WILMINGTON, N.C. – Ophelia kept up its teasing dance along the coast of the Carolinas on Monday, dropping slightly in strength from hurricane to tropical storm as it barely moved toward land. Although Ophelia was centered more than 200 miles offshore, nonresidents were ordered to leave one of North Carolina’s …

OCEAN SPRINGS, Miss. – The only word 1-year-old Leah knew was “Da-da.” She lay in a stranger’s arms as her mother, Christi Scott, floated away in a hot tub. “I thought, there’s no way I’m going to find her,” said Scott, who drifted in her makeshift lifeboat atop Hurricane Katrina’s …

WASHINGTON – Two senators on Thursday asked federal officials to explain their decision to sign a $236 million deal with Carnival Cruise Lines (search) for Hurricane Katrina housing, saying Greece was ready to provide two ships for free. In a letter, Sens. Tom Coburn, R-Okl., and Barack Obama, D-Ill., asked …

CHICAGO – Sears Holdings Corp. (SHLD), the retailer formed when Kmart (search) bought Sears, Roebuck and Co., Thursday reported a 4.5-percent rise in quarterly profit as it slashed spending, and said it would replace its chief executive at the end of the month. The No. 3 U.S. retailer said Aylwin …

WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court (search) said Tuesday it will decide how states may use tax incentives to lure companies to build car plants and other projects, a major test of job-creation strategies nationwide. Justices will review an Ohio tax program which had been used thousands of times over the …

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WASHINGTON – The House and Senate each passed tax cut bills Thursday aimed at helping victims of Hurricane Katrina (search) as government money continues to flow in response to the devastation. The tax cuts are designed to give people affected by the hurricane easier access to their retirement savings and …

TAL AFAR, Iraq – More than 5,000 Iraqi army and paramilitary troops backed by U.S. soldiers swept into this insurgent stronghold near the Syrian border Saturday, conducting house-to-house searches and battering down stone walls in the narrow, winding streets of the old city. Late Saturday, the prime minister ordered the …

Newer mammograms that allow doctors to use digital imaging to help spot cancer are better than standard X-rays for young women and those with dense breasts, but not for most post-menopausal women, a landmark study concludes. Doctors say women who aren’t in one of the groups that benefited can skip …

LOS ANGELES – The Emmy Awards (search) will be singing a different tune at this month’s ceremony, and it could be a classic. In an “American Idol”-style competition, stars and singers ranging from William Shatner (search) to Donald Trump (search) to Frederica von Stade will perform themes from TV series, …