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Navy shooter's mom: 'I am so, so very sorry'

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Navy shooter's mom: 'I am so, so very sorry'

Navy shooter's mom: 'I am so, so very sorry'

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Cathleen Alexis has no idea why her son went on a rampage.

Fed sticks to stimulus, worried about growth soft spots

Posted: 18 Sep 2013 11:06 AM PDT

The facade of the U.S. Federal Reserve building is reflected on wet marble during the early morning hours in WashingtonBy Pedro da Costa and Alister Bull WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Reserve said on Wednesday that it would continue buying bonds at an $85 billion monthly pace for now, surprising financial markets that were braced for a reduction in the central bank's economic stimulus. Citing strains in the economy from tight fiscal policy and higher mortgage rates, the Fed decided against the tapering of asset purchases that investors had all but priced into stock and bond markets. ...

House GOP plan may avoid government shutdown

Posted: 18 Sep 2013 10:11 AM PDT

President Barack Obama talks with House Speaker John BoehnerBy Rachelle Younglai and Richard Cowan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday set in motion a plan that is expected to avert a federal government shutdown on October 1, but bring another battle over President Barack Obama's healthcare program. The plan will also force another fight over avoiding a first-ever government default on its debt. The government's authority to borrow more money will run out around mid-October unless Congress increases the debt ceiling. This year, as in past fiscal showdowns, nothing is certain about the outcome. ...

GOP revises plan on debt limit to avert shutdown

Posted: 18 Sep 2013 10:44 AM PDT

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., speaks to reporters following a Democratic caucus at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2013. Reid claims that Republican opposition to the Affordable Care Act, popularly known as Obamacare, has become obsessive, causing Congress to veer closer to gridlock. Reid said, "The anarchists have taken over," referring in less-than-friendly terms to Republicans with tea party ties. "They've taken over the House. Now they're here in the Senate." (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)WASHINGTON (AP) — House GOP leaders Wednesday announced that they will move quickly to raise the government's borrowing cap by attaching a wish list of GOP priorities like blocking "Obamacare," forcing construction of the Keystone XL pipeline and setting the stage for reforming the loophole-cluttered tax code.

Starbucks says guns unwelcome, though not banned

Posted: 18 Sep 2013 10:17 AM PDT

FILE - This Jan. 3, 2012 file photo shows the Starbucks Coffee logo in Mountain View, Calif. ( AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, File)NEW YORK (AP) — Starbucks says guns are no longer welcome in its cafes, though it is stopping short of an outright ban on firearms.

Storm reforms off Mexico, desperation grows

Posted: 18 Sep 2013 09:39 AM PDT

Hundreds of stranded tourists arrive at a military airbase in hopes of getting a seat on a Mexican Air Force jet flight, in Pie de la Cuesta, near Acapulco, Mexico, Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2013. With roads blocked by landslides, rockslides, floods and collapsed bridges, Acapulco was cut off from road transport after Tropical Storm Manuel made landfall on Sunday. The airport as well, was flooded. Emergency flights began arriving in Acapulco to evacuate at least 40,000 mainly Mexican tourists stranded in the resort city. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo)ACAPULCO, Mexico (AP) — Desperation mounted Wednesday in the cut-off resort of Acapulco, where residents looted a store and thousands of exhausted, despondent tourists waited to be ferried out by air. The death toll in massive flooding in southern and central Mexico rose to 57.

Iran releases prominent human rights lawyer

Posted: 18 Sep 2013 10:56 AM PDT

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran has released a prominent human rights lawyer after keeping her in prison for three years, relatives said Wednesday.

French Senate says 'non' to mini-Miss pageants

Posted: 18 Sep 2013 10:23 AM PDT

This undated photo provided by the Mini Miss committee shows Oceane Scharre, 10, elected Mini Miss France 2011, left, and Miss France 2011 Mathilde Florin. France's Senate voted Tuesday night, Sept. 17, 2013, to ban beauty pageants for children under 16, in an effort to protect children — especially girls — from being sexualized too early. Anyone who enters a child into such a contest would face up to two years in prison and 30,000 euros in fines, according to the measure. (AP Photo/Mini Miss Committee) FRANCE OUTPARIS (AP) — Child beauty pageants may soon be banned in France, after a surprise vote in the French Senate that rattled the pageant industry and raised questions about how the French relate to girls' sexuality.

