National News
Hurricane Dolly slams into South Texas with heavy rain, winds before weakening; Levees hold
Jul 23, 2008 16:52 -0400
BROWNSVILLE, Texas (AP) _ Hurricane Dolly slammed into the South Texas coast Wednesday with punishing rain and winds of 100 mph, blowing down signs, peeling off roofs and knocking out power to thousands before weakening over land.
Nation/World Photos & Trivia
The latest photos, trivia and more from around the nation and world.
• THE LATEST: The Day In Pictures
• A LOOK BACK: Pictures of the Week
• IN MEMORIAM: Notable Deaths in 2007
• TRIVIA: Weekly News Quiz
The Week In Photos
Images from the lenses of The Morning Call's photography staff.
War Dead Remembered
Area servicemen and women who have been lost in the conflicts in Iraq and Afganistan.
• THE FALLEN: Stories | Photos/Send Photos
• STATE LIST: Fallen Pennsylvanians
More National/World
-
Obama defends plans for direct talks with Iran; McCain campaign says Obama is backtracking
-
Prosecutors allege driver on trial at Guantanamo had close ties to bin Laden
-
Serbs enthralled by Karadzic's secret life _ mistress in Belgrade, bogus family in US
-
Wall Street extends advance as oil continues decline, earnings reports offer some optimism
More U.S. News
-
Owner of foreclosed home in Mass. found dead after telling mortgage co. of suicide plans
-
Ohio woman who helped boyfriend in $8M armored-car heist sentenced to 5 years in prison
-
Prominent newspaper columnist issued citation after hitting pedestrian with car in downtown DC
-
Prominent newspaper columnist issued citation after hitting pedestrian with car in downtown DC
-
Recess for adults: grown-ups stay fit, have fun playing childhood games in Old School P.E.
-
Harvard survey: Nearly 25 percent of people affected by Katrina would not evacuate for a storm
-
Nation's largest steroids testing program nabs only 2 Texas high school athletes
-
New regulations prohibit smoking by people seeking help in NY addiction recovery centers
-
Radio reporter who took gun to Pennsylvania courthouse held for trial on weapons charges
-
Collision between tug, tanker closes 29 miles of Mississippi River at New Orleans
More World News
-
Correction: Argentina Farm Crisis story
-
UN council to take up Thai-Cambodian dispute over territory surrounding ancient temple
-
Correction: Guantanamo tribunal story
-
Karadzic's arrest shows Serbia shifting away from nationalist past and toward West
-
US military status talks with Iraq could linger for next White House
-
US looks for more troops to fight Afghan insurgency, also faces foes in suspicion, terrain
-
EU freezes hundreds of millions in assistance to Bulgaria, citing corruption, organized crime
-
US, Poland make progress in dispute over Warsaw defense aid in exchange for missile base
-
Reports: Starving bears eat 2 men in Russia's Kamchatka, frighten away miners
-
Hardline Islamist takes over Somali opposition
More Political News
-
A look at key parts of congressional housing bill
-
House approves $8 billion to shore up highway trust fund as it heads into the red
-
South Dakota Rep. Herseth Sandlin expecting first child in late December
-
Obama, in visit to Israel's Holocaust memorial, calls it 'a place of hope'
-
Method for AP-Ipsos poll on top national problems
-
Economy top issue, but energy concerns grow most as Iraq worries dip in AP-Ipsos poll
-
Top Democrats push Labor Dept to drop last-minute rule that could weaken worker protections
-
From the speeches of Barack Obama
-
From the speeches of John McCain
-
Obama's gifted oratory meets McCain's plain, awkward ways on the field of campaign rhetoric
