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Irene gone? NJ still flooding, evacuating Hundreds of people fled N.J. floodwaters on Tuesday, while Vermont airlifted food to towns cut off by Irene, and across the East Coast power outages impacted millions. Poll: US Muslims feel targeted by terror policies More than half of Muslim Americans in a new poll say government anti-terrorism policies single them out for increased surveillance and monitoring, and many report increased cases of name-calling, threats and harassment by airport security, law enforcement officers and others. Polygamist leader moved to prison hospital Polygamist sect leader Warren Jeffs, described by a Texas prison official as "awake and alert," was moved Tuesday to a prison hospital for additional treatment after he became sick while fasting. Hurricane Irene death toll rises to 44 State-by-state roundup of fatalities attributed to the storm. Doctors: Loughner still not competent for trial Doctors treating Jared Loughner, the Arizona man accused of killing six people, tell a federal judge that after three months of treatment, he is still not mentally competent to stand trial. New major hurricane possible by weekend As the East Coast mopped up after Hurricane Irene, a new tropical storm formed Tuesday in the Atlantic, raising the question: Is another one coming? ATF chief out over botched Mexican arms sting The head of the U.S. agency that oversaw a botched attempt to track arms flowing to drug cartels in Mexico is being reassigned to the Justice Department headquarters. Judge strikes down Texas abortion sonogram law A federal judge in Austin has struck down key provisions of Texas' new law requiring a doctor to perform a sonogram before an abortion. Generous school superintendent gives more The school superintendent in California who is forgoing hundreds of thousands of dollars in pay and benefits to help offset budget cuts to his school district has decided to give away even more. Are airline pilots forgetting how to fly? Are airline pilots forgetting how to fly? As planes become ever more reliant on automation to navigate crowded skies, safety officials worry there will be more deadly accidents traced to pilots who have lost their hands-on instincts in the air. Cops: Mother blames ghost for hatchet killings A 33-year-old mother accused of killing her two young daughters with a hatchet and then trying to kill herself told investigators that a ghost killed her children, according to a warrant. In land of meat, Texas university touts vegan Texas cattle country seems an odd place to break new ground in veganism, but a public university near Dallas is doing just that. Ark. man in plane spots his home being burglarized An Arkansas man who wanted to capture aerial photos of his home during his first plane ride instead helped catch two men burglarizing it. Guilty plea in murder of 5 NJ teens A New Jersey man pleaded guilty Tuesday to murdering five teenagers in 1978 in what was one of the state's longest-running cold cases. Judge dismisses kids' suit against their own mom Two children who grew up in a $1.5 million house felt their mother did such a bad job of raising them that they wanted her to pay â€" literally. Last week, an Illinois appeals court judge disagreed with that assessment. Raccoon found in naked man's car near NASCAR track NASCAR fans got an eyeful over the weekend in Bristol, Tenn., when they spotted a man streaking across a busy parking lot near the track.  Then things got stranger. Oklahoma tops list of highest divorce rates There’s no question that in past 50 years the divorce rate in the U.S. has increased. But what really affects divorce rates? Copyright 2011 msnbc.com RSS URL: http://rss.msnbc.msn.com/id/3032524/device/rss/rss.xml

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