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2010-09-02 13:02	AP Top News	Rapper T.I., wife arrested on drug charges WEST HOLLYWOOD, Calif. (AP) - Grammy-winning rapper T.I. was arrested along with his wife on suspicion of possessing methamphetamines, five months after the hip-hop star finished a prison stint on weapons charges. The 29-year-old rapper and his wife, Tameka Cottle, were arrested Wednesday night in West Hollywood after deputies smelled marijuana and pulled the couple over, the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department said. They were released from jail at about 4 a.m. Thursday after posting $10,000 bail each, sheriff's Deputy Luis Castro said....
2010-09-02 12:52	AP Top News	Earl undergoes change, strong winds extend farther BUXTON, N.C. (AP) - The head of the National Hurricane Center says the center of Hurricane Earl is undergoing a change and its powerful winds are going to extend farther out from the eyewall. Hurricane Center director Bill Read said Thursday the changes to the storm's eye are pushing hurricane-force winds of at least 74 mph over a broader area. Hurricane-force winds currently extend outward up to 90 miles from the center of the storm....
2010-09-02 12:47	AFP	Oil rig blast forces 13 workers into Gulf of Mexico GENEVA (AFP) - UN climate chief Christiana Figueres on Thursday warned that a string of weather calamities showed the deepening urgency to forge a breakthrough deal on global warming this year. Full Story »...
2010-09-02 12:47	AFP	NATO air strike kills 10 civilians: Afghan president BERLIN (AFP) - Competition to Apple's highly successful iPad hotted up on Thursday as Samsung and Toshiba unveiled rival tablet PCs that they hope will steal some of the Californian giant's thunder. Full Story »...
2010-09-02 12:47	AP Top News	Feds sue Arizona sheriff in civil rights probe PHOENIX (AP) - The U.S. Justice Department sued Sheriff Joe Arpaio on Thursday, saying the Arizona lawman refused for more than a year to turn over records in an investigation into allegations his department discriminates against Hispanics. The lawsuit calls Arpaio and his office's defiance "unprecedented," and said the federal government has been trying since March 2009 to get officials to comply with its probe of alleged discrimination, unconstitutional searches and seizures, and having English-only policies in his jails that discriminate against people with limited English skills....
2010-09-02 12:47	AP Top News	New round of direct Mideast peace talks begins WASHINGTON (AP) - Israeli and Palestinian leaders sat down for their first direct peace talks in two years on Thursday, pledging to overcome deep skepticism and disappointment with past U.S.-brokered attempts to resolve the long-running conflict. Formally opening the negotiations after a day of discussions with President Barack Obama at the White House, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton implored Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to make the difficult compromises needed to forge an agreement....
2010-09-02 12:47	AP Top News	Study: 1 in 7 home kitchens would flunk inspection Study: 1 in 7 home kitchens would flunk inspectionATLANTA (AP) - A new study suggests that at least one in seven home kitchens would flunk the kind of health inspection commonly administered to restaurants. The small study done in Los Angeles County found that less than two-thirds of home kitchens would get an A or B if put through the rigors of a restaurant inspection. At least 14 percent would fail....
2010-09-02 12:45	Reuters UK	FTSE ends up slightly; U.S. jobs data awaited
2010-09-02 12:42	AFP	Israel, Palestinians set out demands amid new direct talks WASHINGTON (AFP) - Israel and the Palestinians relaunched their first direct talks in 20 months here Thursday, setting out opening demands that started the clock on a daunting one-year deadline for a peace settlement. Full Story »...
2010-09-02 12:42	AFP	Hurricane Earl closes in on US East Coast GENEVA (AFP) - UN climate chief Christiana Figueres on Thursday warned that a string of weather calamities showed the deepening urgency to forge a breakthrough deal on global warming this year. Full Story »...
2010-09-02 12:35	Reuters UK	Capello looks ahead to fresh starts and a brighter future
2010-09-02 12:32	AFP	NATO air strike kills 10 civilians: Afghan president KITTY HAWK, North Carolina (AFP) - Hurricane Earl closed in on a vast stretch of the US east coast on Thursday, as tens of thousands of people fled North Carolina's barrier islands to avoid dangerous winds and surf. Full Story »...
2010-09-02 12:32	AFP	Hurricane Earl closes in on US East Coast GENEVA (AFP) - UN climate chief Christiana Figueres on Thursday warned that a string of weather calamities showed the deepening urgency to forge a breakthrough deal on global warming this year. Full Story »...
