'Extremely dangerous' Hurricane Nicole pummels Bermuda

HAMILTON, Bermuda -- Hurricane Nicole snapped trees, flooded homes and peeled off some roofs as it pummeled the British territory of Bermuda on Thursday as an extremely dangerous Category 3 storm.The storm was located about 10 miles (20 kilometers) east of Bermuda late Thursday morning. It had maximum sustained winds of 120 mph (195 kph) and was moving northeast at 16 mph (26 kph).There was a brief respite across Bermuda as the eye of the hurricane passed by, but government officials urged every