USS Nimitz carrier group rerouted
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Obama's history-defying decision on Syria
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U.S. swimmer forges on with Cuba-Florida crossing
Legendary
US distance swimmer Diana Nyad forged ahead Sunday with her quest to
become the first person to cross from Cuba to Florida with no shark
cage.Read More ...
Mandela discharged from hospital, returns home
JOHANNESBURG
(AP) — Nelson Mandela went home in an ambulance on Sunday after nearly
three months in a hospital that became the focus of a global outpouring
of concern, but authorities said the health of the former South African
president remained critical and sometimes unstable.Read More ...
Militants attack US base in Afghanistan
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A group of suicide bombers attacked a U.S. base near the border with Pakistan on Monday morning, leading to multiple explosions, a gunfight and the closure of a key road used by NATO supply trucks, officials said.
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Sierra wildfire now California's fourth-largest
YOSEMITE
NATIONAL PARK, Calif. (AP) — The wildfire burning in and around
Yosemite National Park has become the fourth-largest conflagration in
modern California history, fire officials said Sunday as clouds and
higher humidity helped crews further contain the biggest blaze in the
United States this year.Read More ...
Egypt's Morsi to be tried for inciting violence
CAIRO
(AP) — Egypt's top prosecutor on Sunday referred ousted Islamist
President Mohammed Morsi to trial on charges of inciting the killing of
opponents protesting outside his palace while he was in office, the
state news agency said.Read More ...
David Frost, known for Nixon interview, dies at 74
LONDON
(AP) — David Frost had sparred with Richard Nixon for hours, recording a
series of interviews with the former president three years after he
stepped down in disgrace over Watergate. But as the sessions drew to a
close, Frost realized he still lacked something: an acknowledgement by
Nixon that he had been wrong.Read More ...
Nyad makes steady progress toward Florida
KEY
WEST, Fla. (AP) — U.S. endurance simmer Diana Nyad's representatives
say she's covered about two-thirds of her route from Cuba to Florida.Read More ...
AP PHOTOS: Dragon Con draws huge sci-fi crowd
ATLANTA
(AP) — Wookies, Daleks and scantily-clad comic book characters called
Atlanta home this weekend while attending the annual Dragon Con science
fiction and fantasy convention. It's the rough equivalent of three
consecutive days of Halloween held in high-rise Atlanta hotels.Read More ...
David Frost's most memorable interviews
LONDON
(AP) — Veteran British broadcaster David Frost set a milestone in TV
history when he drew extraordinary admissions from disgraced former
President Richard Nixon in 1977. Armed with ambition, talent and a
remarkable contacts book, Frost sat down with many other world leaders
and the biggest names in show business over half a century. Here are
some highlights from some of his most prominent interviews.Read More ...
FAMU band back at football game after suspension
ORLANDO,
Fla. (AP) — Nearly two years after a drum major's hazing death silenced
the music at Florida A&M football games, the famed Marching 100
band returned to the field Sunday with its familiar booms, drum rattles
and other tones for the school's season-opener.Read More ...
Analysis: Obama's credibility on line in reversal
WASHINGTON
(AP) — For more than a week, the White House had been barreling toward
imminent military action against Syria. But President Barack Obama's
abrupt decision to instead ask Congress for permission left him with a
high-risk gamble that could devastate his credibility if no action is
ultimately taken in response to a deadly chemical weapons attack that
crossed his own "red line."Read More ...
Beyonce closes 1st day of Jay-Z's Philly festival
PHILADELPHIA
(AP) — Beyonce closed the first day of her husband Jay-Z's second
annual music festival with a 90-minute set that featured hits like
"Single Ladies (Put a Ring On It)" and "Crazy In Love."Read More ...
Indian spiritual leader arrested on rape charge
JAIPUR,
India (AP) — A controversial spiritual guru was arrested early Sunday
on a rape charge filed by a teenage girl in the northwestern Indian
state of Rajasthan, police said.Read More ...
David Frost, known for Nixon interview, dies
LONDON
(AP) — David Frost may be best remembered for his post-Watergate
interviews with former President Richard Nixon, but the veteran British
broadcaster was equally at ease as a satirist, game show host and
serious political journalist.Read More ...
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