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| Scant foreign support for U.S. strikes on Syria Saturday, Aug 31, 2013 12:42 AM PDT  President Barack Obama is poised to become the first U.S. leader in three decades to attack a foreign nation without mustering broad international support or acting in direct defense of Americans. Full Story | Top |
| Syria's history of politics and conflict Friday, Aug 30, 2013 02:09 PM PDT  March 8, 2005 - A Syrian soldier riding on top of a tank gestures after leaving his position, in Daher El-Baidar mountain region on the main Beirut-Damascus Highway Lebanon heading towards the Bekaa Valley during a continuing redeployment of troops near the village of Chtoura, east of Beirut, Lebanon, Tuesday, March 8, 2005. (AP Photo/str) Full Story | Top |
| Supreme Court Justice Ginsburg to preside over gay wedding Friday, Aug 30, 2013 04:20 PM PDT  By Lawrence Hurley WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is to officiate at a wedding ceremony between two men this weekend, just two months after the court issued high-profile rulings on the highly divisive issue. A court spokesman said on Friday that Ginsburg would be officiating at the ceremony on Saturday at the Kennedy Center. Ginsburg is the first justice to preside over a wedding ceremony involving a same-sex couple. As reported by the Washington Post, Ginsburg will preside over the wedding of Michael Kaiser, the president of the John F. ... Full Story | Top |
| Filner ends tumultuous tenure as San Diego mayor Friday, Aug 30, 2013 06:45 PM PDT  SAN DIEGO (AP) — Bob Filner ended his brief but tumultuous tenure as mayor Friday amid allegations that he sexually harassed women, making no public appearances on a final day that came one week after a defiant farewell speech in which the onetime civil rights activist called himself the victim of a "lynch mob." Full Story | Top |
| Teen guilty of murdering Georgia baby in stroller Friday, Aug 30, 2013 06:23 PM PDT  MARIETTA, Ga. (AP) — An 18-year-old man was convicted of murder in the shooting of a baby who was riding in a stroller alongside his mom in a town in coastal Georgia despite the defense's attempt to cast guilt upon several others, including the child's parents. Full Story | Top |
| Clinton tops Obama in gifts from foreign leaders Friday, Aug 30, 2013 02:28 PM PDT  WASHINGTON (AP) — Former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton outpaced President Barack Obama last year in receiving lavish gifts from foreign leaders. Full Story | Top |
| 911 calls released about deadly Ariz. joyride Friday, Aug 30, 2013 06:05 PM PDT  PHOENIX (AP) — A 911 call released Friday provides a dramatic account of a tragic joyride by an 8-year-old boy in his mother's car as he swerved through traffic, turned around at a convenience store and eventually slamming into a light pole, killing his 6-year-old sister. Full Story | Top |
| Progress seen at Sierra fire, but smoke spreads Friday, Aug 30, 2013 08:37 PM PDT  FRESNO, Calif. (AP) — Nearly a third of the huge forest fire burning in and around Yosemite National Park was contained Friday and some small communities in the mountainous area were no longer under evacuation advisories, but smoke descending down into San Joaquin Valley cities was becoming a problem. Full Story | Top |
| Mandela remains in hospital, condition unchanged Saturday, Aug 31, 2013 12:46 AM PDT  JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Nelson Mandela remains hospitalized in a critical but stable condition, the office of South Africa's president said Saturday. Full Story | Top |
| Mixed emotions from NFL players on settlement Friday, Aug 30, 2013 05:37 PM PDT  NEW YORK (AP) — The hundreds of millions of dollars the NFL is ready to pay former players sounds great, until you stretch it out over 20 years and divide it among thousands of people. Full Story | Top |
| South Africa: Mandela remains in hospital Saturday, Aug 31, 2013 12:38 AM PDT  JOHANNESBURG (AP) — The office of South Africa's president says Nelson Mandela remains hospitalized in a critical but stable condition. Full Story | Top |
| UN experts leave Syria Friday, Aug 30, 2013 09:44 PM PDT BEIRUT (AP) — U.N. chemical weapons experts have left Syria and crossed into neighboring Lebanon. Full Story | Top |
| Ex-church janitor pleads guilty to lewd proposal Friday, Aug 30, 2013 03:09 PM PDT  TULSA, Okla. (AP) — An ex-janitor at a 17,000-member Tulsa megachurch pleaded guilty Friday to making a lewd proposal to a 14-year-old girl, less than a week before his trial was set to begin. Full Story | Top |
| UN experts on way out of Syria Friday, Aug 30, 2013 09:38 PM PDT BEIRUT (AP) — U.N. chemical weapons experts have left Syria and crossed into neighboring Lebanon. Full Story | Top |
| Syrians bracing for possible US strike Friday, Aug 30, 2013 09:43 PM PDT  WASHINGTON (AP) — Edging toward a punitive strike against Syria, President Barack Obama said Friday he is weighing "limited and narrow" action as the administration bluntly accused Bashar Assad's government of launching a chemical weapons attack that killed at least 1,429 people — far more than previous estimates — including more than 400 children. Full Story | Top |
| UN's Syria samples to undergo meticulous scrutiny Friday, Aug 30, 2013 04:15 PM PDT  THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — They've endured repeated delays, unrelenting scrutiny and even snipers' bullets in Damascus. Now U.N. inspectors, who have been gathering evidence of a possible chemical weapons attack in Syria, are poised to return to the Netherlands in coming days, setting in motion a meticulous process of analyzing samples at specially accredited laboratories. Full Story | Top |
