Hurricane Earl Brushes North Carolina's Outer Banks at Category 2 Hurricane Earl - North Carolina - Earth Sciences - Atmospheric Sciences - Meteorology

Mom Gives Seizures a Piece of Her Mind Surgery to Remove Piece of Brain Is Hoped to Cure Single Mother's Epileptic Seizures Health - Epilepsy - Conditions and Diseases - Neurological Disorders - Epileptic seizure

Discovery Gunman Was A Human Smuggler Discovery Channel gunman James Lee was once convicted of smuggling illegal immigrants across the U.S. border and was proud of his job, but later came to refer to illegal immigrants as "filth" and their children as "anchor baby filth." His brother says James Lee probably wanted the police to kill him. Discovery Channel - Discovery - Police - History - Recreation

Angry in America: A Day in the Life of Alex Jones Despite his mistrust of the so-called mainstream media, radio host Alex Jones sat down with ABC News' Nightline. Jones' critics say that by floating his highly-charged ideas at a time when the nation is already very angry and anxious, he's upping the odds for unbalanced people to do stupid things. Alex Jones - United States - Nightline - American Broadcasting Company - Arts

Eyes on Clinton as She Leads Peace Talks As President Obama pushes a new round of Mideast peac talks, opinions are split on whether Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has skills to necessary for negotiations between the Palestinians and Israelis. Middle East - Hillary Rodham Clinton - President - President of the United States - United States

Oil Platform Explodes; No Sign of Spill Another off shoreshore oil rig has exploded off the coast of Louisiana in the Gulf of Mexico. Oil spill - Environment - Energy - Business - Petroleum in the Environment

Defiant Ariz. Sheriff Sued by Feds The Justice Dept. sued Sheriff Arpaio for non-cooperation in investigation. Sheriff - Law - Law Enforcement - United States Justice Department - Joe Arpaio

More Dems Opposing Obama's Tax Plan Bad economy, tough election have more Dems opposing Obama plan to let taxes increase for rich Barack Obama - United States - President - Tax - History

Army: Chaplain Is 1st Killed in Action Since '70 Chaplain killed in Afghanistan is 1st Army clergy killed in action since Vietnam. Afghanistan - Killed in action - Military - Vietnam War - Veterans

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Jon Gosselin's Alleged Extortion: Pathetic Payday or Ex-Girlfriend's Gossip? Just how desperate is Jon Gosselin for a buck? According to ex-girlfriend Hailey Glassman, the former 'Jon & Kate Plus 8' star tried to extort bewteen $50,000 and $100,000 from ex-wife Kate, by threatening to report her to Child Protective Services if she didn't cough up the cash. Jon Gosselin - Kate Gosselin - Extortion - Hailey Glassman - Jon & Kate Plus 8

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Animal Hoarding Trend Growing Across U.S. Pet experts: 25 percent of animal hoarders were once rescuers and trend growing across country. Hoarding - Pet - Recreation - Animal welfare - Animal hoarding

Stephen Hawking: God Not Needed for Creation In new book, scientist Stephen Hawking asserts that God not needed to create the universe. Stephen Hawking - God - Religion and Spirituality - Christianity - Times

Judge Punishes Juror for Facebook Post Mich. juror who declared defendant's guilt on Facebook during trial must write essay, pay $250. Facebook - Jury - Trial - Social Networking - Online Communities

LA Teachers' Evaluation Raises Questions Many teachers have directed their anger at the Los Angeles Times for publishing negative job performance evaluations online. But some parents welcome the transparency as a way to improve their children's educations. Los Angeles - Los Angeles Times - United States - California - Counties

Amanda Knox is Innocent: Retired FBI Agent Veteran FBI Special Agent Steve Moore says he believes imprisoned American student Amanda Knox is innocent and had no part in murdering her British roommate while the two were studying in Italy. Knox's appeal is set to begin in November. United States - Italy - Murder of Meredith Kercher - Federal Bureau of Investigation - Amanda Knox

'Boobies' Bracelets Too Sexually Suggestive? A 1-inch thick rubber bracelet has caused quite a stir in schools across the country, despite the positive message its wearers believe it sends. Natural rubber - Education - United States - Shopping - Health

WATCH: Naked Homeless Man's Weird 911 Call Oregon police arrest Mark Eskelson after he called 911 to request a hug. Police - Oregon - United States - Law Enforcement - Law

WATCH: Sleeping SUV Driver Slams Into Store No injuries after the driver of an SUV slams into a Massachusetts store. Auto racing - Sports - Motorsports - Organizations - Champ Car World Series