Teen Profar HRs 1st time up, Texas beats Indians

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• Teen Profar HRs 1st time up, Texas beats Indians
• Yemen: 14 civilians killed in errant airstrike
• Obama, Romney tied as Democrats go into convention: Reuters/Ipsos poll
• Activists say 5,000 killed in Syria in August
• Biden: Romney ready for war with Syria, Iran
• A first: Veiled woman reads news on Egypt state TV
• Early bird Djokovic, Ferrer into US Open last 16
• Unification Church founder Rev. Moon dies at 92
• Are Americans better off? Obama aides won't say.
• Obama in Colorado ahead of US convention
• 'Food hubs' connect school districts with farmers
• Rebels hit army headquarters in Damascus
• Neb. wildfires spread and burn 273 square miles
• Obama drops by 'The Buff' restaurant in Colorado
• Lufthansa cabin crew to hold fresh strike Tuesday
• Imam arrested in Pakistan Quran burning case
• Texas pilot killed in Iowa air show crash
• Dems seek to exploit advantage on foreign policy
• 'Raindrops' lyricist Hal David dies in LA at 91
• Biden: Romney wants war with Syria, Iran
• Djokovic makes quick work of Benneteau
• Syrian forces shell village, kill 25: opposition
• Egypt appoints new ambassador to Israel
• Israeli leader calls for 'clear red line' on Iran
• Spanish director wins YouTube online festival
• 'The Possession' tops N. America box office
• Mormons praise Romney for spotlighting the faith
• Source: NY probing equity firms, including Bain
• Angola's ruling MPLA party wins 74 percent of vote
• Brilliant Gignac keeps Marseille run going
• Police: NY man, 69, throws acid in daughter's face
• U.S. says 71.5 percent oil output shut in Gulf due to Isaac
• Venezuelan official: no sign of killings in Amazon
• Civil War events feature minstrel song revival
• Jenson Button wins crash-marred Belgian GP
• Man has to try twice to get arrested in Detroit
• Egypt's veiled presenters on state TV for 1st time
• England win 4th ODI against South Africa by 6 wkts
• Son says author Richard Bach improving
• Hollywood's summer heads south as films fizzle

Teen Profar HRs 1st time up, Texas beats Indians Posted: 02 Sep 2012 01:13 PM PDT Jurickson Profar made quite a debut at age 19, homering in his first major league at-bat as the Texas Rangers beat the Cleveland Indians 8-3 Sunday.

Yemen: 14 civilians killed in errant airstrike Posted: 02 Sep 2012 01:04 PM PDT Military officials and tribesmen say an attack by Yemeni fighter planes has mistakenly hit vehicles carrying civilians traveling south of the capital, killing 14, including women and children.

Obama, Romney tied as Democrats go into convention: Reuters/Ipsos poll Posted: 02 Sep 2012 01:02 PM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama enters an important campaign week tied with Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney, a Reuters/Ipsos poll found on Sunday, leaving the incumbent an opportunity to edge ahead of his opponent at the Democratic National Convention. With the Democrats set to nominate Obama for a second term this week in Charlotte, North Carolina, the race to the presidential election on November 6 is all knotted up at 45 percent for Obama and 45 percent for Romney among likely voters, the survey found. ...

Activists say 5,000 killed in Syria in August Posted: 02 Sep 2012 01:02 PM PDT Activist groups said Sunday that about 5,000 people were killed in Syria's civil war in August, the highest figure ever reported in more than 17 months of fighting as President Bashar Assad's regime unleashed crushing air power against the revolt for the first time.

Biden: Romney ready for war with Syria, Iran Posted: 02 Sep 2012 12:57 PM PDT Vice President Joe Biden said Sunday that Republican rival Mitt Romney is "ready to go to war in Syria and Iran" while hurting the middle class.

A first: Veiled woman reads news on Egypt state TV Posted: 02 Sep 2012 12:54 PM PDT A female Egyptian news presenter appeared on state television wearing a veil for the first time on Sunday after the Islamist-dominated government lifted an effective ban that had been in place for decades under secular-leaning regimes of the past.

Early bird Djokovic, Ferrer into US Open last 16 Posted: 02 Sep 2012 12:53 PM PDT Defending champion Novak Djokovic shook the sleep from his eyes to reach the US Open last 16 on Sunday while low-key fourth seed David Ferrer ended Lleyton Hewitt's latest attempt to roll back the years.

Unification Church founder Rev. Moon dies at 92 Posted: 02 Sep 2012 12:50 PM PDT The Rev. Sun Myung Moon, the self-proclaimed messiah who turned his Unification Church into a worldwide religious movement and befriended North Korean leaders as well as U.S. presidents, has died, church officials said Monday. He was 92.

