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Quake shakes East Coast, causes evacuations An earthquake in central Virginia was felt across much of the East Coast on Tuesday, causing light damage and forcing hundreds of thousands of people to evacuate buildings. Hurricane weakens, but likely to regain punch Hurricane Irene weakened a bit in the Caribbean Tuesday but officials warned it would likely regain strength and that the entire U.S. East Coast should be on alert. Casey Anthony loses appeal on probation A Florida appellate court on Tuesday denied Casey Anthony's request to have a probation order halted. Post 9/11, surveillance cameras everywhere Millions of security cameras have been installed in the U.S. since Sept. 11, but experts say they are more often used for other purposes besides tracking terrorists. Thrown Calif. baby's mom returned to scene A Southern California mother accused of tossing her 7-month-old son from the fourth floor of a hospital parking structure was arrested after she returned to the scene four hours later, a police spokesman said Tuesday. Mom convicted of child abuse in hot sauce case An Alaska woman has been convicted of misdemeanor child abuse after squirting hot sauce into the mouth of her adopted Russian son as punishment in what prosecutors said was a calculated move to get on the "Dr. Phil" TV show. Ohio jury hung on verdict in girl's '67 killing Jurors deadlocked Tuesday on a lone murder charge against a man accused of snatching a teen on her way home from school in 1967 and holding her captive in his basement before killing her and dumping her body in Michigan. How did 9/11 change your life? Send your stories, photos and videos about how the 9/11 attacks changed your life. Texas agency tracking man accused of drowning sons A Dallas man accused of kidnapping and drowning his two young sons had a history of violence, and child protective services officials had been tracking the family for months, according to records and interviews with case officials Tuesday. Minor damage from magnitude-5.3 Colorado quake The strongest earthquake to hit Colorado in more than four decades startled thousands of residents along the New Mexico border as it toppled chimneys, cracked walls and triggered minor rockslides in the arid, mountainous region. No injuries were reported Tuesday. Tennessee's Summitt has early onset dementia Tennessee's Pat Summitt plans to coach "as long as the good Lord is willing" despite recently being diagnosed with early onset dementia. Intruders found sleeping in funeral home caskets Police in Tennessee were called to a funeral home where workers found two intruders sleeping inside caskets. Doc: No clue before surgery man had penile cancer A second day of testimony has concluded in the lawsuit trial of a Kentucky doctor who amputated part of man's penis without his knowledge after finding it riddled with cancer. Security flaw could expose credit card data If you have a credit card account with BofA or Chase â€" two of the nation’s largest banks â€" a major security flaw has been exposed that could make your personal information vulnerable. Sex charges against Strauss-Kahn dropped A last-ditch effort to keep alive the sexual assault charges against Dominique Strauss-Kahn was rejected Tuesday, ending the sensational case against the former IMF leader. Copyright 2011 msnbc.com RSS URL: http://rss.msnbc.msn.com/id/3032524/device/rss/rss.xml

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