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Ida spurs tropical storm warning for Grand Cayman
23 mins ago
A tropical storm warning has been issued for Grand Cayman Island as Ida gains strength over Caribbean waters.
Ida returns to tropical storm strength
3 hours 6 mins ago
Ida has become a tropical storm again, with top winds of 45 mph (72 kph), as it swirls in the Caribbean on a track that could bring it to the U.S. Gulf Coast next week.
Fort Hood, community mourn shooting victims
24 mins ago
A chaplain exhorted hundreds of mourners gathered at a candlelight vigil to not give up hope as Fort Hood and its surrounding community looked to each other for comfort after an Army psychiatrist allegedly went on a deadly shooting spree at the military base.
Police: Fla. shooting suspect was angry at company
31 mins ago
Employees at an engineering firm recognized their former co-worker when he drew a handgun from under his shirt, police said, and shot his first victim dead in the reception area. He then walked into the office and unloaded several more rounds, wounding five other employees at the company that fired him two years ago.
Both sides set to vote on Philly transit contract
1 hour 47 mins ago
Members of Philadelphia's largest transit union and the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority are set to vote on a contract to end the strike that has idled buses, subways and trolleys for five days.
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Navy ship built with WTC steel to go into service
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Pa. locals, Flight 93 families united by history
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Esther Heymann was overflowing with grief for her stepdaughter. Standing in a blustery snow, overlooking the empty field where Flight 93 had crashed a couple of years earlier, she couldn't stop crying.
Island village hit by suspected swine flu
3 hours 4 mins ago
Suspected swine flu is sweeping a traditional Eskimo whaling village on a remote Alaska island _ prompting an urgent medical mission to deliver help.