Top Stories

• 'Birth tourism' a tiny portion of immigrant babies

  When Ruth Garcia's twins are born in two months, they'll have all the rights of U.S. citizens. They and their six brothers and sisters will be able to vote, apply for federal student loans and even run for president.

• McCourt: Wife concerned about nest egg

  

  Former Dodger CEO Jamie McCourt was more concerned with protecting the couple's luxurious homes than dealing with baseball matters and didn't want to take the risk associated with buying one of baseball's most storied franchises six years ago, her estranged husband said.

• Earl's center passes east of Cape Hatteras, NC

  Hurricane Earl's center has passed east of Cape Hatteras on North Carolina's coast as the storm's powerful gusts and driving rains churned over the Outer Banks and is being felt in southeastern Virginia.

• AP Top News at 5:10 a.m. EDT

  BUXTON, N.C. (AP) - Hurricane Earl churned past the North Carolina Outer Banks and its powerful gusts and driving rains were starting to be felt in southeastern Virginia early Friday, the beginning of at least 24 hours of stormy, windy weather along the East Coast. Residents and officials of North..…

• Broke youth anti-crime groups want federal cash

  A $1.6 billion congressional bailout of sorts could help financially flailing groups that fight to keep young people out of trouble, yet lawmakers are reluctant to take up the expensive proposal amid a sour economy and other, more pressing issues.

Washington News

• Obama to comment Friday on jobless report 4:40 AM
• Analysis: A cool optimism for Mideast peace 3:44 AM
• Hopeful sign: More talks for Israel, Palestinians
• Hopeful sign: More talks for Israel, Palestinians
• More Dems buck plan to let taxes increase for rich
• Earl's path along northeast is not well-worn
• US military deaths in Afghanistan at 1,172
• Farrakhan supports planned mosque near ground zero
• Obama to hold news conference next week
• New postage stamp honors Mother Teresa

Business news

• Earl's center passes east of Cape Hatteras, NC 16 min ago
  
• Swedish bank Carnegie buys troubled competitor 4:40 AM
  
• Obama to comment Friday on jobless report 4:40 AM
  
• Oil falls below $75 ahead of US jobs report 4:01 AM
  
• Asia stocks rise on slight improvement in US data 3:43 AM
  

AP Entertainment

• 'Crocodile Dundee' to return to US amid tax fray 3:38 AM
• Man in Letterman blackmail plot freed from NY jail
• Man in Letterman blackmail plot freed from NY jail
• TV stars Olson, McElhenney welcome baby boy
• 'Gone with the Wind' child actress dies at 76

Interactive graphics

• Interactive timeline - NAACP turns 100
  
• Test your knowledge of the "Harry Potter" movies
  
• Multimedia: What people say about their pets
  
• It's a bird. It's a plane. It's a new cloud?
  
• Presidential Eats: Mapping Obama's appetite around the nation's capital
  
• AP Economic Stress Index: Measuring financial strain by county
  
• U.S. Supreme Court: Track major cases before the justices this term
  

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