A weakened Hurricane Earl brushed North Carolina’s Outer Banks overnight as residents along the Eastern Seaboard prepared for a stormy Friday.[...] Click below to read the full story from the source… Earl skirts Outer Banks, floods coastal areas

Hurricane Earl was downgraded to Category 2 today, but forecasters warned it was still “large and strong.” Rain bands have moved onto the coast of North Carolina.[...] Click below to read the full story from the source… Earl’s center passing just east of Outer Banks

A phone-hacking scheme involving British royals and reporters working for one of Rupert Murdoch’s tabloid newspapers went far beyond what was previously disclosed and prosecuted. The British Prime Minister’s current media adviser is accused of having encouraged the hacking.[...] Click below to read the full story from the source… Murdoch Reporters’ Phone Hacking Was Endemic, [...]

Even as Hurricane Earl weakened Thursday, East Coast residents scrambled to ready themselves ahead of its arrival. Earl is now a strong Category 2 storm.[...] Click below to read the full story from the source… Hurricane Earl downgraded as it approaches East Coast

An oil and gas platform caught fire today off the Louisiana coast and there are reports of a sheen in the water, Gov. Bobby Jindal says. All workers are reported safe.[...] Click below to read the full story from the source… Oil sheen reported after platform fire