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2.5 million people ordered out as Irene nears With more coastal cities ordering evacuations ahead of Hurricane Irene, residents and tourists from North Carolina to New York City moved toward higher ground. Hurricane Irene to deliver blow to economy As Hurricane Irene roars toward the East Coast â€" _ home to some of the country's most densely populated cities and costliest waterfront real estate â€" _ experts are forecasting a multibillion-dollar disaster. Amtrak train hits farm vehicle, injures 9 A train carrying more than 175 passengers from California to Chicago derailed Friday after striking equipment on the tracks in southwest Nebraska and a small number of people were taken to hospitals, a spokesman said. Pediatrician gets life for abusing patients Former Delaware pediatrician Earl Bradley will spend the rest of his life in prison for committing horrific acts of sexual abuse against scores of young patients over more than a decade, a judge ruled Friday. Troops photographing 219,000 Arlington graves Night after night this summer, troops from the Army's historic Old Guard have changed into T-shirts and flip-flops to photograph each and every grave with an iPhone. Catholic school cancels Muslim goodwill event Complaints and a request from the archbishop have led a Cincinnati Roman Catholic high school to drop plans for a Ramadan dinner to build goodwill with Muslims. Source: Teen in secret custody in 'Jihad Jane' plot A Maryland teen from Pakistan is in secret U.S. custody, accused of trying to help recruit terrorists for the Pennsylvania woman known as "Jihad Jane," according to a source close to the family. How to prepare, really, tips from a hurricane vet NBC's Kerry Sanders has covered dozens of hurricanes over 30 years of reporting. He shares some of the tips he's learned from hurricane veterans along the way. Cops: Minnesota dad abandons son, disappears A father abandoned his 11-year-old son last month, telling him in a letter to move in with neighbors because their south Minnesota home was in foreclosure, according to a warrant complaint seeking his arrest. Judge blocks Facebook limits for teachers A new Missouri law prohibiting teachers from having private online conversations with students suffered a double setback Friday. First a judge blocked it from taking effect because of free speech concerns. Then the governor called for its repeal. Accused 'underwear bomber' said he worked for al-Qaida A Nigerian man charged with trying to blow up a Detroit-bound airliner on Christmas 2009 told authorities after being led off the plane that he was working for al-Qaida. Police say guns, meds on murder-suicide professor A former Idaho college professor who committed suicide after gunning down a graduate student he had recently dated had six guns and medications for bipolar disorder and severe anxiety in the hotel room where he died, police said Friday. Hacker exposes secret U.S. military accounts A single hacker has leaked the names and personal information of 20,000 people, many of them U.S. government and military employees. Man reports own parking violation to Conn. police A Connecticut man was so upset about the lack of parking enforcement in his town that he parked his car illegally in a handicapped space and called police over a dozen times. When they showed up, they subdued him with a stun gun and arrested him. Truck hauling sewage crashes into living room Police say they're trying to determine what caused a septic tanker truck to crash off a western New York road and slam through the wall of a home before coming to rest in the living room. Documents reveal rantings of mosque fire suspect The 24-year-old man being held in last year's firebombing of an Oregon mosque ranted about Muslims and referred to himself as a "Christian warrior" weeks after the arrest of a Muslim man accused of plotting to set off a car bomb in Portland, according to court documents. Southern Calif. jury gets case in gay teen killing About the only thing prosecutors and defense attorneys agree on in the killing of 15-year-old Larry King is this: His death was a tragedy. Copyright 2011 msnbc.com RSS URL: http://rss.msnbc.msn.com/id/3032524/device/rss/rss.xml

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