Tropical Depression 7 became Tropical Storm Earl around 5 p.m. EDT on August 25. Since then, the rain has been falling within Tropical Storm Earl in a moderate to heavy fashion according to data from NASA's TRMM satellite.
Aug 26, 2010 - 2:00:27 PM
Republicans attacked President Barack Obama on Sunday for his comments on a controversial plan to build a Muslim cultural center in New York, saying he was "disconnected" from the nation in an election year.
Aug 15, 2010 - 10:09:22 AM
WASHINGTON - Despite misgivings about Russia, Congress appears unlikely to block a deal that would allow U.S. companies to export nuclear technology to America's former Cold War rival.
Aug 12, 2010 - 1:49:05 PM
CHICAGO - Jurors in the corruption trial of former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich said Thursday that they have reached agreement on just two of 24 counts against him, and haven't even begun discussing 11 of the counts. The judge quickly said he would tell them to go back and deliberate more.
Aug 12, 2010 - 1:34:59 PM
President Obama praised a new $600 million border security bill passed by the Senate today, saying it will "strengthen our partnership with Mexico in targeting the gangs and criminal organizations that operate on both sides of our shared border."
Aug 12, 2010 - 1:33:59 PM
BAGHDAD - As the U.S. winds up combat operations in Iraq this month, a gap is widening between the militaries of both countries and their political masters over whether American soldiers should stay beyond the 2011 deadline for a complete U.S. troop withdrawal.
Aug 12, 2010 - 1:29:45 PM
WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama's nomination of Elena Kagan to the Supreme Court won Senate approval on Thursday, his second appointment to the court that decides abortion, death penalty and other contentious cases.
Aug 6, 2010 - 12:32:19 PM
SUKKUR, Pakistan - Stormy weather grounded helicopters carrying emergency supplies to Pakistan's flood-ravaged northwest Friday as the worst monsoon rains in decades brought more destruction to a nation already reeling from Islamist violence.
Aug 6, 2010 - 12:26:12 PM
WASHINGTON - Four of the nation's most highly valued terrorist prisoners were secretly moved to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, in 2003, years earlier than has been disclosed, then were whisked back into overseas prisons before the Supreme Court could give them access to lawyers, The Associated Press has learned.
Aug 6, 2010 - 12:15:52 PM
MIAMI - A suspected al-Qaida operative who lived for more than 15 years in the U.S. has become chief of the terror network's global operations, the FBI says, marking the first time a leader so intimately familiar with American society has been placed in charge of planning attacks.
Aug 6, 2010 - 12:14:19 PM
THE HAGUE, Netherlands - The International Criminal Court on Monday charged Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir with three counts of genocide in Darfur, a move that will pile further diplomatic pressure on his isolated regime.
Jul 12, 2010 - 11:43:46 AM
TEL AVIV, Israel - Flawed intelligence-gathering and planning led to Israel's botched and deadly raid on a Gaza-bound protest flotilla, with security forces underestimating the potential for violence, said the official report released Monday.
Jul 12, 2010 - 11:33:58 AM
WASHINGTON - Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke stepped up pressure on Monday to get banks to boost lending to the nation's small businesses, a critical element to spurring the economic recovery and reducing unemployment.
Jul 12, 2010 - 11:33:55 AM
UNITED NATIONS -- Aid workers are still scrambling to provide shelter to millions of Haitians made homeless by the earthquake that leveled the capital city Port-au-Prince and other towns six months ago today as hurricane trackers predict an active storm season.
Jul 12, 2010 - 11:23:47 AM
The Somali militant group al-Shabab is claiming responsibility for the bombings in Uganda that killed dozens of soccer fans as they watched the World Cup final on television.
Jul 12, 2010 - 11:12:03 AM
