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| Wildfire spreads toward Bay Area water supply Monday, Aug 26, 2013 04:55 PM PDT  The blaze nears a Yosemite Valley and the Hetch Hetchy Reservoir. Full Story | Top |
| Kerry: Chemical arms use in Syria an 'obscenity' Monday, Aug 26, 2013 07:15 PM PDT  Secretary of State John Kerry on Monday outlined the clearest justification yet for U.S. military action in Syria, saying there was "undeniable" evidence of a large-scale chemical weapons attack, with intelligence strongly signaling that Bashar Assad's regime was responsible. Full Story | Top |
| Now you can run with the bulls in the U.S.A. Monday, Aug 26, 2013 03:42 PM PDT  American thrill seekers run for their lives from charging bulls in Virginia. Full Story | Top |
| Wildfire closing in on SF Bay area's water source Monday, Aug 26, 2013 03:54 PM PDT  TUOLUMNE CITY, Calif. (AP) — A raging wildfire in Yosemite National Park rained ash on the reservoir that is the chief source of San Francisco's famously pure drinking water, and utility officials Monday scrambled to send more water toward the metropolitan area before it becomes tainted. Full Story | Top |
| Emotional testimony as jury weighs Hasan's fate Monday, Aug 26, 2013 02:47 PM PDT  FORT HOOD, Texas (AP) — A soldier left for dead after being shot in the head. A widow whose two sons won't have their father to take them fishing or teach them how to be gentlemen. A grieving father who includes himself and his unborn grandson in the death toll of the 2009 shooting rampage at Fort Hood. Full Story | Top |
| Manning lawyer gives more details on gender change Monday, Aug 26, 2013 08:11 PM PDT  PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Army Pvt. Chelsea Manning, who was previously known as Bradley Manning, decided to announce that she wanted to live as a woman the day after sentencing because a military prison said publicly it would not provide hormone treatment, her attorney said Monday. Full Story | Top |
| Ford recalls Fromme assassination attempt in video Monday, Aug 26, 2013 08:56 PM PDT  SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — President Gerald Ford recalled seeing a hand holding a large handgun slipping through a crowd at the California statehouse in 1975 before a Secret Service agent lunged at Charles Manson disciple Lynette "Squeaky" Fromme, according to a 38-year-old videotape released Monday. Full Story | Top |
| Conservative group presses McConnell on health law Monday, Aug 26, 2013 08:34 PM PDT  WASHINGTON (AP) — A conservative group is launching a radio ad challenging Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell to oppose any money for President Barack Obama's health care law even if it means triggering a government shutdown. Full Story | Top |
| 21 measles cases linked to megachurch in Texas Monday, Aug 26, 2013 06:18 PM PDT DALLAS (AP) — A Texas megachurch linked to at least 21 measles cases has been trying to contain the outbreak by hosting vaccination clinics, officials said Monday. Full Story | Top |
| Bust to boom: Can strippers save Atlantic City? Monday, Aug 26, 2013 02:21 PM PDT  ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — What if, after seven years of plunging casino revenues and fleeing customers, Atlantic City's real problem was this: People are wearing too much clothing? Full Story | Top |
| Mets ace Harvey has torn ligament in elbow Monday, Aug 26, 2013 05:02 PM PDT  NEW YORK (AP) — Matt Harvey has a partially torn ligament in his right elbow, a potentially devastating injury for the pitcher that had given the foundering New York Mets reason to be hopeful about their future. Full Story | Top |
| Obama awards Medal of Honor to Afghan war veteran Monday, Aug 26, 2013 04:50 PM PDT  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama bestowed the nation's highest military honor, the Medal of Honor, on Army Staff Sgt. Ty Carter on Monday, saluting the veteran of the war in Afghanistan as "the essence of true heroism," one still engaged in a battle against the lingering emotional fallout of war. Full Story | Top |
| Ohio couple married 65 years die 11 hours apart Monday, Aug 26, 2013 04:26 PM PDT  DAYTON, Ohio (AP) — Relatives of an Ohio couple who died at a nursing home 11 hours apart on the same day said their love story's ending reflects their devotion over 65 years of marriage. Full Story | Top |
| $2M bail set in death of WWII veteran Monday, Aug 26, 2013 04:38 PM PDT  SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — A 16-year-old Spokane boy was ordered held on $2 million bail Monday and will be tried as an adult in connection with last week's beating death of an 88-year-old World War II veteran. A second teen was arrested in the case early Monday morning. Full Story | Top |
| Egyptian Islamist groups seek truce with army Monday, Aug 26, 2013 01:12 PM PDT  CAIRO (AP) — Two former militant groups offered to call off street protests if the government agrees to ease its pressure on Islamists, a move that underscores how a onetime strong Islamist movement is now bowing to an unprecedented crackdown by security authorities. Full Story | Top |
| Kate Gosselin sues ex over book, alleges hacking Monday, Aug 26, 2013 02:18 PM PDT  PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Former reality TV star Kate Gosselin filed a lawsuit Monday accusing her ex-husband of stealing her hard drive and hacking into her phone and computer to get material for a tell-all book. Full Story | Top |
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