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CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) -- The Coast Guard has rescued seven people from a capsized boat about 30 miles off the coast of South Carolina.
It will go down as the worst summer on record in terms of teenagers finding work.
The failed blowout preventer, a key piece of evidence in the Gulf oil spill, is heading for a NASA facility in Louisiana where it will be analyzed.
Scientists are hoping a network of backyard volunteers who spent the summer counting fireflies can help them determine if the luminous insects are in a decline.
Many parents are more connected with their kids through texting and tweeting.
It's taken a bit of time to get the 300 ton piece out of the deep waters, but it could give clues as to why the rig exploded.
NEW YORK (AP) -- The New York City Fire Department says a Manhattan sanitation pier that was the site of a smoky fire will need to be checked for stability.
The new plan would give tax credits.
The section had been replaced Saturday by a black and white "censored" logo.
Earl didn't pack a big punch as it brushed the Eastern Coast.
They're called dancing shrimp because they flop around on the diner's plate.
Good weather and vouchers from BP have sparked tourists to book hotel rooms.
The head of a labor recruiting company accused of exploiting 400 workers from Thailand and forcing them to work on U.S. farms is under arrest and pleading not guilty.
The New York Times is reporting that the security company Blackwater Worldwide formed a network of 30 shell companies and subsidiaries to get government business after the company faced strong criticism for its conduct in Iraq.
Authorities say a wildfire burning in rural San Diego County was sparked by two illegal immigrants who set a signal fire after they got lost.
Officials on Friday ordered the Hope Medical Group for Women in Shreveport to immediately cease abortions.
Earl is weakening on its way toward New England, and the once powerful hurricane is now a tropical storm.
As the fall campaign begins in earnest over Labor Day weekend, dissatisfaction with the nation's direction is higher and support for the Democratic party is lower than it was in those tumultuous midterms.
An official says the FBI and Miami Dade police are interviewing
the 70-year-old man. No explosives have been found. The official
spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss the ongoing
investigation.
Federal officials say a passenger has been taken into custody after screeners detected something suspicious in a checked bag at Miami International Airport.
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