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Dutch queen underlines commitment to euro

Dutch queen underlines commitment to euro
By TOBY STERLINGAssociated Press AMSTERDAM (AP) - The Netherlands' Queen Beatrix underlined her country's commitment to the euro during her annual address to Parliament about the national budget on Tuesday, and made it clear the Dutch will continue to pursue "austerity" policies in

Wenatchee Complex Fire UPDATE: Public Meeting To Be Held Sunday Night

Wenatchee Complex Fire UPDATE: Public Meeting To Be Held Sunday Night
Press Release:  WENATCHEE, Wash. - A Public Meeting will be held at the Town Toyota Center on Sunday, September 16 at 7:00 p.m. The Wenatchee Complex of fires was the result of a severe lightning storm that covered much of eastern Washington on Saturday, September 9th.  Local

Wenatchee Complex Fire UPDATE: Public Meeting To Be Held Sunday Night

Wenatchee Complex Fire UPDATE: Public Meeting To Be Held Sunday Night
Press Release:  WENATCHEE, Wash. - A Public Meeting will be held at the Town Toyota Center on Sunday, September 16 at 7:00 p.m. The Wenatchee Complex of fires was the result of a severe lightning storm that covered much of eastern Washington on Saturday, September 9th.  Local

African-American Christians waver over vote

African-American Christians waver over vote
By RACHEL ZOLLAP Religion Writer Some black clergy see no good presidential choice between a Mormon candidate and one who supports gay marriage, so they are telling their flocks to stay home on Election Day. That's a worrisome message for the nation's first African-American president,

African-American Christians waver over vote

African-American Christians waver over vote
By RACHEL ZOLLAP Religion Writer Some black clergy see no good presidential choice between a Mormon candidate and one who supports gay marriage, so they are telling their flocks to stay home on Election Day. That's a worrisome message for the nation's first African-American president,

US warns orders diplomats out of Sudan, Tunisia

US warns orders diplomats out of Sudan, Tunisia
By MATTHEW LEEAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The State Department on Saturday ordered the departure of all family members and non-essential U.S. government personnel from its embassies in Sudan and Tunisia and warned U.S. citizens against any travel to the two countries due to security

Tropical Storm Lane forms far out in Pacific

Tropical Storm Lane forms far out in Pacific
MIAMI (AP) - Forecasters say Tropical Storm Lane has formed in the eastern Pacific Ocean but that it poses no threat to land. The National Hurricane Center in Miami says Lane is 1145 miles (1843 kilometers) southwest of the southern tip of Mexico's Baja California and has maximum sustained

Obama pays tribute to Americans killed in Libya

Obama pays tribute to Americans killed in Libya
By JIM KUHNHENNAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama paid tribute to the Americans killed in Libya and denounced the violence and anti-U.S. mob protests apparently sparked by an anti-Muslim video made in the United States. Among the four killed was Chris Stevens, the first U

Al-Qaida calls for more attacks on embassies

Al-Qaida calls for more attacks on embassies
By AYA BATRAWY and LEE KEATHAssociated Press CAIRO (AP) - Al-Qaida's most active branch in the Middle East called for more attacks on U.S. embassies Saturday to "set the fires blazing," seeking to co-opt outrage over an anti-Muslim film even as the wave of protests that swept 20 countries

Nadine becomes hurricane in Atlantic, away from US

Nadine becomes hurricane in Atlantic, away from US
MIAMI (AP) - The U.S. National Hurricane Center says Nadine has become a hurricane in the Atlantic Ocean, but that it poses no threat to land. Nadine's maximum sustained winds late Friday were 75 mph (121 kph), making it a Category 1 hurricane. Nadine is centered about 725 miles (1167