Payrolls fall less than expected 54,000 in August
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. employment fell for a third straight month in August, but the drop was far less than expected and private payrolls growth surprised on the upside, easing pressure on the Fe...
No sign of oil after Gulf platform fire: Coast Guard
NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - An oil and gas platform operated by Mariner Energy burst into flames in the Gulf of Mexico on Thursday, but the crew of 13 escaped and there were no signs of an oil spill, the ...
Wind and rain from Hurricane Earl buffet North Carolina
MANTEO, North Carolina (Reuters) - Hurricane Earl battered North Carolina's coast with rain, winds and waves on Friday and swirled up the U.S. eastern seaboard toward New England and Canada as a weake...
BP oil spill costs hit $8 billion as ends rig probe
LONDON (Reuters) - BP Plc said the cost of dealing with its oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico had risen to $8 billion as the oil giant prepared to release the findings of an internal probe into the caus...
Special Report: Outgunned FDA tries to get tough with drug ads
SILVER SPRING, Maryland (Reuters) - It wasn't what you would call a casual get-together. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/W20SjT44959ej8Ed9wigjYmKvIU/0/da"><img src="/htt...
Suicide blast rips through Pakistan city, 43 dead
QUETTA, Pakistan (Reuters) - A suicide bomber struck a rally in the Pakistani city of Quetta on Friday, killing up to 43 people in the second major attack this week, piling pressure on a government st...
Israel and Palestinians agree to more peace meetings
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Israeli and Palestinian leaders agreed to a series of direct talks on Thursday, seeking to forge the framework for a U.S.-backed peace deal within a year and end a conflict that...
Iran says to strike Israel nuclear site if attacked
TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran would retaliate by striking Israel's nuclear facility if Israel attacked its nuclear activities, armed forces chief of staff Hassan Firouzabadi said on Friday. <p><a ...
Drug shootout with army kills 25 in Mexico
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - At least 25 suspected drug gang members were killed in an army raid in rural northeastern Mexico on Thursday, the army said in a press release. <p><a href="http://fee...
Banks admit better disclosure on bonuses needed
LONDON (Reuters) - Banks have acknowledged they need to be more open about the size of their bonus pools and the methodology for paying star bankers after making progress in other areas of reforming p...
Earl blows past Outer Banks on path to Northeast (AP)
AP - A weakened Hurricane Earl howled past North Carolina's Outer Banks before daybreak Friday on its way up the East Coast, flooding parts of the narrow vacation islands and knocking out power b...
Companies add 67K workers, but jobless rate rises (AP)
AP - Private employers hired more workers over the past three month than first thought, lifting hopes for the weak economy. But the unemployment rate rose in August for the first time in four months a...
Police say attacks on Pakistani minorities kill 44 (AP)
AP - Suicide bombings targeting religious minorities killed at least 44 people in Pakistan on Friday, sharply driving up the toll of sectarian assaults in a country already battered by massive floodin...
Police question scientist in Miami airport scare (AP)
AP - A scientist has been detained at the Miami International Airport after screeners spotted a metal canister in his luggage that looked like a pipe bomb, prompting an evacuation, a government offici...
Gates sees progress in tour of Afghan war zone (AP)
AP - U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Friday he saw and heard evidence that the U.S. counterinsurgency strategy is taking hold in critical Kandahar province.
Small signal, big meaning? Castro in military duds (AP)
AP - Fidel Castro dusted off his full military uniform for the first time since stepping down as president four years ago, a symbolic act in a communist country where little signals often carry enormo...
Indonesian volcano spews new burst of ash (AP)
AP - An Indonesian volcano that was quiet for four centuries shot a new, powerful burst of hot ash more than 10,000 feet (three kilometers) in the air Friday, sending frightened residents fleeing to s...
Latest Gulf oil rig problem differs from BP spill (AP)
AP - Unlike the blast that led to the massive BP spill, the latest oil platform fire in the Gulf of Mexico killed no one and sent no crude gushing into the water.
Former egg farm workers say complaints ignored (AP)
AP - U.S. Agriculture Department employees worked full-time at two Iowa egg farms at the center of a salmonella outbreak and massive recall, but two former workers said they ignored complaints about c...
Indonesia's smoking toddler kicks the habit (AP)
AP - Indonesia's smoking toddler has kicked the habit. Footage of 2-year-old Aldi Rizal — who smoked up to two packs a day — puffing away circulated the Internet in May and sparked an...
I-24 westbound incident cleared before Haywood Lane exit
A disabled vehicle has been cleared that was blocking westbound lanes of Interstate 24 before the Haywood Lane exit.
Unemployment rate rises in August
WASHINGTON -- The unemployment rate rose in August for the first time in four months as weak hiring by private employers wasn't enough to keep pace with a large increase in the number of people lookin...
Disabled vehicle cleared from I-65 southbound
A disabled vehicle has been cleared from the left shoulder that was partially blocking traffic on southbound Interstate 65 at mile marker 91 north of Briley Parkway.
Two women hit near Harding Place
Two women, a mother and her teenage daughter, were hit by a car while walking on Tampa Drive off Harding Place on Thursday night.
Debris blocks I-24 westbound for a short time
Debris was partially blocking the westbound lanes of Interstate 24 at mile marker near Ellington Parkway this morning.
Employers raise workers' share of health-care costs
WASHINGTON — As employers struggle with rising health-care costs and a sour economy, U.S. workers for the first time in at least a decade are being asked to shoulder the entire cost of rising he...
WMC officials plan to make case against ER facility in Spring Hill
SPRING HILL — A spokeswoman for Williamson Medical Center said Tuesday the hospital will discourage state officials from allowing a new emergency care facility to be constructed in Spring Hill.
Lady Antebellum's Dave Haywood needs date for CMA Awards
Even the singer's mom won't go with him.
Photo restorers to help flood victims next week
UPDATE: Elaine Lawson asked me in June about tips on handling some of her family mementos after the May flood.
'Going the Distance' laces romantic comedy with bittersweet reality
Co-stars Drew Barrymore and longtime beau Justin Long bring baggage.
