Forecasters downgrade Dolly to tropical storm in south Texas; Flooding threat persists

Hurricane Dolly barreled into South Texas on Wednesday, lashing the coast with winds up to 100 mph and dumping heavy rain that flooded some low-lying areas but spared levees along the heavily populated Rio Grande Valley.

Victor A. McKusick, a key architect of Human Genome Project, dies at 86

Dr. Victor A. McKusick, a key architect of the Human Genome Project and a winner of the National Medal of Science, has died. He was 86.

APNewsBreak: Calif. farm labor contractor hit with record fine over pregnant worker's death

The employer of a pregnant teenager who died of heat stroke after pruning grapevines for nine hours in hot weather was hit Wednesday with the highest fine ever issued to a California farming operation.

San Francisco Bay spill ship operator charged with trying to hinder investigation

The Hong Kong-based operator of a container ship that struck a bridge support in the San Francisco Bay last year has been indicted for allegedly doctoring paperwork in an attempt to thwart the investigation.

Leaders of destroyed Greek Orthodox church surrender small lot near ground zero for $20M

The World Trade Center site's owner has offered $20 million to acquire the 1,200-square-foot lot of a church destroyed on Sept. 11, freeing one more piece of land needed to rebuild every inch of ground zero.

Air Force: None of 6 crew members survived B-52 crash near Guam; search for bodies continues

All six crew members aboard a B-52 bomber that crashed off Guam were killed, the Air Force said Wednesday as the search effort shifted focus from rescue to recovery of the crew and pieces of the wreckage.

Paul Bentley, detective who helped arrest Oswald at Texas Theater, dead at 87

Dallas police Detective Paul Bentley, who helped arrest presidential assassin Lee Harvey Oswald at the Texas Theater, had a ready retort for those who didn't accept the official story that Oswald acted alone.

Prosecutor: More patients claim they were abused by LA doctor, the son of Bermuda's leader

A doctor charged with molesting eight patients was ordered held on $4 million bail Wednesday as a prosecutor said accusations from seven more patients had surfaced.

Evacuation order for 200-300 people lifted as central Washington brush fire threat eases

An evacuation order for up to 300 people was lifted Wednesday as more firefighters were put to work on a wind-driven wildfire fueled by sagebrush in central Washington, officials said.