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• NASA launching robotic explorer to moon from Va.
• Arizona woman on death row awaits release, retrial
• Ex-Patriots star Hernandez pleads not guilty to murder
• GOP 2016 hopefuls staying away from Syria issue
• Madrid, Tokyo, Istanbul in home stretch for 2020
• New rights worries over arrests in Egypt
• Obama to Congress: Listen to your conscience
• Schoolgirl shot by Taliban honored with peace prize
• Egypt: journalist and lawyer held in crackdown
• Obama notes split over Syria attack, plans speech
• 10 G20 nations join US in blaming Assad for attack
• Obama to address the nation on Syria
• US employers add 169K jobs; rate falls to 7.3 pct.
• Obama says public is skeptical on Syria action
• Obama: Encouraged by Syria talks with leaders
• Family claims body of Ohio kidnapper Ariel Castro
• Obama won't strike Syria without Congress
• Report: Ohio kidnapper called mother of 1 victim
• China president urges political solution instead of Syria strikes
• US orders diplomats out of Lebanon
• Obama, in Europe, still pursuing Syria support
• SKorea bans fish from NE Japan on radiation fears
• Dropout Salinger creates mystique at Pa. college
• Syria sends reinforcements to Christian village
• Woman on death row could be freed to await retrial

NASA launching robotic explorer to moon from Va. Posted: 06 Sep 2013 01:05 PM PDT NASA is poised to return to the moon.

Arizona woman on death row awaits release, retrial Posted: 06 Sep 2013 12:17 PM PDT PHOENIX (AP) — An Arizona woman who has spent more than two decades on death row awaited her release Friday, a day after a judge ruled that there was no direct evidence linking her to her son's death other than a purported confession to a detective whose honesty has been questioned.

Ex-Patriots star Hernandez pleads not guilty to murder Posted: 06 Sep 2013 11:46 AM PDT FALL RIVER, Mass. (AP) — Former New England Patriots star Aaron Hernandez has pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder and other charges following his indictment in the killing of a friend authorities say was shot five times in an industrial park.

GOP 2016 hopefuls staying away from Syria issue Posted: 06 Sep 2013 11:14 AM PDT None of the possible 2016 contenders have voiced support for Obama's call for a U.S. strike.

Madrid, Tokyo, Istanbul in home stretch for 2020 Posted: 06 Sep 2013 10:58 AM PDT BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — A day before the host of the 2020 Olympics is selected, Madrid, Tokyo and Istanbul made their closing arguments to IOC voters Friday:

New rights worries over arrests in Egypt Posted: 06 Sep 2013 10:42 AM PDT CAIRO (AP) — The detentions of an Egyptian labor lawyer and a journalist raised concerns among rights activists Friday that the military-backed government's crackdown on Islamists is sweeping with it other critics of its policies.

Obama to Congress: Listen to your conscience Posted: 06 Sep 2013 10:10 AM PDT The president will present his case to the nation next week.

Schoolgirl shot by Taliban honored with peace prize Posted: 06 Sep 2013 09:54 AM PDT THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Pakistani schoolgirl Malala Yousafzai, who survived a Taliban assassination attempt last year, was honored Friday with the Children's Peace Prize for her work promoting education for girls in her homeland.

Egypt: journalist and lawyer held in crackdown Posted: 06 Sep 2013 09:22 AM PDT CAIRO (AP) — An Egyptian labor lawyer and a journalist have been detained, raising rights activists' concerns that the military-led government is widening its crackdown to include non-Islamist critics of its policies.

Obama notes split over Syria attack, plans speech Posted: 06 Sep 2013 09:06 AM PDT ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (AP) — President Barack Obama acknowledged deep divisions at home and abroad on Friday over his call for military action in Syria — and conceded the possibility he'll fail to sway the American public. He refused to say whether he would act without passage of congressional authorization for a strike in response to chemical weapons use.

10 G20 nations join US in blaming Assad for attack Posted: 06 Sep 2013 08:50 AM PDT ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (AP) — Ten members of the Group of 20 international economies joined the United States in accusing the Syrian government of carrying a chemical weapons attack on civilians last month and called for a strong international response against the regime of Syrian President Bashar Assad.