2010-09-02 12:32	AFP	IMF, World Bank step up aid to Pakistan BERLIN (AFP) - Competition to Apple's highly successful iPad hotted up on Thursday as Samsung and Toshiba unveiled rival tablet PCs that they hope will steal some of the Californian giant's thunder. Full Story »...
2010-09-02 12:32	AP Top News	Clinton opens new round of Mideast peace talks WASHINGTON (AP) - Israeli and Palestinian leaders sat down for their first direct peace talks in two years on Thursday, pledging to overcome deep skepticism spawned by disappointment with U.S.-brokered attempts in the past to resolve the long-running conflict. Formally opening the negotiations after a day of discussions with President Barack Obama at the White House, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton implored Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to make the difficult compromises needed to forge an agreement....
2010-09-02 12:32	AP Top News	Gunman shot as Discovery hostages planned escape SILVER SPRING, Md. (AP) - As the three hostages at Discovery Channel's headquarters appeared ready to make a run for it, police said Thursday that a SWAT team officer quickly shot and killed the increasingly agitated gunman who had explosives strapped to himself, ending the four-hour standoff. After several hours of negotiations, the tactical officers moved in. Authorities saw the hostages begin to move on building security cameras and heard a "pop" they believed to be a gunshot or an explosive device, Montgomery County Police Chief Thomas Manger said. That's when an officer shot the gunman, James J. Lee, in the lobby of the building in Silver Spring, just outside the nation's capital. None of the hostages were hurt....
2010-09-02 12:22	AP Top News	Gulf oil platform explodes, burning off La. coast Gulf oil platform explodes, burning off La. coastGRAND ISLE, La. (AP) - An offshore petroleum platform exploded and was burning Thursday in the Gulf of Mexico about 80 miles off the Louisiana coast, west of the site where BP's undersea well spilled after a rig explosion. The Coast Guard says no one was killed in the blast, which was reported by a commercial helicopter flying over the area Thursday morning. All 13 people aboard the rig have been accounted for, with one injury. The extent of the injury was not known....
2010-09-02 12:17	AFP	NATO air strike kills 10 civilians: Afghan president KITTY HAWK, North Carolina (AFP) - Hurricane Earl closed in on a vast stretch of the US east coast on Thursday, as tens of thousands of people fled North Carolina's barrier islands to avoid dangerous winds and surf. Full Story »...
2010-09-02 12:17	AFP	Hurricane Earl closes in on US East Coast GENEVA (AFP) - UN climate chief Christiana Figueres on Thursday warned that a string of weather calamities showed the deepening urgency to forge a breakthrough deal on global warming this year. Full Story »...
2010-09-02 12:17	AFP	IMF, World Bank step up aid to Pakistan BERLIN (AFP) - Samsung unveiled on Thursday what the South Korean electronics giant hopes will be a major rival to Apple's highly successful iPad tablet PC. Full Story »...
2010-09-02 12:17	AP Top News	Gulf oil platform explodes off La. coast Gulf oil platform explodes off La. coastGRAND ISLE, La. (AP) - An offshore petroleum platform exploded and was burning Friday in the Gulf of Mexico about 80 miles off the Louisiana coast, west of the site where BP's undersea well spilled after a rig explosion. The Coast Guard says no one was killed in the blast, which was reported by a commercial helicopter flying over the area Thursday morning. All 13 people aboard the rig have been accounted for, with one injury. The extent of the injury was not known....
2010-09-02 12:17	AP Top News	Gunman shot as Discovery hostages planned escape SILVER SPRING, Md. (AP) - As the three hostages at Discovery Channel's headquarters appeared ready to make a run for it, police said Thursday that a SWAT team officer quickly shot and killed the increasingly agitated gunman who had explosives strapped to himself, ending the four-hour standoff. After several hours of negotiations, the tactical officers moved in. Authorities saw the hostages begin to move on building security cameras and heard a "pop" they believed to be a gunshot or an explosive device, Montgomery County Police Chief Thomas Manger said. That's when an officer shot the gunman, James J. Lee, in the lobby of the building in Silver Spring, just outside the nation's capital. None of the hostages were hurt....
2010-09-02 12:07	AFP	IMF, World Bank step up aid to Pakistan BERLIN (AFP) - Samsung unveiled on Thursday what the South Korean electronics giant hopes will be a major rival to Apple's highly successful iPad tablet PC. Full Story »...
2010-09-02 12:02	AFP	NATO air strike kills 10 civilians: Afghan president RALEIGH, North Carolina (AFP) - Hurricane Earl quickly closed in on a large part of the US east coast on Thursday, as tens of thousands of people fled North Carolina's barrier islands to avoid dangerous winds and surf. Full Story »...
