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• McCain: Vote against Syria strike would be 'catastrophic'
• Iraq promises probe into Iranian exile killings
• Sandy's 'freaky' path may be less likely in future
• Obama tries persuading the skeptical on Syria
• With eye on Iran, Israelis seek US action in Syria
• Verizon buying Vodafone's wireless stake for $130B
• Nyad 1st to swim to Florida from Cuba without cage
• Born Digital: College today is almost nothing like the past
• Cops have leads in killing of NYC tot in stroller
• Anti-al-Qaida leader escapes assassination in Iraq
• Verizon agrees to stake from Vodafone for $130B
• Police: Some leads in fatal shooting of NYC boy, 1
• US swimmer close to end of Cuba-Florida trip
• US swimmer 2 miles from end of Cuba-Florida trip
• Sweden won't raise online spying when Obama visits
• UN: 5 million displaced inside Syria
• South Africa welcomes Mandela's return home
• US swimmer near end of Cuba to Florida attempt
• 'Don't be afraid': Final words from Seamus Heaney
• Boy, 1, shot to death in stroller on NYC street
• 1-year-old boy in NYC dies after shot in the head
• Militants attack US base on Afghan supply route
• Report: U.S. spied on Brazil, Mexico presidents
• UN: 7 million Syrians displaced by civil war
• Dominican raid of 'sect' compound under scrutiny

McCain: Vote against Syria strike would be 'catastrophic' Posted: 02 Sep 2013 01:15 PM PDT Senator McCain said inaction by Congress would undermine U.S. credibility.

Iraq promises probe into Iranian exile killings Posted: 02 Sep 2013 01:01 PM PDT BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq's prime minister ordered an investigation Monday into the slaying of half of the roughly 100 remaining residents at an Iranian dissident camp north of Baghdad, where a U.N. team got its first look at the aftermath of the large-scale bloodshed.

Sandy's 'freaky' path may be less likely in future Posted: 02 Sep 2013 12:45 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — Man-made global warming may further lessen the likelihood of the freak atmospheric steering currents that last year shoved Superstorm Sandy due west into New Jersey, a new study says.

Obama tries persuading the skeptical on Syria Posted: 02 Sep 2013 12:13 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama, working to persuade skeptical lawmakers to endorse a U.S. military intervention in civil war-wracked Syria, hosted two leading Capitol Hill foreign policy hawks for talks and directed his national security team to testify before Congress in a determined effort to sell his plan for limited missile strikes against Syrian President Bashar Assad's regime.

With eye on Iran, Israelis seek US action in Syria Posted: 02 Sep 2013 11:57 AM PDT JERUSALEM (AP) — Behind an official wall of silence, Israel is signaling it wants the U.S. to strike Syria sooner rather than later, fearing that continued inaction could hurt American credibility in the region.

Verizon buying Vodafone's wireless stake for $130B Posted: 02 Sep 2013 11:25 AM PDT NEW YORK (AP) — Verizon will own its wireless business outright after agreeing to a $130 billion deal to buy the 45 percent stake of Verizon Wireless owned by British cellphone carrier Vodafone.

Nyad 1st to swim to Florida from Cuba without cage Posted: 02 Sep 2013 11:09 AM PDT KEY WEST, Florida (AP) — Diana Nyad has become the first person to swim from Cuba to Florida without the help of a shark cage.

Born Digital: College today is almost nothing like the past Posted: 02 Sep 2013 10:53 AM PDT Bill Dameron started college in 1981. His mother, he remembers, dropped him at the curb of North Carolina's Greensboro College with just a sack of clothes and a clock radio.

Cops have leads in killing of NYC tot in stroller Posted: 02 Sep 2013 10:37 AM PDT NEW YORK (AP) — Investigators have some clues about the killing of a 1-year-old boy who was shot in his stroller while out with his father, who is believed to have been the intended target, Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly said Monday.

Anti-al-Qaida leader escapes assassination in Iraq Posted: 02 Sep 2013 10:21 AM PDT BAGHDAD (AP) — A prominent militia leader opposed to al-Qaida escaped an assassination attempt in Baghdad Monday that killed six of his body guards and one civilian and wounded eight people, authorities said. And Turkey's No. 2 diplomat in the country avoided injury when a roadside bomb blew up as he traveled in a convoy in the northern city of Mosul.

