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Tropical Storm Lee dumped heavy rain on an already soggy U.S. northeast on Thursday leading the river to break high-water records set nearly 40 years ago in the aftermath of Hurricane Agnes.

China's trade surplus fell sharply in August as exports pulled back from a record high and imports jumped, indicating the world's second-largest economy is feeling the pinch from weaker global growth while domestic demand remains resilient.

New Mexico governor admits paternal grandparents came to U.S. ‘without documents.’

When it comes to Republican presidential hopeful Ron Paul, it appears The Daily Show host Jon Stewart has a bit of a soft spot for him.

The Miss Universe 2011 swimsuit presentation took place on Thursday night, as the international beauties showed their stuff in Sao Paulo, Brazil.

Power companies in Southern California restored electricity to most customers by early Friday after a massive blackout on Thursday left nearly 5 million people in parts of California, Arizona and Mexico in the dark.

In the immediate wake of the terrorist strikes in New York and Washington D.C., when Osama bin Laden's face become plastered across TV sets, people from India, Pakistan, Bangladesh suddenly became viewed with extreme suspicion and in some case abuse.

Tropical Storm Maria is on path to hit the Lesser Antilles tonight before heading across the northeastern Caribbean towards the U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico.

More than 1.4 million people plunged into darkness during a power outage that encompassed southern California and beyond can blame an electric utility employee in Arizona.

A fresh analysis of nearly 2 million years old fossils of Australopithecus sediba has added to debates about the species' place in the human ancestry.

A Broome County state of emergency still remains in effect and all university classes have been canceled for Friday.

The Broome County Health Department has issued a boil water advisory for all Binghamton water customers as record flooding has left what the mayor calls a dire situation in the area. The department stated that water samples taken on Sept. 8 showed turbidity levels of 14.1 turbidity units.

Complete coverage of Thursday's Blackout in California, Arizona and Mexico, which stalled flights and cut power to five million people.

United States recorded the second hottest summer this year, and the hottest in 75 years, government weather experts said Thursday.

A massive blackout caused by human failure left nearly 5 million people without power in parts of California, Arizona and Mexico on Thursday, and officials said many residents may be out of service for a day or more.

A massive power outage triggered by human error left well over a million people without electricity in Southern California and parts of Arizona and Mexico on Thursday, power utilities said, warning service might not be restored until the next day.

San Diego-based power outage affecting 1.4 million customers

A massive power outage left well over a million people without electricity in Southern California and parts of Arizona and Mexico on Thursday, San Diego Gas and Electric said, warning service might not be restored until the next day.

Texas, Oklahoma, New Mexico and Louisiana made major contributions toward increasing the national average. Each of these states recorded their hottest summers ever, with the average summer temperature in Texas being 86.8 degrees. In Oklahoma, the average was 86.5 degrees.

New Mexico governor Susana Martinez admits her grandparents came to U.S. illegally.

Tropical Storm Maria is on a slightly altered path that takes it closer to the U.S. East Coast.