Hurricane Earl on course toward East Coast after battering Caribbean
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP)— Hurricane Earl, now a powerful Category 4 storm, barreled toward the U.S. coast today after battering tiny islands across the northeastern Caribbean with heavy rain and winds that damaged homes and toppled power lines.

Orangeburg woman: My car 'saved my life'
TAPPAN— An Orangeburg woman escaped what could have been a disastrous fate Monday as her Toyota Scion shielded her from an oncoming car that had driven off the road and was plowing toward her.