms Petraeus
  • AG Holder in Kabul