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• Kerry: Chemical arms use a 'moral obscenity'
• Obama awards Medal of Honor to Afghan war veteran
• SF filling reservoirs in as fire approaches supply
• Is Coke's 127-year-old recipe the same? Not quite
• Fort Hood jury hears from soldier shot in head
• Reports: India's Sonia Gandhi stable in hospital
• US Open caps a fickle 2013 tennis season
• Egyptian Islamist groups seek truce with army
• Guards help escort Chicago kids to new schools
• Syria conflict pits Russia against West
• Crews make progress against Yosemite-area fire
• Chicago stands watch as kids return to school
• Porn production at standstill after actress tests positive for HIV
• Egyptian Islamist groups seek truce
• Palestinians call off round of talks after clash
• UN Syria team says vehicle shot at by snipers
• Miley Cyrus, Justin Timberlake own the MTV VMAs
• UN Syria team departs hotel as Assad denies attack
• Crews battle huge wildfire raging in Yosemite area
• Snowden got stuck in Russia after Cuba blocked entry: newspaper
• US Open caps a wacky 2013 tennis season
• Zurich begins experiment with drive-in 'sex boxes'
• U.N. experts in Syria as U.S. mulls action
• First woman member of the NYSE Siebert dies at 80
• Prosecutor urges 'severe' sentence for China's Bo

Kerry: Chemical arms use a 'moral obscenity' Posted: 26 Aug 2013 12:42 PM PDT He also accuses Syrian President Bashar Assad of destroying evidence.

Obama awards Medal of Honor to Afghan war veteran Posted: 26 Aug 2013 12:27 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama bestowed the Medal of Honor on Army Staff Sgt. Ty Carter on Monday, saluting the veteran of the war in Afghanistan as "the essence of true heroism."

SF filling reservoirs in as fire approaches supply Posted: 26 Aug 2013 11:56 AM PDT TUOLUMNE CITY, Calif. (AP) — San Francisco water authorities are scrambling to fill area reservoirs with water from their source in the Sierra Nevada before ash from a wildfire near Yosemite National Park taints supplies.

Is Coke's 127-year-old recipe the same? Not quite Posted: 26 Aug 2013 11:41 AM PDT ATLANTA (AP) — Coca-Cola keeps the recipe for its 127-year-old soda inside an imposing steel vault that's bathed in red security lights. Several cameras monitor the area to make sure the fizzy formula stays a secret.

Fort Hood jury hears from soldier shot in head Posted: 26 Aug 2013 11:25 AM PDT FORT HOOD, Texas (AP) — Jurors deciding whether to impose a rare military death sentence on the Army psychiatrist who fatally shot 13 people at Fort Hood in 2009 heard testimony Monday from victims and their families, including a soldier who was expected to die after being shot in the head.

Reports: India's Sonia Gandhi stable in hospital Posted: 26 Aug 2013 11:25 AM PDT NEW DELHI (AP) — News reports say Sonia Gandhi, India's most powerful politician and leader of the ruling Congress Party, is in stable condition after falling ill during a debate in Parliament.

US Open caps a fickle 2013 tennis season Posted: 26 Aug 2013 10:23 AM PDT NEW YORK (AP) — A surprise Wimbledon champion one day, a retired player providing TV commentary the next, nobody's been in touch with the fickle nature of tennis in 2013 better than Marion Bartoli.

Egyptian Islamist groups seek truce with army Posted: 26 Aug 2013 09:53 AM PDT CAIRO (AP) — Two former Egyptian militant groups have proposed a truce between the military and the ousted president's Muslim Brotherhood group, in a move that highlights the extent to which Islamists have been weakened by a massive security crackdown.

Guards help escort Chicago kids to new schools Posted: 26 Aug 2013 09:22 AM PDT CHICAGO (AP) — Busy, unfamiliar streets were made a bit friendlier Monday, the first day of school in Chicago, thanks to hundreds of newly hired safety guards. But some parents expressed doubt the effort would protect their children, who now must cross gang boundaries to get to their new classrooms after their old ones closed.

Syria conflict pits Russia against West Posted: 26 Aug 2013 09:06 AM PDT Moscow warns against intervention despite claims of chemical weapons use.

Crews make progress against Yosemite-area fire Posted: 26 Aug 2013 09:06 AM PDT TUOLUMNE CITY, Calif. (AP) — Officials say fire crews made progress overnight against a large wildfire threatening San Francisco's water supply, several towns near Yosemite National Park and historic giant sequoias.

