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--Tourists quit NC islands as Earl nears East Coast (AP)
AP - Powerful Hurricane Earl wheeled toward the East Coast, driving the first tourists Wednesday from North Carolina vacation islands and threatening damaging winds and waves up the Atlantic seaboard over Labor Day weekend.
--Obama: US combat in Iraq over, 'time to turn page' (AP)
--US changes military commanders in Iraq (AP)
--Obama opens long-shot talks on Mideast peace (AP)
--Sen. Murkowski's defeat marks major tea party win (AP)
--New York imam: Mosque fight about Muslim role (AP)
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Local news, Phoexix
--Obama: 'Time to turn the page' on Iraq war
President honors U.S. sacrifice as combat role comes to an end.
--HOA, Laveen man fight over historic flag
The homeowner says his flag is a tribute to the military. The HOA says it isn't and wants it taken down. Now, the ACLU has stepped into the fray.
--Horne faces Rotellini in AG contest; Thomas out
With the parties' nominees for attorney general decided, both candidates moved quickly Tuesday to define the issues in the Nov. 2 general election.
--Arizona Democrats' ties to unions attacked by GOP
Republican candidates criticize groups' urging of state boycotts.
--East Coast keeps watchful eye as Hurricane Earl churns closer
A powerful Hurricane Earl threatened to sideswipe much of the East Coast just ahead of Labor Day, worrying countless vacationers who planned to spend the traditional last week of summer at the beach.
--Family of teen killed in home-invasion gone bad looking for answers
PHOENIX - Gunmen stormed a Phoenix home in the early morning hours of Saturday and killed a teenager and now the family is speaking to 3TV about the son they lost. The family is grieving and searching for answers in their son's death. Police are still searching for the people responsible in the shooting that left four others injured during a home invasion near 47th Street and Roeser. A call was ...
--Pilot survives after crop duster crashes into mountain near Yuma
YUMA, Ariz. -- A pilot survived after his crop duster crashed into the side of a mountain in southwestern Arizona Tuesday morning. It is estimated that the crash occurred at approximately 4:30 a.m. when the aircraft, which is owned by Morris Agricultural Sprayers in Yuma, failed to return to refuel and reload with pesticides. The Yuma County Sheriff's Office was notified at approximately 6:25 a ...
--Phoenix "10 second" bank robber puts money in large folder, flees on foot
PHOENIX -- Police are looking for a suspect who robbed a Phoenix bank Monday afternoon. He is dubbed the "10 second" bandit. According to police, the suspect entered a Bank of America near Dunlap Avenue and Seventh Street at approximately 12:45 p.m. He approached an employee in the lobby and demanded money. Phoenix police Detective Mike Fischer said the suspect was escorted to a teller who gave ...
--Kurt Warner: "I'm extremely nervous" about stint on "Dancing With the Stars"
PHOENIX -- It's official! Former Arizona Cardinals quarterback Kurt Warner will be part of the upcoming season of "Dancing With the Stars." When Warner called in to chat with Scott Pasmore and Tara Hitchcock about the announcement Tuesday morning, he admitted that he was "extremely nervous." "The thing you realize is when you're in front of 100 million people doing something you're good at, it's ...
Entertainment
--Miranda Lambert tops CMA Awards with 9 nominations (AP)
AP - Miranda Lambert made history Wednesday morning when she was nominated for nine CMA Awards, the most for a female country music artist.
--Michael Douglas optimistic about cancer recovery (AP)
--Among fall's TV frosh, 10 new shows worth sampling (AP)
--Natalie Portman takes a dark turn in Venice film (omg!)
--"Tony Blair: I cried for Iraq war victims" (AP)
--Clooney, Will Smith join anti-cancer telethon (AP)
Sports
--Injured Alabama RB Ingram to miss opener (AP)
--Burress loses bid for work release (AP)
--BYU going independent in football (AP)
--Chapman hits 102 mph in debut, Reds win (AP)
--With Manny on deck, White Sox win on HR (AP)
--Sharapova rallies past Groth at US Open (AP)
World
--US changes military commanders in Iraq (AP)
AP - The United States has changed commanders in Iraq as the final phase of the American military involvement in the country begins.
--'Unprecedented' challenge to save Chilean miners (AP)
--Gunmen fire on plane carrying aid workers in Congo (AP)
--Palestinians crack down on Hamas after shooting (AP)
--Rape probe against WikiLeaks founder reopened (AP)
--Ugandan Guerrillas in the Lord's Resistance Army Fight in Sudan (Time.com)
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