Obama puts Syria strike on hold, opposition 'disappointed'
Syria's opposition expressed disappointment Sunday that President Barack Obama had put on hold military action against the Damascus regime, but said it was confident US lawmakers would green-light a strike.
Twins trade Morneau to Pirates
PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pittsburgh Pirates are all-in as they chase the franchise's first playoff appearance in 21 years.
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FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Tim Tebow hasn't given up hope of playing in the NFL after being cut by the New England Patriots.
Egypt arrests three after gun attack on ship in Suez Canal: source
By Asma Alsharif CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt has arrested three people who opened fire with machine guns on a ship passing through the Suez Canal, an army source said on Sunday, playing down what the waterway's chief described as a terrorist attack. During Saturday's unsuccessful attack, the…
Bones unearthed in search at former Florida reform school
By Bill Cotterell MARIANNA, Florida (Reuters) - Teams of searchers recovered human bones from the sands of Florida Panhandle woodlands on Saturday in a "boot hill" graveyard where juveniles who disappeared from a notorious Old South reform school more than a half-century ago are believed to have…
Pettis Takes UFC Lightweight Belt From Henderson
Anthony Pettis claims UFC lightweight title, submitting Ben Henderson in 1st round at UFC 164
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Prosecutors: Newborn Boy Found in NJ Trash Pile
Authorities seeking mother of a newborn baby boy found in a pile of trash in Jersey City
How a hurricane brought an important Founding Father to America
How different would America have been without a hurricane that hit St. Croix in late August 1772? Without it, Alexander Hamilton may never have never shaped this country’s history.
South Africa's Mandela back home after long hospital stay
By Peroshni Govender JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Anti-apartheid leader and former South African President Nelson Mandela returned to his home on Sunday where he will continue to receive intensive care after three months in hospital with a lung ailment. Mandela, 95, had spent 87 days in a Pretoria…
Verizon, Vodafone boards set to vote on $130 billion wireless deal
By Soyoung Kim and Michelle Sierra NEW YORK (Reuters) - The boards of Verizon Communications and Vodafone Group Plc are expected to vote this weekend on a $130 billion deal, funded by about $65 billion of debt, to give the U.S. telecom giant complete ownership of Verizon Wireless, people familiar…
Okla. woman, pet kangaroo find new home at zoo
WYNNEWOOD, Okla. (AP) — Christie Carr wants her young ones to cooperate when they sit down for a family portrait, but at times it's so difficult that she has to tell young Irwin to go to his bedroom. He obeys and hops to it.
Regulate Pot? Uruguay's been there, with whisky
MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay (AP) — Uruguay is poised to make history as the first government to run a legal marijuana market.
Painted donkeys arrive to St. Paul's Cathedral (12 photos)
Artist painted donkey statues are displayed in the 'Caravan' exhibition on August 30, 2013 in London, England. The exhibition featuring 25 life-size painted donkeys comes from Egypt and is the work of Western and Egyptian artists, both Muslim and Christian, who were each asked to decorate a…
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CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) — As far as Tajh Boyd is concerned, Clemson's victory against Georgia wasn't a statement as much as a step toward much greater goals.
Fukushima pipe leaking radioactive water: TEPCO
The operator of Japan's stricken Fukushima nuclear plant said Sunday it had found highly radioactive water dripping from a pipe connecting two coolant tanks, and had patched it up with tape.
Mississippi indictment highlights pitfalls of power for sheriffs
Many American lawmen believe, in part because of the way the Constitution is written, that there is no higher power than the office of the sheriff, with even the President of the United States being penultimate to the badge. Miss. Sheriff Mike Byrd, however, may have forgotten the flip side of that…
Parody T-Shirts the NSA Probably Doesn't Find So Amusing
Liberty Maniacs is a merchandising company known for taking smart and snarky digs at the government; its parody T-shirts contain slogans like "Santorum Happens" and "The CIA: Democratizing the Shit Out of the Third World."
Wildfire sends dense smoke into Yosemite Valley
YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, Calif. (AP) — For the first time since a wildfire broke out around Yosemite National Park, dense smoke has begun to obscure the region's majestic mountain views, park officials say.
Cubans nostalgic for Soviet era cartoon heroes
More than two decades after they vanished from Cuban TV with the fall of the eastern communist bloc, quirky Soviet-era cartoons are fueling a wave of nostalgia for middle-aged Cubans.
