Festival highlights the best in photojournalism

Festival highlights the best in photojournalism
Syria conflict pits Russia against West
Fort Hood jury hears from soldier shot in head
China's Bo drops love triangle charge at trial end
Guards help escort Chicago kids to new schools
Egyptian Islamist groups seek truce with army
Is Coke the same as it was 127 years ago? Maybe
Miley Cyrus, Justin Timberlake own the MTV VMAs
Kei Nishikori loses in 1st big upset of US Open
Convicted Fort Hood gunman begins sentencing phase
AP Interview: Official says Syria to defend itself
Reports: India's Sonia Gandhi stable in hospital
US Open caps a fickle 2013 tennis season
Crews battle huge wildfire raging in Yosemite area
US Open caps a wacky 2013 tennis season
Porn production at standstill after actress tests positive for HIV
Inspectors reach Syria gas victims despite coming under fire
Snowden got stuck in Russia after Cuba blocked entry: newspaper

Posted: 26 Aug 2013 08:32 AM PDT

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Syria conflict pits Russia against West

Posted: 26 Aug 2013 08:28 AM PDT

Moscow warns against intervention despite claims of chemical weapons use.

Fort Hood jury hears from soldier shot in head

Posted: 26 Aug 2013 11:14 AM PDT

FORT HOOD, Texas (AP) — Jurors deciding whether to impose a rare military death sentence on the Army psychiatrist who fatally shot 13 people at Fort Hood in 2009 heard testimony Monday from victims and their families, including a soldier who was expected to die after being shot in the head.

China's Bo drops love triangle charge at trial end

Posted: 26 Aug 2013 06:38 AM PDT

JINAN, China (AP) — China's most sensational trial in decades ended Monday with disgraced politician Bo Xilai hinting at a love triangle involving his wife and former right hand man — both key witnesses against him — as he made last-ditch efforts to redeem his reputation.

Guards help escort Chicago kids to new schools

Posted: 26 Aug 2013 09:21 AM PDT

CHICAGO (AP) — Busy, unfamiliar streets were made a bit friendlier Monday, the first day of school in Chicago, thanks to hundreds of newly hired safety guards. But some parents expressed doubt the effort would protect their children, who now must cross gang boundaries to get to their new classrooms after their old ones closed.

Egyptian Islamist groups seek truce with army

Posted: 26 Aug 2013 09:30 AM PDT

CAIRO (AP) — Two former Egyptian militant groups have proposed a truce between the military and the ousted president's Muslim Brotherhood group, in a move that highlights the extent to which Islamists have been weakened by a massive security crackdown.

Is Coke the same as it was 127 years ago? Maybe

Posted: 26 Aug 2013 08:24 AM PDT

ATLANTA (AP) — Coca-Cola keeps the recipe for its 127-year-old soda inside an imposing steel vault that's bathed in red security lights. Several cameras monitor the area to make sure the fizzy formula stays a secret.

Miley Cyrus, Justin Timberlake own the MTV VMAs

Posted: 26 Aug 2013 11:00 AM PDT

NEW YORK (AP) — It may not be a good thing for her, but Miley Cyrus had the most memorable moment at the MTV Video Music Awards.

Kei Nishikori loses in 1st big upset of US Open

Posted: 26 Aug 2013 11:04 AM PDT

NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. Open, wrapping up an unpredictable year of Grand Slam tennis, quickly produced a big upset Monday.

Convicted Fort Hood gunman begins sentencing phase

Posted: 26 Aug 2013 10:13 AM PDT

FORT HOOD, Texas (AP) — Military jurors on Monday began weighing whether the Army psychiatrist who opened fire on his unarmed comrades at Fort Hood deserves the death penalty for an attack that killed 13 people and wounded more than 30 others.

AP Interview: Official says Syria to defend itself

Posted: 26 Aug 2013 08:30 AM PDT

DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — A senior Syrian official said Monday that his country will defend itself against any international attack and will not be an easy target as the U.S. and other countries heat up rhetoric in response to an alleged chemical weapons attack last week on a rebel-held neighborhood of the Syrian capital.

Reports: India's Sonia Gandhi stable in hospital

Posted: 26 Aug 2013 11:16 AM PDT

NEW DELHI (AP) — Sonia Gandhi, India's most powerful politician and the leader of the ruling Congress party alliance, was in stable condition Monday night after falling ill during a debate in Parliament.

US Open caps a fickle 2013 tennis season

Posted: 26 Aug 2013 10:00 AM PDT

NEW YORK (AP) — A surprise Wimbledon champion one day, a retired player providing TV commentary the next, nobody's been in touch with the fickle nature of tennis in 2013 better than Marion Bartoli.

Crews battle huge wildfire raging in Yosemite area

Posted: 26 Aug 2013 10:09 AM PDT

TUOLUMNE CITY, Calif. (AP) — Crews working to contain one of California's largest-ever wildfires made advances overnight against the flames threatening San Francisco's water supply, several towns near Yosemite National Park and historic giant sequoias.

US Open caps a wacky 2013 tennis season

Posted: 26 Aug 2013 09:07 AM PDT

NEW YORK (AP) — A surprise Wimbledon champion one day, a retired player providing TV commentary the next, nobody's been in touch with the fickle nature of tennis in 2013 better than Marion Bartoli.

Porn production at standstill after actress tests positive for HIV

Posted: 26 Aug 2013 06:46 AM PDT

It's a multibillion dollar industry, some estimate bigger than professional baseball, football and basketball combined. But now the adult entertainment industry is at a standstill because another performer has tested positive for the AIDS virus. Adult film actress Cameron Bay has worked in the industry since 2010, not even on a regular basis. But her [...]

Inspectors reach Syria gas victims despite coming under fire

Posted: 26 Aug 2013 10:49 AM PDT

The U.N. said the shooting crippled one vehicle but mentioned no injuries.

Snowden got stuck in Russia after Cuba blocked entry: newspaper

Posted: 26 Aug 2013 12:20 AM PDT

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Former U.S. spy agency contractor Edward Snowden got stuck in the transit zone of a Moscow airport because Havana said it would not let him fly from Russia to Cuba, a Russian newspaper reported on Monday. Snowden, who is wanted in the United States for leaking details of U.S. government surveillance programs, had planned to fly to Havana from Moscow's Sheremetyevo airport a day after arriving from Hong Kong on June 23. ...