Earl's winds at 85 mph
Hurricane Earl weakened to a Category 1 storm Friday with winds of 85 mph, but the Northeast was still preparing to feel its fury.

Obama promises new jobs initiatives
President Obama promised to lay out a broad package of ideas for job creation next week and slamming Senate Republicans for blocking his small business aid legislation.

Silver lining in jobs report
Business hiring is picking up, but not enough to make up for the massive losses of temporary government jobs.

Detained scientist linked to plague
Bomb squad investigators were at Miami International Airport on Friday after a suspicious item was spotted in a baggage screening area, authorities said.

Earl, downgraded to Cat. 1, heads north
Forecasters downgraded Hurricane Earl to a Category 1 storm Friday, but warned that they expect it to remain a large hurricane as it approaches southeastern New England.

Shooting in southwest Chicago leaves 4 men dead
Four men have been killed in a shooting in southwest Chicago.

U.S. court backs 'Ladies Night' promotions

Teen accidentally texts sheriff to buy pot
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.

Lindsay Lohan Is Back - and Naked - on the Big Screen
The actress, 24, strips down for her Machete role as April, the drug-addicted daughter of a politician

Kendra Wilkinson Focuses On Abs Before Baby No. 2
"I?m trying to get my body back into six-pack shape right now," the Kendra star says

Dina Manzo: Danielle Crossed the Line Between Real Life and Entertainment
Plus, she says of the reunion special: "I got annoyed and turned it off"

Labor Day Drinks Honoring Angelina Jolie, Hurricane Earl
Serve up these concoctions to close out summer in style and even stay bikini ready!

Pittsburgh Steelers' Ben Roethlisberger suspension cut to 4 games
Ben Roethlisberger's suspension cut from six to four games by the NFL.

Pittsburgh Steelers' Byron Leftwich suffers MCL sprain, sources say
Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Byron Leftwich has a second-degree sprain of the medial collateral ligament in his left knee, sources told ESPN senior NFL analyst Chris Mortensen on Friday.

Twelve North Carolina Tar Heels players won't play vs. LSU Tigers in opener
Twelve players from North Carolina won't play in the 18th-ranked Tar Heels' opener against No. 21 LSU in Atlanta on Saturday amid an ongoing NCAA investigation.

Ndamukong Suh of Detroit Lions fined $7,500 for hit on Cleveland Browns quarterback Jake Delhomme
The NFL has fined Lions rookie defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh $7,500 for slamming down Browns quarterback Jake Delhomme last week during a preseason game.