Officials lift 'shelter in place' order in D.C.
The alleged gunman, the deceased Aaron Alexis had brushes with the law.Read More ...
Mexico storms kill 42 as floods strand thousands
Two
powerful storms pummeled Mexico as they converged from the Pacific and
the Gulf on Monday, killing at least 42 people and stranding some 40,000
tourists in the Pacific resort of Acapulco amid some of the worst
flooding in decades. Tropical Depression Ingrid battered Mexico's
northern Gulf coast, shutting some of the country's oil operations,
while the remnants of Tropical Storm Manuel lashed the Pacific coast,
inundating the popular tourist hub. ...Read More ...
Salvage of wrecked cruise ship Costa Concordia completed
By
James Mackenzie GIGLIO, Italy (Reuters) - Salvage crews completed
raising the wreck of the Costa Concordia in the early hours of Tuesday
morning after a 19-hour-long operation on the Italian island of Giglio
where the huge cruise liner capsized in January last year. One of the
most complex and expensive maritime salvage operations ever attempted
saw the 114,500-ton ship pulled upright by a series of huge jacks and
cables and set on artificial platforms drilled into the rocky sea bed.
The operation was completed at around 4 a.m. (0200 GMT) without any
significant problems. ...Read More ...
Durbin postpones 'stand your ground' hearing after D.C. shooting
Sen.
Dick Durbin, D-Ill., has postponed a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing
on “stand your ground” self defense gun laws slated for Tuesday morning
in the wake of Monday’s shooting at the nearby Navy Yard complex that’s
left 12 dead.Read More ...
Obama OKs anti-chemical weapons gear for Syrian rebels
Move suggests U.S. fears Assad may strike amid diplomatic effort.Read More ...
UN confirms chemical weapons used in Syria
UNITED
NATIONS (AP) — Careful not to blame either side for a deadly chemical
weapon attack, U.N. inspectors reported Monday that rockets loaded with
the nerve agent sarin had been fired from an area where Syria's military
has bases, but said the evidence could have been manipulated in the
rebel-controlled stricken neighborhoods.Read More ...
Colorado evacuees return to find more heartbreak
HYGIENE,
Colo. (AP) — Weary Colorado evacuees have begun returning home after
days of rain and flooding, but Monday's clearing skies and receding
waters revealed only more heartbreak: toppled houses, upended vehicles
and a stinking layer of muck covering everything.Read More ...
Shipwrecked Concordia declared vertical off Italy
GIGLIO
ISLAND, Italy (AP) — The crippled Costa Concordia cruise ship was
pulled completely upright early Tuesday during a complicated, 19-hour
operation to wrench it from its side where it capsized last year off
Tuscany, with officials declaring it a "perfect" end to a daring and
unprecedented engineering feat.Read More ...
In budget faceoff, Obama warns of 'economic chaos'
WASHINGTON
(AP) — A potential federal shutdown looming, President Barack Obama on
Monday warned congressional Republicans they could trigger national
"economic chaos" if they demand a delay of his health care law as the
price for supporting continued spending for federal operations.Read More ...
Family of man shot by Charlotte cop wants answers
CHARLOTTE,
N.C. (AP) — An unarmed man seeking help after a car crash over the
weekend was shot 10 times by the Charlotte police officer who's now
charged in his death, investigators said Monday.Read More ...
Rookie Bernard leads Bengals over Steelers 20-10
CINCINNATI (AP) — An elusive rookie made all the difference by darting through the Steelers' defense.Read More ...
New Egyptian petition: Run, General, run
CAIRO
(AP) — A group of professionals and former army officers launched
Monday a petition urging Egypt's military chief, who ousted the
country's first freely elected leader, to run for president,
highlighting the yearning for a strongman to take charge after nearly
three years of turmoil.Read More ...
