North Carolina, the 18th-ranked team by the Associated Press, faces the prospect of playing the 21st-ranked LSU Tigers on Saturday without as many as 15 players because of an NCAA investigation. (Sept. 3)

With its plus-sized headliners, the new CBS sitcom tackles weighty issues. But it aspires to be something even more substantial. (Sept. 3)

The saga of Ezio Auditore continues in Rome in 'Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood.' AP's weekly Video Game Video previews the storyline and multiplayer mode of the game, due in November. (Sept. 3)

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Authorities in Pakistan said dozens were killed when a suicide bomber attacked a Shiite procession in the southwestern city of Quetta Friday. The Pakistani Taliban told The Associated Press it was "proudly" responsible for the blast. (Sept. 3)

Investigators on Friday released a scientist detained at Miami International Airport after screeners spotted a metal canister in his luggage that looked like a pipe bomb, prompting an evacuation. (Sept. 3)

Lily Allen goes from music to fashion and launches her new selection of vintage clothing in London's Selfridges Concept Store. (Sept 3)

Hurricane Earl knocked out power to hundreds of residents along North Carolina's Outer Banks and flooded homes on barrier islands but officials said Friday the storm brought relatively minor damages to the state. (Sept. 3)

A weakening Hurricane Earl swiped past North Carolina on Friday on its way to New England, where officials urged residents to stay vigilant even as the area threatened by storm's full force was shrinking. (Sept. 3)

Celebs, including Kris Jenner, Joe Francis and Ryan Eggold, react to the recent arrest of Paris Hilton. (Sept. 3)

When rough seas send most people out of the water, surfers in New Jersey are welcoming the big waves being kicked up by Hurricane Earl. (Sept. 3)

New-born twin giant pandas made their media debut at a zoo in Japan on Friday. (Sep 3)

Ben Roethlisberger's suspension has been reduced from six games to four by NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell. The Pittsburgh Steelers' star quarterback met with Goodell early Friday and was told he could return on Oct. 17 against Cleveland. (Sept. 3)

A weakened Hurricane Earl delivered only a glancing blow to North Carolina's Outer Banks early Friday on its way up the East Coast, flooding roads on the narrow vacation islands and knocking out power but staying farther offshore than feared. (Sept. 3)

Hurricane Earl brushes by Virginia Beach, bringing driving rain, wind and rough surf. But the AP's Lee Powell found that hardly kept people away from taking it all in along the boardwalk. (Sept. 3)

New York authorities say a 4-year-old girl with serious health problems has been found dead in her apartment, and her mother is being questioned by police. (Sept. 3)

Private employers hired more workers over the past three month than first thought, lifting hopes for the weak economy ahead of the Labor Day weekend. But the unemployment rate rose in August for the first time in four months as more people entered the mar

South Korean and U.S. soldiers re-enacted a key Korean War battle on Friday. The event to mark the 60th anniversary of the Nakdong River fighting came as the U.S. and South Korea announced joint anti-submarine exercises to start Sunday. (Sept. 3)

Torrential rains from Hurricane Earl lashed North Carolina's Outer Banks and caused flooding in the town of Buxton. (Sept. 3)

A weakened Hurricane Earl delivered only a glancing blow to North Carolina's Outer Banks early Friday on its way up the East Coast. (Sept. 3)