A massive explosion sent flames roaring through a neighborhood south of San Francisco on Thursday night, destroying more than 50 homes, reportedly leaving at least six dead and injuring dozens.



San Francisco - San Bruno California - San Francisco Bay Area - United States - California

Date: Fri, 10 Sep 2010 12:52:20 GMT

The pastor behind plans to burn Qurans on the anniversary of Sept. 11 tells NBC he will travel to New York City to talk to imam behind planned mosque near 9/11 site.



Today - Meredith Vieira - Religion and Spirituality - Wounds and Injuries - United States

Date: Fri, 10 Sep 2010 13:23:59 GMT

Protests by thousands of angry Afghans over plans by an obscure U.S. church to burn copies of the Quran grew on Friday, with demonstrations spreading to the capital and at least five provinces, officials said.

Date: Fri, 10 Sep 2010 11:33:52 GMT

Drew Brees and the Saints extended New Orleans' post-Super Bowl euphoria for at least another week and handed Brett Favre a second straight loss in the Louisiana Superdome.

Date: Fri, 10 Sep 2010 05:33:05 GMT

Tom Brady and the Patriots finalized a 4-year extension, and Peter King reports that Brady “it’s safe to say” be the highest-paid player, averaging roughly $19 million per year.

Date: Fri, 10 Sep 2010 02:22:26 GMT

Date: Fri, 10 Sep 2010 02:22:26 GMT

A federal judge in Southern California rules that the U.S. military's ban on openly gay service members is unconstitutional.



United States - Southern California - United States armed forces - California - Gay Lesbian and Bisexual

Date: Fri, 10 Sep 2010 02:52:22 GMT

President Barack Obama will take his case against Republicans to millions of Americans on Friday, faulting the party for refusing to help him turn around the sluggish economy.

Date: Fri, 10 Sep 2010 12:48:59 GMT

First Read: What could be very revealing is if (and how) Obama sums up his presidency so far.



Barack Obama - President - United States - History - Government

Date: Fri, 10 Sep 2010 13:22:35 GMT

A woman just suspended from her job and escorted from a Kraft Foods plant in northeast Philadelphia returned with a handgun and opened fire Thursday, killing two people and critically injuring a third, police said.

Date: Fri, 10 Sep 2010 10:34:11 GMT

Red Tape Chronicles: On the ninth anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks, the site of a planned memorial to the heroes who died aboard United Flight 93 remains a barely active construction site. Yet, a woman who would have every right to be angriest about the delays -- the mother of the youngest victim on Flight 93 -- recently showed the best kind of patience and a heroic grasp of a concept in short supply during our troubled times: perspective.



United Airlines Flight 93 - September 11 attacks - Terrorism - Incidents - September 11 2001

Date: Thu, 9 Sep 2010 22:37:38 GMT

A judge has denied the request of Huguette Clark's relatives to appoint a guardian for the 104-year-old heiress, saying the claim relies on hearsay. Msnbc.com's Bill Dedman reports.

Date: Fri, 10 Sep 2010 10:27:42 GMT

More than 230,000 Japanese citizens listed in government records as at least 100 years old can't be found and may have died long ago, according to a government survey released Friday.



Japan - Centenarian - Asia - Government - People

Date: Fri, 10 Sep 2010 13:23:35 GMT

Date: Fri, 10 Sep 2010 13:23:35 GMT

With nearly 170 homes destroyed by a Colorado wildfire that shows no signs of relenting, wind gusts of up to 60 mph threaten to drive flames into the heart of Boulder.

Date: Fri, 10 Sep 2010 00:57:21 GMT

The Mexican police officers who arrested infamous drug suspect Edgar Valdez Villarreal, alias "La Barbie," did not initially know who they had caught, according to a booking report obtained Thursday.

Date: Fri, 10 Sep 2010 04:08:27 GMT

Aubrey Huff and Buster Posey each hit a two-run homer and Pat Burrell and Juan Uribe also went yard as the San Francisco Giants beat San Diego 7-3 Thursday night to pull within one game of the NL West-leading Padres.

Date: Fri, 10 Sep 2010 06:08:22 GMT

A London-based journalism nonprofit is working with website WikiLeaks and TV and print media in several countries on programs and stories based on what is described as massive cache of classified U.S. military field reports related to the Iraq war.



WikiLeak - Iraq - United States armed forces - Iraq War - London

Date: Thu, 9 Sep 2010 18:46:49 GMT

The FDA is warning doctors that a class of injectable drugs used in MRI medical imaging scans can cause a rare and sometimes fatal condition in patients with kidney disease.



Food and Drug Administration - Magnetic resonance imaging - Medical imaging - Health - Nephropathy

Date: Thu, 9 Sep 2010 23:18:50 GMT

Allen Dale June, one of the 29 original Navajo Code Talkers who confounded the Japanese during World War II by transmitting messages in their native language, has died. He was 91.

Date: Fri, 10 Sep 2010 04:46:25 GMT

Take your seat, buckle up, and stow your preconceived notions about the brash, brazen Michael O’Leary, whose low-cost carrier, Ryanair, has taken flak as “the Wal-Mart of the skies.”

Date: Fri, 10 Sep 2010 00:42:52 GMT

Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: Space Adventures says it has reached "a unique agreement" with the Boeing Co. on future space transportation services.

Date: Fri, 10 Sep 2010 03:19:14 GMT

In the name of common decency, it would be too early to write Emanuel's White House obituary and speculate about his replacement. But Washington has always had trouble with common decency, so we might as well. The short list for Obama's chief of staff job features some veteran insiders.



White House - Rahm Emanuel - United States - Barack Obama - Washington D.C.

Date: Thu, 9 Sep 2010 17:10:38 GMT

Date: Thu, 9 Sep 2010 17:10:38 GMT

Top-seeded Rafael Nadal put a slow start behind him, dealt well with the wind, and beat No. 8 Fernando Verdasco 7-5, 6-3, 6-4 Thursday night in the first all-Spanish quarterfinal in U.S. Open history.

Date: Fri, 10 Sep 2010 04:11:15 GMT

U.S. Web surfers are spending more time socializing on Facebook than searching with Google, according to new data from researchers at comScore Inc.



Google - Facebook - comScore - Search - Search Engine

Date: Thu, 9 Sep 2010 23:10:04 GMT

Fans of the best-selling novel "Waiting to Exhale" may have been holding their breath for a sequel all these years, but author Terry McMillan never thought she would revisit her most famous characters.

Date: Fri, 10 Sep 2010 00:13:00 GMT

A spokesman for Iran's mission to the U.N. says the American hiker who will be freed this weekend is the only woman among the three.

Date: Thu, 9 Sep 2010 21:59:06 GMT