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• Assad denies chemical weapons use
• NAACP President Ben Jealous to step down this year
• Hicks: Death of Stevens 'saddest moment' in my career
• Williams beats Azarenka for 5th US Open, 17th Slam
• 15 hurt when Conn. fair ride loses power
• Arkansas SWAT officers kill man, 107, in standoff
• Nyad's team responds to skeptics doubting her swim
• Designers defy matchy-matchy wisdom for the mix
• Defense helps Saints beat Falcons 23-17
• AP PHOTOS: Inside look at the 9/11 museum in NYC
• Kids plunge to ground on Conn. fair ride; 13 hurt
• Strong showing for Navalny in Moscow mayoral race
• Azarenka forces 3rd set vs Williams at US Open
• Wrestling wins IOC vote for place in 2020 Olympics
• Doubts linger over Syria gas attack responsibility
• Sinai militants killed in Egypt army offensive

Assad denies chemical weapons use Posted: 08 Sep 2013 12:36 PM PDT Syrian president says he was behind a chemical weapons attack on his people and issues warning to the U.S.

NAACP President Ben Jealous to step down this year Posted: 08 Sep 2013 04:43 PM PDT NAACP President and CEO Benjamin Jealous, who is credited with boosting the finances and helping to stabilize the nation's largest civil rights organization, said Sunday that he plans to step down at the end of the year.

Hicks: Death of Stevens 'saddest moment' in my career Posted: 08 Sep 2013 09:48 AM PDT In an exclusive interview with ABC's George Stephanopoulos, former Deputy Chief of Mission in Libya Gregory Hicks recalled being told of the death of then U.S. ambassador to Libya Christopher Stevens in Benghazi last year, characterizing it as the "saddest moment" in his career. Hicks...

Williams beats Azarenka for 5th US Open, 17th Slam Posted: 08 Sep 2013 04:59 PM PDT NEW YORK (AP) — Fussing with her skirt and flubbing her shots, Serena Williams was troubled in the U.S. Open final by the swirling air and the strong play of Victoria Azarenka.

15 hurt when Conn. fair ride loses power Posted: 08 Sep 2013 05:09 PM PDT NORWALK, Conn. (AP) — State police say 12 people were sent to hospitals with non-life threatening injuries after a mechanical failure caused an amusement ride to suddenly stop at a Connecticut fair.

Arkansas SWAT officers kill man, 107, in standoff Posted: 08 Sep 2013 01:00 PM PDT PINE BLUFF, Ark. (AP) — A 107-year-old man was killed after SWAT officers shot back at him during a standoff at a home, police in the southeastern Arkansas city of Pine Bluff said Sunday.

Nyad's team responds to skeptics doubting her swim Posted: 08 Sep 2013 11:35 AM PDT MIAMI (AP) — Diana Nyad's 110-mile swim from Cuba to Florida has generated positive publicity and adoration for the 64-year-old endurance athlete — along with skepticism from some members of the small community of marathon swimmers who are questioning whether she accomplished the feat honestly.

Designers defy matchy-matchy wisdom for the mix Posted: 08 Sep 2013 02:05 PM PDT NEW YORK (AP) — Most people are taught from a young age that they want their outfits to match.

Defense helps Saints beat Falcons 23-17 Posted: 08 Sep 2013 03:55 PM PDT NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Sean Payton's return to the sideline is one game old and already the Saints are celebrating a dramatic victory over a presumed title contender.

AP PHOTOS: Inside look at the 9/11 museum in NYC Posted: 08 Sep 2013 07:31 AM PDT Each artifact shows a haunting aspect of the Sept. 11 attacks on the World Trade Center Towers. The "cross" of intersecting steel beams from the rubble that became a symbol for remembering those lost in the attacks. The slurry wall. The last column taken from the site. An original stairway to World Trade Center Plaza. One of the fire trucks damaged in the towers' collapse. All will be displayed when the museum is set to open in the spring.

Kids plunge to ground on Conn. fair ride; 13 hurt Posted: 08 Sep 2013 04:31 PM PDT NORWALK, Conn. (AP) — Thirteen children were injured when a festival attraction that swings riders into the air lost power at a community fair in Connecticut on Sunday afternoon but none of the injuries appeared to be life-threatening, authorities said.

Strong showing for Navalny in Moscow mayoral race Posted: 08 Sep 2013 04:41 PM PDT MOSCOW (AP) — Opposition leader Alexei Navalny swept up far more votes than expected Sunday while finishing second in Moscow's mayoral election, a pivotal contest that has energized Russia's small opposition in ways that could pose a risk to the Kremlin in the days and years ahead.

Azarenka forces 3rd set vs Williams at US Open Posted: 08 Sep 2013 04:07 PM PDT NEW YORK (AP) — Victoria Azarenka rallied from two service breaks down Sunday to even the U.S. Open final against Serena Williams and send it to a decisive third set.

Wrestling wins IOC vote for place in 2020 Olympics Posted: 08 Sep 2013 02:42 PM PDT BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Wrestling, a sport as ancient as the games themselves, is back in the Olympics after seven months in limbo and even more determined to keep its place for centuries to come.

Doubts linger over Syria gas attack responsibility Posted: 08 Sep 2013 01:44 PM PDT BEIRUT (AP) — The U.S. government insists it has the intelligence to prove it, but the public has yet to see a single piece of concrete evidence produced by U.S. intelligence — no satellite imagery, no transcripts of Syrian military communications — connecting the government of President Bashar Assad to the alleged chemical weapons attack last month that killed hundreds of people.

Sinai militants killed in Egypt army offensive Posted: 08 Sep 2013 01:20 PM PDT CAIRO (AP) — Smoke billowed in the sky as Egyptian helicopter gunships rocketed suspected Islamic militant hideouts in the lawless northern Sinai Peninsula for a second day on Sunday, killing 11 suspected fighters as part of the largest military offensive in the region in years, military officials said.

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