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Gunman in Iraqi uniform kills 2 Americans
The U.S. military says a gunman wearing an Iraqi army uniform has killed two American soldiers in northern Iraq.
Iraq displays hundreds of recovered artifacts

Artifacts are displayed at the Iraqi Ministry of foreign Affairs in Baghdad, Iraq, Tuesday, Sept. 7, 2010. Hundreds of Iraqi artifacts looted from museums and archaeological sites across the country have been returned to Iraq. The display is part of Iraqi efforts to repatriate its looted cultural heritage. (AP Photo/Karim Kadim)Iraqi officials displayed hundreds of recovered artifacts Tuesday that were among the country's looted heritage and span the ages from a 4,400-year-old statue of a Sumerian king to a chrome-plated AK-47 bearing the image of Saddam Hussein.
Newsweek: A look inside al-Qaida
Nine years after 9/11, Osama bin Laden's network remains a shadowy, little-understood enemy. The truth, as revealed by one of its fighters, is both more and less troubling than we think.
msnbc.com U.S. news
Poll: Clear GOP advantage ahead of midterms

President Barack Obama walks to the Oval Office after returning to the White House on  Monday from  Milwaukee. A new NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll suggests that the public is more dissatisfied with the country's direction than with Obama's performance. With Labor Day marking the traditional starting point of the campaign season, Republicans have a nine-point edge among likely voters, according to a new NBC News/WSJ poll.
Colorado wildfire destroys dozens of homes
A wind-whipped wildfire near Boulder that has destroyed dozens of homes and forced several thousand people to flee was spreading out of control Tuesday.
Kansas man charged with murdering burned teen

Adam Joseph Longoria is led into the Barton County Court House for a hearing Tuesday, Sept. 7, 2010, in Great Bend, Kan. Longoria is charged in the disappearance and death of Alicia DeBolt . (AP Photo/Orlin Wagner)A 36-year-old factory worker who spent much of his adult life in prison was charged Tuesday with sexually assaulting and murdering a 14-year-old girl whose badly burned body was found behind gravel piles.
msnbc.com Business
Wall Street lower on European bank concerns
Fresh worries about European banks sent stocks lower Tuesday. Treasury prices rose as investors sought out safe places to park their money.
HP sues ex-CEO Hurd after he takes Oracle job

Mark Hurd received a severance from HP that could top $40 million after he resigned amid scandal.Hewlett-Packard is filing a lawsuit against former CEO Mark Hurd to prevent him from joining rival Oracle.
Labor strikes losing ground in tough economy

After 16 janitors were let go from a luxury building in Los Angeles owned by J.P. Morgan Chase, five of them staged a three-day hunger strike on Aug. 24. Labor strikes " seen as one of the key bargaining chips unions have had to get good wages and working conditions from employers " may some day end up only in history books.
NBCSports.com Sports
Report: Reggie Bush to be stripped of Heisman
Yahoo! sports is reporting that 2005 Heisman Trophy winner Reggie Bush is expected to be stripped of the award by the end of the month
Boise State gains ground in AP Top 25

Boise State quarterback Kellen Moore looks downfield against Virginia Tech at FedEx Field in Landover, Md., on Monday Sept. 6, 2010. (AP Photo/Joe Jaszewski/Idaho Statesman)More AP Top 25 voters are buying into Boise State as the No. 1 team in the country.
CFT: Boise St. has clear path to BCS title game now
TODAYshow.com Entertainment
It's official: Staub done with 'Housewives'

"The reunion was Danielle's last appearance on 'The Real Housewives of New Jersey,'" said Andy Cohen, Bravo's senior vice president of original programming and development."The reunion was Danielle's last appearance on 'The Real Housewives of New Jersey,'" said Andy Cohen, Bravo's senior vice president of original programming and development.
What to expect when fall TV favorites return
It's time for viewers to get ready for the long-awaited return of their fall favorites, and fortunately, the upcoming action looks to make it worth the wait.
John Lennon killer Chapman denied parole

Mark David Chapman is serving a sentence of 20 years to life for shooting John  Lennon four times outside the ex-Beatle's Manhattan apartment building in December 1980.John Lennon's killer was again denied parole in New York, nearly 30 years after gunning down the ex-Beatle outside the musician's New York City apartment building.
msnbc.com Politics
Poll: Clear GOP advantage ahead of midterms

President Barack Obama walks to the Oval Office after returning to the White House on  Monday from  Milwaukee. A new NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll suggests that the public is more dissatisfied with the country's direction than with Obama's performance. With Labor Day marking the traditional starting point of the campaign season, Republicans have a nine-point edge among likely voters, according to a new NBC News/WSJ poll.
Chicago Mayor Daley won't run again
Rep. Frank faces town hall foe in Mass. primary

Barney Frank, the liberal  who conservatives love to hate, will face Rachel Brown in the Sept. 14 primary.During a heated town hall meeting last summer, Massachusetts Rep. Barney Frank said debating one attendee was "like arguing with a dining room table." Now she's running for his congressional seat.
msnbc.com Technology & Science
Skeptic misses the point behind UFO book

Taken by farmer Paul Trent with his wife in 1950, this classic picture from McMinnville, Ore., is among the most thoroughly analyzed images in UFO history.Leslie Kean, author of "UFOs:   Generals, Pilots and Government Officials Go on the Record," says that criticism of her book is misplaced " and that a systematic study of unidentified flying objects is sorely needed.
Facebook use can lower grades by 20 percent, study says
A new study says that college students who are on Facebook while studying or doing homework wind up getting 20 percent lower grades than students who are distracted by the social networking site.
2 asteroids to pass Earth closer than the moon

Mount Lemmon 1.5-meter telescope.In an unprecedented event for astronomers, two asteroids will swing past the Earth Wednesday at a distance closer than the moon.
msnbc.com Travel
Reposition yourself for great cruise deals

The Coral Princess cruse ship is shown in Alaska. Cruise lines are getting ready to wrap up their summer season in Alaska before repositioning their ships to Mexico, Asia or the Caribbean.Travelers ready for a voyage on the high seas can book a cruise without sinking their savings accounts. It's reposition season, meaning you can find deals for as little as $35 per day.
Slater agrees to mental-health evaluation
Case for former JetBlue flight attendant, famous for a meltdown and an exit down an emergency chute, adjourned until Oct. 19.
Ryanair CEO: Get rid of co-pilots to save cash

Ryanair CEO Michael O'Leary's latest idea to make flying cheaper? Eliminate co-pilots.Ryanair CEO Michael O'Leary has a new idea to save money: Get rid of co-pilots on planes.
msnbc.com Weather
Hermine threatens Texas with up to foot of rain
Tropical Storm Hermine rolled into south Texas early Tuesday, bringing heavy rains and strong winds to an area battered by Hurricane Alex earlier this summer.
Colorado wildfire destroys dozens of homes
A wind-whipped wildfire near Boulder that has destroyed dozens of homes and forced several thousand people to flee was spreading out of control Tuesday.
Video: View 3-day U.S. forecast

Three-day forecast for the entire US, updated each morning and afternoon.  (Other)Three-day forecast for the entire US, updated each morning and afternoon.  (Other)