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Britain begins probe of Snowden leaks LONDON – Britain has launched a criminal investigation into Edward Snowden’s leak of classified material to The Guardian newspaper and is ...

DATE: Aug 22, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Syrian blames rebels for attack

DAMASCUS, Syria – Syria’s deputy prime minister told The Associated Press that foreign fighters and their international backers are to blame for a purported chemical weapons attack near Dama...

DATE: Aug 22, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Future leaders called Nixon, new tapes show

YORBA LINDA, Calif. – President Richard Nixon had just delivered his first major national address on the Watergate scandal that would ultimately cost him the White House when the calls of s...

DATE: Aug 22, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Few graduates ready for college, ACT says

WASHINGTON – Almost a third of this year’s high school graduates who took the ACT tests are not prepared for college-level writing, biology, algebra or social science classes, according to d...

DATE: Aug 22, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Mubarak taken to military hospital after prison release

CAIRO – Egypt’s ousted leader Hosni Mubarak was released from prison Thursday and transported to a military hospital in a Cairo suburb where he will be held under house arrest, according to ...

DATE: Aug 22, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

No closing argument from Fort Hood rampage suspect

FORT HOOD, Texas – The Army psychiatrist on trial for the 2009 shooting rampage at Fort Hood passed on his final chance to address jurors on Thursday, even after prosecutors insisted he carr...

DATE: Aug 22, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Tentative deal in San Diego mayor harassment suit

SAN DIEGO – Embattled San Diego Mayor Bob Filner on Wednesday reached a tentative deal involving a sexual harassment lawsuit filed against him and the city. City Attorney Jan Gold...

DATE: Aug 21, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Uneasy partners Japan, South Korea join US air drills

WASHINGTON – Japan and South Korea’s unprecedented joint participation in air force exercises over Alaska shows that America’s two staunchest Asian allies are willing to cooperate on securit...

DATE: Aug 21, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Railroads seek to install cameras to watch crews

OMAHA, Neb. – At least two major U.S. freight railroads are seeking to install cameras in their locomotives to make sure crews are following rules and avoiding cellphone use. Uni...

DATE: Aug 21, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Water leaks may become new Japan nuclear disaster

TOKYO – Japan’s nuclear watchdog said a leak of highly radioactive water at the crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant could be the beginning of a new disaster – a series of leaks of contami...

DATE: Aug 21, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Manning case unlikely to affect other leak probes

McLEAN, Va. – Prosecutors sought a lengthy prison term for Army Pfc. Bradley Manning to create a deterrent for other soldiers who might consider following in his footsteps. But ...

DATE: Aug 21, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

NSA releases court opinions

WASHINGTON – The National Security Agency declassified three secret court opinions Wednesday showing how in one of its surveillance programs it scooped up as many as 56,000 emails and other ...

DATE: Aug 21, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

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