2010-09-02 11:57	AFP	IMF, World Bank step up aid to Pakistan BRUSSELS (AFP) - Europe's economy outpaced the United States and Japan in the second quarter, EU data showed Thursday, but analysts warned that the German-powered growth would likely lose steam in the second half. Full Story »...
2010-09-02 11:57	AP Top News	Gulf oil rig explodes off La. coast Gulf oil rig explodes off La. coastGRAND ISLE, La. (AP) - An offshore oil rig exploded in the Gulf of Mexico on Thursday, west of the site of the April blast that caused the massive oil spill. A commercial helicopter company reported the blast around 9:30 a.m. CDT Thursday, Coast Guard Petty Officer Casey Ranel said. Seven helicopters, two airplanes and four boats were en route to the site, about 80 miles south of Vermilion Bay along the central Louisiana coast....
2010-09-02 11:57	AP Top News	Data shows jobless claims drop, retail sales rise WASHINGTON (AP) - A weak economy got a little lift Thursday with new data suggesting companies aren't pursuing mass layoffs and stores are a little busier. New applications for unemployment benefits declined for a second straight week after rising in the previous three. Retailers reported surprisingly strong sales in August. And more people signed contracts to buy homes....
2010-09-02 11:55	Reuters UK	Lawyer wants Dutch cardinal's evidence on sex abuse
2010-09-02 11:52	AFP	World Bank, IMF step up aid to Pakistan BRUSSELS (AFP) - Europe's economy outpaced the United States and Japan in the second quarter, EU data showed Thursday, but analysts warned that the German-powered growth would likely lose steam in the second half. Full Story »...
2010-09-02 11:52	AP Top News	Feds sue Arizona sheriff in civil rights probe Feds sue Arizona sheriff in civil rights probePHOENIX (AP) - The U.S. Justice Department sued Sheriff Joe Arpaio on Thursday, saying the Arizona lawman refused for more than a year to turn over records in an investigation into allegations his department discriminates against Hispanics. The lawsuit calls Arpaio and his office's defiance "unprecedented," and said the federal government has been trying since March 2009 to get officials to comply with its probe of alleged discrimination, unconstitutional searches and seizures, and having English-only policies in his jails that discriminates against people with limited English skills....
2010-09-02 11:50	Reuters UK	Coast Guard responding to possible rig blast in Gulf
2010-09-02 11:47	AP Top News	Gulf oil rig explodes off La. coast Gulf oil rig explodes off La. coastGRAND ISLE, La. (AP) - An offshore oil rig has exploded in the Gulf of Mexico, west of the site of the April blast that caused the massive oil spill. Coast Guard Petty Officer Casey Ranel says the blast was reported by a commercial helicopter company about 9:30 a.m. CDT Thursday. Seven helicopters, two airplanes and four boats are en route to the site, about 80 miles south of Vermilion Bay along the central Louisiana coast....
2010-09-02 11:47	AP Top News	Earl threatens East Coast with weekend pounding BUXTON, N.C. (AP) - Hurricane Earl packed winds near 140 mph as it blew toward North Carolina on Thursday, putting the Eastern Seaboard up to Maine on alert for a Labor Day weekend pounding by waves, gales and rain. A hurricane warning for the tip of Massachusetts, including Nantucket and Martha's Vineyard, joined earlier warnings and watches for hurricanes or tropical storms that stretch from North Carolina up to near the Canadian border....
2010-09-02 11:42	AP Top News	Earl threatens East Coast with weekend pounding BUXTON, N.C. (AP) - Hurricane Earl packed winds near 140 mph as it blew toward North Carolina on Thursday, putting the Eastern Seaboard up to Maine on alert for a Labor Day weekend pounding by waves, gales and rain. A hurricane warning for the tip of Massachusetts, including Nantucket and Martha's Vineyard, joined earlier warnings and watches for hurricanes or tropical storms that stretch from North Carolina up to near the Canadian border....
2010-09-02 11:42	AP Top News	Feds sue Arizona sheriff in civil rights probe Feds sue Arizona sheriff in civil rights probePHOENIX (AP) - The U.S. Justice Department sued Sheriff Joe Arpaio on Thursday, saying the Arizona lawman refused for more than a year to turn over records in an investigation into allegations his department discriminates against Hispanics. The lawsuit calls Arpaio and his office's defiance "unprecedented," and said the federal government has been trying since March 2009 to get officials to comply with its probe of alleged discrimination, unconstitutional searches and seizures, and having English-only policies in his jails that discriminates against people with limited English skills....
