Kenya says mall militants 'defeated'

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• Kenya says mall militants 'defeated'
• Quake kills 45 in Pakistan, creates new island off coast
• In U.N. speech, Brazil lashes out at U.S. spy program
• Obama: Syrian chemical weapon ban must be enforced
• Pakistan quake may have created new island
• What 95% certainty of warming means to scientists
• 6 more found alive and well after Colorado floods
• Benedict emerges and defends his abuse record
• Russia to file piracy charges against Greenpeace
• Health care law reuniting Obama, Bill Clinton
• 4 more found alive and well after Colorado floods
• 4 men charged in Chicago shooting that injured 13
• Major quake in southwestern Pakistan kills 39
• Pa. board nixes transgender homecoming king entry
• Woman attempting solo row reaches Alaska
• Kenyans say they control mall, attackers say no
• The political paradoxes of Obamacare
• Obama: Wary but ‘encouraged’ by Iran's tone
• Navy Yard shooter lied about previous arrest, debts
• Major quake hits Pakistan, killing at least 39
• Clinton initiative worker dies in Kenya attack
• Cherokee girl transferred to adoptive parents
• Floods may forever change funky Colorado towns
• Kenya mall attackers threaten more violence
• Watch Live: Obama addresses U.N. on Syria, Iran
• Obama to address Iran, Syria in U.N. speech
• Mexico storms, flooding reveal human errors
• Family, record company fight over legendary bluesman's photos
• Kenyan forces defusing explosives in mall
• Militants say hostages alive in Kenya mall

Kenya says mall militants 'defeated' Posted: 24 Sep 2013 10:29 AM PDT But it's unclear if the siege is over or if any attackers are still at large.

Quake kills 45 in Pakistan, creates new island off coast Posted: 24 Sep 2013 09:21 AM PDT By Gul Yusufzai QUETTA, Pakistan (Reuters) - A major earthquake hit a remote part of western Pakistan on Tuesday, killing at least 45 people and prompting a new island to rise from the sea just off the country's southern coast. Tremors were felt as far away as the Indian capital of New Delhi, hundreds of miles (kilometers) to the east, where buildings shook, as well as the sprawling port city of Karachi in Pakistan. The United States Geological Survey said the 7.8 magnitude quake struck 145 miles southeast of Dalbandin in Pakistan's quake-prone province of Baluchistan, which borders Iran. ...

In U.N. speech, Brazil lashes out at U.S. spy program Posted: 24 Sep 2013 10:17 AM PDT Brazil's president delivered a stinging rebuke Tuesday to the United States over its surveillance program that has swept up data from billions of telephone calls and emails that have passed through Brazil ...

Obama: Syrian chemical weapon ban must be enforced Posted: 24 Sep 2013 09:53 AM PDT UNITED NATIONS (AP) — President Barack Obama said Tuesday the U.N. Security Council must agree to a resolution on Syrian chemical weapons that includes consequences for President Bashar Assad if he doesn't meet demands to dismantle his stockpile.

Pakistan quake may have created new island Posted: 24 Sep 2013 10:56 AM PDT ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistani officials are investigating whether the powerful earthquake that killed dozens also created a new island off the southern coast.

What 95% certainty of warming means to scientists Posted: 24 Sep 2013 08:40 AM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — Top scientists from a variety of fields say they are about as certain that global warming is a real, man-made threat as they are that cigarettes kill.

6 more found alive and well after Colorado floods Posted: 24 Sep 2013 11:04 AM PDT DENVER (AP) — The remaining six people listed as unaccounted for in the Colorado floods have told authorities they are alive and well.

Benedict emerges and defends his abuse record Posted: 24 Sep 2013 09:16 AM PDT VATICAN CITY (AP) — Emeritus Pope Benedict XVI has emerged from his self-imposed silence inside the Vatican walls to publish a lengthy letter to one of Italy's most well-known atheists. In it, he denies having covered up for sexually abusive priests and discusses everything from evolution to the figure of Jesus Christ.

Russia to file piracy charges against Greenpeace Posted: 24 Sep 2013 11:00 AM PDT MURMANSK, Russia (AP) — Russia's top investigative agency said Tuesday it will prosecute Greenpeace activists on piracy charges for trying to climb onto an Arctic offshore drilling platform owned by the state-controlled gas company Gazprom.

Health care law reuniting Obama, Bill Clinton Posted: 24 Sep 2013 06:34 AM PDT NEW YORK (AP) — Health care is reuniting President Barack Obama and former President Bill Clinton.

4 more found alive and well after Colorado floods Posted: 24 Sep 2013 08:58 AM PDT DENVER (AP) — Four people who were listed as unaccounted for in the Colorado floods have contacted authorities to say they are alive and well, leaving two people who haven't been heard from and a third who is missing and presumed dead, officials said Tuesday.

