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• BlackBerry to lay off 4,500 employees
• Shine on, harvest moon...
• Obama moves to limit power-plant carbon pollution
• Saudi princess in Calif. beats human trafficking rap
• Attack points to al-Qaida surge in Yemen
• Syria sends watchdog chemical weapons inventory
• Government warned of problems with airplane escape slides before Asiana crash
• Chicago police: Assault-style gun used in attack
• Mexico looks for landslide victims, chopper
• Germans favor 'Mommy' Merkel as Europe faces vote
• Syria sends OPCW chemical weapons inventory
• Brain-eating amoeba rattles nerves in La. parish
• Mexico looks for missing chopper in flood relief
• Groups turn to mothers for Obamacare love
• Brazilian rancher found guilty of ordering American nun's death
• 13 wounded in late-night attack on Chicago park
• Amanda Knox on retrial: 'Everything is at stake'
• EPA sets new limits on power plant pollution
• Art inspired by how the brain sees
• Which way now? Many possible outcomes in Germany
• Colorado floodwaters menace state's $41B agriculture sector
• Syria rebels broker truce with jihadists in Azaz
• Al-Qaida militants kill 38 troops in Yemen attack
• US and Iran eye diplomatic defrosting at UN
• Syrian opposition slams al-Qaida-linked militants

BlackBerry to lay off 4,500 employees Posted: 20 Sep 2013 12:52 PM PDT TORONTO (AP) — BlackBerry says it will lay off 4,500 employees, or 40 percent of its global workforce, as it reports a nearly $1 billion second-quarter loss in a surprise early release of earnings results.

Shine on, harvest moon... Posted: 20 Sep 2013 12:38 PM PDT (Photo © StephenGA ) Photographer Stephen Rahn took this photo of the moon with an airliner in front of it on Sept. 18. He writes: "I was at my parents' house this evening when my dad and I saw the Moon coming up. I set up the tripod and […] he noticed all these planes flying near the Moon. He helped spot for me, and I managed to get this."

Obama moves to limit power-plant carbon pollution Posted: 20 Sep 2013 12:06 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — Linking global warming to public health, disease and extreme weather, the Obama administration pressed ahead Friday with tough requirements to limit carbon pollution from new power plants, despite protests from industry and Republicans that it would dim coal's future.

Saudi princess in Calif. beats human trafficking rap Posted: 20 Sep 2013 11:35 AM PDT SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — Prosecutors dropped a human trafficking case on Friday against a Saudi princess after a Kenyan maid alleged her passport had been taken away and she had been forced to work long hours for meager pay.

Attack points to al-Qaida surge in Yemen Posted: 20 Sep 2013 11:18 AM PDT SANAA, Yemen (AP) — Under a heavy fog, al-Qaida militants disguised in military uniforms launched car bomb attacks on three different security and military posts in southern Yemen on Friday, killing 38 soldiers in the group's biggest attack in the country since last year.

Syria sends watchdog chemical weapons inventory Posted: 20 Sep 2013 10:48 AM PDT THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Syria has sent the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons an "initial declaration" outlining its weapons program, the organization said Friday.

Government warned of problems with airplane escape slides before Asiana crash Posted: 20 Sep 2013 10:18 AM PDT The Federal Aviation Administration had been concerned with the safety of escape slides during crashes even before the crash at San Francisco International Airport.

Chicago police: Assault-style gun used in attack Posted: 20 Sep 2013 10:02 AM PDT CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago's top police official says an assault-style weapon with a high-capacity magazine was used in a late-night attack at a southwest Chicago park in which 13 people were wounded.

Mexico looks for landslide victims, chopper Posted: 20 Sep 2013 09:16 AM PDT ACAPULCO, Mexico (AP) — Mexican soldiers dug through tons of mud and dirt Friday in the continuing search for landslide victims, as authorities looked for a federal police helicopter that went missing while carrying out relief operations on the flood-stricken Pacific coast.

Germans favor 'Mommy' Merkel as Europe faces vote Posted: 20 Sep 2013 09:00 AM PDT Angela Merkel is poised to win a third term as German chancellor on Sunday. But other Europeans say her economic policies are harming their countries.

Syria sends OPCW chemical weapons inventory Posted: 20 Sep 2013 08:46 AM PDT THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Syria has sent the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons an "initial declaration" outlining its weapons program, the organization said Friday.

Brain-eating amoeba rattles nerves in La. parish Posted: 20 Sep 2013 08:29 AM PDT NEW ORLEANS (AP) — While officials try to pin down the source of a deadly amoeba found in the water supply of a suburban New Orleans community, bottled water sales in St. Bernard Parish have skyrocketed and some people worry about washing their faces in the shower.

