- Flimsy Rich: Luxury Foreclosures Up Big Time
While the pace of foreclosures has receded in the general housing market, it continues to rise in well-to-do pockets of the country, especially Southern California. In growing numbers, minor and major celebrities as well as ex-athletes are seeing their million-dollar homes revert to lender ownership, foreclosure analysts said - Breaking: Another Oil Rig Explodes in Gulf, Crew OK, Spill Uncertain
- Breaking: Another Oil Rig Explodes in Gulf, Crew OK, Spill Uncertain
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- Offshore Oil Rig Explodes in Gulf of Mexico
Another off shoreshore oil rig has exploded off the coast of Louisiana in the Gulf of Mexico. - WATCH: Michael Douglas on Alcohol-Cancer Link
Ron Claiborne takes a look at the disease the actor is suffering from. - WATCH: Hurricane Earl Approaches East Coast
State of emergencies have been declared in Virginia, Maryland and North Carolina - Advertisement:
- WATCH: Hostage Crisis at Discovery Channel
An armed man was shot dead after taking hostages at Discoverys headquarters. - WATCH: Baghdad Makes End of Combat Operations Official
Dan Harris gives his impressions of the ceremonies marking the milestone day. - Gulf Oil Platform Explodes, Burning off La. Coast
Coast Guard: Offshore oil platform in Gulf of Mexico explodes, all 13 crew accounted for - Do Anti-Bullying Programs Push Gay Agenda?
Gay-rights groups push for anti-bullying legislation and school programs in an effort to promote homosexuality to kids says Focus on the Family, raising the ire of politicians and parents who have lent their support to these policies following a string of deadly bullying episodes around the country. - Arizona Family Grows Garden in Backyard Pool
Arizona family raises chicken, fish and grows vegetables in pool. - Death Wish: Discovery Gunmans Relative Says He Probably Wanted to Die
After a four-hour hostage standoff at a Discovery Channel office in Maryland, SWAT officers shot and killed gunman James Lee to save hostages who were in grave danger, police said today. Montgomery police chief J. Thomas Manger said that SWAT officers had been able to sneak very close to Lee without alerting him -- close enough to hear a disconcerting pop. - Its Name Is Earl: Storm Closes In on Carolinas
Hurricane Earl is bigger, stronger, faster and heading closer to North Carolinas outer banks. Residents are bracing for Earls impact as the category 4 storm gathered strength overnight. - Police Chief Criticized for Gang Summit
Chicagos top cop criticized for gang summit, but other departments say tactic effective - Man Flies 33,000 Miles in Memory of Mom
Drew Lawrence plans to spend the next month flying more than 33,000 miles across the nation to spread awareness about cancer and honor his late mother thanks to JetBlues All You Can Jet unlimited travel pass. - Somali Muslims Claim They Were Fired, Harassed Over Religion
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has filed suit against meatpacking company JBS Swift Co. on behalf of dozens of Somali Muslims from Nebraska and Colorado who say they were denied their right to pray and eventually fired after enduring slurs and having meat and bones thrown at them. - Discovery Channel Hostage-Taker Hated Programming
Hostage-taker at Discovery Channel headquarters railed against programs; shot dead by police - Risks Remain With Gulf Well Cap Coming Off
Removal of temporary cap on Gulf well not risk-free; US says potential for oil leakage is low - Radical Environmentalist Shot, Killed at Discovery HQ
Environmental militant identified as James Lee is shot and killed by police after taking hostages at the Discovery Channel headquarters. He was apparently wearing explosives and one of them popped when he was shot, police said. - Botox Maker to Plead Guilty, Pay $600 Million
Allergan pleads guilty to charge it led docs to use Botox for unapproved uses. - Some Bunker Down, Some Flee as Earl Approaches US
Evacuations ordered, but some just hunker down as Hurricane Earl bears down on East Coast - Hurricane Earl: Obama Signs Disaster Declaration for N.C.
Hurricane Earl triggers a state of emergency in North Carolina and Virginia. The storm is also expected to disrupt air traffic along the East Coast through Labor Day weekend with many flights delayed and others canceled.