The U.S. is planning to sue big banks over mortgages.

Aftermath — Rebel troops are finding grisly clues to a massacre in Libyan prisons.

Towns in Vermont cut off by flooding from Irene are getting their roads open.

Southern California gets a little rattled from a 4.2 quake.

Crews work to contain Texas wildfires.

Jobless claims fell a little last week.

Stocks fell after a late-day sell-off.

Florida’s school voucher program didn’t help the students’ test scores.

Bad timing — Budget cuts threaten the hurricane hunters.

Tropical Update — TS Katia looks like it could turn into a major hurricane by the weekend; TD Thirteen will soak the Louisiana coast.

The Tigers lost 11-8 against Kansas City.