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• GOP 2016 hopefuls not backing Obama on Syria
• Obama On Proposed Syria Strike: 'I Put This Before Congress For A Reason'
• 9/11 Memorial & Museum nears completion
• Arizona woman released after decades on death row
• Ohio kidnapper says police missed chance in 2004
• Zimmerman's wife seeks life insurance policy
• FDA study says amount of arsenic in rice is low
• Court stops Mont. judge from undoing rape sentence
• NASA launching robotic explorer to moon from Va.
• Fast Manhattan lap draws reckless driving charge
• Williams sets up meeting with Azarenka in final
• Muddled US jobs picture to weigh on Fed decision
• Report: Ohio kidnapper called victim's mother
• Hernandez pleads not guilty to murder indictment
• Arizona woman on death row awaits release, retrial
• Weak jobs report could shape Fed decision on bonds
• President uses secure bunker to fight Obamacare battle
• Obama to Congress: Listen to your conscience
• Schoolgirl shot by Taliban honored with peace prize
• How the class of 2017 will transform college
• How the Internet is killing the dreaded admissions essay
• Obama to make case for Syria strikes in prime-time speech Tuesday, won't say if he'll act without Congress' OK
• Afghan aide targeted by the Taliban fears US may leave him behind
• Report: NSA cracked most online encryption
• What does the college of the future look like?
• China's Xi tells Obama Syria crisis can't be resolved with military strike
• U.S. orders diplomats out of Lebanon
• Report: Ohio kidnapper called mother of victim
• Woman on death row could be freed to await retrial
• G20 fails to heal rift on Syria at Russia talks
• Taliban deny involvement in Indian author's killing

GOP 2016 hopefuls not backing Obama on Syria Posted: 06 Sep 2013 10:22 AM PDT None of the contenders has voiced support for a U.S. strike.

Obama On Proposed Syria Strike: 'I Put This Before Congress For A Reason' Posted: 06 Sep 2013 08:36 AM PDT President Obama says we will be more effective, stronger if Congress authorizes action.

9/11 Memorial & Museum nears completion Posted: 06 Sep 2013 01:39 PM PDT The much anticipated 9/11 Memorial & Museum is drawing closer to completion.

Arizona woman released after decades on death row Posted: 06 Sep 2013 03:34 PM PDT PHOENIX (AP) — An Arizona woman who spent more than two decades on death row was released on bond Friday after a judge ruled there's no direct evidence linking her to the death of her young son, other than a purported confession to a detective whose honesty has been questioned.

Ohio kidnapper says police missed chance in 2004 Posted: 06 Sep 2013 03:55 PM PDT COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A man who held three women for a decade in his Cleveland home said authorities missed an opportunity to catch him in 2004, because his picture should have been captured by a school security camera minutes before he abducted one of his victims, according to interrogation videotapes that became public Friday.

Zimmerman's wife seeks life insurance policy Posted: 06 Sep 2013 12:50 PM PDT SANFORD, Fla. (AP) — George Zimmerman's wife is asking that he pay for a permanent life insurance policy with her named as the beneficiary, according to a divorce petition made public Friday.

FDA study says amount of arsenic in rice is low Posted: 06 Sep 2013 04:01 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — The Food and Drug Administration says consumers shouldn't worry too much about levels of arsenic in rice — but should vary their diets just in case.

Court stops Mont. judge from undoing rape sentence Posted: 06 Sep 2013 04:33 PM PDT BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Montana's Supreme Court on Friday blocked a judge from resentencing a former teacher who got 30 days in prison for raping a 14-year-old student, a sentence widely criticized after the judge said the victim was "older than her chronological age."

NASA launching robotic explorer to moon from Va. Posted: 06 Sep 2013 12:42 PM PDT NASA is poised to return to the moon.

Fast Manhattan lap draws reckless driving charge Posted: 06 Sep 2013 04:57 PM PDT NEW YORK (AP) — A driver who allegedly posted an Internet video of himself speeding around Manhattan in just over 24 minutes is facing charges of reckless driving, authorities said Friday.

Williams sets up meeting with Azarenka in final Posted: 06 Sep 2013 04:04 PM PDT NEW YORK (AP) — Serena Williams was cruising along in the U.S. Open semifinals, serving up another bagel, when, out of nowhere, a competitive tennis match broke out.

Muddled US jobs picture to weigh on Fed decision Posted: 06 Sep 2013 02:50 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — Employers are sketching a hazy picture of the U.S. job market for the Federal Reserve to weigh in deciding this month whether to reduce its stimulus for the economy — and, if so, by how much.

Report: Ohio kidnapper called victim's mother Posted: 06 Sep 2013 01:04 PM PDT COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Cleveland kidnapper Ariel Castro said he called the mother of one of his captives and told the woman her daughter was alive and had become his wife, according to interrogation videotapes.

Hernandez pleads not guilty to murder indictment Posted: 06 Sep 2013 02:45 PM PDT FALL RIVER, Mass. (AP) — Former New England Patriots star Aaron Hernandez pleaded not guilty to a first-degree murder charge Friday following his indictment in the killing of a friend authorities say was shot five times in an industrial park.