Chicago stands watch as kids return to school Posted: 26 Aug 2013 08:19 AM PDT CHICAGO (AP) — Busy, unfamiliar streets were made a bit friendlier Monday, the first day of school in Chicago, thanks to hundreds of newly hired safety guards. But some parents expressed doubt the effort would protect their children, who now must cross gang boundaries to get to their new classrooms after their old ones closed.

Porn production at standstill after actress tests positive for HIV Posted: 26 Aug 2013 07:02 AM PDT It's a multibillion dollar industry, some estimate bigger than professional baseball, football and basketball combined. But now the adult entertainment industry is at a standstill because another performer has tested positive for the AIDS virus. Adult film actress Cameron Bay has worked in the industry since 2010, not even on a regular basis. But her [...]

Egyptian Islamist groups seek truce Posted: 26 Aug 2013 06:47 AM PDT CAIRO (AP) — Two of Egypt's former militant groups are offering an initiative to halt the country's political violence, in which supporters of the ousted Islamist president will stop street protests if the military-backed government stops its crackdown on them, the groups' leaders said Monday.

Palestinians call off round of talks after clash Posted: 26 Aug 2013 06:31 AM PDT QALANDIA REFUGEE CAMP, West Bank (AP) — Palestinian negotiators called off a planned round of peace talks Monday after Israeli soldiers killed three protesters during clashes following an arrest raid in the West Bank, officials said.

UN Syria team says vehicle shot at by snipers Posted: 26 Aug 2013 06:22 AM PDT DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — A U.N. spokesman says a vehicle belonging to a team investigating the Syrian regime's alleged use of chemical weapons has been "deliberately shot at multiple times" by unidentified snipers in Damascus.

Miley Cyrus, Justin Timberlake own the MTV VMAs Posted: 26 Aug 2013 05:44 AM PDT NEW YORK (AP) — It may not be a good thing for her, but Miley Cyrus had the most memorable moment at the MTV Video Music Awards.

UN Syria team departs hotel as Assad denies attack Posted: 26 Aug 2013 04:59 AM PDT DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — A U.N. team tasked with investigating the Syrian regime's alleged use of chemical weapons near the capital Damascus last week left their hotel Monday, as world leaders suggested that an international response to the attack that is reported to have left hundreds dead was likely.

Crews battle huge wildfire raging in Yosemite area Posted: 26 Aug 2013 01:25 AM PDT TUOLUMNE CITY, Calif. (AP) — Hundreds of firefighters were digging trenches, clearing brush and starting back blazes to keep a wildfire raging north of Yosemite National Park out of several mountain hamlets.

Snowden got stuck in Russia after Cuba blocked entry: newspaper Posted: 26 Aug 2013 12:55 AM PDT MOSCOW (Reuters) - Former U.S. spy agency contractor Edward Snowden got stuck in the transit zone of a Moscow airport because Havana said it would not let him fly from Russia to Cuba, a Russian newspaper reported on Monday. Snowden, who is wanted in the United States for leaking details of U.S. government surveillance programs, had planned to fly to Havana from Moscow's Sheremetyevo airport a day after arriving from Hong Kong on June 23. ...

US Open caps a wacky 2013 tennis season Posted: 26 Aug 2013 12:39 AM PDT NEW YORK (AP) — A surprise Wimbledon champion one day, a retired player providing TV commentary the next, nobody's been in touch with the fickle nature of tennis in 2013 better than Marion Bartoli.

Zurich begins experiment with drive-in 'sex boxes' Posted: 26 Aug 2013 12:24 AM PDT ZURICH (AP) — No car, no sex.

U.N. experts in Syria as U.S. mulls action Posted: 26 Aug 2013 12:23 AM PDT A U.N. team is due to inspect the site of an alleged chemical weapons attack.

First woman member of the NYSE Siebert dies at 80 Posted: 25 Aug 2013 09:18 PM PDT NEW YORK (AP) — Muriel "Mickie" Siebert, who started as a trainee on Wall Street and became the first woman to own a seat on the New York Stock Exchange, has died of complications of cancer at age 80.

Prosecutor urges 'severe' sentence for China's Bo Posted: 25 Aug 2013 09:18 PM PDT JINAN, China (AP) — A prosecutor urged a Chinese court Monday to punish disgraced politician Bo Xilai with a severe sentence because of his lack of remorse over alleged corruption and abuse of power, in a trial that has offered a glimpse into the shady inner workings of China's elite.

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