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Air strike fears spread in Syria

Thousands flee country; Israel braces for possibility of retaliation

DATE: Aug 27, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Russia warns of Mideast suffering if U.S. strikes Syria

As U.S. ships and British warplanes neared the shores of its last remaining ally in the Middle East, Russia warned again Tuesday that any military intervention in Syria would have “catastrop...

DATE: Aug 27, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Obama taps former aides for intel review panel

WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama on Tuesday named the members of a new intelligence review panel aimed at boosting public confidence in U.S. surveillance programs, tapping a group of form...

DATE: Aug 27, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Main U.S. targets in Syria are military sites

WASHINGTON – The expected U.S. missile strike against Syria will be aimed at forces linked to chemical weapons as well as broader military targets, according to military officials and defens...

DATE: Aug 27, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Egypt Brotherhood leader denies ‘terrorism’ claim

CAIRO – A fugitive leader of Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood has denied accusations his group is committing acts of “terrorism” following the coup that toppled the country’s president. ...

DATE: Aug 27, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Labor rules to boost employment for vets, disabled

WASHINGTON – Veterans and disabled workers who often struggle to find work could have an easier time landing a job under new federal regulations. The rules, announced Tuesday by t...

DATE: Aug 27, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Already questions about endgame in Syria

WASHINGTON – Questions are already swirling about the endgame as the Obama administration prepares for a likely strike against Syria as punishment for chemical weapons attacks in its civil w...

DATE: Aug 27, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

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Fort Hood gunman rests case in penalty phase FORT HOOD, Texas – The Army psychiatrist who killed 13 people at Fort Hood decided not to call witnesses or testify Tuesday during his...

DATE: Aug 27, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Fort Hood gunman won’t talk before sentencing

FORT HOOD, Texas – The Army psychiatrist who killed 13 people at Fort Hood decided not to address jurors on Tuesday, foregoing his last chance to plead for his life before the jury begins de...

DATE: Aug 27, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Obama credits success to MLK

WASHINGTON – Barack Obama was 2 years old and growing up in Hawaii when Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his “I Have a Dream” speech from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. Fifty years late...

DATE: Aug 27, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

U.S., allies readying case to attack Syria

WASHINGTON – The Obama administration tried to bolster its case Tuesday for possible military action against Syria within days, with intelligence agencies preparing to release intercepted co...

DATE: Aug 27, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Manning lawyer gives more details on gender change

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Army Pvt. Chelsea Manning, who was previously known as Bradley Manning, decided to announce that she wanted to live as a woman the day after sentencing because a military...

DATE: Aug 26, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World