Romania: Camp commander accused of 103 deaths

Posted: 18 Sep 2013 11:13 AM PDT

In this Monday Sept. 16, 2013 image provided by the Institute for the Investigation of Communist Crimes, investigators work around human remains at a grave site near the Periprava former communist labor camp in the Danube Delta region, eastern Romania. An institute investigating crimes of the communist era has asked Romania's general prosecutor on Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2013, to bring charges of genocide against Ion Ficior, 85, former commander of the Periprava labor camp, between 1958 and 1963, saying he was responsible for 103 deaths. (AP Photo/ Institute for the Investigation of Communist Crimes)BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — A Romanian institute urged prosecutors on Wednesday to bring genocide charges against the Communist commander of a former Romanian labor camp, saying he was responsible for 103 deaths.

And the Emmy winner is ... our best guesses

Posted: 18 Sep 2013 07:57 AM PDT

This image released by AMC shows Bryan Cranston, left, and Aaron Paul in a scene from "Breaking Bad." Paul is nominated for best supporting actor in a drama series for his role as Jesse Pinkman. The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences' Emmy ceremony will be hosted by Neil Patrick Harris. It will air Sept. 22 on CBS. (AP Photo/AMC, Frank Ockenfels )Emmy Awards crystal-ball gazing was so much easier in the old days, circa the last few years: ABC's "Modern Family" would be honored as best comedy series and a cable show, "Homeland" or "Mad Men" or such, would win best drama.

Italian island ponders future after the Concordia

Posted: 18 Sep 2013 11:15 AM PDT

In this photo taken on Monday, Sept. 16, 2013 people take pictures of the Costa Concordia ship, on the Tuscan Island of Giglio, Italy, Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2013. For more than a year, tourists flocked to this island off the Tuscan coast to gawk at the giant cruise ship lying on its side just outside the tiny harbor. Now that the shipwrecked luxury liner has been set upright in a daring engineering feat, the realization is sinking in for islanders in that the Costa Concordia will eventually be towed away, that hundreds of salvage workers who patronized Giglio's bars, trattorie and lodgings will leave, too, and that day-trippers who came on ferries to marvel at the vessel's dramatic profile no longer will have that attraction. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)GIGLIO ISLAND, Italy (AP) — The shipwreck saga that dominated their lives for the last 20 months is winding down — and residents of the Tuscan island of Giglio are waiting to see what the future will bring.

Obama officials: Rule won't kill coal-fired power

Posted: 18 Sep 2013 10:25 AM PDT

Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz testifies before the House Subcommittee on Energy and Power on Capitol Hill, in Washington, Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2013. The energy panel meeting Wednesday comes just days before a deadline for the Environmental Protection Agency to release a revised proposal setting the first-ever limits on carbon dioxide from newly built power plants. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama's top energy and environmental officials said Wednesday there is a future for coal, despite a pending regulation aimed at limiting global warming pollution from new power plants that Republicans and the coal industry say will doom the fuel source.

Gunman's mother apologizes to Navy Yard victims

Posted: 18 Sep 2013 10:25 AM PDT

This undated photo provided by Kristi Kinard Suthamtewakul shows Aaron Alexis in Fort Worth, Texas. The FBI has identified Alexis, 34, as the gunman in the Monday, Sept. 16, 2013 shooting rampage at at the Washington Navy Yard in Washington that left thirteen dead, including himself. (AP Photo/Kristi Kinard Suthamtewakul)WASHINGTON (AP) — The mother of Aaron Alexis said Wednesday that she does not know why her son opened fire at the Washington Navy Yard, killing 12 people, but she is glad he can no longer hurt anyone else.

AP sources: A revised GOP attack on 'Obamacare'

Posted: 18 Sep 2013 09:05 AM PDT

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., speaks to reporters following a Democratic caucus at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2013. Reid claims that Republican opposition to the Affordable Care Act, popularly known as Obamacare, has become obsessive, causing Congress to veer closer to gridlock. Reid said, "The anarchists have taken over," referring in less-than-friendly terms to Republicans with tea party ties. "They've taken over the House. Now they're here in the Senate." (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)WASHINGTON (AP) — House GOP leaders Wednesday announced that they will move quickly to raise the government's borrowing cap by attaching a wish list of GOP priorities like blocking "Obamacare," forcing construction of the Keystone XL pipeline and setting the stage for reforming the loophole-cluttered tax code.

