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• Students tell how technology changes college
• Kerry: President 'hasn't told me' next steps if strikes aren't authorized
• Jury rules N-word has no place in workplace, even among blacks
• Poll shows clear leader in NYC Democratic mayoral primary
• Born Digital: How to use social media to land -- or lose -- a job
• Syria said to be hiding weapons, moving troops
• Custody saga over 'Baby Veronica' continues
• Texas Guard refuses to process same-sex benefits
• Nyad: Maturity helped me achieve record swim
• Christie claims rival mocked weight; she denies it
• NAACP-KKK meeting in Wyo. believed to be a first
• NY case puts N-word use among blacks on trial
• Pa. university kicks Rivera off panel for 'selfie'
• Azarenka defeats Ivanovic to make US Open quarters
• Wave of bombings, attacks in Iraq kill at least 67
• 'American Idol' taps Lopez, Connick as judges
• In Nokia acquisition, Microsoft tries to catch up
• Obama gains Boehner's support for Syria strike
• Egypt's Sinai emerges as new theater for jihad
• Boehner will support strike on Syria
• Mandela leaves hospital, but recovery will be 'difficult process'
• Holder: I played no role in AP phone subpoena
• In Mideast, view of U.S. as hesitant superpower sharpens
• Glare from London 'fryscraper' blamed for melting cars
• Hackers find weaknesses in car computer systems
• Israeli missile test fuels jitters
• Obama seeks quick Congress vote on Syria
• Auschwitz guards to face criminal probes in Germany
• Egyptian helicopters strike militants in Sinai
• Rodman in North Korea to visit his 'friend' Kim
• UN: More than 2 million have fled Syria
• Russia detects missile launches

Students tell how technology changes college Posted: 03 Sep 2013 03:04 PM PDT With technology at their fingertips, professors can ask more of students, one coed said.

Kerry: President 'hasn't told me' next steps if strikes aren't authorized Posted: 03 Sep 2013 02:48 PM PDT Kerry, Hagel make the case for airstrikes in Syria

Jury rules N-word has no place in workplace, even among blacks Posted: 03 Sep 2013 01:07 PM PDT A federal jury has ruled against an employer who said he used the N-word in an affectionate way toward black colleagues, effectively saying that use of the word is unacceptable in the workplace under any circumstances.

Poll shows clear leader in NYC Democratic mayoral primary Posted: 03 Sep 2013 11:57 AM PDT A week before the primary, de Blasio has a 23-point lead over his closest rival, according to a new poll.

Born Digital: How to use social media to land -- or lose -- a job Posted: 03 Sep 2013 02:37 AM PDT When 20-year-old Vanessa Cagno lost out on a spring internship with the boutique marketing firm MKG, she redoubled her efforts.

Syria said to be hiding weapons, moving troops Posted: 03 Sep 2013 12:08 PM PDT Assad's regime is aware of 30-40 potential targets, an expert says.

Custody saga over 'Baby Veronica' continues Posted: 03 Sep 2013 09:52 AM PDT By Heide Brandes OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) - A 3-year-old Native American girl known as "Baby Veronica" will not immediately be transferred from the custody of her Oklahoma biological father to a South Carolina couple who adopted her, the Oklahoma Supreme Court has ruled. The ruling, which was made on Friday although the information only became available on the court website on Tuesday, means that Veronica will stay for now with her biological father, Dusten Brown, who is a member of the Cherokee Nation. ...

Texas Guard refuses to process same-sex benefits Posted: 03 Sep 2013 03:14 PM PDT AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The Texas National Guard refused to process requests from same-sex couples for benefits on Tuesday despite a Pentagon directive to do so, while Mississippi won't issue applications from state-owned offices. Both states cited their respective bans on gay marriage.

Nyad: Maturity helped me achieve record swim Posted: 03 Sep 2013 01:45 PM PDT KEY WEST, Fla. (AP) — The clocks Diana Nyad uses to time her training swims show that she's a slower swimmer than she used to be. That's only natural: At age 64, she acknowledges she is no longer the "thoroughbred stallion" she was "back in the day."

Christie claims rival mocked weight; she denies it Posted: 03 Sep 2013 01:30 PM PDT NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie accused his Democratic opponent Tuesday of making a mocking reference to his weight when she suggested that the image of him "frolicking on the beach" was not a boost to tourism.

NAACP-KKK meeting in Wyo. believed to be a first Posted: 03 Sep 2013 03:57 PM PDT DENVER (AP) — A meeting between the Wyoming chapter of the NAACP and an organizer for the Ku Klux Klan over the weekend is believed to be the first of its kind.

NY case puts N-word use among blacks on trial Posted: 03 Sep 2013 04:42 PM PDT NEW YORK (AP) — In a case that gave a legal airing to the debate over use of the N-word among blacks, a federal jury has rejected a black manager's argument that it was a term of love and endearment when he aimed it at black employee.

Pa. university kicks Rivera off panel for 'selfie' Posted: 03 Sep 2013 04:27 PM PDT PITTSBURGH (AP) — Duquesne (doo-KAYN') University says Geraldo Rivera isn't welcome to appear on a panel at the Pittsburgh school because of a half-naked "selfie" he posted this summer.

