AP - Hurricane Omar has strengthened to a monstrous Category 3 storm with with top winds of 105 mph as it barrels toward the U.S. and British Virgin Islands.

AP - A soft-spoken designer from Portland, Ore., has the competition sewn up on Bravo's hit reality show "Project Runway."

AP - In the beginning, there was a long line for Judgment Day ale.

Reuters - A warning of tough times ahead by Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke sent global markets sharply lower, with Tokyo shares tumbling 10 percent on Thursday, as investors brace for looming recession.

AFP - Pop megastar Madonna and her British film director husband Guy Ritchie announced plans to divorce on Wednesday after seven and half years of marriage, ending months of speculation about their relationship.

Reuters - A suicide bomber rammed an explosives-packed vehicle into a police station in Pakistan's northwestern Swat valley Thursday, killing three policemen and wounding 15, officials said.

AP - Quotes from Republican Sen. John McCain of Arizona and Democratic Sen. Barack Obama of Illinois during their final presidential debate on Wednesday at Hofstra University in Hempstead, N.Y.: