BP: Crews lifting device from Gulf face delay (AP)
Sun, 05 Sep 2010 02:41:22 GMT
AP - A crane hoisted a key piece of oil spill evidence to the surface of the Gulf of Mexico on Saturday, giving investigators their first chance to personally scrutinize the blowout preventer, the massive piece of equipment that failed to stop the gusher four months ago.

Craigslist strikes adult services under pressure (AP)
Sat, 04 Sep 2010 22:40:14 GMT
AP - Craigslist appears to have surrendered in a legal fight over erotic ads posted on its website, shutting down its adult services section Saturday and replacing it with a black bar that simply says "censored."

Outgoing NATO deputy rues early optimism on Marjah (AP)
Sun, 05 Sep 2010 00:22:33 GMT
AP - NATO commanders were overly optimistic when they predicted quick success taking the key Taliban-held town of Marjah last winter, the outgoing deputy commander said.

Dems' prospects threatened by economic woes (AP)
Sat, 04 Sep 2010 23:26:21 GMT
AP - Frustrated, discouraged and just plain mad, a lot of people who have lost jobs — or know someone who has — now want to see the names of Democrats on pink slips. And that's jeopardizing the party's chances in Ohio and all across the country in November's elections.

Earl's biggest damage in Northeast: business (AP)
Sat, 04 Sep 2010 23:01:20 GMT
AP - In the end, Earl's worst damage in New England was to seasonal businesses hoping to end their summer on a high note.

For US Muslims, a 9/11 anniversary like no other (AP)
Sat, 04 Sep 2010 22:56:09 GMT
AP - American Muslims are boosting security at mosques, seeking help from leaders of other faiths and airing ads underscoring their loyalty to the United States — all ahead of a 9/11 anniversary they fear could bring more trouble for their communities.

Pulitzer-winning cartoonist Paul Conrad dies at 86 (AP)
Sat, 04 Sep 2010 23:15:30 GMT
AP - Paul Conrad used his pencil like a weapon. His long lines and jagged angles seemed to point directly at the leaders he deemed charlatans and fools in need of deflating.

N. Zealand quake smashes buildings, rips new fault (AP)
Sun, 05 Sep 2010 00:48:47 GMT
AP - The powerful 7.1-magnitude earthquake that smashed buildings, cracked roads and twisted rail lines around a New Zealand city also ripped a new 11-foot- (3.5 meter-) wide fault in the earth's surface, officials said Sunday.

Kanye West: 'I bled hard' over Swift debacle (AP)
Sun, 05 Sep 2010 02:33:50 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.

Arizona Cardinals release quarterback Matt Leinart (AP)
Sun, 05 Sep 2010 02:32:21 GMT
AP - The Arizona Cardinals have released Matt Leinart, parting ways with the former Heisman Trophy winner who was supposed to be the team's franchise quarterback but couldn't escape the backup role.