UK: More proof of Syria chemical attack

UK: More proof of Syria chemical attack
Report: Syrian chemical attack a possible dosage 'mistake'
Hunter's illegal fire sparked huge Yosemite wildfire
10 Things to See: A week of top AP photos
SPIN METER: Obama on use of US military might
APNewsBreak: NY judge allows bite mark analysis
Egypt: Interior minister survives bomb attack
Yahoo unveils new logo
National Zoo: 2-week-old panda cub is female
Syrian rebels fight army near Christian village
Studies take early look at health law's premiums
Divided vote foreshadows Obama challenge on Syria
Concussions in forefront as NFL season opens
Scarlett Johansson engaged to Frenchman
Egypt:probe point to a car bomb behind attack
College students looking for love—here are seven apps for that
Cleveland kidnapper-rapist lacked victims' strength, says relative
U.S. planned layoffs jump in August, report says
Iran will support Syria 'to the end,' says military chief
College students: Media-savvy or scatterbrained procrastinators?
Obama 'to raise Wallenberg fate with Russia'
Ohio reviewing Ariel Castro's prison cell suicide
Teen dead, more hurt in Texas high school stabbing
Obama heads into lion's den in Russia

Posted: 05 Sep 2013 10:25 AM PDT

A source says samples from the site 'tested positive for sarin.'

Report: Syrian chemical attack a possible dosage 'mistake'

Posted: 05 Sep 2013 08:38 AM PDT

German intelligence believes the Syrian regime was behind last month's chemical attack but that the large death toll may be the result of a dosage "mistake", news site Spiegel Online has reported.

Hunter's illegal fire sparked huge Yosemite wildfire

Posted: 05 Sep 2013 10:26 AM PDT

YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, Calif. (AP) — A gigantic wildfire in and around Yosemite National Park was caused by an illegal fire set by a hunter, the U.S. Forest Service said Thursday.

10 Things to See: A week of top AP photos

Posted: 05 Sep 2013 09:07 AM PDT

Here's your look at highlights from the weekly AP photo report, a gallery featuring a mix of front-page photography, the odd image you might have missed and lasting moments our editors think you should see.

SPIN METER: Obama on use of US military might

Posted: 05 Sep 2013 08:57 AM PDT

ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (AP) — As a candidate focused on his own election, Barack Obama championed restraint and global cooperation when faced with security threats.

APNewsBreak: NY judge allows bite mark analysis

Posted: 05 Sep 2013 08:52 AM PDT

NEW YORK (AP) — Bite mark evidence that may connect a murder suspect to the victim will be allowed at his trial, a judge decided Thursday, disappointing those who hoped the case would help get the forensic technique banished from the nation's courtrooms.

Egypt: Interior minister survives bomb attack

Posted: 05 Sep 2013 08:45 AM PDT

CAIRO (AP) — Egypt's interior minister escaped an assassination attempt Thursday when a suspected car bomb struck his convoy in a Cairo neighborhood, in the first attack on a senior government official since the country's Islamist president was toppled in a coup two months ago.

Yahoo unveils new logo

Posted: 05 Sep 2013 09:44 AM PDT

SUNNYVALE, Calif. (AP) — Yahoo has refreshed its logo for the first time since shortly after the Internet company's founding 18 years ago.

National Zoo: 2-week-old panda cub is female

Posted: 05 Sep 2013 09:56 AM PDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — It's a girl!

Syrian rebels fight army near Christian village

Posted: 05 Sep 2013 08:31 AM PDT

BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian government troops battled al-Qaida-linked rebels over a regime-held Christian village in western Syria for the second day Thursday, as world leaders gathered in Russia for an economic summit expected to be overshadowed by the prospect of U.S.-led strikes against the Damascus regime.

Studies take early look at health law's premiums

Posted: 04 Sep 2013 09:09 PM PDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Coverage under President Barack Obama's health care law won't be cheap, but cost-conscious consumers hunting for lower premiums will have plenty of options, according to two independent private studies.

Divided vote foreshadows Obama challenge on Syria

Posted: 05 Sep 2013 08:27 AM PDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — A Senate panel's deep divide over giving President Barack Obama the authority to use U.S. military force against Syria underscores the commander in chief's challenge in persuading skeptical lawmakers and wary allies to back greater intervention in an intractable civil war.

Concussions in forefront as NFL season opens

Posted: 05 Sep 2013 12:12 AM PDT

The NFL is accused of hiding what it knew about players' head injuries. The players' union is getting second-guessed for not taking safety more seriously. And another judge is getting familiar with all the legal arguments.

Scarlett Johansson engaged to Frenchman

Posted: 05 Sep 2013 05:12 AM PDT

PARIS (AP) — Apparently love didn't get lost in translation for Scarlett Johansson, who is engaged to a Frenchman and onetime journalist.

Egypt:probe point to a car bomb behind attack

Posted: 05 Sep 2013 07:57 AM PDT

CAIRO (AP) — Egypt security officials say that initial investigations show a car bomb was used in an attack that targeted the convoy of the interior minister.

College students looking for love—here are seven apps for that

Posted: 03 Sep 2013 12:15 PM PDT

Traditional dating sites like Match.com and eHarmony have always been a hard sell on college campuses, where the incredible density of young single people all living in the same buildings makes turning to the Internet to find love seem unnecessary and old-fashioned.

Cleveland kidnapper-rapist lacked victims' strength, says relative

Posted: 05 Sep 2013 07:24 AM PDT

CLEVELAND (AP) — A victim's relative says Ariel Castro's suicide shows he was not a strong person like the three women he held captive in his home for a decade.

U.S. planned layoffs jump in August, report says

Posted: 05 Sep 2013 04:53 AM PDT

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The number of planned layoffs at U.S. firms surged in August to their highest in half a year, with industrial goods manufacturers the hardest hit, a report on Thursday showed. Employers announced 50,462 layoffs last month, up 33.8 percent from 37,701 in July, according to the report from consultants Challenger, Gray & Christmas, Inc. The August job cuts were up 57 percent from the same time a year ago. For 2013 so far, employers have announced 347,095 job losses, close to the 352,185 that were seen in the first eight months of last year. ...

Iran will support Syria 'to the end,' says military chief

Posted: 05 Sep 2013 03:19 AM PDT

Iran will support Syria "until the end" in the face of possible US-led military strikes, the chief of Iran's elite Quds Force unit was quoted Thursday by the media as saying.

College students: Media-savvy or scatterbrained procrastinators?

Posted: 04 Sep 2013 11:44 AM PDT

Sean, a history major and a senior at Suffolk University in Boston, opens his laptop with the best of intentions — to do his coursework. But before he knows what's happened, a dozen browser tabs are open and hours have slipped by.

Obama 'to raise Wallenberg fate with Russia'

Posted: 05 Sep 2013 02:54 AM PDT

The Swedish Holocaust hero went missing while in Soviet custody after 1945.

Ohio reviewing Ariel Castro's prison cell suicide

Posted: 05 Sep 2013 08:07 AM PDT

CLEVELAND (AP) — Ohio's prison system is reviewing how Cleveland kidnapper Ariel Castro — perhaps the most notorious figure behind bars in the state — managed to hang himself with a bedsheet while in protective custody.

Teen dead, more hurt in Texas high school stabbing

Posted: 04 Sep 2013 08:34 PM PDT

SPRING, Texas (AP) — A fight inside a Houston-area high school escalated into a series of stabbings Wednesday that left a 17-year-old student dead and three others wounded, sheriff's officials said.