4 men charged in Chicago shooting that injured 13 Posted: 24 Sep 2013 10:55 AM PDT CHICAGO (AP) — Two suspected gunmen and two others have been charged in last week's shooting of 13 people including a 3-year-old boy in a crowded Chicago park, police said Tuesday.

Major quake in southwestern Pakistan kills 39 Posted: 24 Sep 2013 09:21 AM PDT QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) — A major earthquake struck a remote area in southwestern Pakistan on Tuesday, killing at least 39 people and wounding dozens as houses collapsed on top of people inside while others fled into the streets and prayed for their lives.

Pa. board nixes transgender homecoming king entry Posted: 24 Sep 2013 08:45 AM PDT JOHNSTOWN, Pa. (AP) — A western Pennsylvania school board won't let a student who was born female but identifies as male run for homecoming king.

Woman attempting solo row reaches Alaska Posted: 24 Sep 2013 10:26 AM PDT ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A 28-year-old British adventurer became the first woman to row solo from Japan to Alaska, arriving late Monday at a small town in the Aleutian Islands after 150 days and 3,750 miles at sea.

Kenyans say they control mall, attackers say no Posted: 24 Sep 2013 07:42 AM PDT NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Islamic militants who staged a deadly attack on a Kenya mall said Tuesday hostages are alive and their fighters are "still holding their ground," calling into question Kenyan officials' claims that they were in a final push.

The political paradoxes of Obamacare Posted: 24 Sep 2013 10:26 AM PDT The Republican intraparty warfare over Obamacare is just one part of the confusion the health care law has triggered.

Obama: Wary but ‘encouraged’ by Iran's tone Posted: 24 Sep 2013 08:32 AM PDT The president also had tough words for the U.N. on Syria.

Navy Yard shooter lied about previous arrest, debts Posted: 24 Sep 2013 08:43 AM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — The Washington Navy Yard shooter lied about a previous arrest and failed to disclose thousands of dollars in debts when he applied for a security clearance in the Navy.

Major quake hits Pakistan, killing at least 39 Posted: 24 Sep 2013 08:13 AM PDT ISLAMABAD (AP) — An official says the death toll has risen to 39 in a major earthquake in southwestern Pakistan.

Clinton initiative worker dies in Kenya attack Posted: 24 Sep 2013 06:47 AM PDT Elif Yavuz, a senior vaccines researcher based in Tanzania, was nine months pregnant.

Cherokee girl transferred to adoptive parents Posted: 24 Sep 2013 09:10 AM PDT OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The South Carolina couple who adopted a Cherokee girl at the center of a yearslong custody dispute came to Oklahoma last month vowing not to leave without the child.

Floods may forever change funky Colorado towns Posted: 24 Sep 2013 09:33 AM PDT LYONS, Colo. (AP) — The storms that raged through the Rocky Mountain foothills instantly remade the landscape and disrupted thousands of lives. They may have also changed the character of the funky mountain hamlets that dot the Front Range.

Kenya mall attackers threaten more violence Posted: 24 Sep 2013 06:16 AM PDT The insurgents behind ongoing mall siege want Kenyan troops out of Somalia.

Watch Live: Obama addresses U.N. on Syria, Iran Posted: 24 Sep 2013 07:07 AM PDT Expect to hear the president discuss chemical weapons and the new government in Tehran.

Obama to address Iran, Syria in U.N. speech Posted: 24 Sep 2013 06:11 AM PDT NEW YORK (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will make clear on Tuesday that he wants to pursue a diplomatic path to resolve the dispute over Iran's nuclear program in a U.N. General Assembly speech that will also cover events in Syria and the Middle East. In a speech scheduled for 10:10 a.m. EDT (1410), a White House official said Obama will lay out U.S. views in three areas: efforts to prevent Iran from developing a nuclear weapon, the international effort to gain control of Syria's chemical weapons and the search for Israeli-Palestinian peace. ...

Mexico storms, flooding reveal human errors Posted: 24 Sep 2013 06:19 AM PDT MEXICO CITY (AFP) - Human nature is sharing the blame with Mother Nature in Mexico for the destruction spawned by twin storms, with critics pointing to shoddy construction, endemic corruption and political wheeling-and-dealing.

Family, record company fight over legendary bluesman's photos Posted: 23 Sep 2013 03:59 PM PDT JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A legal battle over profits from the only two known photographs of legendary Delta bluesman Robert Johnson — who is said to have sold his soul to the devil for prowess on the guitar — now rests with the Mississippi Supreme Court.

Kenyan forces defusing explosives in mall Posted: 24 Sep 2013 07:23 AM PDT The devices were set by militants who claim to still hold hostages, police say.

Militants say hostages alive in Kenya mall Posted: 24 Sep 2013 04:17 AM PDT The group behind the deadly attack says its fighters are "still holding their ground."

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