1.Tropical Storm Hanna is closing in on the Carolina coast with top sustained winds of 70 miles an hour. The forecast calls for Hanna to make landfall early Saturday morning, then marching up the Atlantic seaboard, dumping inches of rain. 2.Republic...
1. Senator John McCain takes to the stage in St.Paul, Minnesota tonight, accepting the Republican Party nomination for president. He is expected to discuss his military service and differences with Democratic rival Barack Obama. 2. The Atlantic Coas...
1. Republican presidential candidate John McCain greeted his running mate and her family at the Minneapolis-St. Paul Airport this afternoon. Alaska Governor Sarah Palin is getting ready for what could be the biggest night of her life. Palin will add...
1. New Orleans evacuees have been told they can't go home again yet. Mayor Nagin is telling residents to wait in shelters and motels for a few more days. Meantime, those who stay behind are already cleaning up the mess in Hurricane Gustav's wake. 2....
1. Hurricane Gustav is quickly losing its punch after plowing through south Louisiana's fishing and oil industry.The National Hurricane Center downgraded the storm to a Category 1 with 90-mile-an-hour winds. 2. Hurricane Gustav is sending water rush...
1.Hurricane Gustav is just a day away from a possible major hit on New Orleans. The mayor is pleading with the last of the the city's residents to get out. Meanwhile, Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal and other state officials are encouraging all coas...
This is AP News Minute. I. The Olympic torch round looked like a game of cat and mouse, less like a celebration of the Olympic spirit. The route of the heavily guarded torch was changed in San Francisco Wednesday and the closing ceremony was moved a...
This is AP News Minute. I. The FAA says its investigating four US airlines for failing to comply with federation aviation regulations. The agency has not named the airlines but says an audit shows three of the carriers missed inspection deadlines wh...
This is AP News Minute. Top executives of the nations largest oil companies testified on the Hill Tuesday, telling Congress they know record fuel prices are hurting consumers. But this industrys high profits are not to blame. Some critics though als...
This is AP News Minute. I. The battle continues in the southern Iraq city of Basra. Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki has traveled to the city where Iraqi forces are fighting Shiite militiamen. Al-Maliki has ordered the fighting to stop by today,...
