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A Child Psychiatrist Responds

2010-09-03 16:28:11: Dr. Mary Margaret Gleason answers some readers' questions.

Key evidence being pulled up from BP spill site

2010-09-03 16:28:11: The piece of equipment at the center of the investigation into the Deepwater Horizon explosion and spill was being retrieved from a mile below the sea, BP announced Friday.

Balloon boy family moves to Florida from Colorado

2010-09-03 16:28:11: The family at the center of the balloon boy hoax has moved out of the house where the fateful trip began, leaving Colorado for Florida.

Wall St. exec weeds for the poor

2010-09-03 15:58:04: When you think of The Hamptons, you don't usually think of food pantries or feeding the hungry.

Experts: "Birthright Tourism" Claims Inaccurate

2010-09-03 15:18:07: Very Few Immigrants Come to U.S. to Have Children With Citizenship, Despite Conservative Caricature

BP: Failed Blowout Preventer Removed from Well

2010-09-03 15:18:07: 300-Ton Device Detached from Wellhead Is Slowly Being Lifted to the Surface

Drake University's "D+" Logo Earns Failing Grade

2010-09-03 15:18:07: Campaign Logo Aimed at Encouraging Recruitment at Des Moines University Deemed Embarrassing by Faculty and Students

Court Won't Force Appeal of Proposition 8 Ruling

2010-09-03 15:18:07: Conservative Group Had Sought to Force Gov. Schwarzenegger, Other Officials to Fight for Overturned Law

Video: Couple Say Earl Won't Dampen Wedding

2010-09-03 15:18:07: Erica Hill talks to a couple getting married in North Carolina's Outer Banks despite Hurricane Earl.

Earl Descends on East Coast

2010-09-03 15:18:07: Weakened Storm Still Powerful as it Moves Up the Eastern Seaboard

Earl Weakens Again, But Mass. Still on Alert

2010-09-03 15:18:07: Category 1 Hurricane Brings Flooding to N.C. Islands as It Sweeps Up Coast Towards New England; Winds at 80 mph

Video: Hurricane Earl Arrives

2010-09-03 15:18:07: Hurricane Earl battered the North Carolina coast knocking out power to 500 homes. Kelly Cobiella reports.

Video: New England Preps for Earl

2010-09-03 15:18:07: Residents on the eastern seaboard are hoping that Hurricane Earl's course continues its move eastward away from the coast. Dean Reynolds reports.

Video: Man Skinny Dips in Hurricane Waters

2010-09-03 15:18:07: CBS News RAW: A man in Ocean City, Md. was caught swimming nude at a beach closed due the Hurricane Earl.

Video: Another Offshore Explosion in Gulf

2010-09-03 15:18:07: An explosion and fire occurred on an offshore oil platform in the Gulf of Mexico. Thirteen crew members escaped unharmed. Don Teague reports.

Video: Peace Talks: To Be Continued

2010-09-03 15:18:07: Israelis and Palestinians left their first face-to-face peace talks in two years in Washington, D.C. agreeing to meet again and have framework for peace in one year. Bill Plante reports.

Video: Acid Attack in Vancouver, Wash.

2010-09-03 15:18:07: The victim of a random acid attack speaks out for the first time since her assault on a Vancouver, Wash. street. Betty Nguyen reports.

Feds Launch Investigation of Gulf Platform Fire

2010-09-03 15:18:07: Agency Formerly Known as MMS - and Known for Lax Oversight - Turns Attention to Latest Gulf Disaster

Video: Labor Day Auto Deals

2010-09-03 15:18:07: Business and Economics Correspondent Rebecca Jarvis has the reasons why Labor Day weekend is the best time to buy a car.

Video: Lindsay Lohan's Comeback Film?

2010-09-03 15:18:07: Lindsay Lohan was a no-show at the premiere of "Machete" - her first film in three years. Early Show Special Contributor Nancy O'Dell has the details and the buzz.

Video: R&B Superstar Usher on the Plaza

2010-09-03 15:18:07: Harry Smith talks to R&B superstar, Usher about his music, his sons and performing live.

