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| USS Nimitz carrier group rerouted Sunday, Sep 01, 2013 06:02 PM PDT  Officials say the aircraft carrier and other ships are heading toward the Red Sea. Full Story | Top |
| Obama's history-defying decision on Syria Sunday, Sep 01, 2013 07:32 AM PDT  His decision to seek congressional approval represents a historic turning point not seen since Truman. Full Story | Top |
| U.S. swimmer forges on with Cuba-Florida crossing Sunday, Sep 01, 2013 01:38 PM PDT  Legendary US distance swimmer Diana Nyad forged ahead Sunday with her quest to become the first person to cross from Cuba to Florida with no shark cage. Full Story | Top |
| Mandela discharged from hospital, returns home Sunday, Sep 01, 2013 12:10 PM PDT  JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Nelson Mandela went home in an ambulance on Sunday after nearly three months in a hospital that became the focus of a global outpouring of concern, but authorities said the health of the former South African president remained critical and sometimes unstable. Full Story | Top |
| David Frost, known for Nixon interview, dies at 74 Sunday, Sep 01, 2013 01:28 PM PDT  LONDON (AP) — David Frost had sparred with Richard Nixon for hours, recording a series of interviews with the former president three years after he stepped down in disgrace over Watergate. But as the sessions drew to a close, Frost realized he still lacked something: an acknowledgement by Nixon that he had been wrong. Full Story | Top |
| David Frost's most memorable interviews Sunday, Sep 01, 2013 09:15 PM PDT  LONDON (AP) — Veteran British broadcaster David Frost set a milestone in TV history when he drew extraordinary admissions from disgraced former President Richard Nixon in 1977. Armed with ambition, talent and a remarkable contacts book, Frost sat down with many other world leaders and the biggest names in show business over half a century. Here are some highlights from some of his most prominent interviews. Full Story | Top |
| Sierra wildfire now California's fourth-largest Sunday, Sep 01, 2013 09:15 PM PDT  YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, Calif. (AP) — The wildfire burning in and around Yosemite National Park has become the fourth-largest conflagration in modern California history, fire officials said Sunday as clouds and higher humidity helped crews further contain the biggest blaze in the United States this year. Full Story | Top |
| Egypt's Morsi to be tried for inciting violence Sunday, Sep 01, 2013 04:25 PM PDT  CAIRO (AP) — Egypt's top prosecutor on Sunday referred ousted Islamist President Mohammed Morsi to trial on charges of inciting the killing of opponents protesting outside his palace while he was in office, the state news agency said. Full Story | Top |
| Nyad makes steady progress toward Florida Sunday, Sep 01, 2013 08:25 PM PDT  KEY WEST, Fla. (AP) — U.S. endurance simmer Diana Nyad's representatives say she's covered about two-thirds of her route from Cuba to Florida. Full Story | Top |
| AP PHOTOS: Dragon Con draws huge sci-fi crowd Sunday, Sep 01, 2013 03:02 PM PDT  ATLANTA (AP) — Wookies, Daleks and scantily-clad comic book characters called Atlanta home this weekend while attending the annual Dragon Con science fiction and fantasy convention. It's the rough equivalent of three consecutive days of Halloween held in high-rise Atlanta hotels. Full Story | Top |
| FAMU band back at football game after suspension Sunday, Sep 01, 2013 02:43 PM PDT  ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Nearly two years after a drum major's hazing death silenced the music at Florida A&M football games, the famed Marching 100 band returned to the field Sunday with its familiar booms, drum rattles and other tones for the school's season-opener. Full Story | Top |
| Analysis: Obama's credibility on line in reversal Sunday, Sep 01, 2013 10:57 AM PDT  WASHINGTON (AP) — For more than a week, the White House had been barreling toward imminent military action against Syria. But President Barack Obama's abrupt decision to instead ask Congress for permission left him with a high-risk gamble that could devastate his credibility if no action is ultimately taken in response to a deadly chemical weapons attack that crossed his own "red line." Full Story | Top |
| Beyonce closes 1st day of Jay-Z's Philly festival Sunday, Sep 01, 2013 05:55 AM PDT  PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Beyonce closed the first day of her husband Jay-Z's second annual music festival with a 90-minute set that featured hits like "Single Ladies (Put a Ring On It)" and "Crazy In Love." Full Story | Top |
| Indian spiritual leader arrested on rape charge Sunday, Sep 01, 2013 03:12 AM PDT  JAIPUR, India (AP) — A controversial spiritual guru was arrested early Sunday on a rape charge filed by a teenage girl in the northwestern Indian state of Rajasthan, police said. Full Story | Top |
| David Frost, known for Nixon interview, dies Sunday, Sep 01, 2013 09:09 AM PDT LONDON (AP) — David Frost may be best remembered for his post-Watergate interviews with former President Richard Nixon, but the veteran British broadcaster was equally at ease as a satirist, game show host and serious political journalist. Full Story | Top |
| Pope announces day of fasting for peace for Syria Sunday, Sep 01, 2013 09:38 AM PDT  VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis on Sunday condemned the use of chemical weapons, but he called for a negotiated settlement of the civil war in Syria, and announced he would lead a worldwide day of fasting and prayer for peace there on Sept. 7. Full Story | Top |
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