Obama to address the nation on Syria Posted: 06 Sep 2013 08:34 AM PDT So far, Congress appears reluctant to approve airstrikes.

US employers add 169K jobs; rate falls to 7.3 pct. Posted: 06 Sep 2013 08:18 AM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. economy is producing jobs at a still-subpar pace — a trend the Federal Reserve will weigh in deciding this month whether to slow its bond buying and, if so, by how much.

Obama says public is skeptical on Syria action Posted: 06 Sep 2013 08:02 AM PDT ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (AP) — President Barack Obama says he understand the American public's deep skepticism about launching military action against Syria. But he says he is confident he can persuade Americans that the use of chemical weapons in Syria requires a military response.

Obama: Encouraged by Syria talks with leaders Posted: 06 Sep 2013 07:29 AM PDT ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (AP) — President Barack Obama says he's encouraged by the discussions he's had with world leaders about the situation in Syria.

Family claims body of Ohio kidnapper Ariel Castro Posted: 06 Sep 2013 07:14 AM PDT COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A coroner says the body of Cleveland kidnapper Ariel Castro has been claimed by his family as authorities continue to investigate how a man who was perhaps Ohio's most notorious inmate managed to commit suicide while under close supervision in prison.

Obama won't strike Syria without Congress Posted: 06 Sep 2013 06:57 AM PDT The president wants lawmakers support before he acts, says a White House official.

Report: Ohio kidnapper called mother of 1 victim Posted: 06 Sep 2013 06:26 AM PDT COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Cleveland kidnapper Ariel Castro said he called the mother of one of his captives and told the woman her daughter was alive and had become his wife, according to a videotaped FBI interrogation.

China president urges political solution instead of Syria strikes Posted: 06 Sep 2013 05:54 AM PDT By Sui-Lee Wee BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese President Xi Jinping told his U.S. counterpart Barack Obama on Friday that the crisis in Syria should not be resolved through a military strike and urged him to consider a political solution, state news agency Xinhua said. Xi's are the highest-level comments from China since an August 21 chemical weapons attack in Syria. They follow remarks by a foreign ministry spokesman, who urged a role for the U.N. Security Council in resolving the crisis after the United States said it had given up trying to work with the council on Syria. ...

US orders diplomats out of Lebanon Posted: 06 Sep 2013 05:20 AM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — The State Department ordered nonessential U.S. diplomats to leave Lebanon due to security concerns Friday as the Obama administration and Congress debate military strikes on neighboring Syria.

Obama, in Europe, still pursuing Syria support Posted: 06 Sep 2013 04:32 AM PDT ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (AP) — President Barack Obama is using his last day in Europe to renew his quest for foreign support for a U.S. military strike in Syria. But three days after he left Washington, it's unclear whether the global coalition the president has been seeking is any closer to becoming a reality.

SKorea bans fish from NE Japan on radiation fears Posted: 06 Sep 2013 04:16 AM PDT SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea announced Friday that it was banning all fish imports from along Japan's northeastern coast because of what officials called growing public worry over radioactive water leaking into the Pacific Ocean near the crippled Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant.

Dropout Salinger creates mystique at Pa. college Posted: 06 Sep 2013 03:59 AM PDT COLLEGEVILLE, Pa. (AP) — Aspiring novelist Quinn Gilman-Forlini, an ardent admirer of "The Catcher in the Rye," wouldn't mind following in its author's footsteps.

Syria sends reinforcements to Christian village Posted: 06 Sep 2013 03:14 AM PDT BEIRUT (AP) — Activists say the Syrian government has dispatched reinforcements to a predominantly Christian village north of Damascus where rebels have clashed with regime troops this week.

Woman on death row could be freed to await retrial Posted: 06 Sep 2013 01:36 AM PDT PHOENIX (AP) — An Arizona woman who has spent more than two decades on death row after being convicted of having her 4-year-old son killed for an insurance payout is expected to be released on Friday while she awaits a retrial of the case that made her one of the state's most reviled inmates.

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