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Tuesday, August 23, 2011

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Bay Area transit system to meet about cutting off cell service
As Libyan rebels secure Tripoli, search for Gadhafi continues
Moody's downgrades Japan's debt rating
Despite seize of Gadhafi complex, regime says it can fight for years
Justice Department to brief 9/11 families on hacking probe
War crimes suspect to make 2nd appearance in court
Philly cheesesteak shop owner who told customers to order in English dies
Irene whips Turks and Caicos and southern Bahamas, U.S. next
JetBlue flight lands safely after pilot declares emergency
Nancy Reagan falls during California event
Soldiers killed, injured after explosion at a Russian firing range
8 troops killed in attack in south Yemen
How the quake affected U.S. landmarks
Earthquake jolts millions on East Coast: 'This felt big'
Yemeni PM back home after treatment in Saudi Arabia
FEMA: Entire East Coast should prepare for Hurricane Irene
South Korean employees leave resort after North Korean threat
Virginia earthquake rattles East Coast
Battle still looms for Libya after Gadhafi
Earthquake slows but doesn't halt transportation

Bay Area transit system to meet about cutting off cell service

Posted: 23 Aug 2011 11:16 PM PDT

Officials with San Francisco's transit system have scheduled a special meeting Wednesday to discuss the agency's decision earlier this month to cut off cellphone signals at select stations to ward off protests.

As Libyan rebels secure Tripoli, search for Gadhafi continues

Posted: 23 Aug 2011 11:13 PM PDT

The six-month battle for control of Libya was all but ended, a rebel leader said Tuesday, even though pockets of fighting remained inside and outside of Tripoli.

Moody's downgrades Japan's debt rating

Posted: 23 Aug 2011 11:11 PM PDT

Read full story for latest details.

Despite seize of Gadhafi complex, regime says it can fight for years

Posted: 23 Aug 2011 11:10 PM PDT

Claiming rebels controlled 90% of the country and were days away from "a new Libya," the rebel government said it is planning to move many of its key ministries to the Libyan capital of Tripoli on Wednesday.

Justice Department to brief 9/11 families on hacking probe

Posted: 23 Aug 2011 10:47 PM PDT

Families of victims of the 9/11 attacks are expected to meet with top Justice Department officials Wednesday to discuss whether any of their relatives' phone messages were hacked by employees of News Corp.

War crimes suspect to make 2nd appearance in court

Posted: 23 Aug 2011 10:45 PM PDT

Goran Hadzic -- the last Yugoslav war crimes suspect at large until his arrest last month -- will make a second appearance at the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia on Wednesday.

Philly cheesesteak shop owner who told customers to order in English dies

Posted: 23 Aug 2011 10:23 PM PDT

The owner of a south Philadelphia cheesesteak shop who once instructed customers to order only in English has died, according to to relatives.

Irene whips Turks and Caicos and southern Bahamas, U.S. next

Posted: 23 Aug 2011 10:23 PM PDT

Conditions rapidly deteriorated in the southeastern Bahamas early Wednesday as Hurricane Irene approached on a path that will rake the island chain before heading toward the United States, the National Hurricane Center said.

JetBlue flight lands safely after pilot declares emergency

Posted: 23 Aug 2011 10:05 PM PDT

A JetBlue plane with 95 people on board landed safely in Orlando on Tuesday night after the pilot declared an emergency, officials said.

Nancy Reagan falls during California event

Posted: 23 Aug 2011 10:02 PM PDT

Former First Lady Nancy Reagan lost her balance and fell Tuesday night as she arrived at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in California to hear U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Florida) speak.

Soldiers killed, injured after explosion at a Russian firing range

Posted: 23 Aug 2011 08:47 PM PDT

Six Russian soldiers were killed and another 12 injured by an explosion during the disposal of ammunition at a firing range, the Russian Defense Ministry said Tuesday.

8 troops killed in attack in south Yemen

Posted: 23 Aug 2011 08:09 PM PDT

Eight government troops were killed and at least 28 soldiers were injured in Abyan province when suspected al Qaeda militants attacked the governmental military base for Brigade 211 in Dofas district, a security official in the district confirmed.

How the quake affected U.S. landmarks

Posted: 23 Aug 2011 08:02 PM PDT

The earthquake that struck the eastern United States on Tuesday affected some major sites and landmarks. Here is a look at the latest developments:

Earthquake jolts millions on East Coast: 'This felt big'

Posted: 23 Aug 2011 07:47 PM PDT

Confusion and then an uneasy calm.

Yemeni PM back home after treatment in Saudi Arabia

Posted: 23 Aug 2011 07:42 PM PDT

Yemeni Prime Minister Ali Mujawar was back in Sanaa Tuesday for the first time since he was seriously injured in the presidential palace bombing last June, according to sources at the airport in the capital.

FEMA: Entire East Coast should prepare for Hurricane Irene

Posted: 23 Aug 2011 07:23 PM PDT

The entire eastern coast of the United States should prepare for Irene, a large and dangerous hurricane churning northwestward over the tropical waters of the Caribbean, the nation's emergency chief warned Tuesday.

South Korean employees leave resort after North Korean threat

Posted: 23 Aug 2011 07:15 PM PDT

The last South Korean employees left Mount Kumgang resort in North Korea Tuesday morning as the struggle over the scenic mountain facility continued.

Virginia earthquake rattles East Coast

Posted: 23 Aug 2011 06:49 PM PDT

A strong earthquake in Virginia shut down a nearby nuclear power plant Tuesday afternoon and sent out seismic waves felt by millions from Georgia to northern New England. Three aftershocks were reported by Tuesday evening.