Verizon agrees to stake from Vodafone for $130B Posted: 02 Sep 2013 10:05 AM PDT NEW YORK (AP) — Verizon will own its wireless business outright after agreeing to a $130 billion deal to buy the 45 percent stake of Verizon Wireless owned by British cellphone carrier Vodafone.

Police: Some leads in fatal shooting of NYC boy, 1 Posted: 02 Sep 2013 09:49 AM PDT NEW YORK (AP) — New York City's police commissioner says investigators have some leads in the killing of a 1-year-old boy who was shot in his stroller while on a walk with his parents.

US swimmer close to end of Cuba-Florida trip Posted: 02 Sep 2013 09:17 AM PDT KEY WEST, Florida (AP) — The flotilla of ships helping U.S. endurance swimmer Diana Nyad finish her trip from Cuba to Florida is visible from the shores of Key West.

US swimmer 2 miles from end of Cuba-Florida trip Posted: 02 Sep 2013 09:17 AM PDT KEY WEST, Florida (AP) — With her lips and tongue swollen, U.S. endurance swimmer Diana Nyad edged closer to Florida on Monday in her attempt to become the first person to swim the treacherous waters from Cuba to Key West without a shark cage.

Sweden won't raise online spying when Obama visits Posted: 02 Sep 2013 08:45 AM PDT STOCKHOLM (AP) — Left-wing and Internet freedom activists are likely to protest against U.S. online spying when Barack Obama visits Stockholm this week, but Swedish government officials say they won't raise the sensitive issue with the U.S. president.

UN: 5 million displaced inside Syria Posted: 02 Sep 2013 08:13 AM PDT DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — International aid to Syrians uprooted by civil war is a "drop in the sea" of what is needed, a top U.N. official said Monday, estimating that five million Syrians have been displaced inside the country.

South Africa welcomes Mandela's return home Posted: 02 Sep 2013 07:57 AM PDT JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South Africans on Monday welcomed Nelson Mandela's discharge from a hospital after nearly three months of treatment amid concerns that his health remains so poor that he still must receive intensive care at home.

US swimmer near end of Cuba to Florida attempt Posted: 02 Sep 2013 06:53 AM PDT KEY WEST, Florida (AP) — With her lips and tongue swollen, U.S. endurance swimmer Diana Nyad edged closer to Florida on Monday in her attempt to become the first person to swim the treacherous waters from Cuba to Key West without a shark cage.

'Don't be afraid': Final words from Seamus Heaney Posted: 02 Sep 2013 06:21 AM PDT DUBLIN (AP) — Ireland mourned the loss of its Nobel laureate poet, Seamus Heaney, with equal measures of poetry and pain Monday in a funeral full of grace notes and a final message from the great man himself: Don't be afraid.

Boy, 1, shot to death in stroller on NYC street Posted: 02 Sep 2013 05:49 AM PDT NEW YORK (AP) — A 1-year-old boy being pushed in a stroller by his parents was shot in the face while crossing a city street and later died. No arrests have been made.

1-year-old boy in NYC dies after shot in the head Posted: 02 Sep 2013 05:17 AM PDT NEW YORK (AP) — A 1-year-old boy died Sunday night after being shot in the head in New York City, the second such shooting of a toddler in eight days.

Militants attack US base on Afghan supply route Posted: 02 Sep 2013 03:55 AM PDT MOHMANDARA DISTRICT, Afghanistan (AP) — Militants attacked a U.S. base in Afghanistan near the border with Pakistan on Monday, setting off bombs, torching vehicles and shutting down a key road used by NATO supply trucks, officials said. At least three people — apparently all attacking insurgents — were killed.

Report: U.S. spied on Brazil, Mexico presidents Posted: 02 Sep 2013 03:15 AM PDT The U.S. National Security Agency spied on the communications of the Brazilian and Mexican presidents, accessing the Mexico leader's emails before he was elected, Brazil's Globo television reported.

UN: 7 million Syrians displaced by civil war Posted: 02 Sep 2013 02:32 AM PDT DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — The head of the U.N. refugee agency in Syria says 7 million Syrians, or almost one-third of the population, have been displaced by the country's civil war.

Dominican raid of 'sect' compound under scrutiny Posted: 02 Sep 2013 01:44 AM PDT SOSUA, Dominican Republic (AP) — Police stormed the compound with guns drawn, killing a man and declaring they had uncovered a heavily armed European cult suspected of plotting against the government and trafficking in human organs.

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