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Gulf storm triggers states of emergency A slow-moving system in the Gulf of Mexico strengthened to become a tropical storm, as Gulf cities prepared for up to 20 inches of rain by unclogging drains and upping flood defenses. Feds warn colleges on sexual assault reports Christian Science Monitor: The Obama administration is holding colleges' feet to the fire when it comes to how they handle reports of sexual violence and harassment. Obama halts tighter smog standards Citing the financial burden in a struggling economy and after Republican protests, President Obama ordered the EPA to shelve tighter smog standards. Virginian accused of making YouTube terror video A Virginia man who came to the US from Pakistan has been charged with supporting Lashkar-e-Taiba, the radical Islamist group behind the 2008 attack in Mumbai, India. Old lasso skills used to rescue drowning dogs A desperate dash along an irrigation canal ends happily when two dogs are saved from drowning by a farm worker who draws on lasso skills from his youth. Massive fire somehow missed 9,000 pot plants This summer's Las Conchas fire in New Mexico scorched tribal lands, threatened Los Alamos and pushed bears into nearby cities. But it spared more than 9,000 marijuana plants. Woman shackled during labor seeks special visa A Nashville woman who won a civil lawsuit against the Davidson County Sheriff's Office for being shackled by deputies during labor is seeking a visa reserved for crime victims. Texas police website shuts down after hack The head of a Texas law enforcement group whose website was apparently taken over by the hacker group known as Anonymous said Friday that the association has taken the site down to evaluate its security. Zero jobs growth but not necessarily recession The news Friday that the economy created zero jobs in August is ominous, but it doesn't necessarily mean we're heading for another recession. Ill. mother charged in 2 children's shotgun deaths Officers responding to gunfire at an Illinois apartment complex walked into what a police chief described Friday as one of the "most horrific scenes" he'd ever witnessed: A 4-year-old girl and her 5-year-old brother dead in a bedroom, killed by close-range shotgun blasts to the head. 7.1 magnitude earthquake strikes off Alaska A 7.1 magnitude earthquake struck Friday in the Aleutian Islands off Alaska, the U.S. Geological Survey reported, prompting a brief tsunami warning for a portion of Alaska's coast. Steven Seagal denies role in dog's death A Phoenix man whose property was raided by sheriff’s deputies, including volunteer lawman Steven Seagal, recently claimed that his 11-month-old family dog was killed during the bust. Now, Seagal is fighting back against the allegation. Job growth ground to a halt in August Employment growth ground to a halt in August, as sagging consumer confidence discouraged already skittish U.S. businesses from hiring. 'Still honest people': Woman turns in lost $4,600 Police in the Cleveland suburbs say an Ohio man has been reunited with his lost wallet containing $4,600. Vermont may see post-storm hit on fall tourism With Hurricane Irene's floodwaters mostly gone, work crews across Vermont are scrambling to reopen roughly 200 miles of roads damaged by the storm before the fall tourist season that is important to the state's economy. Copyright 2011 msnbc.com RSS URL: http://rss.msnbc.msn.com/id/3032524/device/rss/rss.xml

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