Hurricane Earl Makes Quiet Pass by Virginia

2010-09-03 15:18:07: Category 2 Storm's Center Stays Out to Sea at It Sweeps Up Eastern Seaboard

Earl sideswipes NC, takes aim at New England

2010-09-03 13:58:04: CHATHAM, Mass. -- A weakening Hurricane Earl swiped past North Carolina on Friday on its way to New England, where officials warned residents that it still packed dangerous winds that could topple trees or damage the area's picturesque gray-shingled cottages.

Nursing homes broaden offerings to turn a profit

2010-09-03 13:58:04: MIAMI -- For decades, the mission at Miami Jewish Home and Hospital was simply to care for the old.

Clams befouling Tahoe invade Adirondack lake in NY

2010-09-03 13:58:04: BOLTON LANDING, N.Y. -- A thumbnail-sized clam blamed for clouding the azure bays of Lake Tahoe high in the Sierra Nevada has now turned up in a mountain-ringed Adirondack lake renowned for its limpid, spring-fed waters.

Scientist detained after Miami airport evacuation

2010-09-03 13:08:03: A metal canister in his luggage looked like a pipe bomb and prompted an evacuation. Concourses were emptied and roadways closed until just after 4 a.m., when the airport reopened ahead of holiday departures.

A scientist has been detained at the Miami International Airport after screeners spotted a metal canister in his luggage that looked like a pipe bomb, prompting an evacuation, a government official said.

Filmmakers see 3-D as game-changing advance

2010-09-03 12:48:12: Three-D is a fad, a gimmick, a get-rich-quick scheme by studios looking to wring a few extra bucks out of viewers. Except when it isn't. Filmmakers as diverse as "Avatar's" James Cameron and the directors of three lower-profile current releases see the...

James Cameron - Avatar - Filmmaking - Movie - Get-rich-quick scheme

No more bets: WA court says online bookie illegal

2010-09-03 12:48:12: All bets are off at Betcha.com, a Seattle-based online bookmaker that couldn't skirt the state's gambling laws by making it optional for losing bettors to pay off wagers. In a unanimous ruling Thursday, the Washington state Supreme Court said Betcha.com...

Washington - Gambling - Bookmaker - Supreme Court of the United States - Seattle

Indonesia's smoking toddler kicks the habit

2010-09-03 12:48:12: Indonesia's smoking toddler has kicked the habit. Footage of 2-year-old Aldi Rizal _ who smoked up to two packs a day _ puffing away circulated the Internet in May and sparked an international outcry. His parents said he'd throw tantrums every time they tried...

Indonesia - Tobacco smoking - Cigarette - Asia - Fishing

Killing spree suspect's downhill slide

2010-09-03 12:48:12: After Efren Valdemoro met Cindy Tran during a flirty encounter more than two years ago at a Vallejo beauty salon where she cut his hair, he struck her co-workers as kind and giving. "He used to bring us coffee and Filipino desserts. He was very generous,"...

Vallejo California - Filipino people - Police - California Highway Patrol - Business and Economy

Zoo workers tickled pink over frisky flamingos

2010-09-03 12:48:12: While San Francisco is known as the city of free love, it took a flock of frisky flamingos from Phoenix to inspire the birds at the San Francisco Zoo to begin mating. For the first time since 2003, the zoo's 41 flamingos have produced offspring. The...

San Francisco - Phoenix Arizona - Bird - United States - Metro Areas

Hunters Point bridge target of groups' lawsuit

2010-09-03 12:48:12: Two environmental groups are suing to block the huge Hunters Point shipyard redevelopment project, arguing that a planned bridge over Yosemite Slough will cause irreparable damage to the shoreline and its wildlife. The suit, filed Thursday in San Francisco...

San Francisco - Bayview-Hunters Point San Francisco - United States - California - Hunters Point

Alameda fire chief put on administrative leave

2010-09-03 12:48:12: David Kapler, Alameda's $195,702-a-year fire chief who had been filling up his BMW convertible on the city's dime, was placed on paid administrative leave Thursday. Kapler, who has a $250-a-month car allowance in addition to his salary, said the free gas was...

