Forecasters downgrade Hurricane Bill to a Category 1 storm as it nears the coast of the USEDGARTOWN, Mass. — A weakening Hurricane Bill continued to blow northward Sunday, churning up rough seas, creating dangerous rip tides after closing beaches to weekend swimmers up and down the eastern seaboard, including President Barack Obama’s planned vacation spot, Martha’s Vineyard. Afghan presidential candidate Abdullah accuses incumbent Karzai of ‘rigging’ electionKABUL — President Hamid Karzai’s leading challenger accused him of using the Afghan state to “rig” this week’s election and detailed allegations of cheating by government officials in an interview Saturday with The Associated Press. AP News in BriefObama says he’ll accept Nobel Peace Prize as ‘call to action’ toward peace and prosperity |