Live: Kerry, Hagel testify before House panel

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• Live: Kerry, Hagel testify before House panel
• Obama: 'World set a red line' on Syria
• Born Digital: Tycoon paying young people to skip college
• 10 interesting things Russia's Putin told the AP
• Ohio man who held 3 women captive hangs himself
• Obama reassures Europeans over US surveillance
• Medical pot looks to 'color inside the lines'
• Study: Most states lack disaster plans for kids
• Goodell: Settlement 'significant amount of money'
• Judge orders Armstrong to answer doping questions
• Obama: Congress, world credibility on line
• Immigrant fights to become California lawyer
• 5 myths about Sweden, as Obama visits
• France: Assad could strike again if no one acts
• France: Syria action would 're-balance' situation
• In Sweden, Obama to showcase common global goals
• Trailing in the polls, NYC mayoral candidate seeks momentum
• A U.S. college where cell phones are banned
• Syria will use chemical weapons again without U.S. strike, Cameron says
• Putin won't rule out supporting Syria action
• Obama: World's credibility at stake
• Cleveland kidnapper Ariel Castro found dead
• French, German leaders visit site of horrific WWII slaughter
• Ohio kidnapper Ariel Castro found dead

Live: Kerry, Hagel testify before House panel Posted: 04 Sep 2013 09:47 AM PDT Kerry reiterates that there will be no 'boots on the ground' in Syria.

Obama: 'World set a red line' on Syria Posted: 04 Sep 2013 07:02 AM PDT Lawmakers can't just 'sit on the sidelines' and watch.

Born Digital: Tycoon paying young people to skip college Posted: 03 Sep 2013 02:41 AM PDT After two years at Yale, Dan Friedman made the kind of decision that drives parents bonkers. He dropped out. "I loved school; I had a great time," he says. But the Silicon Valley tycoon Peter Thiel, co-founder of PayPal and now a venture capitalist, made Friedman an offer he couldn't refuse.

10 interesting things Russia's Putin told the AP Posted: 04 Sep 2013 07:14 AM PDT NOVO-OGARYOVO, Russia (AP) — In an interview with The Associated Press and Russia's state Channel 1 television, President Vladimir Putin discussed a wide range of issues, including disputes over the Syrian civil war, his relations with President Barack Obama, National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden and the rights of gays in Russia. Here are 10 interesting things he said in the interview late Tuesday.

Ohio man who held 3 women captive hangs himself Posted: 04 Sep 2013 10:46 AM PDT COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The Cleveland man serving a life sentence for holding three women captive in his home for a decade hanged himself in his prison cell with a bedsheet, officials said Wednesday in another shocking twist in the case that transfixed and appalled the city.

Obama reassures Europeans over US surveillance Posted: 04 Sep 2013 09:12 AM PDT STOCKHOLM (AP) — President Barack Obama sought Wednesday to reassure Europeans outraged over U.S. surveillance programs that his government isn't sifting through their emails or eavesdropping on their telephone calls. He acknowledged that the programs haven't always worked as intended, saying "we had to tighten them up."

Medical pot looks to 'color inside the lines' Posted: 04 Sep 2013 08:21 AM PDT HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Medical marijuana businesses worried that federal agents will close them down now have a roadmap to avoid prosecution, courtesy of the Justice Department's decision to allow legal pot in Colorado and Washington state.

Study: Most states lack disaster plans for kids Posted: 04 Sep 2013 12:41 AM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — Eight years after Hurricane Katrina, most states still don't require four basic safety plans to protect children in school and child care from disasters, aid group Save the Children said in a report released Wednesday.

Goodell: Settlement 'significant amount of money' Posted: 04 Sep 2013 10:11 AM PDT NEW YORK (AP) — NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell took issue with the notion that the league's $765 million settlement with former players is a paltry sum compared to the sport's revenues.

Judge orders Armstrong to answer doping questions Posted: 04 Sep 2013 12:22 AM PDT AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A Texas judge is pushing Lance Armstrong closer to his first sworn testimony on details of his performance-enhancing drug use, ordering the cyclist to answer questions about who knew what and when about his doping, including possibly his ex-wife and his attorneys.