BMW - Alameda - Fire chief - Administrative leave - Recreation

Perata using failed Oakland government as foil

2010-09-03 12:48:12: When Jerry Brown ran for Oakland mayor in 1998, he tried selling his dreams of the city's future, comparing the city waterfront to a sleepy Italian fishing village. Turns out, he must have been dreaming of Palermo, Sicily. That's why former state Sen. Don...

Sicily - Jerry Brown - Italy - Oakland California - United States

Hurricane Earl heads to New England with reduced Category 1 winds

2010-09-03 12:48:12: BUXTON, N.C. -- Hurricane Earl sideswiped North Carolina's Outer Banks early today, flooding the vacation islands but causing no injuries and little damage, then chugged up the Eastern Seaboard toward Cape Cod, a weaker but still dangerous storm.

Slide show: Hurricane Earl

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Police question scientist in Miami airport scare

2010-09-03 12:48:12: MIAMI -- A scientist has been detained at the Miami International Airport after screeners spotted a metal canister in his luggage that looked like a pipe bomb, prompting an evacuation, a government official said.

U.S. Private Sector Adds 67,000 Jobs

2010-09-03 11:48:05: The U.S. economy lost 54,000 jobs in August as census workers continued to exit payrolls, but the private sector added 67,000 jobs. The unemployment rate rose to 9.6%.

Stocks Pare Gains

2010-09-03 11:48:05: U.S. stocks climbed after slower-than-expected job losses in August encouraged investors still struggling to figure out the economy's trajectory. Gains softened after a reading of service-sector data missed forecasts.

Petrobras Seeks $64 Billion From Sale

2010-09-03 11:48:05: Brazil's state-run energy company Petrobras launched the world's largest-ever sale of shares to finance a $224 million, five-year investment program.

IEA Sees More Reliance on OPEC Oil

2010-09-03 11:48:05: The global dependency on the members of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries for oil will rise as production by non-OPEC nations falls.

Officials Move to Tame Asian Currencies

2010-09-03 11:48:05: Singapore intervened in the foreign-exchange market and Korea resumed its intervention after a two-week break, while Japan has signaled it is weighing entering the market for the first time in six years.

Blasts Target Muslim Minorities in Pakistan

2010-09-03 11:48:05: An attack on a Shiite rally killed at least 43 people in southwestern Pakistan, while a suicide bomber targeted a minority Sunni mosque in Peshawar.

Miami police question scientist about item resembling pipe bomb in bag found at airport

2010-09-03 10:28:09:

A scientist has been detained at the Miami International Airport after screeners spotted a metal canister in his luggage that looked like a pipe bomb, prompting an evacuation, a government offic...

Q. & A. With a Child Psychiatrist

2010-09-03 09:48:13: Are drugs appropriate for toddlers to take when they exhibit troubled behavior?

Health Costs Passed On to Workers

2010-09-03 09:48:13: The annual Kaiser survey of employer health benefits shows employers managed to keep costs down, but employees' premiums went up.

Maker of Botox Settles Case for $600 Million

2010-09-03 09:48:13: Allergan agreed to settle criminal and civil allegations that it had marketed Botox for uses not approved by the Food and Drug Administration.

Earl lashes N.C. coast, officials survey damage

2010-09-03 09:48:13: Hurricane Earl's winds and driving rains churned over the North Carolina in the dark of night, leaving residents and officials to wait for daybreak to assess the damage.

Shooting in southwest Chicago leaves 4 men dead

2010-09-03 09:48:13: Four men have been killed in a shooting in southwest Chicago.

U.S. court backs 'Ladies Night' promotions

2010-09-03 09:48:13:

Teen accidentally texts sheriff to buy pot

2010-09-03 09:48:13: General rule of thumb: when looking to buy marijuana, don't text the sheriff. Authorities said a Helena teen sent out a text message last week in search of pot, but instead of contacting the drug dealer, he hit a wrong number and inadvertently sent the message to Lewis and Clark County Sheriff Leo Dutton.

70-year-old scientist sparks airport bomb scare

2010-09-03 09:48:13:

A 70-year-old scientist sparked a bomb scare at Miami airport Thursday evening when screeners found a metal canister in his luggage that looked like a pipe bomb, a government official said.

Field Notes: As many flee, one group is happy about Earl

2010-09-03 09:48:13: Hurricane season is one of the rare times when East Coast waves can reach world-class heights.

