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Obama to tour hurricane damage in New Jersey The White House says Obama will visit the northern New Jersey town of Paterson, where flooding continues to cause problems as the state's rain-swollen rivers crest and slowly recede. In NJ town, entire lives piled high on sidewalks Cranford, N.J., appeared to be hosting an eerie yardsale after floodwaters churned up by Hurricane Irene receded, as thousands of residents carted belongings out to the curb and placed them in neat piles for eventual disposal. Msnbc.com's Bob Sullivan reports. Homeowners should beware post-Irene scams Homeowners who found themselves in the sights of Hurricane Irene may soon be targeted by scammers looking to profit from their pain. Court case lifts lid on secret post 9/11 flights A hidden network of U.S. companies, coordinated by a prominent defense contractor, played a key role in the covert airlift that transported terrorism suspects and their American minders. Woman begged 911 for help before her slaying Sarah Rucker had feared for her life for months. On Monday morning, she was discovered dead in a Florida restaurant parking lot. Colo. man cuts off toes after foot is pinned A 61-year-old retired logger feared he might die alone in a remote Colorado forest after his right foot was pinned under his 6-ton trailer. With few choices, he used a 3-inch pocket knife to cut off all five toes to get free. How a Special Ops impersonator duped the FBI A Maryland man was sentenced on Tuesday to 21 months in federal prison and ordered to pay $171,000 in restitution after admitting that he had fraudulently posed for 12 years as a US Army special forces veteran and terrorism expert. Katia nears hurricane strength Tropical Storm Katia was gaining strength as it moved quickly across the Atlantic on Wednesday and could become a hurricane later in the day. Petraeus retires, warns against budget cuts David Petraeus, the general widely credited with rescuing a failing U.S. war in Iraq, retired from the Army on Wednesday with a word of warning: Coming budget cuts must not undermine the U.S. military.  Washington Monument leaking water after Irene The National Park Service says engineers sealed cracks in the Washington Monument from the earthquake before Hurricane Irene. But water found inside may indicate more leaks. Kids of 9/11 get a voice as anniversary looms As the United States prepares to mark the 10th anniversary of 9/11 with an onslaught of TV specials, children are finally being given a voice and a chance to ask pressing questions. Teen honed knife before stabbing principal A 16-year-old Christian school student charged with fatally stabbing his principal told police he spent the night before the attack sharpening a knife, court documents say. Mud island rises in Mississippi delta A new mud island in the Mississippi River Delta could have huge strategic implications in the fight to stop a fragile, eroding coast from vanishing faster than it already is. Unemployed man finds $150,000 in his backyard An Illinois man who went to pick some greens from his backyard discovered something other than broccoli on Monday: $150,000 in his garden. 'More abuse': Warning of more waste in war spending The U.S. has lost billions of dollars to waste and fraud in Iraq and Afghanistan and stands to repeat that in future wars without big changes in how the government awards and manages contracts for battlefield support and reconstruction projects, independent investigators said Wednesday. Pa. family mourns father, son who died on same day A western Pennsylvania family is mourning the deaths of a father and son who each died of heart attacks a little more than an hour apart. Minn. dad who abandoned son arrested in California A Minnesota father accused of abandoning his 11-year-old son after their home went into foreclosure seemed depressed and desperate for work when he applied for a job, so the owners of a coastal California deli hired him to make sandwiches. Nude Woman Found Crawling Up Busy Street:Cops Keys woman told deputies she was on cocaine binge during naked crawl. Yanks' Robertson spells relief for Alabama Cause Celeb talks with New York Yankees pitcher David Robertson about High Socks for Hope, a foundation he and his wife founded to help Alabama tornado victims. Wildfires destroy several dozen homes Firefighters worked on spot blazes and mopped up in Texas and Oklahoma on Wednesday, after fires destroyed several dozen homes and forced hundreds of people to evacuate. Kosovan admits killing 2 US airmen A Kosovo Albanian man confessed Wednesday to killing two U.S. airmen at the Frankfurt airport, saying at the opening of his trial that he had been influenced by radical Islamic propaganda. Copyright 2011 msnbc.com RSS URL: http://rss.msnbc.msn.com/id/3032524/device/rss/rss.xml

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