Arizona woman on death row awaits release, retrial Posted: 06 Sep 2013 02:07 PM PDT PHOENIX (AP) — An Arizona woman who has spent more than two decades on death row awaited her release Friday, a day after a judge ruled that there was no direct evidence linking her to her son's death other than a purported confession to a detective whose honesty has been questioned.

Weak jobs report could shape Fed decision on bonds Posted: 06 Sep 2013 01:59 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. employers have yet to start hiring aggressively — a concern the Federal Reserve will weigh in deciding this month whether to slow its bond buying and, if so, by how much.

President uses secure bunker to fight Obamacare battle Posted: 06 Sep 2013 02:32 PM PDT A Situation Room health care powwow the day of apparent Syrian massacre.

Obama to Congress: Listen to your conscience Posted: 06 Sep 2013 10:18 AM PDT The president will present his case to the nation next week.

Schoolgirl shot by Taliban honored with peace prize Posted: 06 Sep 2013 08:33 AM PDT THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Pakistani schoolgirl Malala Yousafzai, who survived a Taliban assassination attempt last year, was honored Friday with the Children's Peace Prize for her work promoting education for girls in her homeland.

How the class of 2017 will transform college Posted: 06 Sep 2013 08:13 AM PDT Technology is transforming college campuses around the country—from how undergrads nab jobs and internships to the way they interact with professors and even how they date. Join Yahoo News editors and special guests for our video live stream and chat exploring how the college experience is being shaped by this new crop of students, who have never known life without the internet.

How the Internet is killing the dreaded admissions essay Posted: 05 Sep 2013 12:32 PM PDT Applicants are dropping their pencils and finding new ways to prove their worth to universities.

Obama to make case for Syria strikes in prime-time speech Tuesday, won't say if he'll act without Congress' OK Posted: 06 Sep 2013 06:04 AM PDT He has the "authority" but not the "desire," an official says.

Afghan aide targeted by the Taliban fears US may leave him behind Posted: 06 Sep 2013 05:16 AM PDT Janis Shinwari is one of thousands of interpreters seeking refuge in the U.S. after helping American troops in Iraq or Afghanistan. "I consider him to be a member of my unit who is still left in Afghanistan and we don't leave our brothers behind," says Matt Zeller, an Army war vet who is campaigning for Shinwari's immediate approval to the U.S. "He more than earned his and his family's tickets to a life of prosperity."

Report: NSA cracked most online encryption Posted: 06 Sep 2013 12:55 AM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — The National Security Agency, working with the British government, has secretly been unraveling encryption technology that billions of Internet users rely upon to keep their electronic messages and confidential data safe from prying eyes, according to published reports based on internal U.S. government documents.

What does the college of the future look like? Posted: 06 Sep 2013 09:06 AM PDT With steep tuition making higher education unaffordable for many families, colleges and universities are being pressed to embrace innovative learning tools that can make earning a degree far cheaper. While a four-year bachelor's degree is still considered an essential ticket into a competitive job market, experts agree that colleges have little choice but to adapt to changing technological and economic realities.

China's Xi tells Obama Syria crisis can't be resolved with military strike Posted: 06 Sep 2013 05:36 AM PDT By Sui-Lee Wee BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese President Xi Jinping told his U.S. counterpart Barack Obama on Friday that the crisis in Syria should not be resolved through a military strike and urged him to consider a political solution, state news agency Xinhua said. Xi's are the highest-level comments from China since an August 21 chemical weapons attack in Syria. They follow remarks by a foreign ministry spokesman, who urged a role for the U.N. Security Council in resolving the crisis after the United States said it had given up trying to work with the council on Syria. ...

U.S. orders diplomats out of Lebanon Posted: 06 Sep 2013 12:54 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — The State Department on Friday ordered nonessential American diplomats and the families of staffers at the U.S. Embassy in Beirut to leave Lebanon immediately due to security concerns as the Obama administration and Congress debate military strikes on neighboring Syria. The department also authorized the voluntary departure of diplomats and families at the U.S. Consulate in Adana, Turkey, which is the closest American diplomatic post to Syria in Turkey.

Report: Ohio kidnapper called mother of victim Posted: 06 Sep 2013 05:05 AM PDT COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Cleveland kidnapper Ariel Castro says he called the mother of one of his victims while she was in captivity and told her she was OK, according to a videotaped FBI interrogation.

Woman on death row could be freed to await retrial Posted: 06 Sep 2013 01:22 AM PDT PHOENIX (AP) — An Arizona woman who has spent more than two decades on death row after being convicted of having her 4-year-old son killed for an insurance payout is expected to be released on Friday while she awaits a retrial of the case that made her one of the state's most reviled inmates.

G20 fails to heal rift on Syria at Russia talks Posted: 06 Sep 2013 01:30 AM PDT World leaders at the G20 summit on Friday failed to bridge their bitter divisions over US plans for military action against the Syrian regime, as Washington slammed Moscow for holding the UN Security Council "hostage" over the crisis.

Taliban deny involvement in Indian author's killing Posted: 06 Sep 2013 07:14 AM PDT The Taliban on Friday denied shooting dead Indian writer Sushmita Banerjee, whose murder Afghan officials blamed on the insurgent militia fighting against the government for 12 years.

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