- OBAMA ON THE OFFENSIVEāThe president says Paul Ryan, Mitt Romneyās new running mate, embodies the spirit of the ādo-nothing Congressā as the candidates spread out over five battleground states.
- SYRIAāS DEFECTED PRIME MINISTER JOINING THE REBELSāFormer Prime Minister Riad Hijab says President Bashar Assadās regime is near collapse āmorally and economicallyā and calls on political and military leaders to follow in his footsteps and take the side of the people.
- PANETTA SAYS NO PLANS SET FOR NO-FLY ZONE OVER SYRIAāDefense secretary tells the AP that he is confident one could be enforced, but it would require a āmajor, major policy decision.ā
- CHRIS CHRISTIE TO BE KEYNOTE SPEAKER AT GOP CONVENTIONāSometimes abrasive but always entertaining, New Jerseyās governor promises āto tell some very direct and hard truthsā when he addresses the Republican National Convention this month.
- MURDER CONFESSION RAISES QUESTION IN CHINAāS BIGGEST SCANDALāScholars are finding glaring omissions and implausibilities in the official account of a murder committed by a Chinese politicianās wife.
- SEARCHING FOR ANSWERS IN FATAL SHOOTING NEAR TEXAS A&MāPolice will provide more details about a shooting near the Texas A&M campus that ended in the deaths of a constable serving an eviction notice, the man who shot him and a neighbor.
- AMERICANS CARRY MORE CREDIT CARD DEBT THAN LAST YEARāThe analysis also shows little change in how many card holders are paying their bills on time.
- WHAT SPENDING CUTS WILL MEAN TO THE AVERAGE AMERICANāIn addition to less money for the military, some air traffic controllers, border guards and FBI agents might be out of a job come January.
- FIRST LADY GOES AFTER JAY LENO AND GABBY DOUGLAS FOR FAST-FOOD HABITSāThe talk show host and Olympic gold-medal gymnast were both gently scolded by Michelle Obama for not setting the right dietary example.
- BIDDING FAREWELL TO āTHE PEOPLEāS COMPOSERāāFriends and admirers of Marvin Hamlisch gather in New York City to bid farewell to the celebrated songwriter known for composing hundreds of scores for movies and musicals, including āThe Sting,ā āOrdinary Peopleā and āThe Way We Were.ā
