US says goodbye to Earl as storm spins into Canada (AP)
Sat, 04 Sep 2010 16:23:55 GMT
AP - In the end, Hurricane Earl wasn't even as bad as some of the no-name nor'easters that pound New England from time to time.

BP raises blowout preventer, key evidence in probe (AP)
Sat, 04 Sep 2010 12:33:03 GMT
AP - BP crews worked Saturday to slowly raise the 300-ton blowout preventer that failed to stop oil from spewing into the Gulf of Mexico, careful not to damage or drop a key piece of evidence in the spill investigation.

Buildings collapse, 2 injured in powerful NZ quake (AP)
Sat, 04 Sep 2010 14:12:07 GMT
AP - Chimneys and walls crumbled to the ground, roads cracked in half and residents were knocked off their feet as a powerful magnitude-7.1 earthquake rocked New Zealand's South Island early Saturday. The prime minister said it was a miracle no one was killed.

Shoes, eggs hurled at ex-Brit PM Blair in Dublin (AP)
Sat, 04 Sep 2010 16:09:03 GMT
AP - Protesters hurled shoes and eggs Saturday at Tony Blair who held the first public signing of his memoir amid high security in Ireland's capital. Hundreds more people lined up to have their books autographed — evidence that the divisions left by Blair's decade as British leader have yet to heal.

Many Pakistanis still waiting for flood aid (AP)
Sat, 04 Sep 2010 15:17:51 GMT
AP - Abdul Rehman and his family live under a tree next to a pile of rubble on a newly created island where his house used to be.

Possible talks with Afghan insurgents draw closer (AP)
Sat, 04 Sep 2010 16:09:33 GMT
AP - In a further step toward reconciling with insurgents, President Hamid Karzai said Saturday he will soon name the members of a council tasked with pursuing peace talks with rebels willing to break with al-Qaida and recognize the government in Kabul.

Muslims take to Minn. State Fair to repair image (AP)
Sat, 04 Sep 2010 14:11:32 GMT
AP - Despite the smells of fried dough and roasted meat wafting from the Minnesota State Fair, Salim and Zuleyha Ozonder were focused on the people who were leaving, not the food or festivities beckoning from across the street.

Fox: Kara DioGuardi departs 'American Idol' (AP)
Sat, 04 Sep 2010 10:23:41 GMT
AP - Kara DioGuardi is following Ellen DeGeneres and Simon Cowell out the door at "American Idol."

Kanye West : 'I bled hard' over Swift debacle (AP)
Sat, 04 Sep 2010 16:32:34 GMT
AP - Hip-hop star Kanye West is still feeling the pain over his trophy grab from Taylor Swift last year — and he's expressing his pain all over Twitter.

Nadal, Venus move on at US Open (AP)
Sat, 04 Sep 2010 10:24:27 GMT
AP - Venus Williams brought the glitter. Rafael Nadal brought the grit.