Reuters - Sixty separate wildfires, whipped by strong gusts of wind spawned by Tropical Storm Lee as it moved north, burned across Texas on Monday, destroying homes and leaving at least two people dead, authorities said.[Read more...]
Reuters - A Chilean air force plane with 21 people aboard was presumed to have crashed in the Pacific Ocean on Friday after it disappeared near the remote Juan Fernandez islands, authorities said.[Read more...]
AP - Hurricane Irene opened its assault on the Eastern Seaboard on Saturday by lashing the North Carolina coast with wind as strong as 115 mph and pounding shoreline homes with waves. Farther north, authorities readied a massive shutdown of trains and airports, with 2 million people ordered out of the way.[Read more...]
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Reuters - Authorities said on Friday they were checking a suspicious package with an unknown powdery substance at an office building several blocks from the U.S. Capitol complex in downtown Washington.[Read more...]
Reuters - A fifth person has died from the collapse of an outdoor concert stage in heavy wind just before a weekend show at the Indiana State Fair, which was shut down on Sunday, authorities said.[Read more...]
Reuters - A fifth person has died from the collapse of an outdoor concert stage in heavy wind just before a weekend show at the Indiana State Fair, which was shut down on Sunday, authorities said.[Read more...]
Reuters - Authorities reopened the Virginia Tech campus after an hours-long lockdown on Thursday following a report of a gunman at the university where 32 people were killed in a mass shooting in 2007.[Read more...]
AP - A gunman opened fire in two Michigan homes Thursday, killing seven people before leading police on a high-speed chase through downtown Grand Rapids and taking two hostages in another home, authorities said.[Read more...]
AP - Authorities have recorded France’s first death from the European E. coli outbreak.[Read more...]
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‘Serious questions’ over NZ spill
Libyans claim gains in Gadhafi hometown offensive
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Fierce street fighting in Sirte
Snipers in last-ditch bid to defend Gaddafi hometown
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FBI searches for missing Mo. baby in Kan. landfill
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Libyans face heavy resistance in Gadhafi hometown
(AP)Snipers slow government attack on Gaddafi hometown
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Libyan government forces launch big assault on Sirte
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Libya troops renew Sirte assault
Doubtful social conservatives giving Romney chance
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Libya troops renew push for Sirte
Split in cultural conservatives could help Romney
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Tank fire hits Gaddafi stronghold
Discord Riddles Libyan Factions
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Libya battle hits heart of Sirte
Nobel honors African, Arab women for peace
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