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• NJ boardwalk that survived Sandy now in flames
• Reports: U.S.-born 'jihadist rapper' killed in shootout with terror group
• Twitter tweets it'll go public
• Documentary profiles doctors who still perform third-trimester abortions
• Reclusive heiress Huguette Clark spent millions on doll collection
• Colorado flooding cuts off mountain towns, kills 3
• American jihadi slain in Somalia by rivals
• Twitter tweets it'll go public
• Mo. priest sentenced to 50 years for child porn
• Teen convicted of killing baby gets life in prison
• Scathing obit about abusive NV mother goes viral
• NASA: Voyager 1 probe has left the solar system
• Women outrun men in regaining jobs since recession
• Officials says 32 boardwalk businesses burned
• Assad: Syria to offer data on chemical weapons
• Fire rages along NJ boardwalk damaged by Sandy
• Obama water campaign raises environmental issue
• Twitter says it has filed IPO documents
• Colorado flooding leaves 3 people dead
• Kerry rejects Syria's timetable on weapons data
• Four years after recession, many still struggle to buy food
• U.N.: Syria states intention to join weapons treaty
• Russia warns of 'catastrophe' if N. Korea restarts reactor
• Live: Kerry, Russian foreign minister make statements on Syria
• ABC News LIVE Coverage
• Assad: Syria will hand over weapons only if U.S. stops threats
• Wounded vets to meet Boston marathon bomb victims
• U.S.-born jihadist reportedly killed in Somalia
• Colorado flooding turns deadly
• Celibacy in Roman Catholic Church open for discussion
• Britain's Prince William to leave military
• Syria exposes rifts in U.S.-German ties
• Damaged iPad leaves Zimmerman probe in limbo
• Kerry set to test Russia on Syria weapons
• One dead as flash flooding hits Colorado
• Prince William ends military career
• Fla. pastor arrested before he could burn Qurans

NJ boardwalk that survived Sandy now in flames Posted: 12 Sep 2013 04:55 PM PDT Firefighters battle a massive blaze along Seaside Park.

Reports: U.S.-born 'jihadist rapper' killed in shootout with terror group Posted: 12 Sep 2013 01:45 PM PDT One of the FBI's most wanted terrorists, Alabama-born Omar Hammami, has been killed in a shootout with Shebab militants linked to al-Qaida, according to reports by the AFP.

Twitter tweets it'll go public Posted: 12 Sep 2013 04:16 PM PDT Twitter has decided to go public. The company aptly announced on its short messaging service Thursday afternoon that it has filed documents for an initial public offering of stock. The documents Twitter ...

Documentary profiles doctors who still perform third-trimester abortions Posted: 12 Sep 2013 10:06 AM PDT A new documentary called "After Tiller" explores the personal lives and decision-making processes of the four remaining doctors who perform third-trimester abortions in the country.

Reclusive heiress Huguette Clark spent millions on doll collection Posted: 12 Sep 2013 12:21 PM PDT The late copper mining heiress Huguette Clark was known for her famously reclusive nature, rarely leaving her apartment and spending the last two decades of her life voluntarily living inside a hospital.

Colorado flooding cuts off mountain towns, kills 3 Posted: 12 Sep 2013 04:12 PM PDT LYONS, Colo. (AP) — Heavy rains sent walls of water crashing down mountainsides Thursday in Colorado, cutting off remote towns, forcing the state's largest university to close and leaving at least three people dead across a rugged landscape that included areas blackened by recent wildfires.

American jihadi slain in Somalia by rivals Posted: 12 Sep 2013 02:00 PM PDT MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — An American who became one of Somalia's most visible Islamic rebels and was on the FBI's Most Wanted Terrorist list with a $5 million bounty on his head was killed Thursday by rivals in the al-Qaida-linked extremist group al-Shabab, militants said.

Twitter tweets it'll go public Posted: 12 Sep 2013 04:16 PM PDT NEW YORK (AP) — Twitter has decided to go public. The company aptly announced on its short messaging service Thursday afternoon that it has filed documents for an initial public offering of stock.