Obama: Congress, world credibility on line Posted: 04 Sep 2013 10:10 AM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — In an impassioned appeal for support both at home and abroad, President Barack Obama said Wednesday the credibility of the international community and Congress is on the line in the debate over how to respond to the alleged use of chemical weapons in Syria. As Obama made his case overseas, legislators on Capitol Hill debated whether a proposed resolution authorizing military force would shift the momentum after more than two years of Syrian civil war.

Immigrant fights to become California lawyer Posted: 04 Sep 2013 01:50 AM PDT SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Sergio Garcia arrived in the U.S. illegally 20 years ago to pick almonds in the field with his father. But that was not all he wanted for his life.

5 myths about Sweden, as Obama visits Posted: 04 Sep 2013 06:15 AM PDT STOCKHOLM (AP) — Yes, Swedes eat a lot of meatballs and equip their homes with IKEA furniture. Many drive Volvos and listen to ABBA. But there are some cliches about the Swedes that are simply wrong. Here are five of the most common myths about the Nordic country, where President Barack Obama made a stopover Wednesday on his way to a global summit in Russia.

France: Assad could strike again if no one acts Posted: 04 Sep 2013 07:46 AM PDT PARIS (AP) — France's prime minister says there's no doubt that the Syrian government carried out a deadly chemical attack against civilians — and that a failure to react would allow President Bashar Assad to launch a similar attack again.

France: Syria action would 're-balance' situation Posted: 04 Sep 2013 04:01 AM PDT PARIS (AP) — France's government offers a preview Wednesday of what the Obama administration faces next week, as lawmakers debate the wisdom and necessity of a military response to a chemical weapons attack in Syria that killed hundreds.

In Sweden, Obama to showcase common global goals Posted: 04 Sep 2013 03:08 AM PDT STOCKHOLM (AP) — President Barack Obama is seeking to use a 24-hour visit to this Swedish capital to show a softer side of American diplomacy even as the world's gaze remains fixed anxiously on Syria.

Trailing in the polls, NYC mayoral candidate seeks momentum Posted: 04 Sep 2013 05:03 AM PDT Quinn, who is vying to be the city's first female and gay mayor, faces the fight of her political life ahead of the Sept. 10 primary.

A U.S. college where cell phones are banned Posted: 04 Sep 2013 05:43 AM PDT One college bans technology on campus for a more traditional, face-to-face approach to learning

Syria will use chemical weapons again without U.S. strike, Cameron says Posted: 04 Sep 2013 05:01 AM PDT LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister David Cameron said on Wednesday he believed the Syrian government would use chemical weapons against its own people again if the United States stepped back from taking military action against it. When asked by an opposition Labour party lawmaker whether he would push for a ceasefire in Syria rather than a "bombing raid", Cameron told parliament that U.S. President Barack Obama had issued a clear warning to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on chemical weapons and was right to stick to it. ...

Putin won't rule out supporting Syria action Posted: 04 Sep 2013 08:53 AM PDT NOVO-OGARYOVO, Russia (AP) — President Vladimir Putin warned the West against taking one-sided action in Syria but also said Russia "doesn't exclude" supporting a U.N. resolution on punitive military strikes if it is proved that Damascus used poison gas on its own people.

Obama: World's credibility at stake Posted: 04 Sep 2013 06:31 AM PDT The international community—and the U.S. Congress—must act on Syria, he says.

Cleveland kidnapper Ariel Castro found dead Posted: 04 Sep 2013 09:58 AM PDT The man faced life in prison for kidnapping, raping and beating three women over a decade.

French, German leaders visit site of horrific WWII slaughter Posted: 04 Sep 2013 08:29 AM PDT The presidents of Germany and France on Wednesday joined hands with a survivor of the Nazis' worst atrocity on French soil in a historic moment of reconciliation.

Ohio kidnapper Ariel Castro found dead Posted: 03 Sep 2013 11:30 PM PDT Prison officials say the man who held three women captive for a decade committed suicide.

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