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The Federal Reserve chairman delivers a much-anticipated speech Friday morning on additional steps the Fed might take to shore up the economy. Some investors are hoping for another round of quantitative easing, but others warn that a solution can ultimately only be worked out by the president and congressional Republicans.

The unfolding calamity that is the Texas drought has thrown nature out of balance. Many of the wild things that live in this state are suffering.

Japan's Prime Minister Naoto Kan announced his resignation on Friday. He held the top leadership position for 15 months. His popularity dropped after the government was criticized for its handling of the earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disaster. Kenneth Cukier, the Tokyo correspondent for The Economist, talks to David Greene bout the political situation in Japan.

Oil refineries along the East Coast are battening down the hatches, as Hurricane Irene approaches. It could take weeks after the shutdown to bring production back to normal levels. At the same time, Boeing is waiting to receive the U.S. government's safety stamp of approval for its 787 Dreamliner passenger jet.

Early reports indicate that many people may have been killed.

Though the suspect remains at large, police in Toledo, Ohio, got his picture: A squirrel, fleeing with a tiny American flag and a plastic flower purloined from the Police Memorial Garden. One officer told the Toledo Blade, he "knew what he was doing." The bandit was later spotted up a tree, with two tiny flags.

Though nervous investors are waiting anxiously to hear what Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke has to say later this morning, he isn't expected to signal any shifts in policy.

Hurricane Irene bears down on the East Coast. In Libya, the hunt continues for Moammar Gadhafi. An explosion rocks a U.N. building in Nigeria.

The Yanks' Robinson Cano, Curtis Granderson and Russell Martin each cleared the bases in a 22-9 pasting of the Oakland A's. No Major League team had ever hit more than two grand slams in one game.

Hitachi Automotive Systems Americas in Berea, which recently secured a contract to manufacture components for the Chevrolet Volt plug-in hybrid vehicle,…