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•Colorado wildfire destroys more than 130 homes
by By DAN ELLIOTT and P. SOLOMON BANDA
46 minutes ago
By DAN ELLIOTT and P. SOLOMON BANDA 2010-09-09T04:09:10Z BOULDER, Colo. (AP) -- A wildfire burning in the canyons and steep mountainsides near Boulder became one of the most destructive blazes in Colorado history Wednesday as authorities determined it had destroyed at least 135 homes in just three days....
[From AP Top U.S. News At 12:21 a.m. EDT]
•Highway deaths fall to lowest level since 1950
by By KEN THOMAS
1 hour ago
By KEN THOMAS 2010-09-09T03:50:50Z WASHINGTON (AP) -- The number of people dying on the nation's roads has fallen to its lowest level in six decades, helped by a combination of seat belts, safer cars and tougher enforcement of drunken driving laws....
[From AP Top U.S. News At 12:21 a.m. EDT]
•WATCH: Tapper on Tax Cut Showdown
1 hour ago
President Obama swings into campaign mode, calling out Republicans by name.
President of the United States - Republican Party - Barack Obama - United States - President
[From ABC News: U.S.]
•WATCH: Battling the Blaze in Boulder
1 hour ago
Wildfires continue for a second day in Colorado.
Colorado - United States - Wildfire - Boulder County Colorado - Business and Economy
[From ABC News: U.S.]
•WATCH: Rescue Efforts Underway in Texas
1 hour ago
Tropical Storm Hermine has left many stranded in fast-rising flood waters.
Texas - Tropical Storm Hermine - Flood - Earth Sciences - Natural Disasters and Hazards
[From ABC News: U.S.]
•Florida pastor not backing down on Koran-burning
1 hour ago
GAINESVILLE, Florida (Reuters) - An obscure U.S. Christian pastor whose plan to burn copies of the Koran on September 11 has sparked an international outcry said on Wednesday he would go ahead with the event despite warnings it would endanger American troops in Afghanistan and Iraq.
[From Reuters: U.S.]
•AP Exclusive: Backers of NYC mosque appear divided
by By DAVID B. CARUSO
1 hour ago
By DAVID B. CARUSO 2010-09-09T03:37:36Z NEW YORK (AP) -- The group of Muslims planning to build a 13-story Islamic center and mosque near ground zero appears plagued by divisions that raise questions about the future of the project, with one major investor saying he is prepared to sell some or all of the site if the price is right....
[From AP Top U.S. News At 12:21 a.m. EDT]
•Fla. Minister Determined to Hold 9/11 Quran Burn
1 hour ago
Fla. minister determined to hold Quran burn on Sept. 11, despite international outcry
Islam - Religion and Spirituality - United States - Quran - Glenn Beck
[From ABC News: U.S.]
•BP report blames itself, others for oil spill
by By HARRY R. WEBER, MICHAEL KUNZELMAN and DINA CAPPIELLO
1 hour ago
By HARRY R. WEBER, MICHAEL KUNZELMAN and DINA CAPPIELLO 2010-09-09T03:37:10Z NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- BP took some of the blame for the Gulf oil disaster in an internal report issued Wednesday, acknowledging among other things that it misinterpreted a key pressure test of the well. But in a possible preview of its legal strategy, it also pointed the finger at its partners on the doomed rig....
[From AP Top U.S. News At 12:21 a.m. EDT]
•Fla. minister determined to hold 9/11 Quran burn
by By MITCH STACY
1 hour ago
By MITCH STACY 2010-09-09T03:36:06Z GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) -- A top general, the secretary of state, the White House and political and religious leaders from around the world have decried a plan by the leader of a small Florida church to burn copies of Islam's holiest text to mark the 9/11 attacks. The Rev. Terry Jones is not backing down....
[From AP Top U.S. News At 12:21 a.m. EDT]
•Appeals court lets government halt torture lawsuit
by By PAUL ELIAS
1 hour ago
By PAUL ELIAS 2010-09-09T03:35:06Z SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- A sharply divided federal appeals court on Wednesday threw out a lawsuit challenging a controversial post-Sept. 11 CIA program that flew terrorism suspects to secret prisons....
[From AP Top U.S. News At 12:21 a.m. EDT]
•8 People Now Missing in Colorado Wildfire
1 hour ago
At least 135 homes destroyed in Colorado wildfire; containment estimated at 10 percent
Colorado - United States - People - Wildfire - Boulder County Colorado
[From ABC News: U.S.]
•Wind-whipped fires add to Detroit's economic woes
by By COREY WILLIAMS and JEFF KAROUB
1 hour ago
By COREY WILLIAMS and JEFF KAROUB 2010-09-09T03:21:38Z DETROIT (AP) -- For a city already struggling with high unemployment, widespread foreclosures and deep budget cuts, here was another crisis: Wind-whipped fires tearing through row after row of homes, some of them abandoned....
[From AP Top U.S. News At 12:21 a.m. EDT]
•LA police chief booed at community meeting
by By THOMAS WATKINS
1 hour ago
By THOMAS WATKINS 2010-09-09T03:19:13Z LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Police Chief Charlie Beck was greeted by boos, whistles and chants of "justicia" by an angry Spanish-speaking crowd at a community meeting Wednesday intended to quell violence that erupted over the past two nights after police fatally shot a knife-wielding man....
[From AP Top U.S. News At 12:21 a.m. EDT]
•Pastor to Burn Korans Despite Protests
2 hours ago
Terry Jones, the Florida pastor behind "Burn a Koran Day," says setting fire to korans is meant to send a message to Muslims.
Qur'an - United States - Florida - Terry Jones - President
[From ABC News: U.S.]
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