RALEIGH, N.C. — Federal officials say evacuations may be required in the U.S. if Hurricane Earl tracks too close to the East Coast. Federal Emergency Management Agency administrator Craig Fugate said Tuesday that people along the eastern seaboard should be prepared in case evacuations are necessary later this week. Officials will be closely monitoring...
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As an intensifying Hurricane Earl barrels north through the Caribbean, forecasters say the Category 4 storm could threaten Labor Day beach getaways anywhere from the Outer Banks to Cape Cod. The hurricane brought strong winds and rain to Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands Monday, where flights were canceled and cruise ships were diverted....
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Dancing with the Stars announced the cast for its 11th season during Monday night’s Bachelor Pad broadcast. The DWTS Season 11 cast includes: David Hasselhoff: Listed in the Guinness Book of World Records as “The Most Watched TV Star in the World,” David Hasselhoff is an international superstar of television. Brandy: Is a platinum-selling...
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The State Department included a Justice Department lawsuit against Arizona’s immigration law into a United Nations human rights report to show how U.S. rule of law can be an example to the world, a State Department spokesman said Monday. Spokesman P.J. Crowley said the Arizona immigration law included in an Aug. 20 report to...
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“…manic, meta-pop approach that doesn’t so much plant tongue in cheek as pierce it right through.” – Pitchfork “The Chap is the sound of the music-genre glass ceiling being smashed by hard-headed young London lads and lasses with little more than a 20-gig iPod on shuffle…a heart full of pop choruses and quirk that...
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More than two years after Roger Clemens told Congress that he had never taken steroids or human growth hormone, the seven-time Cy Young Award winner reaffirmed his denial Monday as he pleaded not guilty in federal court to charges that he lied to a congressional panel about the alleged doping. The indictment does not...
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Hurricane Earl got stronger as it lumbered across the Atlantic Monday, forecasters said. Sustained winds rose to 125 mph (205 kph), the National Hurricane Center said, and as of 1 p.m. ET, the storm was 75 miles (120 km) from St. Thomas and 140 miles (230 km) from San Juan, Puerto Rico. Earl’s center...
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TEHRAN, Iran — Iranian state media called France’s first lady, Carla Bruni-Sarkozy, a “prostitute” on Monday in an unusual attack on the wife of a world leader that shows deep anger over her support for an Iranian woman who faced death by stoning on an adultery conviction. The wife of French President Nicolas Sarkozy...
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The United States on Tuesday, August 31 at a formal ceremony in Baghdad will end its combat mission in Iraq and complete the U.S. military’s transition to an advisory and training role in support of Iraqi forces. That effort is to continue until the end of next year, but there are significant questions about...
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Quito, Ecuador — A bus traveling south of Ecuador’s capital lost control Sunday, killing 42 people and injuring 11 others, officials said. The bus crashed around 3:30 a.m., the Ecuadoran Red Cross said. Rescuers responded to the crash site, located about 55 miles south of Quito. The injured passengers range in age from a...
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