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Jodi Arias' attorneys want 2nd jury sequestered
USA Today - 31 Aug 2013 14:26
Arias' defense team wants to shield new jurors from the first trial's publicity.
Soldier who fought 'don't ask, don't tell' dies in crash
USA Today - 31 Aug 2013 14:09
Darren Manzella, a former combat medic, was killed in a car crash Thursday.
Liquid ammonia leak kills 15 in Shanghai
Boston - 31 Aug 2013 09:38
BEIJING (AP) -- At least 15 people were killed Saturday after liquid ammonia leaked from a refrigeration unit at a cold storage plant in Shanghai, state media and the government said.
Alaskan island area hit by big quake, aftershocks
Boston - 31 Aug 2013 10:23
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) -- Several aftershocks rattled a remote Aleutian Island region off Alaska in the hours after a major 7.0 temblor struck with a jet-like rumble that shook homes and sent residents scrambling for cov...
How possible US strike against Syria could unfold
Boston - 31 Aug 2013 10:09
WASHINGTON (AP) -- When it comes to Syria, the Obama administration is sure about one thing: President Bashar Assad's government must be punished after allegedly using deadly chemical weapons, possibly including sarin ga...
Scant foreign support for US strikes on Syria
Boston - 31 Aug 2013 09:43
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama is poised to become the first U.S. leader in three decades to attack a foreign nation without mustering broad international support or acting in direct defense of Americans.
Obama's delays at 11th hour
CNN - 31 Aug 2013 23:59
After signaling he was on the verge of delivering a strike against Syria, President Barack Obama made a last-minute decision Friday evening to seek congressional authorization before any military action, senior administr...
New Bay Bridge to open decades after '89 quake
Boston - 31 Aug 2013 23:53
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Transportation officials say the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge should be ready to reopen as scheduled early Tuesday as preparations to inaugurate a new eastern section of the span proceed as plan...
4 kids dead after fire in NY home near Pa. border
Boston - 31 Aug 2013 23:45
ELMIRA, N.Y. (AP) -- A fire tore through a home, spewing flames from the windows and killing four children, neighbors said.
The Clintons launch a new campaign -- for the foundation that bears their name
Boston - 31 Aug 2013 23:30
The Clintons are in fund-raising mode again, inviting supporters to a musical bash in London, a ''night out'' in San Francisco with Hillary and Chelsea, and -- in a select series of private, one-on-one meetings -- the op...
Nigeria Islamists kill 24 vigilantes in ambush
Reuters - 31 Aug 2013 23:27
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria
Czech train collides with cows, killing 17 of them
Boston - 31 Aug 2013 23:24
PRAGUE (AP) -- An official says a passenger train in eastern Czech Republic smashed into a herd of cattle, killing 17 of them. No people were injured.
Saturday's Scores
Boston - 31 Aug 2013 23:18
Bellows Free Academy of Fairfax 43, Mount St. Joseph Academy 7
Buckeyes Roll Early, Hang on to Beat Bulls, 40-20
ABC News - 31 Aug 2013 23:11
Miller throws for 2 TDs before cramping up in No. 2 Ohio State's 40-20 win over Buffalo
Obama Was This Close to Bombing Syria
The Atlantic Wire - 31 Aug 2013 23:08
For the first time in a long time, the President will consult Congress instead of unilaterally ordering at attack against Syria. This is a big deal, and the President only made the big decision last night against the bet...
Twins Trade Morneau to Pirates
ABC News - 31 Aug 2013 23:05
Lagging Twins send veteran 1B Justin Morneau to contending Pirates before deadline
Philomena at Venice Film Festival
Time - 31 Aug 2013 23:05
Reserve an Oscar for Judi Dench
Obama Asks Congress to Approve Military Strike on Syria
Time - 31 Aug 2013 23:05
In a statement from the White House on Saturday, Obama said that the U.S. is prepared to strike Syria, but he will wait until Congress formally approves a military intervention
Suspected Sect Members in Nigeria Kill at Least 24
ABC News - 31 Aug 2013 23:05
Suspected sect members ambush, kill at least 24 people in northeast Nigeria, dozens missing
Tropical Storm Kiko forms in eastern Pacific
Boston - 31 Aug 2013 23:03
MIAMI (AP) -- A tropical depression has rapidly intensified into a tropical storm in the eastern Pacific Ocean, but poses no immediate threat to land.
Bones unearthed in search at former Florida reform school
Reuters - 31 Aug 2013 23:02
MARIANNA, Florida
No. 23 Wisconsin Stifles UMass 45-0 in Opener
ABC News - 31 Aug 2013 22:57
No. 23 Wisconsin runs over UMass for 45-0 win in Andersen's coaching debut