AP - John weakened to a tropical storm Saturday just hours after it hit land as a hurricane in the southern part of Mexico's Baja California peninsula, ripping the roofs from shacks, knocking out power and sending billboards flying.

AP - The remnants of Tropical Storm Ernesto put a sloppy wet damper on the last big tourism weekend of the summer for many people, making a mess of some oceanfront hotels and leaving beaches and boardwalks less crowded than usual.

AP - John weakened to a tropical storm Saturday just hours after it hit land as a hurricane in the southern part of Mexico's Baja California peninsula, ripping the roofs from shacks, knocking out power and sending billboards flying.

AP - Hurricane John ripped tin roofs off homes, knocked out power and sent billboards flying in the southern tip of Baja California before weakening to a tropical storm that still threatened floods and mudslides as it crossed the penninsula Sunday.

AP - Tropical Storm John threatened to cause flash floods and mudslides Sunday as it passed over Mexico's Baja California peninsula, drenching local fishing villages and American vacationers after throwing a scare at the luxury resorts of Los Cabos.

AP - The countdown clock on Sunday began ticking toward a Wednesday launch of the space shuttle after a week of weather delays kept Atlantis grounded. The launch time was set for 12:29 p.m. EDT Wednesday. If the shuttle does not lift off then, NASA has launch opportunities on the following two days.

AP - Tropical Storm John threatened to cause flash floods and mudslides Sunday as it passed over Mexico's Baja California peninsula, drenching local fishing villages and American vacationers after throwing a scare at the luxury resorts of Los Cabos.

Reuters - More than 400,000 homes in the U.S. mid-Atlantic region were without power on Saturday as the remnants of Tropical Storm Ernesto soaked the region with up to a foot of rain.

AP - Hurricane forecaster William Gray's team downgraded its expectations for the 2006 Atlantic storm season Friday, calling for a slightly below-average year, with only five hurricanes instead of the seven previously forecast.

AP - A woman fatally shot in an upscale suburb and a teenager gunned down on a New Orleans street are the latest people killed in a metropolitan area that has seen violent crime rebound much faster than its population since Hurricane Katrina.

AFP - Military helicopters flew in emergency aid after floods triggered by Tropical Storm John left 10,000 people stranded on Mexico's Baja California peninsula, officials said.

AP - Residents dragged trees from their yards in this hurricane-battered city Sunday as Tropical Storm John made a soggy march up the Baja California peninsula, soaking fishing villages and retirement communities and threatening flooding in parts of the U.S. southwest.

AP - A tropical depression formed Sunday over the open Atlantic, and forecasters said it could become the next tropical storm of the 2006 hurricane season.

Reuters - More than 400,000 homes in the U.S. mid-Atlantic region were without power on Saturday as the remnants of Tropical Storm Ernesto soaked the region with up to a foot of rain.

AP - Hurricane forecaster William Gray's team downgraded its expectations for the 2006 Atlantic storm season Friday, calling for a slightly below-average year, with only five hurricanes instead of the seven previously forecast.

AP - A woman fatally shot in an upscale suburb and a teenager gunned down on a New Orleans street are the latest people killed in a metropolitan area that has seen violent crime rebound much faster than its population since Hurricane Katrina.

AP - The remnants of Hurricane John made a soggy march up the Baja California peninsula Sunday, soaking fishing villages and retirement communities and threatening flooding in parts of the U.S. Southwest.

Reuters - The sixth tropical depression of the 2006 Atlantic storm season formed on Sunday between Africa and the Lesser Antilles and was expected to gain hurricane strength as it moved westward toward the United States.

Reuters - More than 400,000 homes in the U.S. mid-Atlantic region were without power on Saturday as the remnants of Tropical Storm Ernesto soaked the region with up to a foot of rain.

AP - Hurricane forecaster William Gray's team downgraded its expectations for the 2006 Atlantic storm season Friday, calling for a slightly below-average year, with only five hurricanes instead of the seven previously forecast.