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• Facebook aims to get the world online
• Obama not in favor of changing pot laws… 'at this point'
• Nixon tapes span Watergate, Soviet summit
• Brother testifies for defense in Afghan massacre
• New tremors in Egypt crisis: Mubarak ordered freed
• Tape: Reagan supports Nixon after Watergate speech
• Reported Syria attack tests US hope to avoid war
• Wildfire burns out of control near Yosemite
• ACT: Third of high school grads not college ready
• Okla. schools on alert after murder of Australian athlete
• Dempsey: Syrian rebels wouldn't back US interests
• U.S. calls for probe of alleged gas attack
• US soldier faces villagers at massacre sentencing
• Family of Calif. kidnap suspect wants paternity test on victim
• AP PHOTOS: Manning's trial depictions complex
• Bradley Manning sentenced to 35 years for leaking secrets
• Ft. Hood suspect offers no defense, rests case
• Facebook aims to get more people online
• Did the GOP just lose its 'evil genius'?
• School shooting suspect said he was off medication
• UN team in Syria wants to probe gas attack claim
• Syrian activists: 100 dead in alleged gas attack
• Syria's gas attack: 'Many of the casualties are women and children'
• Arab League chief asks UN to look into report of Syria gas attack
• Egyptian authorities arrest 2 Islamist figures

Facebook aims to get the world online Posted: 21 Aug 2013 01:03 PM PDT NEW YORK (AP) — Food, water and the Internet?

Obama not in favor of changing pot laws… 'at this point' Posted: 21 Aug 2013 12:35 PM PDT Legalization activists hope "former marijuana aficionado" president will "evolve."

Nixon tapes span Watergate, Soviet summit Posted: 21 Aug 2013 12:35 PM PDT YORBA LINDA, Calif. (AP) — In the hours after President Richard Nixon delivered a public Watergate address as scandal exploded, two future presidents called him to express their private support, according to audio recordings released Wednesday.

Brother testifies for defense in Afghan massacre Posted: 21 Aug 2013 12:03 PM PDT JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. (AP) — An older brother of the U.S. soldier who massacred 16 Afghan civilians last year is telling a military jury about what his sibling was like as a youth.

New tremors in Egypt crisis: Mubarak ordered freed Posted: 21 Aug 2013 12:03 PM PDT CAIRO (AP) — A court ordered the release of Hosni Mubarak and prosecutors said they're unlikely to appeal, raising the possibility Egypt's deposed autocrat could walk free after more than two years in detention.

Tape: Reagan supports Nixon after Watergate speech Posted: 21 Aug 2013 11:31 AM PDT YORBA LINDA, Calif. (AP) — The final installment of secret recordings from President Richard Nixon's White House captures future president Ronald Reagan calling to offer support after Nixon delivered a public address on Watergate.

Reported Syria attack tests US hope to avoid war Posted: 21 Aug 2013 11:15 AM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration searched for answers Wednesday about a reported chemical weapons attack in Syria that would mark the most flagrant violation yet of the U.S. "red line" for potential military action. But the possibility of intervention seemed ever smaller after America's top general offered a starkly pessimistic assessment of options.

Wildfire burns out of control near Yosemite Posted: 21 Aug 2013 11:01 AM PDT FRESNO, Calif. (AP) — An out-of-control wildfire threatening more than 2,000 structures near Yosemite National Park is one of more than 50 active, large blazes dotting the western U.S.

ACT: Third of high school grads not college ready Posted: 21 Aug 2013 11:01 AM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — 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 data the testing company released Wednesday.

Okla. schools on alert after murder of Australian athlete Posted: 21 Aug 2013 10:29 AM PDT By Heide Brandes OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) - Public schools in Duncan, Oklahoma, are on heightened security alert on Wednesday, one day after charges were filed against three teenagers in what police said may have been the thrill killing of an Australian university student. Duncan High School, located in a town of 24,000 about 80 miles south of Oklahoma City, was informed by police of anonymous threats on Tuesday night, according to schools superintendent Sherry Labyer in a message posted on the schools' website. ...

