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Friday, September 3, 2010

Brawl erupts at US Open, stopping play

A fight breaks out between fans during a match between Novak Djokovic, of Serbia, and Philipp Petzschner, of Germany, at the U.S. Open tennis tournament in New York, Thursday, Sept. 2, 2010.

By Associated Press

NEW YORK - At the U.S. Open, the action went beyond the tennis court. A brawl...

Prof in Miami scare once accused of hauling plague

By Associated Press

MIAMI - Officials decided to shut down much of Miami International Airport after a database showed a scientist with a suspicious item in his luggage had once...

Arizona governor stumbles during debate

Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer, Republican, looks away as democratic gubernatorial candidate Terry Goddard gestures prior to a televised Arizona gubernatorial debate Wednesday.

By Associated Press

PHOENIX — It will go down as one of the most painful openings to a political...

Police question scientist in Miami airport scare

Miami-Dade Police and Fire Rescue vehicles are shown at the arrival level at Miami International Airport in Miami, early morning Friday.

By Associated Press

WASHINGTON — A government official says a scientist has been detained in Miami after screeners found a metal canister...

Police identify owner of trunk in L.A. basement babies case

This undated image released at a Los Angeles Police Department news conference shows a photo of Janet M. Barrie during a news conference on Thursday.

By Kate Linthicum / Los Angeles Times

LOS ANGELES — The woman poses in front of a shining Dodge roadster, squinting into the sun. She wears a snow-white...

Latest Gulf oil rig problem differs from BP spill

Boats are seen spraying water on an oil and gas platform that exploded in the Gulf of Mexico, off the coast of Louisiana., Thursday.

By Associated Press

NEW ORLEANS — Stark differences exist between the oil platform fire in the...

Earl weakens to a Category 1, winds near 85 mph

A television news reporter struggles in the surf as Hurricane Earl brings wind and rain in Nags Head, N.C., Friday.

By Associated Press

MIAMI — Hurricane Earl has weakened to a Category 1 storm as it heads for the...

Drake’s new ‘D+’ campaign earns failing grade

By Associated Press

DES MOINES, Iowa — Some professors, students and alumni at Drake University have given a failing grade to the logo...

Ground Zero mosque backed by Farrakhan

By Herald wire services

WASHINGTON - Nation of Islam Minister Louis Farrakhan yesterday backed the controversial Islamic community center and mosque...

Ground beef outbreak puts focus on meat oversight

By Associated Press

ST. PAUL, Minn. - The first known U.S. outbreak linked to a rare strain of E. coli in ground beef is prompting a fresh look...

Plane hits Oregon home; pilot, homeowner survive

The tail of a plane that crashed in a home near the Aurora Airport south of Portland, Ore.

By Associated Press

PORTLAND, Ore. — A small plane stalled and nose-dived into the roof of a house...

NH jury deliberates federal drug liability case

By Associated Press

CONCORD, N.H. — A New Hampshire woman is seeking more than $24 million in damages from the maker of a prescription drug she took to ease shoulder...

Backer of NYC mosque gave to Hamas-linked charity

By Associated Press

NEW YORK — One of the investors in a proposed Islamic center near ground zero is a Long Island medical clinic owner...

Hampton, N.H. lifeguards have made 54 rescues since Sunday

By Roni Reino / Foster’s Daily Democrat

HAMPTON -- Since Hurricane Danielle passed the East Coast last week, lifeguards at the beach here have been in and out of the water pulling swimmers from riptides....