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FBI says 6 accused in forced labor of 400 Thai workers is largest human-trafficking case in US

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 22:45:47 GMT

Federal authorities are accusing six people of luring 400 laborers from Thailand to the United States and forcing them to work in what the FBI calls the largest human-trafficking case ever charg...

Janitor company ABM Industries settles Calif. suit for $5.8M; women alleged rape, harassment

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 22:42:14 GMT

Federal authorities say a national janitorial services company will pay 21 female workers $5.8 million to settle a sexual assault and harassment lawsuit.

Phoenix man accused in Internet sex assault case pleads guilty to 3 charges

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 22:42:06 GMT

A Phoenix man accused of sexually assaulting his unconscious girlfriend and broadcasting the attack live on the Internet has pleaded guilty to three charges.

Gulf of Mexico Rig Explosion

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 22:36:28 GMT

An oil platform exploded and caught fire Thursday off the Louisiana coast; all 13 crew members were rescued

Because of trough, Earl is going where few hurricanes have gone before; but more may follow

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 21:47:58 GMT

Pushed by an ill-timed trough of low pressure, Hurricane Earl is heading uncomfortably close to an area relatively few hurricanes tend to go: the Northeast coastline.

Temporary Cap Removed From Blown-Out Gulf Well

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 21:42:16 GMT

Engineers have removed a temporary cap that stopped oil from gushing into the Gulf of Mexico from BP's blown-out well in mid-July.

Video of vehicle chase shows man jumping from van, getting shot by sheriff's deputies in Ohio

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 21:38:29 GMT

Video shows sheriff's deputies in Ohio shooting a man who led them on a three-county chase but doesn't make clear whether he ignored warnings to show his hands or whether he indicated he had a g...

Fishing ban lifted for 5,130 sq. miles of northern Gulf, but 43,000 sq. miles still closed

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 21:08:47 GMT

Federal authorities have lifted a fishing ban in part of the northern Gulf of Mexico from the Florida Panhandle to the far eastern coast of Louisiana.

Rescue boat capt.: Gulf oil platform blast happened so suddenly crew couldn't get to lifeboat

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 20:46:43 GMT

The captain of a boat that rescued 13 people who escaped an oil platform in the Gulf of Mexico says the blast aboard the vessel was so sudden that they didn't have time to get in a lifeboat....

NYPD investigating report of suspicious vehicle in midtown Manhattan as a precaution

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 20:46:33 GMT

The New York City police bomb squad is looking at a suspicious Mercedes parked in midtown Manhattan and has blocked off some traffic near the vehicle.