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2 hours ago Deputy alleges coverup in Gibson arrest
Mel Gibson's infamous drunk-driving incident in July 2006 not only soiled the actor's reputation, it ruined the life of the deputy who arrested him, a lawsuit alleges.
2 hours ago Clinton condemns Quran-burning plan
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has condemned the planned burning of Qurans on the anniversary of the 2001 attacks on the United States as criticism mounts from Muslims around the world.
2 hours ago BP points fingers in rig blast
An internal investigation puts some responsibility for the Gulf oil disaster on BP but assigns much of the blame to contractors Halliburton and Transocean.
2 hours ago 8 missing, 54 homes burned in Colorado
At least 54 homes have been destroyed by a wildfire burning west of Boulder, Colorado, and eight people are unaccounted for, officials say.
2 hours ago Obama slams GOP leadership, economic policies
President Obama opened the post-Labor Day stretch of the midterm campaign by blasting the GOP and pushing a new $350 billion plan to lift the sagging economy.
5 hours ago Opinion: Obama wrong for '10 campaign
White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel may have gotten his get-out-of-jail card in just the nick of time.
5 hours ago Who might replace Rahm?
The smart money in Washington and Chicago, Illinois, says it's all but a certainty that within weeks Rahm Emanuel will throw his hat into the ring to replace retiring Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley. So the parlor game over who will replace Emanuel as White House chief of staff has already kicked into high gear.
5 hours ago Trapped miners get soccer treat
The 33 workers trapped in a Chilean mine got a rare treat Tuesday night: they got to watch their national soccer team compete against Ukraine in the European Cup live via a small projector wired down to their safety chamber on a fiber optic cable.
5 hours ago New storm forms in Atlantic
Tropical Depression Hermine is expected to dump an onslaught of rain in parts of Oklahoma, Kansas and Missouri over the next few days.
5 hours ago Google starts instant search
Another day, another animated Google logo -- and with it, a big question: What will Google announce Wednesday to improve the way people use its engine to search the Web?
5 hours ago BP points fingers in rig blast
An internal investigation puts some responsibility for the Gulf oil disaster on BP but assigns much of the blame to contractors Halliburton and Transocean.
5 hours ago 8 missing, 54 homes burned in Colorado fires
At least 54 homes have been destroyed by a wildfire burning west of Boulder, Colorado, and eight people are unaccounted for, officials say.
8 hours ago New storm forms in Atlantic
Tropical Depression Hermine is expected to dump an onslaught of rain in parts of Oklahoma, Kansas and Missouri over the next few days.
8 hours ago Thousands evacuate as Colo. fire grows
A 7,100-acre wildfire burned out of control west of Boulder, Colorado, Wednesday, threatening hundreds of homes, forcing the evacuation of thousands and pressing additional fire crews into action, authorities said.
8 hours ago Piers Morgan to take over King show
British TV host Piers Morgan will take over Larry King's prime-time hour with "a candid, in-depth newsmaker interview program" starting in January, CNN announced Wednesday.
8 hours ago Feds: Threat on plane bound for LA
Authorities have begun an investigation after a threatening message was found scrawled on the lavatory mirror of a Thai Airways plane, the Transportation Security Administration said.
8 hours ago Clinton condemns Quran-burning plan
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has condemned the planned burning of Qurans on the anniversary of the 2001 attacks on the United States as criticism mounts from Muslims around the world.
8 hours ago Iran: Woman's stoning sentence on hold
Iran has put the stoning sentence of a woman convicted of adultery and murder "on hold,"Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Ramin Mehmanparast told state-run Press TV on Wednesday.
8 hours ago Asteroid buzzes Earth; another coming
A small asteroid passed within the moon's distance from the Earth on Wednesday morning, and another will do likewise later in the day, space watchers say.
8 hours ago BP points fingers in Gulf of Mexico rig blast
An internal investigation puts some responsibility for the Gulf oil disaster on BP but assigns much of the blame to contractors Halliburton and Transocean.
11 hours ago Polygamist sect leader nixes extradition
Polygamist sect leader Warren Jeffs will stay in a Utah jail for at least two more months after his attorneys objected to his signing an extradition waiver in a Utah court Tuesday.
11 hours ago Food illness survivors demand action
After the recall of more than 500 million eggs from a salmonella outbreak this summer, food safety advocates and survivors of foodborne illness will call for the U.S. Senate to pass a bill that has been in limbo since last year.
11 hours ago Feds: Threat on plane bound for LA
Authorities have begun an investigation after a threatening message was found scrawled on the lavatory mirror of a Thai Airways plane, the Transportation Security Administration said.
11 hours ago Officials: Bodies may be Mexican cops
Officials in the Mexican state of Tamaulipas have found two bodies that may be those of two men investigating the massacre of 72 migrants in the state.
11 hours ago Obama in Ohio to push economy plan
As President Obama heads to Cleveland, Ohio on Wednesday to roll out a set of comprehensive proposals aimed at fixing the ailing U.S. economy, top aides are knocking down suggestions that politics and the midterms are driving this effort.
11 hours ago Clinton condemns Quran-burning plan
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has condemned the planned burning of Qurans on the anniversary of the 2001 attacks on the United States as criticism mounts from Muslims around the world.
11 hours ago BP releases findings of inquiry into oil rig disaster
"Multiple companies and work teams" contributed to the explosion aboard a Gulf oil rig that unleashed the worst oil spill in U.S. history, BP's internal investigation finds.
Today Thousands evacuate as Colo. fire grows
A 7,100-acre wildfire burned out of control west of Boulder, Colorado, Wednesday, threatening hundreds of homes, forcing the evacuation of thousands and pressing additional fire crews into action, authorities said.
Today UN says it knew of mass rapes earlier
The United Nations on Tuesday acknowledged that it first learned of a report of rape in rebel-held territory of the war-torn eastern Democratic Republic of Congo on July 30, nearly two weeks earlier than it had previously said.
Today Food illness survivors demand action
After the recall of more than 500 million eggs from a salmonella outbreak this summer, food safety advocates and survivors of foodborne illness will call for the U.S. Senate to pass a bill that has been in limbo since last year.