Archive for the ‘American News’ Category

Jeff Bezos Tells Washington Post He Intends To ‘Experiment’ With It

In an interview with the paper he purchased, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos told the Washington Post that he wants to lead it into a new “golden era,” and that he bought it so that he could help it “experiment.” Bezos stunned the journalism world when he purchased the Post from its longtime owners, the Grahams, […]

Sacrificing For Love: What I Did For My Spouse

By Amelia Mularz for YourTango.com When the words “sacrifice” and “love” pop up in the same sentence, it’s hard not to think back to a certain Kate Winslet and Leo DiCaprio flick … yes, “Titanic.” Who can forget that image of Jack and Rose clinging to each other in the icy waters near the sinking […]

Diana Nyad On ‘ABC World News’: ‘Never, Ever Give Up’ (VIDEO)

After completing a record-breaking swim, Diana Nyad told ABC News’ Gio Benitez Monday that people were “hungry for that life message of never, ever give up… and I didn’t.” Nyad is the first person to swim from the approximately 110 miles from Cuba to Florida without the help of a shark cage. The endurance swimmer […]

Rafael Nadal Reaches U.S. Open Quarterfinals, Beats Philipp Kohlschreiber

NEW YORK — Rafael Nadal improved to 19-0 on hard courts in 2013 by returning to the U.S. Open quarterfinals. He will not, however, play Roger Federer next. The second-seeded Nadal, who counts the 2010 U.S. Open among his 12 Grand Slam titles, came back to beat 22nd-seeded Philipp Kohlschreiber of Germany 6-7 (4), 6-4, […]

Microsoft To Acquire Nokia’s Mobile Phone Business For $7.2 Billion

(Reuters) – Two years after hitching its fate to Microsoft’s Windows Phone software, Nokia collapsed into the arms of the U.S. software giant on Tuesday, agreeing to sell its main handset business for 5.44 billion euros ($7.2 billion). Nokia, which will continue to make networking equipment and hold patents, was once the world’s dominant handset […]

UN: 6.2 million Syrians now displaced by war

Hassan Ammar / AP, file A child sits on the floor at the Kertaj Hotel in Damascus, Syria, as her mother prepares a meal, in August. The family fled their home because of the civil war. Some 6.2 million Syrians have been displaced by the country’s deadly civil war, the United Nations said Monday as […]

Party drug ‘Molly’ on rise

The popular 1990s club drug ecstasy has reinvented itself and is again popular. Pop music has popularized the new variety, called Molly, and the drug is linked to three recent overdose deaths at concerts. NBC’s Ron Mott reports. The deaths of two young adults and the hospitalization of four others this weekend following a massive […]

Swimmer 10 miles from Fla.

At 64-years old, Diana Nyad is making her fifth and final attempt to swim at the 103-mile swim from Havana to Key West. She’s contended with sharks, jellyfish and strong weather conditions in the past, but says she’s going to make it this time. NBC’s Kerry Sanders reports. American long-distance swimmer Diana Nyad was closer […]

Report: NSA spied on Mexico

New documents released by leaker Edward Snowden reveal that NSA spied on the leaders of Brazil and Mexico looking at their personal e-mail accounts and web browsing history. NBC’s Keir Simmons reports. The journalist who first published the contents of classified documents provided by ex-National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden, told a Brazilian TV show […]

Wyo. town, population: One

Tuoi Tre via AP, file Vietnamese businessman Pham Dinh Nguyen, right, poses with Don Sammons, who was the self-proclaimed “mayor” and sole inhabitant of Buford, Wyo., after Nguyen bought the town in 2012. The tiny Wyoming town of Buford, which was sold at auction last year by its sole resident amid international fanfare, will officially […]

Kerry: Syria samples test positive for Sarin

Secretary of State John Kerry tells David Gregory on Meet the Press that evidence suggests that Syrian leader Bashar Assad used the nerve agent sarin in his chemical weapons attack. Secretary of State John Kerry said Sunday that samples collected by first responders after the reported August 21 chemical weapons attack in Syria have tested […]

Mandela leaves hospital

Denis Farrell / AP An ambulance arrives at the home of former South African president Nelson Mandela in Johannesburg on Sunday. Mandela has been in hospital for more than two months fighting a recurring lung infection. Anti-apartheid icon and former South African President Nelson Mandela was discharged from the hospital and returned to his home […]

Bones found at old school

Edmund D. Fountain / Pool / Tampa Bay Times via AP From left, Steven Barnes, 61, of Smyrna, Ga., his son Jason Due-Barnes, 9, wife Tananarive Due, 47, and her father John Due, 78, of Atlanta, embrace during a memorial ceremony Saturday at the cemetery of the former Arthur G. Dozier School for Boys in […]

Precedent set by Syria delay?

