The storm's lost some strength, but it's still got quite a bit of punch as it heads north up the Atlantic coast.
A passenger was detained and four of Miami International Airport's six concourses were evacuated after a screener spotted something suspicious in a checked bag, authorities said.
The last ferry left for the mainland and coastal residents hunkered down at home as Hurricane Earl closed in with 105 mph winds Friday on North Carolina's dangerously exposed Outer Banks, the first and perhaps most destructive stop on the storm's projected journey up the Eastern Seaboard.
Sales in the outdoor gear industry are up more than 8 percent this year, topping retail sales overall. The industry's strength may be due to its consumers' high incomes, but the recession also has more people heading out into the wilderness.
This was supposed to be the season the economy heated up, thanks to a wave of public works projects funded by the government's stimulus program. But summer is coming to an end and the recovery has not taken root. Forecasters are expecting another gloomy employment report on Friday.
Are you really going to have to have a computer chip implanted in your head as part of the new health law? Will the law allow President Obama to create his own private army? While there are outrageous rumors circulating about the health law, some claims are grounded in truth.
The biggest cause for concern is that this month could show the weakest business hiring in months. Although the economy is technically a year into a recovery, that is not yet showing up in the jobs numbers.
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The program didn't bring any new buyers into the market, a study found. But it encouraged people who would have bought a car anyway to make their purchase a few months sooner.
Troops were patrolling in the town of General Trevino around noon when they came under fire from a ranch allegedly controlled by the Zetas drug gang, according to a military spokesman who was not authorized to be quoted by name.
NPR NEWS INVESTIGATION: The two officials were underground, unsupervised for as much as four hours after the explosion at the Upper Big Branch coal mine in April. Massey Energy says the pair were searching for survivors, but some investigators and experts are concerned they could have tampered with evidence.
The cap was removed Thursday as a prelude to raising the massive piece of equipment underneath that failed to prevent the worst offshore oil spill in U.S. history.
With so many unanswered questions about the lingering effects of the oil, Gulf Coast communities are turning to independent scientists for answers. They are doing independent testing in the Gulf of Mexico to check toxins from the oil spill.
Almost three-quarters of Palestinians in the Gaza Strip are younger than 30. Most have never left the tiny, Hamas-ruled coastal territory, have never met an Israeli, and have never known a time when there wasn't a conflict outside their doorstep.
The defense secretary said the U.S. will still work to prevent millions of American dollars flowing into the nation from underwriting bribery and graft. Afghan President Hamid Karzai pledged to work against corruption, which is undermining trust in his government.
Dell Inc. is walking away from a bidding contest with rival Hewlett-Packard Co. for data-storage maker 3Par Inc. Dell said it won't match HP's offer to pay $33 per share for 3Par, or about $2.07 billion.
A leaked draft of the report accuses the Rwandan army of possible genocide in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Its release was postponed so the Rwandan government, which was infuriated by the accusation, to append its comments.
Out-of-pocket costs and side effects are two reasons Americans are reluctant to try diet pills or supplements, a nationwide survey conducted for NPR finds. About 15 percent of people surveyed have ever taken a medicine to help them lose weight.
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As a long Congo River barge journey ends, so, too, does a unique glimpse into the heart of a poor but potentially rich nation grappling with conflict. Despite the hardship, the people of the Democratic Republic of the Congo draw great inspiration from the inescapable and mighty river.
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Americans have given $25 million so far to help victims of Pakistan's flood disaster -- far less than the U.S. donations made in immediate aftermath of other major disasters. Experts cite the relative lack of news coverage, attitudes toward Pakistan and the nature of the disaster itself.
The Justice Department says Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio is standing in the way of its investigation by refusing to turn over arrest records and other materials that could show whether he violated the rights of Hispanics pulled over in traffic sweeps.
Four members of the environmental group had clung to the rig for two days to protest drilling in the Arctic. They were forced to abandon their protest because of a storm. The rig is owned by Edinburgh-based Cairn Energy.
In their first face-to-face negotiations in nearly two years, Israeli and Palestinian leaders on Thursday staked out key positions but hinted at compromise. Obama's special envoy said the two sides also set a schedule for more talks; the next session will be in mid-September in the Middle East.
Employers keep shifting a larger share of health costs to their employees. Higher premiums, deductibles and copayments are making health insurance less affordable for people who get coverage at work.
Information on a rig explosion off the coast of Louisiana as we get it.
The rig, about 80 miles south of Vermillion Bay along the central Louisana coast, exploded about 9:30 am. CDT Thursday. Emergency crews are en route to the scene.
Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke told a panel investigating the financial crisis that regulators must be ready to shutter the largest institutions if they threaten to bring down the financial system."If the crisis has a single lesson, it is that the too-big-to-fail problem must be solved," he said.
Many retailers report surprisingly solid gains for August, helped by aggressive discounting, even as unusually hot weather and job worries kept a lid on back-to-school buying. The results are providing a sliver of hope for the economic recovery, but worries remain about the critical holiday season.
The number of people requesting unemployment benefits declined by 6,000 last week to a seasonally adjusted 472,000. Economists had expected a slight increase. The four-week average, a less-volatile measure, fell by 2,500 to 485,500, its first drop after four straight increases.
As the combat mission ends in Iraq, 30,000 additional troops are heading to Afghanistan. Comparisons between the two wars are inevitable. Gen. David Petraeus, who commanded U.S. forces in Iraq, brings to Afghanistan many familiar military faces and the strategy of creating local forces to take control of security at the grass-roots level.
The rapper and his wife, singer Tameka Cottle, were arrested in Los Angeles Wednesday night after police smelled what appeared to be marijuana coming from their car on Sunset Boulevard.