Top News Headlines
Feed provided by Associated Press
- Earl threatens East Coast with a pounding
By MIKE BAKER 2010-09-02T22:57:42Z BUXTON, N.C. (AP) -- The last ferry left for the mainland and coastal residents hunkered down at home as Hurricane Earl closed in with 115 mph winds Thursday on North Carolina's dangerously exposed Outer Banks, the first and potentially most destructive stop on the storm's projected journey up the Eastern Seaboard....
- Discounts spur surprising Aug. retail sales gains
By ANNE D'INNOCENZIO 2010-09-02T21:11:18Z NEW YORK (AP) -- This year's back-to-school season isn't as big a bust for retailers as they feared - or as last year's - but it's not great either....
- Hopeful sign: More talks for Israel, Palestinians
By MATTHEW LEE and ROBERT BURNS 2010-09-02T21:36:31Z WASHINGTON (AP) -- In an early sign of promise, Israeli and Palestinian leaders pledged Thursday in a cordial first round of talks to keep meeting at regular intervals, aiming to nail down a framework for overcoming deep disputes and achieving lasting peace within a year....
- Oil platform explodes off La. coast; crew rescued
By ALAN SAYRE 2010-09-02T23:14:52Z NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- An oil platform exploded and burned off the Louisiana coast Thursday, 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....
- Co-worker: Suspect's girlfriend alive during chase
By TERRY COLLINS and SUDHIN THANAWALA 2010-09-02T21:42:29Z VALLEJO, Calif. (AP) -- The co-worker of a woman found dead in her boyfriend's car after a fatal California police chase said Thursday that she spoke with the victim during the pursuit....
- Arizona governor stumbles during debate
By PAUL DAVENPORT 2010-09-02T23:27:56Z PHOENIX (AP) -- It will go down as one of the most painful openings to a political debate in recent memory....
- American teen Capra upsets 18th-seeded Rezai
By HOWARD FENDRICH 2010-09-02T22:51:42Z NEW YORK (AP) -- A year ago at the U.S. Open, American teenager Melanie Oudin told the world to "BELIEVE," with her sneakers and her play....
- Chris Brown returns to No. 1 spot with 'Deuces'
By 2010-09-02T21:24:10Z NEW YORK (AP) -- Chris Brown is back to a familiar place - the No. 1 spot on the Billboard charts....
- Goats rescued after 2 days on 6-inch ledge in Mont
By MATT VOLZ 2010-09-02T21:44:57Z HELENA, Mont. (AP) -- Two young goats wandered onto the thin ledge of a railroad bridge and spent nearly two days high above the ground until rescuers in a towering cherry picker plucked them from their perch, hungry but safe....
- Author Hawking says God not needed for creation
By JENNIFER QUINN 2010-09-02T21:44:02Z LONDON (AP) -- Did creation need a creator?...