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• Zimmerman will ask Fla. to pay some bills
• Obama holds Martin Luther King as personal hero
• US signals readiness to strike Syria if ordered
• Latinos inspired by 1963 march to push for rights
• France 'ready to punish' Syria over gas attack
• Arab League accuses Syria of chemical attack
• Facebook: Governments demanded data on 38K users
• Hagel: US forces ready to strike Syria if ordered
• Report: Underage tobacco sales at record lows
• Robinson pays tribute to Motown's chief of charm
• Britain recalls Parliament to discuss Syria
• Williams sisters start US Open with lopsided wins
• Manning lawyer gives more details on gender change
• Wildfire closing in on SF Bay area's water source
• 21 measles cases linked to megachurch in Texas
• Obama talks with Australia's Rudd about Syria situation
• Wildfire spreads toward Bay Area water supply
• $2M bail set in death of WWII veteran
• Ohio couple married 65 years die 11 hours apart
• Mets ace Harvey has torn ligament in elbow
• Conservative group presses McConnell on health law
• Emotional testimony as jury weighs Hasan's fate
• Bust to boom: Can strippers save Atlantic City?
• Treasury secretary says U.S. to hit debt ceiling in mid-October
• First woman member of the NYSE Siebert dies at 84

Zimmerman will ask Fla. to pay some bills Posted: 27 Aug 2013 01:22 PM PDT ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — George Zimmerman's attorney is going to ask the state of Florida to pay for some of his client's non-lawyer legal bills.

Obama holds Martin Luther King as personal hero Posted: 27 Aug 2013 12:30 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — 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 later, the nation's first black president will stand as the most high-profile example of the racial progress King espoused, delivering remarks Wednesday at a nationwide commemoration of the 1963 demonstration for jobs, economic justice and racial equality.

US signals readiness to strike Syria if ordered Posted: 27 Aug 2013 12:13 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. military forces stand ready to strike Syria at once if President Barack Obama gives the order, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said Tuesday as the United States prepared to declare formally that chemical weapons had been used in the Syrian civil war.

Latinos inspired by 1963 march to push for rights Posted: 27 Aug 2013 11:42 AM PDT ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — As thousands of marchers made their way to the nation's capital in August 1963 for what was officially billed as the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, Maria Varela stayed put in the Deep South with no plans to participate.

France 'ready to punish' Syria over gas attack Posted: 27 Aug 2013 09:09 AM PDT PARIS (AP) — French President Hollande says France is prepared to take action against those responsible for gassing people in Syria.

Arab League accuses Syria of chemical attack Posted: 27 Aug 2013 09:09 AM PDT CAIRO (AP) — The Arab League has blamed the Syrian government for last week's alleged chemical weapons attack near Damascus that killed hundreds, calling for the perpetrators to be brought to justice.

Facebook: Governments demanded data on 38K users Posted: 27 Aug 2013 07:01 AM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — Government agents in 74 countries demanded information on about 38,000 Facebook users in the first half of this year, with about half the orders coming from authorities in the United States, the company said Tuesday.

Hagel: US forces ready to strike Syria if ordered Posted: 27 Aug 2013 06:49 AM PDT BANDER SERI BEGAWAN, Brunei (AP) — U.S. forces are now ready to act on any order by President Barack Obama to strike Syria, U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said Tuesday.

Report: Underage tobacco sales at record lows Posted: 27 Aug 2013 06:21 AM PDT RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — New statistics show that the sale of tobacco to minors in the U.S. were held near all-time lows last year under a federal-state inspection program intended to curb underage usage.

Robinson pays tribute to Motown's chief of charm Posted: 27 Aug 2013 06:21 AM PDT DETROIT (AP) — She didn't sing a note or write a lick of a lyric, but Smokey Robinson contends that Maxine Powell was as essential to Motown Records' operation as the legendary label's songwriters, producers and musicians.

