A service in Texas featuring a woman reader is giving the blind a full view of Playboy magazine. Suzi Hanks reads the articles, jokes, the cartoons, and puts the legendary centerfolds into words. (Sept. 9)

Zaytuna College, a new Islamic college, opened its doors to its inaugural class of 15 students in Berkeley, California. Three Islamic scholars founded the school and want it to be the country's first fully accredited Muslim academic institution. (Sept. 9)

Highlights of this day in history: Inmates seize control of Attica prison in upstate New York; Mao Zedong, Communist China's founding leader, dies; Elvis Presley first appears on TV's Ed Sullivan Show; Soul singer Otis Redding born. (Sept. 9)

The town council in a quiet South Carolina bedroom community refused to pass a proposed ordinance banning illegal immigrants from residing in their town. (Sept. 9)

A severe thunderstorm packing heavy rain and strong winds blew over a trailer home, damaged other structures and brought down power lines Wednesday as remnants of Tropical Storm Hermine moved into Oklahoma. (Sept. 9)

A total of 163 couples tied the knot in a mass wedding in Taipei on Thursday. (Sept. 9)

A Georgia man who was rescued from his burning vehicle last weekend thanked the three sheriff's deputies who saved him. The doors of the vehicle were locked, so the deputies broke the windows and pulled Dan Goth to safety. (Sept. 8))

Vice President Joe Biden handed out hot dogs to Iraq War veterans on Comedy Central's "The Colbert Report" Wednesday night. He later thanked former President George W. Bush for his support of the troops. (Sept. 9)

Mexican marines have arrested seven gunmen suspected of killing 72 Central and South American migrants in the worst drug cartel massacre to date, the government announced Wednesday. (Sept. 8)

The remnants of Tropical Storm Hermine spawned several tornadoes in Texas Wednesday night. A truck driver was injured when a twister slammed his rig into a warehouse near Dallas Love Field, causing the building to topple onto the cab. (Sept. 8)

A wildfire burning in the canyons and steep mountainsides near Boulder became one of the most destructive blazes in Colorado history Wednesday as authorities determined it had destroyed at least 135 homes in just three days. (Sept. 8)

NFL Pro Football Writer Barry Wilner previews the opening weekend of the season, highlighted by Thursday's game between the defending Super Bowl champion Saints and the Vikings. The Jets and Colts are also in action. (Sept. 8)

Georgia star receiver A.J. Green was suspended by the NCAA for four games Wednesday for selling a bowl jersey for $1,000 to someone who qualifies as an agent. (Sept. 8)

BP has released its internal report on what triggered the Gulf oil spill. The oil giant takes some of the blame, acknowledging that it misinterpreted a key pressure test of the well. But it also faults its partners in the project. (Sept. 8)

A series of weak tornadoes spawned by the remnants of Tropical Storm Hermine struck the Dallas area, injuring at least one person. Several warehouses were damaged in an area near Dallas Love Field. (Sept. 8)

Pastor Terry Jones told reporters outside his Florida church he will go ahead with plans to burn copies of the Quran Saturday, to mark the ninth anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. He says he's not convinced that 'backing down is the right thing.' (Sept. 8)

CNN has nailed down the final piece of its prime-time makeover Wednesday by announcing that British tabloid veteran Piers Morgan will take over as Larry King's replacement, starting in January. (Sept. 8)

Chicago Mayor Richard Daley says he will not endorse anyone to replace him as speculation grew about who would emerge as a front-runner from a long list of potential contenders, including current White House chief of staff Rahm Emanuel. (Sept. 8)

The remnants of Tropical Storm Hermine caused widespread flooding in northern Texas and began buffeting southern Oklahoma on Wednesday, killing at least two people and submerging low-lying pockets of Arlington under several feet of water. (Sept. 8)

Here's the latest news for Wednesday, Sept. 8th: BP report spreads blame for the oil spill; President Obama stands firm against extending tax breaks for the rich; Flooding has swamped Dallas region; Two baby pandas born at a Spanish zoo.