Here's the latest news for Thursday, Aug 21st: Fay forces more evacuations in Fla.; 2 NJ girls trapped in Georgia now safe; Mom of missing Fla. Girl released; FDA: Irradiating spinach, lettuce OK to kill germs.
Spanish couple say they have acquired a new lease on life by just barely missing a flight that ended up in a fiery crash and claimed 153 lives. (Aug. 21)
The mother of a missing central Florida toddler was released from jail on $500,000 bail Thursday and returned to her parents' home, where authorities will monitor her with an electronic ankle device. (Aug. 21)
Joseph Evans shouted 'God bless America' after he was able to get his arms around his daughters again. The two girls were visiting their grandparents when the war broke out, trapping them in Georgia. (Aug. 21)
A pair of young American girls who were trapped in Georgia when the war broke out have been reunited with their father and should be heading home soon. (Aug. 21)
DMB sax player dies at 46 from ATV wreck injuriesDisgraced rocker; Gary Glitter denied entry to Hong Kong; Ricky Martin is the proud father of twins; Matt Damon and wife have baby girl; and Angie Harmon is pregnant. (Aug. 21)
Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama campaigned in Chester, Virginia Thursday alongside Virginia Governor Tim Kaine. Obama attacked John McCain over the republicans recent comment on how many houses he owns. (Aug. 21)
Federal investigators issued a report Thursday that concludes that fires brought down a skyscraper next to the twin towers on Sept. 11, refuting conspiracy theorists who have long believed that explosives somehow caused the collapse. (Aug. 21)
Robert Rodriguez has been mixing business with his personal life. He reportedly left his wife while filming 'Planet Terror' and dates the film's star, Rose McGowan. Recently, the pair sat down with AP, 'Red Sonja'. (Aug. 21)
Director and actress of new stoner movie 'The Wackness' on the film's drug-infused look (Aug. 21)
Tropical Storm Fay hung offshore Thursday and poured more rain on Florida's central Atlantic coast after flooding hundreds of homes, trapping residents and leaving much of Florida a soggy mess. (Aug. 21)
Democratic dominance in presidential elections has been the norm for decades throughout much of the country's union-strong industrial Great Lakes region. The AP's Liz Sidoti says Republican John McCain hopes to upset that history. (Aug. 21)
Nissan is raising the stakes in the competition between other automakers to take a lead in hig-tech features to decrease the risk of traffic accidents. (Aug. 21)
Gene Upshaw, the Hall of Fame guard who as union head helped get NFL players free agency and the riches that came with it, has died. He was 63. (August 21)
Fashion-conscious shoppers can now feel protected without sacrificing either safety or style, thanks a range of designer clothing with built in bulletproof protection. (Aug. 20)
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice says the U.S. and Iraq have agreed to a timetable for the withdrawal of American troops. The deal hasn't been finalized yet, but Rice says it's close. (Aug. 21)
Spain began three days of mourning Thursday for the 153 people who died when a jetliner crashed shortly after takeoff in the nation's worst air disaster in nearly 25 years. (Aug. 21)
Music mogul Diddy brings Danity Kane, Day26 and Donnie Klang back for all singing, all dancing MTV reality show, 'Making the Band 4.' (Aug. 21)
Wei Shengchu has let the Olympic Games go to his head - Beijing's new pin-up is touring the Olympic Green with tiny flags from all 205 competing nations waving from his scalp on acupuncture needles. (Aug. 21)
An Australian environmental official says an abandoned baby whale that has been attempting to suckle boats in the waters off north Sydney will be euthanized. (Aug. 21)
Tropical Storm Fay lumbered offshore for what was likely to be a brief stay over the Atlantic Ocean's energizing waters after flooding hundreds of homes, trapping residents and leaving much of Florida a soggy mess. (Aug. 21)
Sen. Ted Stevens' corruption trial will take place in Washington. His lawyers had asked a federal judge to move it to Stevens' home state of Alaska, arguing many of the witnesses are in Alaska. (August 21)
Organizers are pledging an environmentally-friendly convention when delegates come to Denver next week to nominate Barack Obama for president. The AP's Rich Matthews has the story. (August 20)
A man was killed Wednesday by a collapsing stretch of oceanside bluff below the Torrey Pines Golf Course in California, authorities said. (August 20)
Usain Bolt won the Olympic 200 meters in world record time; Ken Griffey Junior hits home run number 609 in the White Sox 15-3 win over Seattle; MLB, umpires sign agreement on instant replay; NASCAR penalizes Joe Gibbs Racing. (August 21)
A bondsman has posted $500,000 bail for Casey Anthony, the jailed mom of a missing Florida toddler. He said he hoped her release would help lead investigators to the girl. (August 20)
A man convicted of causing a deadly commuter rail crash that he blamed on an attempt to commit suicide was sentenced Wednesday to 11 consecutive life terms by a judge who denounced him as a remorseless killer. (August 20)
Some homes in Florida's Brevard and St. Lucie counties have been flooded with up to 5 feet of water because of Tropical storm Fay. Nearly 2 feet of rain have fallen as the storm stalled and soaked the state for a third consecutive day.
Democratic U.S. Rep. Stephanie Tubbs Jones, the first black woman to represent Ohio in Congress and a strong critic of the Iraq war, died Wednesday after having a brain hemorrhage, a Cleveland Clinic official said. (Aug. 20)
Debbie Phelps is almost as recognizable to viewers as her record-setting son, Michael. Wednesday, she sat in a luxury hotel suite in Manhattan with a parade of TV cameras passing through to interview her. (August 20)
The U.S. Secret Service has had a challenging year combining an long drawn out campaign season, a busy presidential and diplomatic schedule, and now two weeks of conventions; and the year's not done. (Aug. 20)
A Spanish airliner bound for the Canary Islands at the height of the vacation season crashed, burned and broke into pieces Wednesday while trying to take off from Madrid, killing 153 people on board, officials said. (Aug. 20)
The United States and Poland signed a deal Wednesday to place a U.S. missile defense base just 115 miles from Russia, a move followed swiftly by a new warning from Moscow of a possible military response. (Aug. 20)
Here's the latest from the campaign trail for August 20: Candidates hold town hall meetings; Lieberman to speak at GOP convention; Adviser says Obama to campaign with new running mate Saturday; AFL-CIO jabs McCain on his economic record.
John McCain says he's not challenging Barack Obama's patriotism in criticizing the Democrat's call to pull out of Iraq, only his judgment. (Aug. 20)
No one was injured when a small plane skidded off a runway at Baltimore-Washington Thurgood Marshall International Airport during takeoff. It was departing from a general aviation runway when the pilot lost control. (Aug. 20)
Childhood obesity is a cultural and health issue that has affected countless American families. Produced by Charlie Berens of Wisconsin for MTV's Choose or Lose Street Team '08 at chooseorlose.com. (Aug. 20)
Most of the men and women of the Seattle Young Peoples' Project are too young too vote, but they still feel empowered. Produced by Cory Midgarden of Washington or MTV's Choose or Lose Street Team '08 at chooseorlose.com.
AP Money Minute: Sales, profit up at BJ's Wholesale Club; American Airlines begins in-flight wifi; Boeing to make final offer to machinists union; Mortgage applications plunge.
Dave Matthews Band saxophone player LeRoi Moore, one of the group's founding members, died Tuesday from injuries he sustained in an all-terrain vehicle accident in June. (Aug. 20)
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