Woman in acid attack recounts agonizing pain

2010-09-03 09:48:13: Bethany Storro had just bought a pair of sunglasses and was celebrating a new job when a woman walked up to her with a cup and said: "Hey pretty girl, do you want to drink this?"

Army 'birther' loses ruling on evidence

2010-09-03 09:48:13: An Army judge rules that proof of President Barack Obama's eligibility to be president isn't relevant to the defense of an Army doctor accused of failing to obey a lawful order.

LA police ID owner of trunk containing baby bodies

2010-09-03 09:48:13:

Investigators have identified the owner of a trunk in which the mummified remains of two babies were found, bringing them a step closer to solving the intriguing international mystery.

Feds sue Arizona sheriff in civil rights probe

2010-09-03 09:48:13:

The Justice Department sued the nation's self-proclaimed "toughest sheriff" on Thursday, calling Joe Arpaio's defiance of an investigation into his office's alleged discrimination against Hispanics "unprecedented."

More bombs found in Discovery standoff case

2010-09-03 09:48:13: Four more explosive devices tied to the suspect in the Discovery Channel standoff were found at a residence in Montgomery County, Md., authorities told NBC News on Thursday.

Coast Guard: No oil sheen from Gulf explosion

2010-09-03 09:48:13:

The Coast Guard is backing off its earlier report that an oil sheen about a mile long was spreading following a platform explosion in the Gulf of Mexico.

Temporary cap that stopped oil leak removed

2010-09-03 09:48:13: Engineers removed a temporary cap Thursday that stopped oil from gushing into the Gulf of Mexico from BP's blown-out well in mid-July.

Builders of N.Y. mosque face financial hurdles

2010-09-03 09:48:13: The developers planning to build a $100 million Islamic center near the World Trade Center site are nearly a quarter-million dollars behind on real estate taxes and late fees.

Earl skirts Outer Banks, floods coast

2010-09-03 09:18:04: A giant Hurricane Earl raked the North Carolina coastline with high winds and 35-foot waves Friday morning, but the governor said the state had "dodged the bullet" as the massive storm moved toward New England.

Airport scare caused by metal canister in luggage

2010-09-03 09:18:04: Bomb squad investigators were at Miami International Airport on Friday after a suspicious item was spotted in a baggage screening area, authorities said.

Toshiba recalls 41,000 computers over risk of burns

2010-09-03 09:18:04: Toshiba has announced the voluntary recall of about 41,000 notebook computers worldwide at risk of overheating and burning users.

Hostage taker smuggled illegal

2010-09-03 09:18:04: The gunman who held three people hostage at the Discovery Channel headquarters was once convicted of smuggling an illegal immigrant into the country from Mexico.

Mistrial in sham marriage trial?

2010-09-03 09:18:04: The sham marriage trial of actress Fernanda Romero, which the judge has likened to a soap opera, appeared threatened with a mistrial Friday after a dramatic turn a day earlier.

Scholarship mistake admitted

2010-09-03 09:18:04: A veteran House representative from Texas said she made a mistake when she awarded charitable scholarships to her family members instead of students in her district.

Acid Attack Victim: I Could Hear My Skin Burning

2010-09-03 08:38:06: Bethany Storro Describes Vicious, Random Act by Total Stranger in Vancouver, Wash.; Sunglasses May Have Saved Her Sight

Video: Miami Airport Scare

2010-09-03 08:38:06: A Miami airport terminal was evacuated and a passenger was arrested after a suspicious package was reported. Bob Orr reports.

Miami Airport Reopened After Security Closure

2010-09-03 08:38:06: Scientist Detained After Metal Canister Found in Luggage Prompts Evacuation of 4 Concourses, On-Site Hotel

At Mideast peace talks, a cautious hope abides

2010-09-03 08:08:06: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel and President Mahmoud Abbas of the Palestinian Authority sat down to their first round of peace talks yesterday, filling a stately room on the eighth floor of the State Department with a sense of cautious optimism.