Dempsey: Syrian rebels wouldn't back US interests Posted: 21 Aug 2013 09:59 AM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration is opposed to even limited U.S. military intervention in Syria because it believes rebels fighting the Assad regime wouldn't support American interests if they were to seize power right now, according to the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

U.S. calls for probe of alleged gas attack Posted: 21 Aug 2013 09:43 AM PDT Syrian activists claim as many as 1,300 people are dead.

US soldier faces villagers at massacre sentencing Posted: 21 Aug 2013 09:28 AM PDT JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. (AP) — Two Afghan villagers who traveled about 7,000 miles to testify against a U.S. soldier who massacred their relatives say they wanted more time to address the court.

Family of Calif. kidnap suspect wants paternity test on victim Posted: 21 Aug 2013 08:57 AM PDT SAN DIEGO (AP) — A spokesman for the family of a man suspected of kidnapping a 16-year-old Southern California girl and killing her mother and brother wants DNA samples to determine if the suspect fathered the children.

AP PHOTOS: Manning's trial depictions complex Posted: 21 Aug 2013 08:42 AM PDT Activists raise cutouts of Army Pfc. Bradley Manning's smiling portrait during a demonstration in Washington. The soldier, barely 5 feet tall, appears even more diminutive exiting a courthouse with heavy security presence around him. Manning poses wearing a wig and lipstick in a photo he emailed his military therapist along with descriptions of his issues with gender identity.

Bradley Manning sentenced to 35 years for leaking secrets Posted: 21 Aug 2013 08:10 AM PDT The Army Private Was Accused of Leaking Thousands of Documents to WikiLeaks

Ft. Hood suspect offers no defense, rests case Posted: 21 Aug 2013 07:41 AM PDT FORT HOOD, Texas (AP) — The soldier on trial for the 2009 shooting rampage at Fort Hood rested his case Wednesday without calling any witnesses or testifying in his own defense.

Facebook aims to get more people online Posted: 21 Aug 2013 07:25 AM PDT NEW YORK (AP) — Facebook wants to get more of the world's more than 7 billion people — all of them, actually — online through a partnership with some of the world's largest mobile technology companies.

Did the GOP just lose its 'evil genius'? Posted: 21 Aug 2013 07:25 AM PDT The Fine Print In the 11th hour negotiations on Capitol Hill, away from the glare of the media and behind closed doors, there are high-level Congressional staffers working to close the deal.  In many of the nation's biggest legislative crises in recent memory, Rohit Kumar has been at the table.   As the chief negotiator [...]

School shooting suspect said he was off medication Posted: 21 Aug 2013 05:37 AM PDT DECATUR, Ga. (AP) — Two people who encountered a gunman accused of opening fire inside a suburban Atlanta school say he told them was off his medication, though a motive remains unknown.

UN team in Syria wants to probe gas attack claim Posted: 21 Aug 2013 04:49 AM PDT BEIRUT (AP) — The chief of a U.N. inspectors' team visiting Syria says he wants to look into claims from this morning of an alleged chemical weapons attack near Damascus.

Syrian activists: 100 dead in alleged gas attack Posted: 21 Aug 2013 04:34 AM PDT BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian opposition groups say at least 100 people have been killed during a fierce government offensive near Damascus, attacks in which some activists say regime troops used "poisonous gas."

Syria's gas attack: 'Many of the casualties are women and children' Posted: 21 Aug 2013 04:34 AM PDT Activists said more than 200 people died, but the attack hasn't been confirmed.

Arab League chief asks UN to look into report of Syria gas attack Posted: 21 Aug 2013 03:48 AM PDT Activists say the attacked killed more than 200 people.

Egyptian authorities arrest 2 Islamist figures Posted: 21 Aug 2013 03:48 AM PDT CAIRO (AP) — Egyptian authorities on Wednesday arrested two more Islamist figures: a top ally of the Muslim Brotherhood as he reportedly tried to flee to neighboring Libya disguised as a woman, and a spokesman for the Islamist group on his way to catch a flight out of the country.

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