- ‘Boomerang’ storm Fay may worsen
Tropical Storm Fay continued its erratic path reaching the coast Wednesday and headed for the Atlantic Ocean, where it could strengthen and curve back toward Florida — possibly as a hurricane.
- Obama, VP to campaign Saturday
Barack Obama’s newly minted running mate will be hitting the trail with the Democratic hopeful Saturday, a senior Obama adviser told The Associated Press on Tuesday.
- Olympics Day 12: Golden shot for U.S.
Day 12 highlights: Both the U.S. men’s beach volleyball and women’s softball teams will be moving on to the finals to play for gold medals.
- Sax player in Dave Matthews Band has died
LeRoi Moore, sax player and founding member of the Dave Matthews Band, has died at age 46. He was seriously injured in an ATV accident in June.
- Citizens’ U.S. border crossings tracked
Federal government has been using its system of checkpoints to collect information on U.S. citizens crossing by land; data will be stored for 15 years.
- U.S. Rep. Tubbs Jones hospitalized
U.S. Rep. Stephanie Tubbs Jones has been admitted to a Cleveland-area hospital, a spokesman said early Wednesday.
- School spankings: Minorities get more
A quarter of a million schoolchildren were paddled in 2007 — and black children, American Indians and kids with disabilities got a disproportionate share, according to a study.
- NATO resists U.S. push on Russia
NATO pulled its punches against Russia on Tuesday, suspending formal contacts as punishment for the Georgia invasion but bucking U.S. pressure for more severe penalties.
- Small SUVs improve in crash tests
Four small sport utility vehicles received top scores in crash tests to be released Wednesday by the insurance industry, a sign of improvement compared with SUVs built earlier in the decade.
- Gitmo legal logjam may be ahead
A shortage of interpreters may cause delays for many of those held at Guantanamo, lawyers say.