Mahmoud Abbas - Israel - Benjamin Netanyahu - Palestinian National Authority - Prime minister

Temporary cap lifted off blown-out BP well

2010-09-03 08:08:06: Yesterday, engineers removed a temporary cap that had stopped oil from gushing into the Gulf of Mexico from BP PLC’s blown-out well in mid-July. No more oil was expected to leak into the sea, but crews were standing by on collection vessels just in case.

Gulf of Mexico - BP - Business - Oil - Energy

Miami airport evacuated when suspicious item found

2010-09-03 07:18:06: MIAMI -- A passenger was detained and four of Miami International Airport's six concourses along with an onsite hotel were evacuated after a screener spotted something suspicious in a checked bag, authorities said.

Former egg farm workers say complaints ignored

2010-09-03 07:18:06: DES MOINES, Iowa -- U.S. Agriculture Department employees worked full-time at two Iowa egg farms at the center of a salmonella outbreak and massive recall, but two former workers said they ignored complaints about conditions at one site.

'Birth tourism' a tiny portion of immigrant babies

2010-09-03 07:18:06: SAN JUAN, Texas -- When Ruth Garcia's twins are born in two months, they'll have all the rights of U.S. citizens. They and their six brothers and sisters will be able to vote, apply for federal student loans and even run for president.

Warrants detail stabbings at Calif. beach house

2010-09-03 07:18:06: VENTURA, Calif. -- A 9-year-old boy ran to get cash from his mother's purse to appease an armed intruder, but when he returned the man was stabbing his parents with a kitchen knife in the bedroom, according to recently released search warrants in the triple murder case.

Oil platform explodes off Louisiana

2010-09-03 06:28:03: The crew is rescued and there are no signs of a leak, but the accident sparks new debate about wells in the gulf.

The opening scene was all too familiar. Black smoke rising from a burning oil platform in the Gulf of Mexico and workers plucked from the sea. But Thursday's fire on an oil production facility 100 miles off the Louisiana coast appears to have ended without disaster.

Earl takes swipe at North Carolina, heads up coast

2010-09-03 06:28:03: The hurricane is expected to weaken and stay out to sea before grazing the Massachusetts coast Saturday.

A weakened Hurricane Earl brushed North Carolina's fragile Outer Banks with stiff winds and high waves Thursday night, striking a glancing blow before spinning offshore up the Eastern Seaboard.

U.S. sues Arizona sheriff in civil rights probe

2010-09-03 06:28:03: The Justice Department says Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio failed to turn over documents in its investigation into whether his department discriminated against Latinos while pursuing illegal immigrants.

The U.S. Department of Justice on Thursday sued a controversial and popular Arizona sheriff, alleging that his department was refusing to cooperate with an investigation into whether it discriminated against Latinos while trying to catch illegal immigrants.

The reemployed: overqualified and underpaid

2010-09-03 06:28:03: The majority of people who are now working after being laid off during the recession say they are overqualified for their current positions and are worse off financially, a survey finds.

A majority of people who were able to find work after being laid off during the recession say they are overqualified for their current position, according to a survey released by the Pew Research Center.

The man behind the Sherrod affair

2010-09-03 06:28:03: Andrew Breitbart, whose posting of video clips got a Department of Agriculture official fired, was a liberal Westside child of privilege whose political epiphany transformed him into a conservative.

The command center of Andrew Breitbart's growing media empire is a suite of offices on Sawtelle Boulevard in West Los Angeles with the temporary feel of a campaign office. Only the computers seem firmly anchored.

Border activist's littering conviction is overturned

2010-09-03 06:28:03: Daniel Millis had been charged for leaving gallon bottles of water for illegal border crossers in a U.S. desert wildlife preserve.

A federal appeals court on Thursday overturned the littering conviction of an Arizona activist who left gallon-size bottles of water for illegal immigrants crossing into the United States through a desert wildlife preserve.

U.S. employers push increase in cost of healthcare onto workers

2010-09-03 06:28:03: A new survey shows an average worker with a family plan pays nearly $4,000 a year, up 14% from 2009. Meanwhile, the average employer contribution to a family plan hasn't increased at all.

As employers struggle with rising healthcare costs and a sour economy, U.S. workers for the first time in at least a decade are being asked to shoulder the entire increase in the cost of health benefits on their own.

