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Weakened Earl packs less force than feared
Sep 4, 2010 4:11 am CDT (AP)
The remnants of Hurricane Earl took aim at Nova Scotia early Saturday after a brush with the Northeast that was far less intense than feared, dumping heavy, wind-driven rain on Cape Cod cottages...

BP raises blowout preventer, key evidence in probe
Sep 4, 2010 3:03 am CDT (AP)
BP PLC was on Saturday slowly raising the 300-ton blowout preventer that failed to stop oil from spewing into the Gulf of Mexico, careful not to damage or drop a key piece of evidence in the...

Report: Blackwater created shell companies
Sep 4, 2010 3:08 am CDT (AP)
The security company Blackwater Worldwide formed a network of 30 shell companies and subsidiaries to try to get millions of dollars in government business after the company faced strong...

Buildings collapse, 2 injured in powerful NZ quake
Sep 4, 2010 4:08 am CDT (AP)
Chimneys and walls crumbled to the ground, roads cracked in half and residents were knocked off their feet as a powerful magnitude-7.1 earthquake rocked New Zealand's South Island early...

Illinois News

Chicago-based health centers group gets nearly $2M
Sep 4, 2010 3:00 am CDT
By 2010-09-04T08:00:41Z CHICAGO (AP) -- A Chicago-based alliance of community health centers has won a federal stimulus grant to do research on what makes a difference for patients....

1.4M travelers expected at Chicago airports
Sep 4, 2010 3:00 am CDT
By 2010-09-04T08:00:41Z CHICAGO (AP) -- Chicago aviation officials say they expect 1.4 million passengers to travel through O'Hare and Midway international airports this Labor Day...

50,000 receive flood aid in Illinois
Sep 4, 2010 3:00 am CDT
By 2010-09-04T08:00:40Z CHICAGO (AP) -- Illinois state officials say more than 50,000 residents affected by flooding have been approved to receive emergency benefits....

Jury says driveway dweller guilty of clutter
Sep 3, 2010 7:03 pm CDT
By 2010-09-04T00:03:15Z ROLLING MEADOWS, Ill. (AP) -- A Cook County jury has decided against a Schaumburg man who is living in the driveway of his foreclosed home....

Ill. woman sentenced for fire that burned children
Sep 3, 2010 6:57 pm CDT
By MICHAEL TARM 2010-09-03T23:57:15Z CHICAGO (AP) -- After hearing from two badly burned children - one of whom lamented that her scars keep her from being "like any other girl"...