| 12 killed in Washington Navy Yard shooting Posted: 16 Sep 2013 01:01 PM PDT  WASHINGTON (AP) — As many as two gunmen launched an attack Monday morning inside the Washington Navy Yard, spraying gunfire on office workers in the cafeteria and in the hallways at the heavily secured military installation in the heart of the nation's capital, authorities said. At least 12 people were killed.
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| Hearing delayed for NC cop charged with shooting Posted: 16 Sep 2013 12:27 PM PDT  CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — A hearing has been delayed for the North Carolina police officer charged with shooting an unarmed man seeking help after a car wreck.
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| Police: One man sought in Navy shooting identified, not a suspect Posted: 16 Sep 2013 12:11 PM PDT  WASHINGTON (AP) — Police say a man in a tan, military-style outfit who had been sought in connection with the shooting rampage at the Washington Navy Yard has been identified and is not a suspect or a person of interest in the slayings.
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| DC police chief: 12 dead in Navy Yard shootings Posted: 16 Sep 2013 11:49 AM PDT  WASHINGTON (AP) — Police say at least 12 people have died in the shootings at the Washington Navy Yard.
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| Chemical weapons and eradication efforts worldwide Posted: 16 Sep 2013 11:28 AM PDT  THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — U.N. inspectors have confirmed they found "clear and convincing evidence" of a sarin nerve gas attack in Syria last month, adding urgency to moves to neutralize the country's stock of chemical weapons. Only seven countries worldwide have formally admitted stockpiling chemical weapons and all are in the process of destroying them or have completed destruction.
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| U.S., allies press for deadlines on Syria weapons deal Posted: 16 Sep 2013 11:05 AM PDT  By Warren Strobel and Alexander Dziadosz PARIS/BEIRUT (Reuters) - The United States, France and Britain warned President Bashar al-Assad on Monday that there would be consequences if he fails to stick to a deal under which Syria must give up its chemical weapons, and U.N. experts confirmed sarin gas was used in the August 21 attack in Damascus. Russia, which negotiated the deal with the United States, cautioned against imposing tough penalties on the Syrian leader, who is Moscow's close ally. ...
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| Death toll from Colorado flooding rises to seven Posted: 16 Sep 2013 10:32 AM PDT  DENVER (Reuters) - The confirmed death toll from flooding triggered by a week of torrential downpours along the eastern slopes of the Rockies in Colorado rose to seven on Monday, according to a spokeswoman for the Boulder County Office of Emergency Management. The spokeswoman, Liz Donaghey, said the latest tally of confirmed dead was transmitted to county officials from the Federal Emergency Management Agency. It was not immediately clear whether the count of seven dead includes two women reported missing and presumed dead by Larimer County officials since Sunday. ...
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| Obama warns GOP against creating 'economic chaos' Posted: 16 Sep 2013 10:14 AM PDT  WASHINGTON (AP) — In a blistering warning to congressional Republicans, President Barack Obama said it would be the "height of irresponsibility" for lawmakers to cause another economic crisis just five years after the collapse of the nation's financial system.
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| Obama touts economy while marking Lehman fall Posted: 16 Sep 2013 09:58 AM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama says the nation's financial system is 'safer' five years after the collapse of a Wall Street giant plunged the nation deeper into a recession. |
| New Egyptian petition: Run, General, run Posted: 16 Sep 2013 09:28 AM PDT  CAIRO (AP) — A group of Egyptian professionals, lawyers and ex-army officers on Monday launched a campaign to collect signatures urging the country's military chief to run for president, just two months after he ousted the first elected leader.
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| D.C. officials: At least 1 shooter dead Posted: 16 Sep 2013 09:11 AM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — Officials say at least one shooter has died at the Washington Navy Yard, where several people were killed and as many as 10 were wounded. |
| Officials: 2nd shooter possible at Navy Yard Posted: 16 Sep 2013 08:39 AM PDT  WASHINGTON (AP) — Two officials say police are looking into the possibility of a second shooter at the Washington Navy Yard where several people were killed.
