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- Report: Blackwater Created Shell Companies
- The report Friday night on the newspaper's website says Sen. Carl Levin, chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, has asked the Justice Department to see whether Blackwater misled the government when using the subsidiaries to gain government contracts.
- Weakened Earl Hits Mass. With Wind, Rain, Surf
- The storm swooped into New England waters as a tropical storm with winds of 70 mph after sideswiping North Carolina's Outer Banks, where it caused flooding but no injuries and little damage.
- Texas Opens Inquiry Into Google Search Rankings
- The antitrust inquiry disclosed by Google late Friday is just the latest sign of the intensifying scrutiny facing the company as it enters its adolescence. The review appears to be focused on whether Google is manipulating its search results to stifle competition.
- Fire at Tennessee Mosque Site Ruled As Arson
- U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives agent Steven Gerido said Friday that lab tests confirmed an accelerant was used in the fire early Saturday in Murfreesboro. The site is the location for a new Islamic center, which has drawn vehement opposition.
- 'Where Is Her Head?' A Classic Campaign Trail Moment
- Some of the things politicians and reporters hear and see when they're out and about deserve a second or third listen. Check out what NPR's Don Gonyea picked up when he visited a county fair in Ohio.
- Army Transformed By Iraq War
- The war in Iraq has entered a new phase, as U.S. forces move toward an advisory role. Among the legacies of the conflict is the effect it had on the U.S. military and the Army in particular. The years-long fight in Iraq strained the Army almost to the breaking point. The Army has also been forced to reinvent itself and is now fighting a brand of warfare -- counterinsurgency -- that it had been reluctant to embrace.
- Obama To Offer Plan To Spur Job Growth
- As summer comes to an end this weekend, "Recovery Summer" too sputters to an end. The Obama administration's hopes that the spring's jobs growth would continue were not realized. On Friday, the president said he'd be proposing new plans to give the economy a bit more juice.
- Now We Are Alone: Living On Without Our Sons
- A year ago, the author and his wife were part of a happy family with a bright future. Then their two sons were killed in a car crash. Now they feel a certain bond with other parents who understand that children die a second time "when no one speaks their name."
- Union Or Not, Government Workers Squeezed
- Unions representing state and local government employees have long been able to protect benefits that are the envy of private-sector workers. With the economy in trouble, though, public employee unions are suddenly losing a lot of battles.
- Roethlisberger Suspension Cut To Four Games By NFL
- The Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback was suspended in April for violating the league's personal conduct policy, after being accused of sexually assaulting a Georgia college student.
- Earl Weakens But Still Packs Punch As It Heads North
- Powerful gusts and driving rains churned over North Carolina's Outer Banks as the storm moved up the coast. The storm has been downgraded to a Category 1 but remains a threat as it swirls toward New England.
- Obama: Economy's Moving In Right Direction, But Not Fast Enough
- The president pushed again for action on legislation aimed at giving small businesses more incentives to hire.
- Tax Breaks; New Poll On NYC Islamic Center; New Attack In Pakistan
- 'The Washington Post' reports the Obama administration is considering a package of tax breaks aimed at encouraging businesses to add workers -- and to combat GOP charges that the Democrats are anti-business.
- Brace Yourself: August Jobs Report Due Shortly
- Most economists expect the Bureau of Labor Statistics will say that the employment picture didn't get any better last month.
- Police Release Scientist After Miami Airport Scare
- A government official says a scientist has been detained in Miami after screeners found a metal canister in his luggage that looked like a pipe bomb. The canister actually was used for legitimate medical testing, a source told the Associated Press.
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