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| Republicans aim to delay Obamacare, making government shutdown more likely Saturday, Sep 28, 2013 09:23 PM PDT  The White House says President Obama would veto the Republican spending bill. Full Story | Top |
| Radio problems cited in deaths of 19 firefighters Saturday, Sep 28, 2013 04:11 PM PDT  There is no evidence of negligence or reckless behavior in the deaths of 19 elite firefighters who were battling a raging inferno in central Arizona in June, but communications problems led to confusion about their location, an investigative report released on Saturday concluded. The members of the Granite Mountain Hotshots were engulfed by wind-whipped flames on the third day of a lightning-sparked blaze that destroyed scores of homes and charred 8,400 acres in and around the tiny town of Yarnell, northwest of Phoenix. There was one survivor. ... Full Story | Top |
| 60 dead in India building collapse as search ends Saturday, Sep 28, 2013 09:05 PM PDT  The search for survivors at the site of a collapsed apartment building has ended in India's financial capital of Mumbai. An emergency response official says the final death toll is 60 people. Full Story | Top |
| Syria's FM: No transition plan without Assad Saturday, Sep 28, 2013 02:16 PM PDT  UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Syria's government will not accept any transition peace plan that excludes President Bashar Assad, Foreign Minister Walid al-Moallem told The Associated Press in an interview Saturday. Full Story | Top |
| Berlusconi ministers resign; Italy gov't in crisis Saturday, Sep 28, 2013 12:23 PM PDT  MILAN (AP) — Italy's fragile coalition government was pushed into a full-fledged crisis Saturday after five ministers from former Premier Silvio Berlusconi's political party announced their resignations. Full Story | Top |
| House OKs bill aimed at improving drug safety Saturday, Sep 28, 2013 05:42 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — The House easily approved bipartisan legislation Saturday aimed at improving the safety of drugs produced by compounding pharmacies that mix customized pharmaceuticals. Full Story | Top |
| Radio blackout cited in deaths of 19 firefighters Saturday, Sep 28, 2013 07:02 PM PDT  PRESCOTT, Ariz. (AP) — Shortly before 19 elite firefighters perished in a raging Arizona wildfire, commanders thought the crew was in a safe place. No one had heard from the Granite Mountain Hotshots for 33 minutes. The crew didn't contact commanders, and commanders didn't radio them. Full Story | Top |
| Life in Puerto Rico becomes costlier amid crisis Saturday, Sep 28, 2013 09:04 PM PDT  SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Sweat gathered on the back of Gilberto Olivo's shirt as he tried to divert attention from his resume at a recent job fair in the working-class town of Catano. Full Story | Top |
| Greek far-right leader, other legislators arrested Saturday, Sep 28, 2013 01:15 PM PDT  ATHENS, Greece (AP) — The leader of Greece's extreme-right Golden Dawn party and four other of its parliamentarians were formally charged Saturday with membership in a criminal organization with intent to commit crimes, in an escalation of a government crackdown after a fatal stabbing blamed on a supporter. Full Story | Top |
| Wonder headlines NYC concert highlighting poverty Saturday, Sep 28, 2013 08:51 PM PDT NEW YORK (AP) — Bono served as an opening act for Stevie Wonder. Full Story | Top |
| Pettitte completes career in fitting fashion Saturday, Sep 28, 2013 08:49 PM PDT  HOUSTON (AP) — When Andy Pettitte envisioned how his final start would play out, he imagined a lot of scenarios. Full Story | Top |
| US-Iran: Breakthrough after decades of silence Saturday, Sep 28, 2013 12:09 PM PDT  WASHINGTON (AP) — Iranian President Hassan Rouhani was ending his visit to the United States and inching through New York's notorious traffic when the call came from President Barack Obama in the Oval Office. Full Story | Top |
| Murray leads No. 9 Georgia past No. 6 LSU 44-41 Saturday, Sep 28, 2013 06:16 PM PDT  ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — Two out of three ain't bad. Full Story | Top |
| Sudan police fire on funeral march, protesters say Saturday, Sep 28, 2013 01:57 PM PDT  KHARTOUM, Sudan (AP) — Sudanese security forces in pickup trucks opened fire on Saturday on hundreds of mourners marching after the funeral of a protester killed a day earlier, the latest violence in a week of demonstrations calling for the ouster of longtime President Omar al-Bashir. Full Story | Top |
| Radio problems cited in deaths of 19 firefighters Saturday, Sep 28, 2013 05:23 PM PDT PRESCOTT, Ariz. (AP) — A three-month investigation into the June deaths of 19 Arizona firefighters found that the men ceased radio communication for a half hour before they were killed in a wildfire blaze. The report did not assign blame, and some family members say that reluctance could put other lives in danger. Full Story | Top |
| Deadline nearing, GOP seeks health care delay Saturday, Sep 28, 2013 03:36 PM PDT  WASHINGTON (AP) — Locked in a deepening struggle with President Barack Obama, House Republicans on Saturday demanded a one-year delay in major parts of the nation's new health care law and permanent repeal of a tax on medical devices as the price for preventing a partial government shutdown threatened for early Tuesday. Full Story | Top |
| U.S. nuke commander suspended amid casino probe Saturday, Sep 28, 2013 03:11 PM PDT  The No. 2 officer at the military command in charge of all U.S. nuclear war-fighting forces is suspected in a case involving counterfeit gambling chips at a western Iowa casino and has been suspended from his duties, officials said. Full Story | Top |
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