Fast and Furious: Hurricane Earl Takes Aim at East Coast

Americans from the Carolinas to Cape Cod already are bracing for the arrival of Hurricane Earl, which could be the worst hurricane to hit the area in almost 20 years. Hurricane watches have been issued for most of the North Carolina coast as the storm barrels closer and gains strength. On Tuesday, officials in Hyde County, N.C., planned to declare a state of emergency ahead of Hurricane Earl, according to County Manager David Smitherman, and ordered an evacuation Wednesday of Ocracoke Island,...Full Story