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• Agreement ends shelling of Syrian village
• Pentagon: Most furloughed civilians ordered back
• Police: Man who set himself ablaze on Mall dies
• Migrant coffins lined up in Italian airport hangar
• Weakened Karen continues move toward Gulf Coast
• Evacuation order eased in vulnerable part of La.
• Obama to public: Don't give up on health sign-ups
• 2 more bikers held in NYC motorcycle-SUV brawl
• In Kenya, attackers used 'less is more' strategy
• Karen continues move toward northern Gulf Coast
• Karen continues its move toward northern Gulf Cost
• Iran leader hints at disapproval over Obama call
• Scherzer dazzles as Tigers take Game 1 from A's
• Iran's Khamenei says part of diplomatic opening in N.Y. 'not proper'
• Congress likely to give shutdown workers back pay
• Health care website gets down time for repairs
• Italy: Bad weather halts recovery efforts
• Kerry: US will stay the course despite shutdown
• Kerry call on Congress to end shutdown
• Official: Woman killed in DC chase was delusional
• Military strike reported in southern Somali town
• Minor leads Braves past Dodgers 4-3, series tied
• Even amid furloughs, some Texans cheer Cruz
• Karen weakens as it approaches central Gulf Coast
• Analysis: US reliability questioned overseas

Agreement ends shelling of Syrian village Posted: 05 Oct 2013 12:51 PM PDT BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian government forces reached an agreement Saturday with local officials of a vulnerable Sunni village in a region dominated by President Bashar Assad's Alawite sect to end hours of deadly shelling in exchange for the surrender of dozens of opposition fighters, an activist group said.

Pentagon: Most furloughed civilians ordered back Posted: 05 Oct 2013 12:19 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon is ordering most of its approximately 400,000 furloughed civilian employees back to work.

Police: Man who set himself ablaze on Mall dies Posted: 05 Oct 2013 11:48 AM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — A man who set himself on fire on the National Mall in the U.S. capital has died of his injuries, which were so severe that authorities will have to use DNA and dental records to identify him, District of Columbia police said Saturday.

Migrant coffins lined up in Italian airport hangar Posted: 05 Oct 2013 11:02 AM PDT LAMPEDUSA, Italy (AP) — The coffins of African migrants killed in a shipwreck off the Italian island of Lampedusa were lined up in long rows inside an airport hangar where survivors of the tragedy paid their respects Saturday. All of the caskets had a single white rose on top except for the four of the youngest victims, which had stuffed animals.

Weakened Karen continues move toward Gulf Coast Posted: 05 Oct 2013 09:44 AM PDT BRAITHWAITE, La. (AP) — Tropical Storm Karen continued to chug toward the Gulf Coast on Saturday, threatening to bring heavy winds and high rains, despite a general weakening of the storm. Officials still urged residents to be vigilant, with heavy rains and high winds a possibility, even as an evacuation order was scaled back in one of Louisiana's most vulnerable areas.

Evacuation order eased in vulnerable part of La. Posted: 05 Oct 2013 09:28 AM PDT BRAITHWAITE, La. (AP) — In a sign that concerns in Louisiana are easing over Tropical Storm Karen, officials in one of Louisiana's most vulnerable areas are downgrading an evacuation order from mandatory to voluntary.

Obama to public: Don't give up on health sign-ups Posted: 05 Oct 2013 09:12 AM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — Defending the shaky rollout of his health care law, President Barack Obama said frustrated Americans "definitely shouldn't give up" on the problem-plagued program now at the heart of his dispute with Republicans over reopening the federal government.

2 more bikers held in NYC motorcycle-SUV brawl Posted: 05 Oct 2013 08:09 AM PDT NEW YORK (AP) — Two more motorcyclists have been taken into police custody in connection with the videotaped beating of a New York City man by a gang of angry bikers.

In Kenya, attackers used 'less is more' strategy Posted: 05 Oct 2013 07:06 AM PDT NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Salim Massebellah had just reached the parking lot at Nairobi's premiere mall. Private guards inspected his trunk, then passed a mirror underneath his vehicle, checking for the exposed wires that would indicate a bomb. That was the weapon of choice of al-Shabab, the terrorist group Kenyans had been warned might one day target their capital.

