(Undated) -- The Coast Guard says an oil rig fire is out and there's no sign of an oil sheen on the Louisiana coast. Captain Peter Troedsson told reporters the rig's owner, Mariner Energy, first spotted a sheen and alerted the Coast Guard ...Read More
(Gray, ME) -- So where is Hurricane Earl going to go on its trek northward? The storm will affect North Carolina overnight and then it's expected to pass by Maine Friday night into Saturday morning ...Read More
(Hartford, CT) -- Connecticut Governor Jodi Rell has requested that President Obama declare a pre-landfall state of emergency in Connecticut because of Hurricane Earl. Rell made the request in a letter to the president Thursday afternoon ...Read & Hear More
(Washington, DC) -- The Democratic Governors Association has filed a complaint with the Ohio Elections Commission over an apparently illegal in-kind Fox News Network contribution to the campaign of John Kasich ...Read More
(Washington, DC) -- White House spokesman Robert Gibbs says a new economic stimulus package is "not in the offing." Gibbs said the White House will propose a number of steps to boost the sagging economy this fall ...Read More
Flushing Meadows, NY (Sports Network) - Five-time champion Roger Federer was an easy second-round winner Thursday at the U.S. Open. The second-seeded former top-ranked Federer cruised past German Andreas Beck 6-3, 6-4, 6-3 at Ashe Stadium ...Read More
Tuscaloosa, AL (Sports Network) - The NCAA has declared Alabama defensive end Marcell Dareus ineligible for two games due to his dealings with sports agents. In its ruling, the NCAA said Dareus must repay benefits to become eligible again ...Read More
Columbus, OH (Sports Network) - Terrelle Pryor threw for 247 yards and three touchdowns, as second-ranked Ohio State blew out Marshall, 45-7, in the season opener for both teams. Pryor, coming off a sophomore season in which he led the Buckeyes ...Read More
(Undated) -- Actress Lindsay Lohan has fired off a cease and desist letter to her father, Michael Lohan. RadarOnline.com reports that the correspondence from Lindsay's lawyer orders Michael to discontinue his alleged sale of her diary ...Read & Hear More
(Undated) -- Move over, Glenn Beck. Stephen Colbert's fans are pushing for a "Restore Truthiness" rally on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. The Comedy Central icon coined the satirical term "truthiness" to mean something that people know from the gut is true, regardless of the facts ...Read More
(Undated) -- Reality TV personality Heidi Montag reportedly isn't allowing her sex tape to go into the marketplace. According to TMZ.com, the former star of MTV's "The Hills" and her estranged husband Spencer Pratt have ended negotiations with adult film distributor Vivid Entertainment ...Read More