A guide to understanding Fed's actions Wednesday

Posted: 18 Sep 2013 05:52 AM PDT

FILE - In this Wednesday, July 17, 2013, file photo, Chairman of the Federal Reserve Ben Bernanke taps the microphone, as he testifies before the House Financial Services Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington. Economists and global investors expect the Fed to take its first step toward slowing the economic stimulus on Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2013. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)WASHINGTON (AP) — When the Federal Reserve ends a policy meeting Wednesday, many investors expect it to announce a shift in course. What they don't want are any surprises.

French Senate votes to ban child beauty pageants

Posted: 18 Sep 2013 08:04 AM PDT

Mini Miss ComityPARIS (AP) — France's Senate has voted to ban beauty pageants for children under 16 in an effort to protect girls from being sexualized too early.

Lawmakers grill State Dept. again on Benghazi

Posted: 18 Sep 2013 09:55 AM PDT

Patrick Kennedy, Undersecretary of State for Management testifies on September 18, 2013US 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.

Train hits bus in Canada, killing six

Posted: 18 Sep 2013 10:16 AM PDT

A firefighter walks in front of the scene of an accident involving a bus and a train in OttawaOTTAWA, 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.

Starbucks boss wades into gun debate

Posted: 18 Sep 2013 07:00 AM PDT

FILE - In this Wednesday, March 20, 2013, file photo, Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz speaks at the company's annual shareholders meeting,in Seattle, Wash. Starbucks Corp. reports quarterly financial results after the market closes on Thursday, April 25, 2013. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)The CEO is asking customers not to bring weapons into stores.

Obama asks for CEOs help in budget battle with GOP

Posted: 18 Sep 2013 08:34 AM PDT

U.S. President Barack Obama delivers remarks at a business roundtable with company CEOs in WashingtonA government shutdown looms if Congress fails reach a deal.

Conservatives to offer 'Obamacare' alternative

Posted: 18 Sep 2013 06:55 AM PDT

In this Sept. 16, 2013, photo, President Barack Obama speaks in the South Court Auditorium on the White House complex in Washington. Obama and Democrats frequently criticize Republicans for focusing so much attention on repeal efforts of Obamacare without coming up with an alternative. A large group of House conservatives intends to unveil legislation providing an expanded tax break for consumers who purchase their own health coverage and increasing the government funding for high-risk pools, according to lawmakers who said the plan marked the Republicans' first comprehensive alternative to Obamacare. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)The plan is the first GOP alternative to Obama's health care overhaul.

Report describes how Snowden took NSA documents

Posted: 18 Sep 2013 06:10 AM PDT

File photo of NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden, an analyst with a U.S. defence contractor, being interviewed by The Guardian in his hotel room in Hong KongWASHINGTON (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. ...

Activists arrested, shots fired at Russian Arctic rig protest

Posted: 18 Sep 2013 05:06 AM PDT

According to Greenpeace, a man identified as a Russian coast guard officer points a knife at a Greenpeace International activist, during a protest near a Gazprom oil platform in the Pechora SeaBy 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". ...

Obama turns to business leaders on debt

Posted: 18 Sep 2013 09:53 AM PDT

U.S. President Obama speaks about the economy at the White House in WashingtonThe president wants them to persuade Congress to raise the nation's debt limit.

Gunman's path to DC emerges, but questions remain

Posted: 18 Sep 2013 09:00 AM PDT

This undated photo provided by Kristi Kinard Suthamtewakul shows Aaron Alexis in Fort Worth, Texas. The FBI has identified Alexis, 34, as the gunman in the Monday, Sept. 16, 2013 shooting rampage at at the Washington Navy Yard in Washington that left thirteen dead, including himself. (AP Photo/Kristi Kinard Suthamtewakul)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.

Teen abducted in Georgia home invasion

Posted: 18 Sep 2013 08:40 AM PDT

This photo provided by The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children shows an undate photo of Ayvani Hope Perez. Robbers broke into a home near Atlanta early Tuesday Sept. 17, 2013, demanding jewelry and money, and when they were told there was none of either in the house, abducted the 14-year-old girl and shot and killed the family dog, police said. She was last seen wearing blue and grey Star Wars pajama bottoms and a grey superhero shirt. (AP Photo/National Center for Missing & Exploited Children) no salesELLENWOOD, 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.

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

Flash flood in ColoradoThe 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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