Obama to seek approval of Congress before Syria strike

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• Obama to seek approval of Congress before Syria strike
• World reacts as U.S. prepares response to chemical attack on Syrians
• Inspectors depart, Obama keeps selling
• Putin: It would be 'utter nonsense' for Assad to use chemical arms
• Grave excavation begins at Fla. reform school site
• India convicts youngest Delhi gang rape defendant
• IOC to choose 2020 host, new president and 1 sport
• 911 calls released about deadly Ariz. joyride
• Teen guilty of murdering Georgia baby in stroller
• UN Syria weapons inspectors returning from Syria
• Possible US-led attack on Syria sparks rallies
• Mixed emotions from NFL players on settlement
• Smoke spreads but progress made in Sierra fire
• Filner ends tumultuous tenure as San Diego mayor
• Mandela remains in hospital, condition unchanged
• Grave excavation work begins at reform school site
• Senator says Obama must make his case for an attack
• Obama: I won't be ‘paralyzed’ on Syria
• Activists' video lends evidence to chemical weapons claims
• Rubio booed at conservative conference in his home state
• Polls: Americans oppose Syria strike, but would support limited action
• Obama considering 'narrow' Syria action

Obama to seek approval of Congress before Syria strike Posted: 31 Aug 2013 10:59 AM PDT America "should take military action against Syrian regime targets," he said.

World reacts as U.S. prepares response to chemical attack on Syrians Posted: 31 Aug 2013 10:31 AM PDT The United States is considering launching a punitive strike against the regime of Syrian President Bashar Assad, blamed by the U.S. and the Syrian opposition for an Aug. 21 alleged chemical weapons attack in a rebel-held suburb of the Syrian capital of Damascus. The U.S. said the attack killed 1,429 people, including at least 426 children. Those numbers are significantly higher than the death toll of 355 provided by the aid group Doctors Without Borders.

Inspectors depart, Obama keeps selling Posted: 31 Aug 2013 09:02 AM PDT U.N. experts crossed into Lebanon; White House briefs senators.

Putin: It would be 'utter nonsense' for Assad to use chemical arms Posted: 31 Aug 2013 04:23 AM PDT Russia's President Vladimir Putin said on Saturday it would be "utter nonsense" for the Syrian government to use chemical weapons when it was winning its war with rebels, and urged U.S. President Barack Obama not to attack Syrian forces.

Grave excavation begins at Fla. reform school site Posted: 31 Aug 2013 10:21 AM PDT MARIANNA, Fla. (AP) — University of South Florida researchers began exhuming dozens of graves Saturday at a former Panhandle reform school where horrific beatings have been reported in hopes of identifying the boys and learning how they died.

India convicts youngest Delhi gang rape defendant Posted: 31 Aug 2013 05:37 AM PDT NEW DELHI (AP) — An Indian juvenile court on Saturday handed down the first conviction in the fatal gang rape of a young woman on a moving New Delhi bus, convicting a teenager of rape and murder and sentencing him to three years in a reform home, lawyers said.

IOC to choose 2020 host, new president and 1 sport Posted: 31 Aug 2013 10:06 AM PDT Rarely, if ever, has so much been on the line at a single Olympic meeting.

911 calls released about deadly Ariz. joyride Posted: 30 Aug 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.

Teen guilty of murdering Georgia baby in stroller Posted: 30 Aug 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.

UN Syria weapons inspectors returning from Syria Posted: 31 Aug 2013 08:22 AM PDT ROTTERDAM, Netherlands (AP) — U.N. chemical weapons inspectors are believed to have arrived in the Netherlands, where samples they collected in Syria are expected to be repackaged and sent to laboratories around Europe. The goal will be to check them for traces of poison gas that may have been unleashed in an Aug. 21 bombardment of a Damascus suburb.

Possible US-led attack on Syria sparks rallies Posted: 31 Aug 2013 10:30 AM PDT HOUSTON (AP) — Protesters around the world are taking to the streets to either protest against or to support a possible U.S.-led attack on Syria.

Mixed emotions from NFL players on settlement Posted: 30 Aug 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.

Smoke spreads but progress made in Sierra fire Posted: 31 Aug 2013 02:09 AM PDT FRESNO, Calif. (AP) — Smoke from a wildfire around Yosemite National Park is causing problems in the San Joaquin Valley, even as firefighters make advances against the massive blaze.

Filner ends tumultuous tenure as San Diego mayor Posted: 30 Aug 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."

Mandela remains in hospital, condition unchanged Posted: 31 Aug 2013 04:37 AM PDT JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Nelson Mandela remains hospitalized in a critical but stable condition, the office of South Africa's president said Saturday.

Grave excavation work begins at reform school site Posted: 31 Aug 2013 06:37 AM PDT MARIANNA, Fla. (AP) — University of South Florida researchers began work to exhume dozens of graves Saturday at a former Panhandle reform school in hopes of identifying the boys buried there and learning how they died.

Senator says Obama must make his case for an attack Posted: 30 Aug 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.

Obama: I won't be ‘paralyzed’ on Syria Posted: 30 Aug 2013 12:18 PM PDT The frustrated president promises a "limited, narrow" response.

Activists' video lends evidence to chemical weapons claims Posted: 30 Aug 2013 01:05 PM PDT Videos show UN inspectors visiting a strike site in Zamalka, geolocated to the site of missile strike

Rubio booed at conservative conference in his home state Posted: 30 Aug 2013 01:01 PM PDT The former tea party darling is booed at a conservative conference in his home state.

Polls: Americans oppose Syria strike, but would support limited action Posted: 30 Aug 2013 11:12 AM PDT Most Americans Say They Oppose a Strike on Syria, but Opinions Change When Ground Troops Not Involved

Obama considering 'narrow' Syria action Posted: 30 Aug 2013 11:45 AM PDT But the president says he has not come to a final decision.

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