Mass. coast gets hurricane warning ahead of Earl (AP) Thu, 02 Sep 2010 15:09:54 GMTAP - A hurricane warning is out for part of the Massachusetts coast including Nantucket as Earl bears down on the Eastern Seaboard.
Unemployment claims drop for second straight week (AP) Thu, 02 Sep 2010 13:10:12 GMTAP - The number of people requesting unemployment benefits declined for the second straight week, suggesting that the slowing economy isn't prompting widespread job cuts.
Gen. Petraeus calls relationship with Karzai sound (AP) Thu, 02 Sep 2010 13:40:17 GMTAP - The top US military commander in Afghanistan says the sometimes strained relationship between the US and Afghan President Hamid Karzai is solid.
Clinton opens new round of Mideast peace talks (AP) Thu, 02 Sep 2010 15:13:08 GMTAP - Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton formally opened the first direct peace talks between Israel and the Palestinians in nearly two years on Thursday, imploring the parties to ignore the long history of failed negotiations and make needed compromises to forge an agreement.
Discovery Channel hostage-taker hated programming (AP) Thu, 02 Sep 2010 13:27:03 GMTAP - A gunman police shot to death after he took hostages at Discovery Channel's headquarters said he hated the company's shows such as "Kate Plus 8" because they promote population growth and its environmental programming because it did little to save the planet.
US officers take up posts at Paris airport (AP) Thu, 02 Sep 2010 13:49:36 GMTAP - American officers are taking up posts at Paris' Charles de Gaulle Airport to help identify potential terrorists or other high-risk passengers heading to the United States.
Bernanke: Shut down banks if they threaten system (AP) Thu, 02 Sep 2010 14:51:19 GMTAP - Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke told a panel investigating the financial crisis that regulators must be ready to shutter the largest institutions if they threaten to bring down the financial system.
Google, Skype targeted in India security crackdown (AP) Thu, 02 Sep 2010 15:00:09 GMTAP - India has widened its security crackdown, asking all companies that provide encrypted communications — not just BlackBerry-maker Research In Motion — to install servers in the country to make it easier for the government to obtain users' data. That would likely affect digital giants like Google and Skype.
Rapper T.I., wife arrested on drug charges (AP) Thu, 02 Sep 2010 15:10:44 GMTAP - Authorities say Grammy-winning rapper T.I. and his wife have been arrested on suspicion of possessing methamphetamines after sheriff's deputies stopped their car in West Hollywood and smelled marijuana smoke.
Oudin, Roddick bounced from U.S. Open (AP) Thu, 02 Sep 2010 11:27:47 GMTAP - One woman's exit from the U.S. Open was jarring and sudden. Another's came off as sad and not all that surprising.
