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The United States Geological Survey (USGS) has confirmed that a 5.9 magnitude earthquake struck central Virginia at 1:51 pm EDT. It is the strongest quake to hit the Virginia area since 1897.

A strong earthquake rattled the U.S. East Coast on Tuesday, sending tremors as far as Canada, shaking the nation's capital and scaring thousands of office workers who fled onto the streets.

In an unprecedented several hours, earthquake struck the East Coast, sending tremors from Virginia to Canada, just hours after a separate earthquake rattled Colorado.

New York and New Jersey politicians are demanding that any new government in Tripoli extradite to the United States a Libyan official convicted in Britain for the December 1988 bombing of a U.S.-bound airliner.

A strong earthquake rattled the East Coast on Tuesday, sending tremors as far as Canada, shaking the nation's capital and scaring thousands of office workers who fled onto the streets.

An earthquake struck the East Coast on Tuesday, shaking buildings in many cities, delaying flights and trains and sending thousands of frightened workers into the streets.

Hurricane Irene has weakened to a category 1 storm, but it is expected to grow in intensity and follow a path up the East Coast of the United States this weekend.

A strong earthquake struck the East Coast and was felt as far away as Canada on Tuesday, shaking buildings in many cities, delaying flights and trains and sending thousands of frightened workers into the streets.

Two nuclear reactors at the North Anna Station in Mineral, Virginia were stopped working, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission said. The plant lost off-site power, but diesel generators are operating, a spokesman for the commission said.

A 5.9 magnitude earthquake in Virginia that shook the U.S East Coast, caused commotion on the streets of New York City, packing roads to the Lincoln Tunnel, flooding Penn Station with people and shutting down major tunnels.

The Virginia earthquake Aug. 23 was unusual for the region, although not unprecedented. Earthquakes, though fairly commonplace along the Pacific Coast, are few and far between on the Atlantic Coast because of its different geological structure.

A 5.9 magnitude earthquake centered northwest of Richmond, Va., shook much of Washington, D.C., and was felt as far north as Rhode Island and New York City.

A rare powerful earthquake has jolted the east coast of the U.S. from the Carolinas all the way up to Boston.

Friend has a promising future but was stressed at the time he disappeared

Kim and Kris are not having another wedding, but we are sure this simpler celebration will be exceptionally planned. Jason Binn and Colin Cowie are famed event planners and certainly know how to make a night memorable. It is reported that the color scheme of the event is olive, black, and white. Guests for the party include Kris Humphries' teammates from the New Jersey Nets.

Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe is proposing some dramatic changes to cut costs – including the firing of one-fifth of all employees (some 220,000 people) either through layoffs or attrition; the elimination of Saturday mail delivery; and the closing of nearly 4,000 post offices across the country.

J.B. Holmes has withdrawn from this week's Barclays Classic in Edison, New Jersey and will be sidelined for three months while recovering from brain surgery, the PGA Tour said on Monday.

A study several years ago revealed that as estimated 40 percent of South Asian women living in Greater Boston area had been victimized by violence by their husbands or boyfriends.

Republicans still hoping that another candidate will jump into the presidential race and give the party a better chance of defeating President Barack Obama in 2012 may need to get over it.

Grieving parents, students and friends gathered at Mainland Regional High School in southern New Jersey on Sunday evening to mourn the deaths of four high school football players in a car crash.

There were a lot of speculations regarding Kim Kardashian's wedding invitation to Justin Bieber, and her no plus one policy due to the limited space. Many people were wondering if Justin Bieber will go to the wedding alone leaving Selena Gomez behind or not.