| Senator says Obama must make his case for an attack Friday, Aug 30, 2013 03:26 PM PDT  The president must make the case first and foremost to the American public and then naturally make the case to Congress," Johnson told Yahoo News. Full Story | Top |
| Obama: I won't be ‘paralyzed’ on Syria Friday, Aug 30, 2013 12:18 PM PDT  The frustrated president promises a "limited, narrow" response. Full Story | Top |
| Activists' video lends evidence to chemical weapons claims Friday, Aug 30, 2013 01:05 PM PDT  Videos show UN inspectors visiting a strike site in Zamalka, geolocated to the site of missile strike Full Story | Top |
| Rubio booed at conservative conference in his home state Friday, Aug 30, 2013 01:01 PM PDT  The former tea party darling is booed at a conservative conference in his home state. Full Story | Top |
| Polls: Americans oppose Syria strike, but would support limited action Friday, Aug 30, 2013 11:12 AM PDT  Most Americans Say They Oppose a Strike on Syria, but Opinions Change When Ground Troops Not Involved Full Story | Top |
| Kerry: Assad guilty of 'crime against humanity' Friday, Aug 30, 2013 10:27 AM PDT  But the Secretary of State gave no hint of a timetable for U.S. action. Full Story | Top |
| On San Diego mayor's last day, questions remain Friday, Aug 30, 2013 07:09 AM PDT  SAN DIEGO (AP) — San Diego Mayor Bob Filner is leaving office in disgrace amid sexual harassment allegations and many unanswered questions, including how someone who acknowledged mistreating women for many years could have survived for so long in politics. Full Story | Top |
| Obama considering 'narrow' Syria action Friday, Aug 30, 2013 11:45 AM PDT  But the president says he has not come to a final decision. Full Story | Top |
| U.N. experts finish gathering evidence in Syria Friday, Aug 30, 2013 01:49 PM PDT  The team will leave on Saturday, but will return to investigate other alleged gas attacks. Full Story | Top |
| Syrian-Americans divided over U.S. intervention Friday, Aug 30, 2013 08:58 AM PDT  Syrian-Americans are split on whether it's a good idea for the Obama administration to intervene in Syria Full Story | Top |
| Snowden leaks hurt UK's national security, could expose spies Friday, Aug 30, 2013 07:46 AM PDT  By Costas Pitas LONDON (Reuters) - Leaks by a fugitive U.S. intelligence contractor have damaged Britain's national security, and the data he gave journalists includes information that might expose the identities of British spies, a government official told the High Court in London. The official said Brazilian David Miranda, the partner of a Guardian newspaper journalist, was carrying a computer hard-drive containing 58,000 highly classified intelligence documents when he was detained at Heathrow airport earlier this month. ... Full Story | Top |
| U.S., France, but no Britain? Not a surprise Friday, Aug 30, 2013 07:54 AM PDT  A Franco-U.S. partnership against Damascus is rooted in history. Full Story | Top |
| N. Korea cancels trip by U.S. envoy seeking American's release Friday, Aug 30, 2013 08:19 AM PDT  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - North Korea canceled a planned trip for a U.S. envoy to travel to Pyongyang on Friday and Saturday to seek the release of imprisoned and ailing American missionary Kenneth Bae, the U.S. State Department said. "We are surprised and disappointed by North Korea's decision," State Department spokeswoman Marie Harf said of the North's decision to withdraw its invitation to Robert King, the U.S. special envoy for North Korean human rights issues. "We remain gravely concerned about Mr. Bae's health and we continue to urge the DPRK authorities to grant Mr. ... Full Story | Top |
| Holiday trips on hold because of Sierra fire Friday, Aug 30, 2013 10:36 AM PDT  SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — With the last big travel weekend of the summer arriving, some nervous tourists are keeping an eye on the huge Sierra Nevada wildfire, wondering whether it will interfere with their travel plans to destinations like Yosemite National Park and Lake Tahoe. Full Story | Top |
| Russian, NORAD forces unite for exercise Friday, Aug 30, 2013 08:36 AM PDT  OVER ALASKA (AP) — Flying at 34,000 feet over the Bering Strait, the Russian pilots had a singular focus: making sure they smoothly received the hand-off of a "hijacked" jetliner from their U.S.-Canadian counterparts. Full Story | Top |
| Feds give their blessing for Wash., Colo. pot reformers Friday, Aug 30, 2013 01:15 AM PDT  SEATTLE (AP) — For generations, pot crusaders have called for an end to the nation's prohibition of marijuana, citing everything from what they say are the government's exaggerated claims about its dangers to the racial disparities in who gets busted for drug possession. Full Story | Top |
| Western doubts grow as Syria strike looms Friday, Aug 30, 2013 02:25 AM PDT  Nations were shocked over use of chemical weapons, but support for an attack is not universal. Full Story | Top |
| France remains committed to Syria response Friday, Aug 30, 2013 04:48 AM PDT  Punitive military strikes are still an option, says President Francois Hollande. Full Story | Top |
| UK's Syria rejection a setback for Cameron Friday, Aug 30, 2013 03:53 PM PDT  The British prime minister is dealt a severe blow to a "special relationship" with the U.S. Full Story | Top |
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