Mo. priest sentenced to 50 years for child porn Posted: 12 Sep 2013 04:22 PM PDT KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A Kansas City-area priest whose case led to a criminal conviction against his bishop will likely spend the rest of his life in a federal prison after being sentenced to 50 years on Thursday for producing or trying to produce child pornography.

Teen convicted of killing baby gets life in prison Posted: 12 Sep 2013 04:39 PM PDT BRUNSWICK, Ga. (AP) — A Georgia teen convicted of fatally shooting a baby in a stroller was sentenced Thursday to spend the rest of his life in prison with no chance of parole after the grieving mother asked a judge to punish the gunman for taking "the love of my life."

Scathing obit about abusive NV mother goes viral Posted: 12 Sep 2013 02:39 PM PDT RENO, Nev. (AP) — The children of an abusive woman whose horror stories prompted Nevada to become one of the first states to allow children to sever parental ties wrote a scathing obituary that was published in the local newspaper — and has since become an Internet sensation.

NASA: Voyager 1 probe has left the solar system Posted: 12 Sep 2013 02:20 PM PDT LOS ANGELES (AP) — NASA's Voyager 1 probe has left the solar system, boldly going where no machine has gone before.

Women outrun men in regaining jobs since recession Posted: 12 Sep 2013 02:22 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — The slowly recovering U.S. job market has helped women rebound faster than men: They've now regained all the jobs they lost to the Great Recession. Men are still 2.1 million jobs short.

Officials says 32 boardwalk businesses burned Posted: 12 Sep 2013 04:02 PM PDT SEASIDE PARK, N.J. (AP) — An official from the Jersey shore town where a raging boardwalk fire has been burning out of control says the blaze has taken out virtually all of the town's boardwalk businesses.

Assad: Syria to offer data on chemical weapons Posted: 12 Sep 2013 04:12 PM PDT BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian President Bashar Assad publicly agreed Thursday to a Russian plan to secure and destroy his chemical weapons, but said the proposal would work only if the U.S. halts threats of military action.

Fire rages along NJ boardwalk damaged by Sandy Posted: 12 Sep 2013 03:51 PM PDT SEASIDE PARK, N.J. (AP) — A raging fire that apparently started in an ice cream shop has spread several blocks down a New Jersey shore boardwalk that was damaged in Superstorm Sandy and was being repaired.

Obama water campaign raises environmental issue Posted: 12 Sep 2013 02:34 PM PDT WATERTOWN, Wis. (AP) — First lady Michelle Obama led Wisconsin high school students in a toast to "the best drink in town" Thursday as she launched a campaign to encourage people to drink more water — something she said was the single best thing Americans could do to improve their health.

Twitter says it has filed IPO documents Posted: 12 Sep 2013 02:40 PM PDT NEW YORK (AP) — Twitter is going public. The short messaging service says it has filed confidential documents for an initial public offering of stock.

Colorado flooding leaves 3 people dead Posted: 12 Sep 2013 09:45 AM PDT Heavy rains sent walls of water crashing down mountainsides.

Kerry rejects Syria's timetable on weapons data Posted: 12 Sep 2013 12:10 PM PDT The U.S. and Russia are hammering out the details of a chemical weapons plan.

Four years after recession, many still struggle to buy food Posted: 12 Sep 2013 11:43 AM PDT By Susan Heavey WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Four years after the recession ended, one in five American adults are still struggling to buy enough food, according to a survey released on Thursday that underscored the unevenness of the U.S. economic recovery. Twenty percent of U.S. adults polled last month said that at times in the past year they had not had enough money to buy food for themselves or their family, according to Gallup's findings. ...

U.N.: Syria states intention to join weapons treaty Posted: 12 Sep 2013 10:05 AM PDT UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United Nations said Thursday it has received a letter from Syria stating its intention to join the chemical weapons treaty which bans the production, stockpiling and use of the deadly weapons.

