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Emergency officials from Florida to the Carolinas were closely watching Irene Tuesday as the first hurricane to seriously threaten the U.S. in three years churned over energizing tropical waters.

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A dissatisfied judge has ordered all involved parties to resubmit court documents in the federal lawsuit challenging California's gay marriage ban.

Najibullah Zazi "was in the throes of making a bomb" and intended to be in New York on the anniversary of the 9/11 terror attacks, a federal prosecutor said Friday. A judge ordered Zazi transferred from Denver to New York City to face charges.

Some of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords' colleagues say it's high time to debate the reinstatement of a ban on the kind of large-capacity magazines used in the shooting that wounded her and killed six others last weekend in Arizona.

Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney swept to the Republican presidential nomination Tuesday night, praised lovingly by his wife from their national convention stage as the "man America needs" and cheered by delegates eager to propel him into the fall campaign against President Barack Obama.

Karnes City, Texas, is home to the first immigration detention center built with softer conditions in mind.

Those living in affordable housing in San Diego and across California get access to the Internet and training thanks to a new program.

Democratic Senator Diane Feinstein says she'll help block a major energy and water spending bill that will open U.S. coastlines to oil exploration. From Capitol Hill, Ben Tabor has the story.

The comedian's $1 million check to the superPAC supporting President Obama is the first seven-figure donation to the group since Obama gave his tacit endorsement of the fundraising strategy. Conservative women upset by Maher's remarks about them say the superPAC should give back the money.