| Official says Assad ‘absolutely’ should be tried for war crimes Posted: 18 Sep 2013 04:14 PM PDT  The U.S. is already looking to set up the court and compile evidence.
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| Gun rights crowd takes on military’s firearms rules after shootings Posted: 18 Sep 2013 02:18 PM PDT  A policy prohibits servicemen and civilians from arming themselves for protection on bases.
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| Port Authority: Sale of WTC name rights for $10 is 'shameful' Posted: 18 Sep 2013 04:01 PM PDT  NEW YORK (AP) — The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey on Wednesday called a deal that sold the World Trade Center's name rights to a nonprofit organization for $10 decades ago "a shameful episode" and vowed to cooperate with an anticipated investigation by New York's attorney general.
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| Stabbing death of anti-racism rapper spurs violence in Greece Posted: 18 Sep 2013 12:58 PM PDT  By Yannis Behrakis and Renee Maltezou ATHENS (Reuters) - Greek police searched the offices of the Golden Dawn party on Wednesday after an anti-racism rapper was stabbed to death by a man who sympathized with the far-right group. The killing touched a nerve in Greece, where an economic crisis has worsened social tensions, and rallies in several cities to mark the death turned violent. A 45-year-old man was arrested and admitted to the killing, police said. Greece's citizen protection minister said the suspect was a Golden Dawn sympathizer. ...
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| Video confessor pleads guilty to fatal DUI in Ohio Posted: 18 Sep 2013 12:56 PM PDT  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Confronted at a hospital by police who said he'd just killed a man, drunk driver Matthew Cordle was angry and in denial.
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| Submerged cars found in Okla. may solve cold cases Posted: 18 Sep 2013 04:40 PM PDT  SAYRE, Okla. (AP) — When three teenagers from this small Oklahoma town disappeared on their way to a high school football game in 1970, rumors swirled as to what happened to the trio.
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| Court: Clicking 'Like' on Facebook is free speech Posted: 18 Sep 2013 04:33 PM PDT RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Clicking "Like" on Facebook is constitutionally protected free speech and can be considered the 21st century-equivalent of a campaign yard sign, a federal appeals court ruled Wednesday. |
| Archeologists in Brazil find imperial objects Posted: 18 Sep 2013 04:24 PM PDT  RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — An ivory toothbrush thought to have belonged to Brazil's Emperor Pedro II and a minty toothpaste made by a European chemist for the Portuguese queen are among more than 200,000 pieces dating from the 17th through 19th centuries that archeologists have unearthed from a site in Rio de Janeiro being used for an extension the city's subway lines.
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| Pilot killed in Oregon crash appeared on 'Ax Men' Posted: 18 Sep 2013 02:29 PM PDT  SALEM, Ore. (AP) — A pilot killed this week when his helicopter crashed while attempting to lift logs in an Oregon forest has been identified as a former cast member of the History Channel series "Ax Men."
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| Ex-NFL player's NY home trashed by partying teens Posted: 18 Sep 2013 03:47 PM PDT  ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Former NFL offensive lineman Brian Holloway initially thought the Twitter photos showing young people partying at his family's second home in upstate New York were a hoax. Then he saw pictures of teenagers standing on the dining room table he bought with his Super Bowl bonus.
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| Anti-fascist protests across Greece turn violent Posted: 18 Sep 2013 01:29 PM PDT  KERATSINI, Greece (AP) — Violent clashes broke out in several Greek cities Wednesday after a musician described as an anti-fascist activist was stabbed to death by a man who said he belonged to the far-right Golden Dawn party. More than 75 people were detained.
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| New test aims to better detect viral infections Posted: 18 Sep 2013 12:55 PM PDT  WASHINGTON (AP) — It happens too often: A doctor isn't sure what's causing someone's feverish illness but prescribes antibiotics just in case, drugs that don't work if a virus is the real culprit.
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| Mexico floods kill 80, thousands stranded Posted: 18 Sep 2013 04:53 PM PDT  ACAPULCO, Mexico (AP) — The toll from devastating twin storms climbed to 80 on Wednesday as isolated areas reported deaths and damage to the outside world, and Mexican officials said that a massive landslide in the mountains north of the resort of Acapulco could drive the number of confirmed dead even higher.
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| 6 killed as Canada bus strikes passenger train Posted: 18 Sep 2013 03:26 PM PDT  OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Passengers screamed "Stop! Stop!" seconds before their bus crashed through a crossing barrier and into a commuter train during morning rush hour in Canada's capital on Wednesday, killing six people and injuring 34.
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| Stock market sets record after Fed keeps stimulus Posted: 18 Sep 2013 03:01 PM PDT  NEW YORK (AP) — The stock market hit a record high Wednesday as investors cheered the Federal Reserve's surprise decision to keep its economic stimulus program in place.
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| Starbucks' progressive ways draw fire on guns Posted: 18 Sep 2013 03:57 PM PDT  NEW YORK (AP) — Starbucks has always set itself apart by taking strong positions on progressive political issues. Now that reputation has landed the company in the middle of the heated national debate over gun laws.
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| Rocket trajectory links Syrian military to attack Posted: 18 Sep 2013 01:16 PM PDT  That is among the key evidence tracing Syrian troops to the strike that killed hundreds.
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| What happens in a U.S. government shutdown? Posted: 18 Sep 2013 03:39 PM PDT  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democrats and Republicans in the U.S. Congress are waging a budget battle that threatens a government shutdown on October 1 unless lawmakers reach a compromise on a federal spending measure. The last shutdowns occurred during the budget battle between the Republican-controlled Congress and President Bill Clinton in late 1995. Much of the federal government was closed for five days in November 1995 and then from mid-December 1995 to early January 1996. Many U.S. ...
