Friday, August 26, 2011

Winds spread over N.C. as Irene nears landfall

Winds spread over N.C. as Irene nears landfall


Winds spread over N.C. as Irene nears landfall

Posted: 26 Aug 2011 08:21 PM PDT

Hurricane Irene had coastal North Carolina in its sights late Friday, staying on an unusual track that could bring deadly storm surge, heavy rainfall and misery to millions.

'New and decisive phase' for fighting

Posted: 26 Aug 2011 06:45 PM PDT

The United Nations and its diplomatic partners are calling on rebels and forces loyal to Moammar Gadhafi to avoid revenge killings as evidence emerged of executions in the battle for Tripoli.

Islamic militants among prisoners freed

Posted: 26 Aug 2011 03:31 PM PDT

Hundreds of pro-al Qaeda militants were among the prisoners freed from a notorious Tripoli prison this week, according to a former Libyan jihadist.

Pediatrician sentenced for patient rapes

Posted: 26 Aug 2011 03:02 PM PDT

A Delaware pediatrician accused of molesting more than 100 of his patients was sentenced Friday to serve his lifetime in prison.

Officials: Man raped disabled daughters

Posted: 26 Aug 2011 04:07 PM PDT

An 80-year old Austrian man is being investigated for allegedly sexually abusing his wife and his two mentally disabled daughters for more than 40 years, police and a prosecutor said Thursday.

Perry gets bounce but race not over

Posted: 26 Aug 2011 12:10 PM PDT

In less than six months Republican presidential candidates will face off in early critical caucus and primary states and if polls are any indication at this early stage, it's fair to say Rick Perry's recent bounce shows he could be a thorn in Mitt Romney's side.

Google to TV industry: We're no ogre

Posted: 26 Aug 2011 02:19 PM PDT

Google has moved to reassure a global television industry quaking at the prospect that the Internet search giant is about to move onto TV sets and into living rooms around the globe.

UK not pursuing limits on social media

Posted: 26 Aug 2011 12:28 PM PDT

A meeting on Thursday between the British government and Internet communications firms was friendly, not confrontational, according to people from the organizations that took part in the meeting.

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