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| 'GTA' creator Rockstar thrives by breaking the law Posted: 16 Sep 2013 08:24 AM PDT  Rockstar Games doesn't play by the rules.
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| Bill Thompson to drop out of NYC mayoral race Posted: 16 Sep 2013 07:52 AM PDT  The former city comptroller is reportedly dropping his bid to become mayor and throwing his support behind Bill de Blasio, who won roughly 40 percent of the Democratic primary vote last Tuesday.
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| NYC mayoral candidate Thompson to concede to de Blasio Posted: 16 Sep 2013 07:20 AM PDT NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York City mayoral candidate Bill Thompson, who placed second in the Democratic primary, will concede to top vote-getter Bill de Blasio and avert a runoff, local media reported on Monday. Thompson planned to make an announcement later on Monday morning, according to New York's Daily News and NY1 television. The winner of the Democratic nomination will face off against Republican Joe Lhota in the race to succeed Mayor Michael Bloomberg, who leaves office at the end of the year after three terms. (Editing by Ellen Wulfhorst; Editing by Paul Thomasch) |
| U.N. report photo shows confirmation of sarin in Syria attack Posted: 16 Sep 2013 07:03 AM PDT  UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - A U.N. photograph of chief U.N. chemical weapons investigator Ake Sellstrom handing over his report on an August 21 gas attack on Damascus suburbs shows that the report confirms use of the deadly nerve agent sarin. The photo released by the United Nations shows Sellstrom giving the report, which will be officially released later on Monday, to U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon. By zooming in on the photo it can be seen that it says projectiles containing "the nerve agent sarin were used." (Reporting by Louis Charbonneau; Editing by Vicki Allen)
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| Shots fired at Washington Navy Yard Posted: 16 Sep 2013 06:30 AM PDT  At least one person is injured in the incident at Naval Sea Systems Command HQ.
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| Fed likely to slow bond buys despite tepid economy Posted: 16 Sep 2013 06:13 AM PDT  WASHINGTON (AP) — Hiring is soft. Pay is barely up. Consumers are cautious. Economic growth has yet to pick up.
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| 2 Syria fronts: Chemical arms, rebel conference Posted: 16 Sep 2013 05:41 AM PDT  PARIS (AP) — The U.S. and its closest allies laid out a two-pronged approach in Syria on Monday, calling for enforceable U.N. benchmarks for eradicating the country's chemical weapons program and an international conference bolstering the moderate opposition.
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| US seeks wide support for Syria arms deal Posted: 16 Sep 2013 04:54 AM PDT  PARIS (AP) — Secretary of State John Kerry on Monday briefed some of the United States' closest allies on a broad agreement to end Syria's chemical weapons program, pressing for broad support for the plan that averted U.S. military strikes.
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| Trailer fire in Ohio kills 6 while mom is at work Posted: 16 Sep 2013 04:38 AM PDT  TIFFIN, Ohio (AP) — A friend says the mother of five young children killed in an Ohio mobile home fire identified them and kissed them goodbye.
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| Shipwrecked Concordia wrested off reef Posted: 16 Sep 2013 04:22 AM PDT  GIGLIO ISLAND, Italy (AP) — Engineers say they have succeeded in wresting the hull of the shipwrecked Concordia from an Italian reef where it has been embedded since it capsized in January 2012.
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| Surf dip on tap in NJ for new Miss America Posted: 16 Sep 2013 03:34 AM PDT  ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — The new Miss America will start the first day of her reign the same way most of her predecessors did — with a frolic in the Atlantic City surf.
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| Japan tells 300,000 homes to evacuate as typhoon hits Posted: 16 Sep 2013 02:47 AM PDT  Typhoon Man-yi hit central Japan Monday, with almost 300,000 households told to evacuate and fears the storm could go on to hit the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant.
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| Operation to raise capsized cruise ship underway Posted: 16 Sep 2013 01:26 AM PDT  GIGLIO ISLAND, Italy (AP) — A complex system of pulleys and counterweights on Monday began pulling upright the Costa Concordia cruise ship from its side on a Tuscan reef where it capsized in 2012, an anxiously awaited operation of a kind that has never been attempted on such a huge liner.
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