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Go Away Fay: Storm soaks Florida for a 4th day
For a fourth weary day, Tropical Storm Fay continued its soggy march through Florida Thursday, forcing dozens more residents to flee floodwaters and even driving alligators and snakes out of their habitats and into streets.
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Jump in US measles cases linked to vaccine fears
Measles cases in the U.S. are at the highest level in more than a decade, with nearly half of those involving children whose parents rejected vaccination, health officials reported Thursday.
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Melting Arctic Ocean opens new shipping frontier
Rapidly melting ice on Alaska's Arctic is opening up a new navigable ocean in the extreme north, allowing oil tankers, fishing vessels and even cruise ships to venture into a realm once trolled mostly by indigenous hunters.
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Student killed in shooting at Tenn. school
A student fatally shot a 15-year-old classmate during a dispute Thursday at a Knoxville high school, as other teenagers watched in horror as the victim clutched his chest and fell to the floor.
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FDNY cites confusion, lapses in fatal WTC fire
Blocked stairwells, radio confusion and misinformation about the water supply thwarted efforts to put out a blaze at a condemned ground zero skyscraper that killed two firefighters last year, an internal report said Thursday.
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RI bishop wants US to halt mass immigration raids
Rhode Island's Roman Catholic bishop is calling on U.S. authorities to halt mass immigration raids and says agents who refuse to participate in such raids on moral grounds deserve to be treated as conscientious objectors.
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Company acknowledges Ohio voting machine error
The maker of the most widely used touch-screen voting machine in Ohio has acknowledged the machines have a programming error that led to votes being dropped in the March primary.
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2 NJ girls trapped in Georgia now safe with Dad
Two little girls from New Jersey were reunited with their father Thursday and could be returning home within a few days after being trapped by violence in the Republic of Georgia for two weeks.
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Opening statements begin in Fallujah case
A former Marine charged with killing unarmed detainees in Iraq did what he did to save his comrades, his attorney said Thursday as opening statements in the defendant's first-of-its-kind federal trial began.
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Widow of slain Demo chairman to attend convention
The widow of slain state Democratic Party Chairman Bill Gwatney will fill his spot at the Democratic National Convention in Denver next week, the governor said Thursday.
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N.C. Drought Maps Time Lapse AnimationView a time lapse animation of drought conditions since April of 2007.
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Michael Phelps at the 2008 OlympicsThe images of swimmer Michael Phelps, who won eight gold medals at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.Images of swimmer Michael Phelps, who won eight gold…
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The week in photosThe week's top stories in news and sports through the lenses of Associated Press photographers.
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The week in entertainment photosA look at the top entertainment stories this week through the lenses of Associated Press photographers.
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Images of the 2008 Beijing OlympicsKeep up with your favorite athletes and moments of the 29th Olympiad through the lens of those that are right alongside the action as it happens.
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