Hurricane Earl sideswipes NC's Outer Banks, then takes aim at New England; Cape Cod threatened CHATHAM, Mass. (AP) — A weakening but still dangerous Hurricane Earl steamed toward the gray-shingled cottages and fishing villages of Cape Cod on Friday, disrupting people's vacations on the unofficial ... Read More

The Dallas Cowboys have traded receiver Patrick Crayton to San Diego and offensive lineman Pat McQuistan to Miami for future considerations. The Cowboys gave Crayton permission to seek a trade after they took Dez Bryant in the first round of April's NFL draft. He missed most of the voluntary ... Read More

01:08 03/09/2010 WASHINGTON, September 3 (RIA Novosti) - The Israeli and Palestinian leaders agreed at a U.S.-mediated meeting in Washington on Thursday to continue direct peace negotiations, with the next round scheduled for mid-September. U.S., Israeli, and Palestinian delegations held trilateral ... Read More

SEATTLE -- Dell doesn't have to start over in its quest to become a significant purveyor of technology for businesses after losing a bidding contest for an obscure data-storage maker. But it won't be easy, either, for Dell to shake its "Dude, you're getting a Dell" image and move into the more ... Read More

WASHINGTON— For most Americans, the most important information in the monthly unemployment report is whether the jobless rate rose or fell, and by how much. The Labor Department seems to disagree -- at least in the case of the August jobs report. In its press release highlighting the report's ... Read More

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Kim Clijsters might be nearly 4,000 miles away from her native Belgium but it is home life that occupies the thoughts of last year's U.S. Open winner and the most famous mom in tennis. Clijsters, who celebrated her win last year by bringing her baby daughter Jada on court, has a ... Read More

WASHINGTON -- What now for the Gulf? Just when it seemed the Obama administration might be ready to lift the unpopular ban, the fire raises new questions about the dangers of offshore drilling, leaving the industry wondering when it can get back to work. "Anything that casts any kind of shadow on ... Read More

Jan Brewer does not understand this whole debate thing and the idea that you have to make “opening statements” and have “accomplishments” to talk about in them, and thus she has decided she won’t do one ever again, SO THERE. “She said the only reason she debated him on Wednesday is she ... Read More

If there was one mobile-related pulse-quickener at the IFA Berlin show, it had to be the debut of the Samsung Galaxy tab, which pretty much sucked most of the oxygen out of the mobile electronics category. Due hit the shelves in Europe by early October, a few weeks later in Asia and shortly after in ... Read More