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Tropical Storm Ophelia formed in the tropical Atlantic and is on a projected path toward the northern Leeward Islands.

About 2.8 million jobs, both in manufacturing and high-tech fields, have been lost as a result of the growing U.S. trade deficit with China since Beijing's entry into the World Trade Organization in 2001, said an EPI study, which was denounced immediately by the US-China Joint Business Council.

Miss Universe Scandal: The Miss Universe Organization is investigating claims that Lopes falsified documents during the Miss Angola UK pageant earlier this year. The English competition helped her reach the Miss Universe pageant held in Brazil this month.

NASA has started to take steps towards filling its Space Shuttle void as it announces a new partnership with a private firm to launch a new commercial rocket mission.

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) on Thursday announced the availability of two funding opportunities for community health centers to help build, expand and improve community health centers across the U.S. to provide needed care to low-income Americans.

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.

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

Tropical Storm Maria is following a path toward the Leeward Islands as Tropical Storm Lee takes aim at Mexico.

As Hurricane Katia's path moves away from the U.S.,Tropical Storm Maria is cranking up with good odds of becoming a hurricane and eventually striking the U.S., forecasters say. Already, the storm's short-term forecast path takes Maria much father south than Katia, meaning an eventual northern turn lands close to or on the U.S. East Coast.

Tropical Storm Maria developed in the central Atlantic on Wednesday as Hurricane Katia churned up the sea along the East Coast.

Tropical Storm Maria has formed in the Atlantic, becoming the 13th named system of the 2011 season. The storm isn't likely to increase to explosive strength, but it could possibly threaten the U.S. East Coast, forecasters say.

Take it from Wal-Mart: Losing can be winning, as the company stands to get some major benefits from a class action lawsuit filed by angry consumers regarding its agreement with Netflix.

Many countries don’t even bother to send contestants to something they regard as frivolous and even ‘sinful’ as a beauty pageant.

Katia weakened slightly to a tropical storm, but could still head towards the U.S. coast as a major hurricane. Meanwhile, Tropical Storm Lee is expected to hit the Louisiana Gulf Coast this weekend.

Former boxing champ and Olympic gold medalist Oscar De La Hoya says he is battling addictions to cocaine and alcohol and seeking to rebuild his relationship with his wife after being unfaithful.

Tropical Storm Katia strengthened rapidly on Wednesday, approaching hurricane status, but it was too soon to tell whether it would threaten land in the Caribbean or the United States.

While parts of the East Coast hard-hit by Hurricane Irene manage the damage and despair in Connecticut, New Jersey and Vermont another storm is cranking up in the Atlantic -- Tropical Storm Katia is on a path to become Hurricane Katia 2011 later Wednesday, according to the National Hurricane Center. The threat of Katia comes just days after Irene battered the Caribbean and the U.S. It's too early to tell if Katia will also hit the U.S.

While parts of the East Coast hit hard by Hurricane Irene manage the damage and despair in Connecticut, North Carolina, New Jersey and Vermont another storm is cranking up in the Atlantic -- Tropical Storm Katia, likely to become Hurricane Katia later today, according to the National Hurricane Center.

National Guard and firefighters rescued hundreds people from record flooding in New Jersey on Tuesday and Vermont planned to airlift food and water to inland towns cut off by Hurricane Irene after its paralyzing rampage through the U.S. northeast.

Washington's never-ending budget battle threatened to snarl the recovery from Hurricane Irene as a top Republican said on Monday that any federal aid will have to be offset by spending cuts elsewhere.

Hurricane Irene is expected to to make uninvited ports-of-call to Washington, Baltimore, Philadelphia, and New York this weekend. President Barack Obama is leading the federal response effort and says the U.S. Government is prepared to meet the enormous human, resource, and infrastructure needs that the storm is likely to trigger.