Mexico looks for missing chopper in flood relief Posted: 20 Sep 2013 08:14 AM PDT ACAPULCO, Mexico (AP) — Mexican authorities are searching for a federal police helicopter that went missing while carrying out relief operations on the flood-stricken Pacific coast.

Groups turn to mothers for Obamacare love Posted: 20 Sep 2013 07:43 AM PDT Health insurance exchanges want parents to convince young adults to get coverage.

Brazilian rancher found guilty of ordering American nun's death Posted: 20 Sep 2013 07:27 AM PDT SAO PAULO (Reuters) - A rancher in Brazil's Amazon was sentenced to 30 years in prison for ordering the 2005 killing of American nun and environmental activist Dorothy Stang, an emblematic case for the many conflicts over land use in Brazil's resource-rich interior. The courtroom was overflowing with Stang's supporters when Vitalmiro Bastos Moura, 43, was declared guilty just before midnight Thursday, the court in Para state said in a statement. ...

13 wounded in late-night attack on Chicago park Posted: 20 Sep 2013 06:56 AM PDT CHICAGO (AP) — A 3-year-old boy who was among 13 people wounded in a late-night attack on a southwest Chicago park was alert when he arrived at the hospital and was apparently doing well, his family and friends said early Friday.

Amanda Knox on retrial: 'Everything is at stake' Posted: 20 Sep 2013 06:41 AM PDT NEW YORK (AP) — American student Amanda Knox on Friday defended her decision not to return to Italy for a new appeals trial over the 2007 killing of her British roommate, even as she acknowledged that "everything is at stake," insisting she is innocent.

EPA sets new limits on power plant pollution Posted: 20 Sep 2013 06:26 AM PDT By Valerie Volcovici WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration on Friday unveiled new regulations setting strict limits on the amount of carbon pollution that can be generated by any new U.S. power plant, which are certain to face legal challenges and a backlash from congressional supporters of the coal industry. The Environmental Protection Agency's long-awaited guidelines are expected to make it more difficult for new coal-fired power plants to be built. ...

Art inspired by how the brain sees Posted: 20 Sep 2013 06:10 AM PDT Devorah Sperber creates manually pixelated art meant to mimic how the human brain processes things visually.

Which way now? Many possible outcomes in Germany Posted: 20 Sep 2013 05:40 AM PDT BERLIN (AP) — Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservative bloc is strongly favored to win the biggest share of the vote in Sunday's German election, but the outcome will almost certainly produce a coalition. Since World War II Germany has been governed by coalitions except for about 18 months in the early 1960s. Who teams up with whom could change the country's direction subtly or sharply. A look at possible outcomes:

Colorado floodwaters menace state's $41B agriculture sector Posted: 20 Sep 2013 03:50 AM PDT By Keith Coffman DENVER (Reuters) - Colorado farmers and ranchers are bracing for widespread damage to the agriculture industry, one of the state's leading economic engines, from deadly floodwaters that already have caused property losses estimated at nearly $2 billion. The main concern is for the state's No. 1 cash crop, corn, which yields between 140 million and 180 million bushels annually, most of it for cattle feed, according to the growers' trade association, Colorado Corn. ...

Syria rebels broker truce with jihadists in Azaz Posted: 20 Sep 2013 03:36 AM PDT Rebels of the mainstream Free Syrian Army (FSA) have agreed a truce with jihadists who seized a town on the Turkish border earlier this week, a monitoring group said Friday.

Al-Qaida militants kill 38 troops in Yemen attack Posted: 20 Sep 2013 02:15 AM PDT SANAA, Yemen (AP) — A Yemeni military official says coordinated attacks by al-Qaida militants in a southern province have killed at least 38 soldiers and wounded dozens.

US and Iran eye diplomatic defrosting at UN Posted: 20 Sep 2013 02:01 AM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — The presidents of America and Iran may meet briefly next week for the first time, marking a symbolic but significant step toward easing their countries' tense relationship. An exchange of letters between the leaders already has raised expectations for a thaw in relations, and any progress in dismantling Syria's chemical weapons stockpile could signal whether their elusive diplomacy will last longer than a handshake.

Syrian opposition slams al-Qaida-linked militants Posted: 20 Sep 2013 01:35 AM PDT BEIRUT (AP) — Syria's main Western-backed opposition group has slammed al-Qaida-linked gunmen and their expanding influence in the country, saying the jihadis seek to establish an Islamic state in Syria.

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