Animal rights groups face off with scientists over fate of chimps

2010-09-03 06:28:03: Almost 200 have had a long break from testing that dates to NASA's early days, but that could end.

Ever since the first of their number arrived in New Mexico half a century ago as test subjects in the fledgling U.S. space program, nearly 200 government-owned chimpanzees were routinely injected with viruses and used to test everything from experimental vaccines to insecticides.

Platform owner involved in previous offshore accidents, regulators say

2010-09-03 06:28:03: Houston-based Mariner Energy paid $55,000 in fines this summer after inspectors found safety violations. Four of the company's accidents resulted in worker injuries, records show.

Mariner Energy, which owns the platform that erupted in flames Thursday, has been involved in more than a dozen offshore accidents in the Gulf of Mexico in the last four years, including at least four fires and a well blowout, according to federal regulators.

Cars hit 2 S.F. pedestrians - 1 dies, 1 hurt

2010-09-03 06:08:11: Two elderly women crossing streets in San Francisco were struck - one fatally - by motorists in two unrelated accidents hours apart, police said Thursday. In the first incident, Joyce Lau, 70, was hit as she crossed Cole Street at Waller Street at 7:58 a.m....

Death - Near death experience - San Francisco - Police - United States

Proposal to curb offshore drilling imperils payouts, BP says

2010-09-03 06:08:11: Law would hurt ability to pay spill damages, it says

GOP Works to Woo Voters

2010-09-03 05:08:05: House Republicans are hunting for an election-season middle ground on which they can make promises to voters without providing enough details to be attacked by Democrats.

Toshiba to Launch New Tablet Computer

2010-09-03 05:08:05: Toshiba said that it will release by year-end a tablet computer that runs on Google's Android operating system as the company aims to compete with Apple's iPad.

Andean Subject of Bidding War

2010-09-03 05:08:05: One of the world's most prospective gold companies, Andean Resources of Australia, has become the subject of a bidding war between two Canadian companies.

Roche Sets Cost-Costing Plan

2010-09-03 05:08:05: Roche said it has launched a cost-cutting and efficiency plan in the wake of increased price pressures and a series of drug-development setbacks.

TPG Sells Ping An Stake for $1.16 Billion

2010-09-03 05:08:05: TPG sold its remaining stake in Ping An Insurance for $1.16 billion in the latest example of how the U.S. company is reaping profits from its investments in Asia.

BP Says Spill Costs Have Hit $8 Billion

2010-09-03 05:08:05: BP said it has spent around $8 billion in response to the massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico and expects to resume its relief-well drilling shortly.

Techs Lead in Tokyo, Seoul

2010-09-03 05:08:05: Asian stock markets were modestly higher Friday with technology plays leading markets in Tokyo and Seoul. The Nikkei rose 0.4%.

TSA: 1 in custody after suspicious item found in luggage at Miami airport, concourses closed

2010-09-03 03:48:10:

Federal officials say a passenger has been taken into custody after screeners detected something suspicious in a checked bag at Miami International Airport.

Official: 4 Miami Airport Concourses Evacuated

2010-09-03 03:48:10:

A bomb squad investigated a report of a suspicious package after police evacuated four of six concourses at Miami International Airport for several hours on the eve of the Labor Day travel period, an airport spokesman said Friday.

Dallas-area man wounded in shooting in which 2 children are charged, wife was killed has died

2010-09-03 03:48:10:

Officials say a suburban Dallas man critically wounded in a shooting last month in which two children are charged has died.

Warrants: Man, pregnant wife stabbed to death at Calif. beach house while son hid behind couch

2010-09-03 03:48:10:

A 9-year-old boy ran to get cash from his mother's purse to appease an armed intruder, but when he returned the man was stabbing his parents with a kitchen knife in the bedroom, according to rec...

Judge Overturns Nebraska Ban on Mutilating Flags

2010-09-03 03:48:10:

Thursday's ruling is a victory for activists from a Kansas church who trample on the U.S. flag when they protest at military funerals

Mother of kidnap victim Jaycee Dugard may have to go to court to get state damages

2010-09-03 03:48:10:

The board that considers compensation for California crime victims is being advised to reject a claim by the mother of Jaycee Dugard, who authorities say was held captive for nearly two decades ...