Azarenka defeats Ivanovic to make US Open quarters Posted: 03 Sep 2013 04:12 PM PDT NEW YORK (AP) — Victoria Azarenka refused to complain about playing her fourth-round U.S. Open match a day later than the rest of her half of the draw.

Wave of bombings, attacks in Iraq kill at least 67 Posted: 03 Sep 2013 12:12 PM PDT BAGHDAD (AP) — A series of coordinated evening blasts in Baghdad and other violence killed at least 67 people in Iraq on Tuesday, officials said, the latest in a months-long surge of bloodshed that Iraqi security forces are struggling to contain.

'American Idol' taps Lopez, Connick as judges Posted: 03 Sep 2013 12:15 PM PDT LOS ANGELES (AP) — "American Idol" is betting that a judges' remix with Jennifer Lopez, Harry Connick Jr. and Keith Urban will fare better with viewers than bickering divas Mariah Carey and Nicki Minaj did last season.

In Nokia acquisition, Microsoft tries to catch up Posted: 03 Sep 2013 02:59 PM PDT SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Microsoft's acquisition of Nokia's troubled smartphone business represents a daring $7.2 billion attempt by the software giant and a once-influential cellphone maker to catch up with the mobile computing revolution that threatens to leave them in the technological dust.

Obama gains Boehner's support for Syria strike Posted: 03 Sep 2013 02:17 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama gained ground Tuesday in his drive for congressional backing of a military strike against Syria, winning critical support from House Speaker John Boehner while administration officials agreed to explicitly rule out the use of U.S. combat troops in retaliation for a suspected chemical weapons attack.

Egypt's Sinai emerges as new theater for jihad Posted: 03 Sep 2013 11:49 AM PDT CAIRO (AP) — An Egyptian doctor once close to Osama bin Laden is bringing together multiple al-Qaida-inspired militant groups in Egypt's Sinai to fight the country's military, as the lawless peninsula emerges as a new theater for jihad, according to Egyptian intelligence and security officials.

Boehner will support strike on Syria Posted: 03 Sep 2013 08:36 AM PDT 'This is something that the United States and the country need to do.'

Mandela leaves hospital, but recovery will be 'difficult process' Posted: 03 Sep 2013 09:27 AM PDT Nelson Mandela's discharge after nearly three months in hospital showed that he had made "progress," South African President Jacob Zuma said Tuesday, adding the 95-year-old was responding to treatment.

Holder: I played no role in AP phone subpoena Posted: 14 May 2013 07:08 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — Attorney General Eric Holder on Tuesday defended the Justice Department's secret examination of Associated Press phone records though he declared he had played no role in it, saying it was justified as part of an investigation into a grave national security leak.

In Mideast, view of U.S. as hesitant superpower sharpens Posted: 03 Sep 2013 07:21 AM PDT By William Maclean BEIRUT (Reuters) - The world's most powerful man decides to threaten Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. "We will strike with all our might," says U.S. President Barack Obama, depicted in a cartoon in Saudi newspaper Alsharq. But when? Wearing a dreamy smile, Obama replies: "In a day, a week, a month, a year, 10 years - or however many years you can count. ...

Glare from London 'fryscraper' blamed for melting cars Posted: 03 Sep 2013 01:44 PM PDT A British property developer said Tuesday it was investigating after sun rays reflected from its half-finished London skyscraper melted parts of several cars, including a luxury Jaguar.

Hackers find weaknesses in car computer systems Posted: 03 Sep 2013 06:40 AM PDT DETROIT (AP) — As cars become more like PCs on wheels, what's to stop a hacker from taking over yours?

Israeli missile test fuels jitters Posted: 03 Sep 2013 05:31 AM PDT Russia sounds alarm after detecting the launch of two ballistic "objects."

Obama seeks quick Congress vote on Syria Posted: 03 Sep 2013 07:39 AM PDT The president is confident that lawmakers will vote in favor of U.S. military action.

Auschwitz guards to face criminal probes in Germany Posted: 03 Sep 2013 08:18 AM PDT The German office investigating Nazi war crimes said Tuesday it would send files on 30 former Auschwitz death camp personnel to state prosecutors with a recommendation to bring charges.

Egyptian helicopters strike militants in Sinai Posted: 03 Sep 2013 05:07 AM PDT EL-ARISH, Egypt (AP) — Egyptian helicopter gunships fired rockets early Tuesday at militants in the northern Sinai Peninsula, killing at least eight and injuring 15 others in an ongoing campaign to put down Islamic radicals who have escalated attacks in the largely lawless region, Egypt's official news agency said.

Rodman in North Korea to visit his 'friend' Kim Posted: 03 Sep 2013 05:41 AM PDT PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) — Former NBA star Dennis Rodman landed Tuesday in North Korea and said he plans to hang out with authoritarian leader Kim Jong Un, have a good time and maybe bridge some cultural gaps — but not be a diplomat.

UN: More than 2 million have fled Syria Posted: 03 Sep 2013 01:30 AM PDT Almost 5,000 citizens a day are flowing out of the war-ravaged country.

Russia detects missile launches Posted: 03 Sep 2013 11:26 AM PDT An early warning system picks up two ballistic missiles fired from the Mediterranean.

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