Britain recalls Parliament to discuss Syria Posted: 27 Aug 2013 05:11 AM PDT LONDON (AP) — Prime Minister David Cameron has recalled Parliament for an urgent discussion on a possible military response to the alleged chemical attack in Syria.

Williams sisters start US Open with lopsided wins Posted: 27 Aug 2013 01:59 AM PDT NEW YORK (AP) — A decade or so ago, Serena and Venus Williams ruled tennis together, swapping the No. 1 ranking and meeting in Grand Slam final after Grand Slam final.

Manning lawyer gives more details on gender change Posted: 26 Aug 2013 06:39 PM PDT PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — 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 prison said publicly it would not provide hormone treatment, her attorney said Monday.

Wildfire closing in on SF Bay area's water source Posted: 26 Aug 2013 06:23 PM PDT TUOLUMNE CITY, Calif. (AP) — A raging wildfire in Yosemite National Park rained ash on the reservoir that is the chief source of San Francisco's famously pure drinking water, and utility officials Monday scrambled to send more water toward the metropolitan area before it becomes tainted.

21 measles cases linked to megachurch in Texas Posted: 26 Aug 2013 06:07 PM PDT DALLAS (AP) — A Texas megachurch linked to at least 21 measles cases has been trying to contain the outbreak by hosting vaccination clinics, officials said Monday.

Obama talks with Australia's Rudd about Syria situation Posted: 26 Aug 2013 05:52 PM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama spoke with Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd about possible international responses to the Syrian situation while his national security adviser discussed Syria and security with Israeli officials, the White House said on Monday. In a call with Rudd, "the two leaders expressed their grave concern about the reported use of chemical weapons by the Syrian regime against civilians near Damascus on Wednesday," the White House said in a statement. They "discussed possible responses by the international community," it said. ...

Wildfire spreads toward Bay Area water supply Posted: 26 Aug 2013 05:37 PM PDT The blaze nears a Yosemite Valley and the Hetch Hetchy Reservoir.

$2M bail set in death of WWII veteran Posted: 26 Aug 2013 04:49 PM PDT SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — A 16-year-old Spokane boy was ordered held on $2 million bail Monday and will be tried as an adult in connection with last week's beating death of an 88-year-old World War II veteran. A second teen was arrested in the case early Monday morning.

Ohio couple married 65 years die 11 hours apart Posted: 26 Aug 2013 04:19 PM PDT DAYTON, Ohio (AP) — Relatives of an Ohio couple who died at a nursing home 11 hours apart on the same day said their love story's ending reflects their devotion over 65 years of marriage.

Mets ace Harvey has torn ligament in elbow Posted: 26 Aug 2013 03:33 PM PDT NEW YORK (AP) — Matt Harvey has a partially torn ligament in his right elbow, a potentially devastating injury for the pitcher that had given the foundering New York Mets reason to be hopeful about its future.

Conservative group presses McConnell on health law Posted: 26 Aug 2013 03:33 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — A conservative group is launching a radio ad challenging Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell to oppose any money for President Barack Obama's health care law even if it means triggering a government shutdown.

Emotional testimony as jury weighs Hasan's fate Posted: 26 Aug 2013 03:01 PM PDT FORT HOOD, Texas (AP) — A soldier left for dead after being shot in the head. A widow whose two sons won't have their father to take them fishing or teach them how to be gentlemen. A grieving father who includes himself and his unborn grandson in the death toll of the 2009 shooting rampage at Fort Hood.

Bust to boom: Can strippers save Atlantic City? Posted: 26 Aug 2013 02:46 PM PDT ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — What if, after seven years of plunging casino revenues and fleeing customers, Atlantic City's real problem was this: People are wearing too much clothing?

Treasury secretary says U.S. to hit debt ceiling in mid-October Posted: 26 Aug 2013 01:59 PM PDT The US will hit its statutory debt ceiling in mid-October, making it hard for the government to meet all of its obligations after that, Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew said Monday.

First woman member of the NYSE Siebert dies at 84 Posted: 26 Aug 2013 01:29 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 84.

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