Karen continues move toward northern Gulf Coast Posted: 05 Oct 2013 06:51 AM PDT BRAITHWAITE, La. (AP) — Tropical Storm Karen continued chugging toward the northern Gulf Coast on Saturday, with forecasters predicting rain, potential flooding and a decrease in speed later in the day.

Karen continues its move toward northern Gulf Cost Posted: 05 Oct 2013 06:35 AM PDT BRAITHWAITE, La. (AP) — Tropical Storm Karen continued chugging toward the northern Gulf Coast on Saturday, with forecasters predicting rain, potential flooding and a decrease in speed later in the day.

Iran leader hints at disapproval over Obama call Posted: 05 Oct 2013 05:49 AM PDT Iran's top leader said Saturday that some aspects of Hassan Rouhani's trip to New York last month were "not appropriate," but reiterated his crucial support for the president's policy of outreach to the West.

Scherzer dazzles as Tigers take Game 1 from A's Posted: 05 Oct 2013 05:32 AM PDT OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — It doesn't matter all that much to Max Scherzer when or where he pitches, or exactly how he goes about piling up his victories.

Iran's Khamenei says part of diplomatic opening in N.Y. 'not proper' Posted: 05 Oct 2013 05:18 AM PDT Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Saturday he supported moderate President Hassan Rouhani's diplomatic opening at the U.N. General Assembly last week but that some of what occurred there was "not proper."

Congress likely to give shutdown workers back pay Posted: 05 Oct 2013 03:58 AM PDT With no progress in breaking the impasse, Congress will at least offer back pay to furloughed federal workers.

Health care website gets down time for repairs Posted: 05 Oct 2013 03:11 AM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — It's not the sign the Obama administration wants people to see on its health overhaul website: Down for repairs.

Italy: Bad weather halts recovery efforts Posted: 05 Oct 2013 02:56 AM PDT LAMPEDUSA, Italy (AP) — Authorities say the search to recover bodies from a fishing boat that sank off the southern island of Lampedusa has been called off for a second day because of bad weather.

Kerry: US will stay the course despite shutdown Posted: 05 Oct 2013 01:53 AM PDT BALI, Indonesia (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry warned Congress on Saturday to think "long and hard" about the negative message that the partial government shutdown is sending around the world, even as he disputed the perception that the deadlock in Washington is a sign of weakness.

Kerry call on Congress to end shutdown Posted: 05 Oct 2013 12:58 AM PDT BALI, Indonesia (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Saturday urged Congress to end the partial government shutdown and think "long and hard" about the message U.S. sends the world when "we can't get our own act together."

Official: Woman killed in DC chase was delusional Posted: 05 Oct 2013 12:28 AM PDT STAMFORD, Conn. (AP) — A woman who was shot to death outside the U.S. Capitol after trying to ram her car through a White House barrier had been under the delusion the president was communicating with her, a federal law enforcement official said Friday.

Military strike reported in southern Somali town Posted: 04 Oct 2013 11:40 PM PDT MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — Foreign military forces carried out a pre-dawn strike Saturday in the same southern Somalia village where U.S. Navy SEALS four years ago killed a most-wanted al-Qaida operative, officials said.

Minor leads Braves past Dodgers 4-3, series tied Posted: 04 Oct 2013 11:10 PM PDT ATLANTA (AP) — Flashing plenty of fire and some nifty defense, the Atlanta Braves recaptured their Turner Field swagger.

Even amid furloughs, some Texans cheer Cruz Posted: 04 Oct 2013 10:07 PM PDT HOUSTON (AP) — Thanks to Texas' new senator, Dale Huls is out of a job_at least for now. Yet Huls has never been prouder that he voted for him.

Karen weakens as it approaches central Gulf Coast Posted: 04 Oct 2013 09:51 PM PDT BRAITHWAITE, La. (AP) — Tropical Storm Karen is losing strength as it heads toward the central Gulf Coast, but forecasters are still expecting it to bring significant rain and potential flooding to low-lying areas.

Analysis: US reliability questioned overseas Posted: 04 Oct 2013 09:20 PM PDT An unmistakable sense of unease has been growing in capitals around the world as the U.S. government from afar looks increasingly befuddled — shirking from a military confrontation in Syria, stymied at home by a gridlocked Congress and in danger of defaulting on sovereign debt, which could plunge the world's financial system into chaos.

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