Smoke mars Yosemite Valley

Al Golub / Zuma Press The Rim Fire jumps Highway 120 near Hodgdon Meadows in Yosemite National Park on Friday. Smoke from a huge wildfire blanketed Yosemite Valley for the first time on Saturday, a blow to tourists — and their health — on one of the busiest weekends in one of the nation’s most […]

LLCs Offer Secrecy To Foreign Criminal Groups That Want To Launder Money Through Miami Real Estate

Alvaro Lopez Tardon needed to launder tens of millions of dollars in proceeds from selling thousands of kilograms of cocaine trafficked from South America to Europe, so he turned to Miami condos, federal authorities say. Read the whole story at South Florida Business Journal Source Article from http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/09/01/llcs-offer-secrecy-to-for_n_3851780.html

Christion Jones Touchdown Hat Trick: Alabama Star Scores On Punt Return, Kickoff, Catch (VIDEO)

Christion Jones made sure Alabama’s three-peat bid got rolling quickly. Following a three-and-out debut by the Virginia Tech offense in the first series of the game, the junior wide receiver from Adamsville, Ala., received the ensuing punt at his own 28-yard line. After backtracking a few steps, Jones navigated the waves the onrushing Hokies for […]

Obama Seeks Approval From Congress For Syria Strike

WASHINGTON — Short on support at home and allies abroad, President Barack Obama unexpectedly stepped back from a missile attack against Syria on Saturday and instead asked Congress to support a strike punishing Bashar Assad’s regime for the alleged use of chemical weapons. With Navy ships on standby in the Mediterranean Sea ready to launch […]

Clemson Upsets Georgia 38-35: Tajh Boyd Scores 5 Touchdowns For No. 8 Tigers

CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) — Tajh Boyd threw for three touchdowns and rushed for two others, Clemson’s defense sacked Aaron Murray four times and the eighth-ranked Tigers stung No. 5 Georgia 38-35 Saturday night. Boyd had scoring passes of 77 yards to Sammy Watkins, 24 yards to Zac Brooks and 9 yards to Stanton Seckinger. […]

War games: What a US strike would look like

As the White House weighs military decisions in Syria, cruise missiles await on ships in the Mediterranean Sea. The missiles have a range of 1,500 miles and can be fired off from ships with specific directions, according to military analyst Col. Jack Jacobs, who was interviewed by TODAY’s Lester Holt. While the world waits to […]

Girl, 1, shot dead in street

Courtesy Keion Reed Londyn Samuels in the arms of her father, Keion Reed. A 1-year-old girl was shot dead in her babysitter’s arms in New Orleans, prompting the city’s mayor to declare “enough is enough” as police hunted for two suspects with little help from witnesses. Londyn Samuels, who was just learning to walk, was […]

Alarm over vaccine refusals

Health 6 hours ago An outbreak of measles among unimmunized members of a Texas megachurch is fueling new health worries about pockets of vaccine-wary parents — just as more than 50 million public school kids head back to class across the nation. More possible measles […]

Family fights to keep home

recession Aug. 30, 2013 at 9:35 AM ET Video: Lester Holt follows the story of a family as they attempt to avoid foreclosure. How far would you go to save your home? Before the recession hit, the Sadowskis, a family of four in upscale Orange […]

‘Apocalyptic’ scene in Syria

UN Experts Enter Lebanon After Leaving Syria

BEIRUT — U.N. experts who collected samples from last week’s alleged chemical weapons strike outside Damascus left Syria for the Netherlands on Saturday, hours after President Barack Obama said he is weighing “limited and narrow” action against the Syrian regime his administration blames for the attack. In Moscow, Russian President Vladimir Putin urged Obama not […]

U.N. Chemical Weapons Inspectors Leave Damascus, Syria

By Steve Holland and Catherine Bremer WASHINGTON/PARIS, Aug 30 (Reuters) – The United States made clear on Friday that it would punish Syrian President Bashar al-Assad for the “brutal and flagrant” chemical weapons attack that it says killed more than 1,400 people in Damascus last week. “We cannot accept a world where women and children […]

North Dakota State Stuns Kansas State: Defending Big 12 Champion Loses 24-21

MANHATTAN, Kan. — The day began with a dedication ceremony for a massive renovation to Bill Snyder Family Stadium, and it ended with North Dakota State playing spoiler for Kansas State’s longtime head coach. Led by a senior quarterback unflappable under pressure, and coached by someone who knows Snyder quite well, the plucky Bison rallied […]

U.S. Open: Leyton Hewitt Stuns Juan Martin Del Potro In Five-Set Thriller (VIDEO/PHOTOS)

NEW YORK — Displaying the shots and grit that earned him a U.S. Open trophy a dozen years ago, Lleyton Hewitt came back to surprise 2009 champion Juan Martin del Potro 6-4, 5-7, 3-6, 7-6 (2), 6-1 in the second round. The four-hour match Friday night was the ninth time in the past 10 years […]

U.N. Inspectors Leave Damascus, Syria, Witness Reports

DAMASCUS, Aug 31 (Reuters) – The team of U.N. chemical weapons inspectors left their Damascus hotel early on Saturday, a Reuters witness said, and appeared to be leaving the country. The witness saw the team’s convoy of vehicles head onto a highway that leads to neighbouring Lebanon. (Reporting by Marwan Makdesi; Editing by Peter Cooney) […]

NBC poll: Public wary of US action in Syria

Nearly 80 percent of Americans believe President Barack Obama should receive congressional approval before using force in Syria, but the nation is divided over the scope of any potential strike, a new NBC News poll shows. The White House telephone briefing with top members of Congress left many wanting a lot more details on the […]

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