Bernard gives Bengals 17-10 lead over Steelers
CINCINNATI
(AP) — Running back Giovani Bernard scored his first two NFL
touchdowns, one of them on a short pass that he turned into a 27-yard
score, and the Cincinnati Bengals led the Pittsburgh Steelers 17-10
after three quarters on Monday night.Read More ...
13 killed by lone gunman in Navy Yard rampage
WASHINGTON
(AP) — An employee at a defense contractor used his pass to get into
the Washington Navy Yard and went on a deadly shooting rampage Monday,
spraying bullets in the hallways and firing from a balcony on workers in
an atrium below. Thirteen people were killed, including the gunman.Read More ...
'Chaos'? Obama goes after 'extreme' Republicans
WASHINGTON
(AP) — A potential federal shutdown looming, President Barack Obama on
Monday warned congressional Republicans they could trigger national
"economic chaos" if they demand a delay of his health care law as the
price for supporting continued spending for federal operations.Read More ...
Steelers get TD, tied with Bengals 10-all at half
CINCINNATI
(AP) — Ben Roethlisberger got Pittsburgh's offense moving late in the
second quarter, completing all five of his passes on a touchdown drive
that pulled the Steelers into a 10-all tie with the Cincinnati Bengals
at halftime Monday night.Read More ...
Chief: Only lone gunman in Navy Yard rampage
WASHINGTON
(AP) — D.C. Police Chief Cathy Lanier says authorities believe there
was only a lone gunman responsible for the Navy Yard shooting rampage
that left 13 people dead.Read More ...
13 killed in Washington Navy Yard shooting rampage
WASHINGTON
(AP) — A former Navy reservist went on a shooting rampage Monday inside
a building at the heavily secured Washington Navy Yard, firing from a
balcony onto office workers in an atrium below, authorities and
witnesses said. Thirteen people were killed, including the gunman.Read More ...
Obama warns GOP lawmakers against creating new economic crisis
In
a blistering warning to congressional Republicans, President Barack
Obama said Monday it would be the "height of irresponsibility" for
lawmakers to cause a new economic crisis just five years after the
near-collapse of the nation's financial system.Read More ...
Witnesses describe 'silent shooter' in D.C. rampage
A
US Navy commander told Monday how he saw a co-worker shot in the head
just a few feet from him, during mass shooting on a Washington base that
left at least 12 people dead.Read More ...
Man arrested for throwing firecrackers at White House
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Secret Service has arrested a man for tossing firecrackers over a fence at the White House.Read More ...
U.S., allies press for deadlines on Syria weapons deal
By
Warren Strobel and Louis Charbonneau PARIS/UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) -
The United States, Britain and France warned President Bashar al-Assad
on Monday that there would be consequences if he failed to hand over
Syria's chemical weapons, and said a U.N. report on the August 21 sarin
gas attack left little doubt that Assad's forces were to blame. As
expected, a report by U.N. chemical weapons experts did not say who
launched the attack on the rebel-held Damascus suburb of Ghouta, which
prompted the threat of Western military action. ...Read More ...
Officials: Navy Yard shooter ID'ed as Aaron Alexis
WASHINGTON
(AP) — Federal law enforcement officials say the man accused in a
shooting rampage at the Washington Navy Yard that left at least 12
people dead has been identified as Aaron Alexis.Read More ...
Police: One man sought in Navy shooting identified, not a suspect
WASHINGTON
(AP) — Police say a man in a tan, military-style outfit who had been
sought in connection with the shooting rampage at the Washington Navy
Yard has been identified and is not a suspect or a person of interest in
the slayings.Read More ...
Death toll from Colorado flooding rises to seven
DENVER
(Reuters) - The confirmed death toll from flooding triggered by a week
of torrential downpours along the eastern slopes of the Rockies in
Colorado rose to seven on Monday, according to a spokeswoman for the
Boulder County Office of Emergency Management. The spokeswoman, Liz
Donaghey, said the latest tally of confirmed dead was transmitted to
county officials from the Federal Emergency Management Agency. It was
not immediately clear whether the count of seven dead includes two women
reported missing and presumed dead by Larimer County officials since
Sunday. ...Read More ...