Russia warns of 'catastrophe' if N. Korea restarts reactor Posted: 12 Sep 2013 09:16 AM PDT Russia on Thursday warned of a potential "man-made catastrophe" if North Korea restarts an ageing plutonium reactor to boost its stockpile of nuclear weapons, after US experts spotted steam rising from the Yongbyon facility.

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Assad: Syria will hand over weapons only if U.S. stops threats Posted: 12 Sep 2013 08:54 AM PDT MOSCOW (Reuters) - Syria will fulfil an initiative to hand over its chemical weapons only when the United States stops threatening to strike Syria, RIA news agency quoted President Bashar al-Assad as saying in a television interview. Assad also said that Damascus will begin handing over information on its chemical weapons stockpiles one month after it joins a anti-chemical weapons convention. ...

Wounded vets to meet Boston marathon bomb victims Posted: 12 Sep 2013 07:35 AM PDT BOSTON (AP) — Wounded veterans and Boston Marathon bombing survivors who lost limbs planned to come together in Boston on Thursday to share their experiences and send a message that life goes on.

U.S.-born jihadist reportedly killed in Somalia Posted: 12 Sep 2013 08:36 AM PDT By Abdi Sheikh and Feisal Omar MOGADISHU (Reuters) - A U.S.-born Islamist militant on Washington's most wanted list was killed in a gunbattle in Somalia on Thursday, witnesses said, after he fell out with the al Shabaab rebel group's top commander. Residents in al Baate village in southern Somalia said Alabama-born Omar Hammami, commonly known as Abu Mansoor al-Amriki or "the American", and a British national known as Usama al-Britani were shot dead in a dawn raid on their hideout. ...

Colorado flooding turns deadly Posted: 12 Sep 2013 07:21 AM PDT At least two people are dead and residents have been ordered to evacuate.

Celibacy in Roman Catholic Church open for discussion Posted: 12 Sep 2013 06:47 AM PDT The Vatican's new secretary of state said this week that clerical celibacy is open to discussion, signaling a shift in approach for the Roman Catholic Church under Pope Francis.

Britain's Prince William to leave military Posted: 12 Sep 2013 04:18 AM PDT LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's Prince William, who became a father for the first time in July, is to step down from the military and will focus on his charity and royal duties for the immediate future, his office said on Thursday. William, 31, second in line to the throne, has been working as a search and rescue helicopter pilot with Britain's Royal Air Force in north Wales and has spent 7-1/2 years in the armed forces. "This is a transitional year for him," a spokeswoman said. ...

Syria exposes rifts in U.S.-German ties Posted: 12 Sep 2013 03:19 AM PDT The largest European Union nation has been reluctant to follow Obama.

Damaged iPad leaves Zimmerman probe in limbo Posted: 11 Sep 2013 11:50 PM PDT LAKE MARY, Fla. (AP) — The iPad George Zimmerman's estranged wife says he smashed is in bad shape, making it difficult for law enforcement analysts to obtain video that may have captured a domestic dispute between the former couple at a Florida home.

Kerry set to test Russia on Syria weapons Posted: 12 Sep 2013 08:45 AM PDT The secretary of state is in Geneva for talks on securing Syria's chemical arsenal.

One dead as flash flooding hits Colorado Posted: 12 Sep 2013 05:05 AM PDT DENVER (AP) — Flash flooding in Colorado's Boulder County has left one person dead and the widespread high waters are keeping search and rescue teams from reaching stranded residents and motorists in Boulder and nearby mountain communities, as heavy rains hammered northern Colorado on Thursday.

Prince William ends military career Posted: 12 Sep 2013 06:54 AM PDT LONDON (AP) — Prince William has finished his tour of duty as a Royal Air Force search-and-rescue helicopter pilot and has left operational service with the British military to focus on royal duties and charity work, royal officials said Thursday.

Fla. pastor arrested before he could burn Qurans Posted: 11 Sep 2013 08:31 PM PDT MULBERRY, Fla. (AP) — A Florida pastor was arrested Wednesday as he drove a pickup truck towing a large barbecue-style grill filled with kerosene-soaked Qurans to a park, where the pastor had said he was planning to burn 2,998 of the Muslim holy books— one for every victim of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.

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