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Typhoon Talas leaves 22 dead, 51 missing in Japan
Mubarak returns to Cairo court to face trial
Amanda Knox's appeal against murder conviction resumes
Police: FAMU basketball player stabbed in the neck, killed
Obama, GOP candidates headline Labor Day events across country
Man accused in woman's disappearance in Aruba to appeal ruling
Police training explosives stolen from Phoenix airport
Somalis fear tyranny of al-Shabaab as they flee drought-stricken areas
Photographers honor one of their own killed in Libya
Witness to disaster: Six months on from Japan's tsunami
Chicken-wing festival is a fowl success -- 85,000 flock to Buffalo
Shark kills man, 21, boogie boarding off Western Australia coast
Hurricane Katia strengthens in Atlantic, prompting rip current threats
Lee weakens, though flood threat remains in Gulf and into Appalachians
Libyan fighters positioned outside Gadhafi strongholds
Shark fin soup faces extinction in California
Champion Nadal through in straight sets
Strong winds whip up wildfires in central Texas
Plane crash kills 1, starts blaze in California
Big oil tanker groups vulnerable, warn bosses

Typhoon Talas leaves 22 dead, 51 missing in Japan

Posted: 04 Sep 2011 11:00 PM PDT

Western Japan struggled Monday in the aftermath of Typhoon Talas, which swept across the area with record rainfall that triggered landslides and flooding, killing at least 22 people and leaving 51 missing, local authorities said.

Mubarak returns to Cairo court to face trial

Posted: 04 Sep 2011 10:52 PM PDT

The trial of Egypt's former President Hosni Mubarak resumes Monday behind closed doors, three weeks after a judge halted the court proceedings to give officials more time to study evidence in the case.

Amanda Knox's appeal against murder conviction resumes

Posted: 04 Sep 2011 10:47 PM PDT

The appeal of American student Amanda Knox against her murder conviction resumes in an Italian court on Monday.

Police: FAMU basketball player stabbed in the neck, killed

Posted: 04 Sep 2011 10:44 PM PDT

Students at Florida A&M University in Tallahassee held a vigil Sunday night to remember a basketball player who was stabbed to death earlier in the day.

Obama, GOP candidates headline Labor Day events across country

Posted: 04 Sep 2011 10:29 PM PDT

President Barack Obama and GOP candidates seeking his job will have no rest this Labor Day as they try to rally supporters in a host of events across the country.

Man accused in woman's disappearance in Aruba to appeal ruling

Posted: 04 Sep 2011 10:19 PM PDT

A Maryland man, detained in Aruba in connection with the disappearance of an American woman, plans to appeal a recent ruling keeping him behind bars for another 60 days.

Police training explosives stolen from Phoenix airport

Posted: 04 Sep 2011 10:10 PM PDT

A container with explosives that was part of a Phoenix police training exercise was stolen from Sky Harbor International Airport, officials said Sunday.

Somalis fear tyranny of al-Shabaab as they flee drought-stricken areas

Posted: 04 Sep 2011 10:09 PM PDT

A few weeks ago, Sengaba Ibrahim began her march through the arid wasteland of Somalia's famine zones, an arduous trek not just for this 60-year-old woman, but for thousands of others who chance their lives in search of food and water in the drought-stricken region.

Photographers honor one of their own killed in Libya

Posted: 04 Sep 2011 10:01 PM PDT

Photographers are honoring one of their own with an online benefit sale Monday aimed at helping the children of South African photojournalist Anton Hammerl, who was reportedly killed in Libya in early April.

Witness to disaster: Six months on from Japan's tsunami

Posted: 04 Sep 2011 09:56 PM PDT

Akiko Iwasaki could see it, the higher ground that would keep her safe. But she didn't make it.

Chicken-wing festival is a fowl success -- 85,000 flock to Buffalo

Posted: 04 Sep 2011 09:09 PM PDT

One hundred, eighty-three chicken wings. In 12 minutes.

Shark kills man, 21, boogie boarding off Western Australia coast

Posted: 04 Sep 2011 09:01 PM PDT

A popular Western Australian beach was closed to the public Monday as authorities hunted for the shark they believe killed a 21-year-old man while he was out boogie boarding with friends.

Hurricane Katia strengthens in Atlantic, prompting rip current threats

Posted: 04 Sep 2011 08:34 PM PDT

Hurricane Katia continued to intensify overnight Sunday as it churned in the Atlantic Ocean, spurring warnings about rip currents and fears it could soon develop into a "major hurricane," the National Hurricane Center said.

Lee weakens, though flood threat remains in Gulf and into Appalachians

Posted: 04 Sep 2011 08:19 PM PDT

Lee weakened to a tropical depression late Sunday, the National Hurricane Center reported, but not before dumping vast amounts of rain and causing extensive flooding in Gulf Coast states.

Libyan fighters positioned outside Gadhafi strongholds

Posted: 04 Sep 2011 07:39 PM PDT

Fighters pushed Sunday to the outskirts of one of Moammar Gadhafi's last bastions of support, setting the stage for possible clashes ahead of this week's deadline for loyalists of the ousted leader to surrender.

Shark fin soup faces extinction in California

Posted: 04 Sep 2011 07:21 PM PDT

A Chinese delicacy may soon disappear from California restaurants if a bill to ban the sale of shark fins makes it through the state Senate.

Champion Nadal through in straight sets

Posted: 04 Sep 2011 07:16 PM PDT

Defending champion Rafael Nadal is through to the fourth round of the U.S. Open after recovering from an early deficit to defeat David Nalbandian in straight sets.

Strong winds whip up wildfires in central Texas

Posted: 04 Sep 2011 06:56 PM PDT

Strong winds whipped up several wildfires in central Texas Sunday, threatening homes and forcing some residents to evacuate.

Plane crash kills 1, starts blaze in California

Posted: 04 Sep 2011 06:37 PM PDT

Firefighters scrambled to control a southern California brush fire started by a small plane crash Sunday night, reported federal and local authorities, which ordered residents of one threatened canyon to evacuate.