KEY WEST, Fla. (AP) -- Tropical Storm Isaac is forecast to become a hurricane today and take aim at the Gulf Coast, with New Orleans a potential target a day shy of the seventh anniversary of Hurricane Katrina.
KEY WEST, Fla. (AP) -- The gavel comes down today on the Republican National Convention without the pomp, ceremony and rallying cries that usually accompany such events, thanks to Tropical Storm Isaac.
GOLDEN, Colorado (AP) -- Authorities say there've been no reports of damage or injuries after a strong magnitude-7.3 earthquake and a second, magnitude-5.4 temblor struck off the coast of El Salvador.
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A spokesman for the Afghan army corps in eastern Afghanistan says when a group of U.S. and Afghan soldiers came under attack, they returned fire and ran to take up fighting positions. But an Afghan soldier fell and accidentally discharged his weapon, killing two American soldiers with the errant rounds.
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