Live: Special report on Navy Yard shooting
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Shipwrecked Concordia wrested off Italian reef
GIGLIO
ISLAND, Italy (AP) — Using a vast system of steel cables and pulleys,
maritime engineers on Monday gingerly winched the massive hull of the
Costa Concordia off the reef where the cruise ship capsized near an
Italian island in January 2012 and were poised to set it upright in the
middle of the night.Read More ...
Hospital: Three Navy Yard victims in critical condition
WASHINGTON
(Reuters) - Three victims in the U.S. Navy Yard shooting on Monday are
in critical condition but were alert and able to respond to doctors, a
hospital official said. Washington Hospital Center Chief Medical Officer
Janis Orlowski said the facility is treating three gunshot victims.
More victims were expected but it was unclear how many, she added. One
victim was in surgery and another would undergo surgery shortly,
Orlowski told reporters in a news briefing. (Reporting by Susan Heavey;
Editing by Vicki Allen)Read More ...
D.C. officials: At least 1 shooter dead
WASHINGTON
(AP) — Officials say at least one shooter has died at the Washington
Navy Yard, where several people were killed and as many as 10 were
wounded.Read More ...
U.N. report photo shows confirmation of sarin in Syria attack
UNITED
NATIONS (Reuters) - A U.N. photograph of chief U.N. chemical weapons
investigator Ake Sellstrom handing over his report on an August 21 gas
attack on Damascus suburbs shows that the report confirms use of the
deadly nerve agent sarin. "On the basis of the evidence obtained during
the investigation of the Ghouta incident, the conclusion is that
chemical weapons have been used in the ongoing conflict between the
parties in the Syrian Arab Republic ... against civilians, including
children, on a relatively large scale," the report said. ...Read More ...
Bill Thompson to drop out of NYC mayoral race
The
former city comptroller is reportedly dropping his bid to become mayor
and throwing his support behind Bill de Blasio, who won roughly 40
percent of the Democratic primary vote last Tuesday.Read More ...
Flooded Colorado towns start clean up
More than 1,200 people have not been heard from after the storms, officials say.Read More ...
Trailer fire in Ohio kills six while mom is at work
TIFFIN,
Ohio (AP) — A fire that ripped through a mobile home killed a man and
five young children just a few hours after the children's mother left to
work an early morning shift at a fast-food restaurant.Read More ...
Twin storms hit Mexico on opposite coasts; 21 dead
ACAPULCO,
Mexico (AP) — The remnants of Tropical Storm Manuel continued to deluge
Mexico's southwestern Pacific shoulder with dangerous rains while
Hurricane Ingrid weakened to a tropical storm after making a Monday
landfall on the country's opposite coast in an unusual double onslaught
that federal authorities said had caused at least 21 deaths.Read More ...
Engineers start ambitious Costa Concordia salvage
Engineering
teams began lifting the wrecked Costa Concordia liner upright on
Monday, the start of one of the most complex and costly maritime salvage
operations ever attempted. The vast hulk of the 114,500 tonne cruise
liner has lain on its side for more than 20 months, dominating the tiny
port in the Tuscan holiday island of Giglio where it hit rocks on
January 13, 2012, killing 32 people. After a three-hour delay caused by
an overnight storm which interrupted final preparations, salvage crews
started the all-day operation at around 9.00 a.m. ...Read More ...
Typhoon hits Japan as Fukushima operator releases water into sea
Typhoon
Man-yi hit Japan Monday, leaving three people dead and forcing the
operator of the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant to release rainwater
with low levels of radiation into the ocean.Read More ...
Miss America brushes aside Twitter attacks
ATLANTIC
CITY, N.J. (AP) — Moments after winning the 2014 Miss America crown,
Nina Davuluri described how delighted she is that the nearly century-old
pageant sees beauty and talent of all kinds.Read More ...
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