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| Hagel says miilitary missed 'red flags' about gunman Posted: 18 Sep 2013 02:35 PM PDT  US Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel acknowledged Wednesday authorities missed some "red flags" that might have averted a deadly shooting rampage at the Washington Navy Yard, vowing to close any gaps in security.
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| Navy shooter's mom: 'I am so, so very sorry' Posted:  Cathleen Alexis has no idea why her son went on a rampage.
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| Stocks hit record high as Fed keeps stimulus Posted: 18 Sep 2013 01:10 PM PDT The Federal Reserve made a surprise decision to keep its economic stimulus in place. |
| Fed surprises, sticks to stimulus as it cuts growth outlook Posted: 18 Sep 2013 03:29 PM PDT  By Pedro da Costa and Alister Bull WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Reserve defied investor expectations on Wednesday by postponing the start of the wind down of its massive monetary stimulus, saying it wanted to wait for more evidence of solid economic growth. Investors responded by propelling U.S. stocks to record highs and driving down bond yields. Yields on U.S. Treasury debt had risen over the summer on expectations the Fed would cut back its $85 billion a month in bond purchases that have been the cornerstone of its efforts to spur the economy. ...
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| House GOP plan may avoid government shutdown Posted: 18 Sep 2013 03:12 PM PDT  By Richard Cowan and Rachelle Younglai WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republicans in the House of Representatives set in motion on Wednesday a plan that ultimately could avert a federal government shutdown on October 1, turning a later battle over the debt ceiling into the main event in the conservative struggle against President Barack Obama's healthcare program. Obama accused Republicans of engaging in extortion by demanding a delay in "Obamacare" as the price of avoiding default that, were it to happen, would smash the U.S. economy. ...
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| Year on, State Dept grilled again on Benghazi Posted: 18 Sep 2013 09:55 AM PDT  US lawmakers on Wednesday again took aim at the State Department for failing to hold anyone to account for the attack on a US mission in Libya a year ago in which four Americans were killed.
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| Train hits bus in Canada, killing six Posted: 18 Sep 2013 10:16 AM PDT  OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — A double-decker bus collided with a passenger train in Canada's capital Wednesday, ripping off the front of the bus and killing six people, police said. Witnesses said the bus went through a closed crossing barrier, and passengers said they screamed "Stop, stop!" at the driver just before impact.
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| Starbucks boss wades into gun debate Posted: 18 Sep 2013 07:00 AM PDT  The CEO is asking customers not to bring weapons into stores.
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| Obama asks for CEOs help in budget battle with GOP Posted: 18 Sep 2013 08:34 AM PDT  A government shutdown looms if Congress fails reach a deal.
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| Conservatives to offer 'Obamacare' alternative Posted: 18 Sep 2013 01:11 PM PDT  The plan is the first GOP alternative to Obama's health care overhaul.
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| Report describes how Snowden took NSA documents Posted: 18 Sep 2013 06:10 AM PDT  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former security contractor Edward Snowden was able to obtain secret documents revealing a massive U.S. spying effort from the National Security Agency's internal website, U.S. officials said according to a report on Wednesday. The classified documents leaked by Snowden were posted internally, and Snowden's job allowed him to single-handedly make digital copies without his supervisors' knowledge, government officials told National Public Radio. They did not tell NPR how Snowden took copied files out of the office, citing an ongoing investigation. ...
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| Activists arrested, shots fired at Russian Arctic rig protest Posted: 18 Sep 2013 05:06 AM PDT  By Vladimir Soldatkin MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian coast guards fired warning shots and arrested two Greenpeace activists who scaled the Prirazlomnaya Arctic oil platform in a protest over the potential threat to the environment from operations slated to start this year. Production at the rig, owned by state group Gazprom and Russia's first such project in the Barents Sea, was delayed last year after similar actions. Gazprom said the delay was down to "technical reasons". ...
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| Obama turns to business leaders on debt Posted: 18 Sep 2013 12:51 PM PDT  The president wants them to persuade Congress to raise the nation's debt limit.
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| Gunman's path to DC emerges, but questions remain Posted: 18 Sep 2013 09:00 AM PDT  WASHINGTON (AP) — Through a wall at his Rhode Island hotel, Aaron Alexis could hear them — voices harassing him, wanting to harm him. He couldn't sleep. He believed people were following him, using a microwave machine to send vibrations to his body. He changed hotels once, then again. But he called police and told them he couldn't get away from the voices.
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| Starbucks says guns unwelcome, though not banned Posted: 18 Sep 2013 10:17 AM PDT  NEW YORK (AP) — Starbucks says guns are no longer welcome in its cafes, though it is stopping short of an outright ban on firearms.
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| Teen abducted in Georgia home invasion Posted: 18 Sep 2013 08:40 AM PDT  ELLENWOOD, Ga. (AP) — In an apparently random home invasion, robbers broke in, demanded money and jewelry and when they were told there was none, abducted a 14-year-old girl and killed the family dog, authorities in the Atlanta area said.
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| Russia says U.N. report on Syria attack preconceived, political Posted: 18 Sep 2013 05:32 AM PDT By Steve Gutterman MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia denounced U.N. investigators' findings on a poison gas attack in Syria as preconceived and tainted by politics on Wednesday, stepping up its criticism of a report Western nations said proved President Bashar al-Assad's forces were responsible. Russia, which has veto power in the Security Council, could cite such doubts about proof of culpability in opposing future efforts by the United States, Britain and France to punish Syria for any violations of a deal to abandon chemical weapons. ... |
| Colorado floods death toll revised down Posted: 18 Sep 2013 02:19 AM PDT  The confirmed death toll from massive floods in the US state of Colorado was revised down Tuesday from eight to six, authorities said.
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