2010-09-02 11:40	Reuters UK	UPDATE 4-Burger King agrees to be sold for $3.26 billion
2010-09-02 11:35	Reuters UK	Gordon Brown begins charity work
2010-09-02 11:35	Reuters UK	England's Onions out for up to nine months
2010-09-02 11:32	AFP	Pakistan mourns triple bombing as death toll rises GENEVA (AFP) - UN climate chief Christiana Figueres on Thursday warned that a string of weather calamities showed the deepening urgency to forge a breakthrough deal on global warming this year. Full Story »...
2010-09-02 11:32	AP Top News	Rapper T.I., wife arrested on drug charges WEST HOLLYWOOD, Calif. (AP) - Grammy-winning rapper T.I. was arrested along with his wife on suspicion of possessing methamphetamines, five months after the hip-hop star finished a prison stint on weapons charges. The 29-year-old rapper and his wife, Tameka Cottle, were arrested Wednesday night in West Hollywood after deputies smelled marijuana and pulled the couple over, the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department said. They were released from jail at about 4 a.m. Thursday after posting $10,000 bail each, sheriff's Deputy Luis Castro said....
2010-09-02 11:22	AP Top News	Google, Skype targeted in India security crackdown MUMBAI, India (AP) - 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. "People who operate communication services in India should (install a) server in India as well as make available access to law enforcement agencies," Home Secretary G.K. Pillai told reporters. "That has been made clear to RIM of BlackBerry but also to other companies."...
2010-09-02 11:17	AFP	Pakistan mourns triple bombing as death toll rises GENEVA (AFP) - UN climate chief Christiana Figueres on Thursday warned that a string of weather calamities showed the deepening urgency to forge a breakthrough deal on global warming this year. Full Story »...
2010-09-02 11:17	AP Top News	Clinton opens new round of Mideast peace talks WASHINGTON (AP) - 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. At a ceremony in the State Department's ornate Benjamin Franklin room, Clinton said the Obama administration was committed to forging a settlement in a year's time. But, she stressed that the heavy lifting must be done by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas....
2010-09-02 11:17	AP Top News	Rapper T.I., wife arrested on drug charges LOS ANGELES (AP) - 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. Deputy Diane Hecht said Thursday the 29-year-old rapper and Tameka Cottle were booked Wednesday night in Los Angeles County jail....
2010-09-02 11:12	AP Top News	Mass. coast gets hurricane warning ahead of Earl MIAMI (AP) - A hurricane warning is out for part of the Massachusetts coast including Nantucket as Earl bears down on the Eastern Seaboard. The National Hurricane Center in Miami on Thursday also issued a tropical storm warning along the Connecticut and Rhode Island coasts into Massachusetts....
2010-09-02 11:07	AFP	NATO air strike kills 10 civilians: Afghan president LAHORE, Pakistan (AFP) - The death toll from suicide attacks that targeted a busy procession in Pakistan's eastern city of Lahore rose to 31 on Thursday as six people succumbed to their injuries, officials said. Full Story »...
2010-09-02 11:07	AP Top News	Some dig in, others flee coast as Earl nears US BUXTON, N.C. (AP) - Hurricane Earl blew toward the Eastern Seaboard on Thursday as a major storm with winds of around 145 mph as forecasters tried to pinpoint exactly how close the strongest gales and heaviest surge would get to North Carolina's fragile chain of barrier islands. They also were trying to figure out whether the storm would stay offshore as it tracks up the Northeast coast or bring hurricane-force winds to Long Island, the Boston metropolitan area and Cape Cod....
2010-09-02 11:07	AP Top News	Rapper T.I., wife arrested on drug charges LOS ANGELES (AP) - 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. Deputy Diane Hecht said Thursday the 29-year-old rapper and Tameka Cottle were booked Wednesday night in Los Angeles County jail....
2010-09-02 10:57	AFP	Abbas, Netanyahu relaunch peace talks WASHINGTON (AFP) - Israeli and Palestinian leaders launched their first direct talks in 20 months Thursday, starting the clock on a daunting one-year deadline to flesh out a Palestinian state to live in peace with Israel. Full Story »...
2010-09-02 10:57	AP Top News	Bernanke: Shut down banks if they threaten system Bernanke: Shut down banks if they threaten systemWASHINGTON (AP) - 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. "If the crisis has a single lesson, it is that the too-big-to-fail problem must be solved," Bernanke said Thursday while testifying before the Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission....


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