Democratic gubernatorial candidate Bill White says his border security plan would use some state money

The governor of Arizona says she won’t do any more debates in her run for election this fall.  That’s after this strange performance last night

David Buehler’s 31-yard field goal with time expiring lifted the Dallas Cowboys to a 27-25 victory over the Miami Dolphins in the teams’ preseason finale.

Burger King has been sold to private equity firm 3G Capital in a deal worth $4bn (US). The $24-a-share agreement is 46% more than Burger King shares closed at on 31 August, the day before rumours of a deal surfaced and sent the shares soaring by 15%.

Boats spray water on an oil platform after it exploded in the Gulf of Mexico on early September 2, 2010 off the coast of Louisiana. The 13 crew members were rescued and some were being treated in a Louisiana hospital.

Early in the day, Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal pointed out that when the Deepwater Horizon first exploded, the information provided by the industry was downplayed and dishonest.