Are Americans better off? Obama aides won't say. Posted: 02 Sep 2012 12:49 PM PDT Flinching in the face of economic weakness, President Barack Obama's top aides refused to say Sunday in the run-up to the Democratic National Convention if Americans are better off than they were four years ago.

Obama in Colorado ahead of US convention Posted: 02 Sep 2012 12:47 PM PDT President Barack Obama cranked up campaigning on his road to the Democratic National Convention in the swing state of Colorado on Sunday, as top aides slammed his Republican opponent.

'Food hubs' connect school districts with farmers Posted: 02 Sep 2012 12:46 PM PDT The school district in Turlock, surrounded by fields and orchards in one of the nation's richest agricultural regions, used to get much of the produce it served to students from national distributors who shipped fruits and vegetables from outside California.

Rebels hit army headquarters in Damascus Posted: 02 Sep 2012 12:32 PM PDT AMMAN (Reuters) - Syrian rebels said they planted bombs inside the Syrian army's General Staff headquarters in central Damascus on Sunday as President Bashar al-Assad's forces bulldozed buildings to the ground in parts of the capital that have backed the uprising. Syrian state television said four people were wounded in what it called a terrorist attack on the General Staff compound in the highly guarded Abu Rummaneh district, where another bomb attack killed four of Assad's top lieutenants two months ago. ...

Neb. wildfires spread and burn 273 square miles Posted: 02 Sep 2012 12:30 PM PDT Strong winds are whipping wildfires in northwest Nebraska that have roughly tripled in size despite firefighters' efforts.

Obama drops by 'The Buff' restaurant in Colorado Posted: 02 Sep 2012 12:20 PM PDT President Barack Obama has made an appearance in "The Buff," visiting a restaurant by that name in Colorado.

Lufthansa cabin crew to hold fresh strike Tuesday Posted: 02 Sep 2012 12:12 PM PDT Cabin staff at German airline Lufthansa will hold a fresh strike which is expected to have a bigger impact than recent walkouts, their union said Sunday.

Imam arrested in Pakistan Quran burning case Posted: 02 Sep 2012 12:10 PM PDT A Muslim cleric is accused of stashing pages of a Quran in a Christian girl's bag to make it seem like she burned the Islamic holy book, a surprising twist in a case that caused an international outcry over the country's strict blasphemy laws.

Texas pilot killed in Iowa air show crash Posted: 02 Sep 2012 12:09 PM PDT A Texas pilot was killed when his plane crashed during an air show in eastern Iowa, authorities said Sunday.

Dems seek to exploit advantage on foreign policy Posted: 02 Sep 2012 12:09 PM PDT Democrats sought to push foreign policy, one of President Barack Obama's strengths, to the forefront of the White House campaign Sunday, casting Republican Mitt Romney as out of touch with the nation's international priorities and unprepared to manage them.

'Raindrops' lyricist Hal David dies in LA at 91 Posted: 02 Sep 2012 12:03 PM PDT Hal David was a man of simple words.

Biden: Romney wants war with Syria, Iran Posted: 02 Sep 2012 12:02 PM PDT Vice President Joe Biden said Sunday that Republican rival Mitt Romney is "ready to go to war in Syria and Iran" while hurting the middle class.

Djokovic makes quick work of Benneteau Posted: 02 Sep 2012 12:01 PM PDT Novak Djokovic woke up early and got things over with in a hurry Sunday at the U.S. Open.

Syrian forces shell village, kill 25: opposition Posted: 02 Sep 2012 12:01 PM PDT AMMAN (Reuters) - Forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad killed at least 25 men on Sunday when they shelled and stormed al-Fan, a Sunni Muslim village in the province of Hama, opposition campaigners said. The Syrian Network for Human Rights, which documents the government crackdown on the revolt against Assad, said most of the men appear to have been killed by shelling, but an unspecified number were executed when troops stormed the village later. ...

Egypt appoints new ambassador to Israel Posted: 02 Sep 2012 11:51 AM PDT Egypt has appointed a new ambassador to Israel, choosing an experienced career diplomat, officials from both countries said, in what some took as sign of positive relations between Israel and Egypt under an Islamist president in Cairo.

Israeli leader calls for 'clear red line' on Iran Posted: 02 Sep 2012 11:49 AM PDT Israel's prime minister on Sunday urged the international community to get tougher against Iran, saying that without a "clear red line," Tehran will not halt its nuclear program.

Spanish director wins YouTube online festival Posted: 02 Sep 2012 11:44 AM PDT Spanish filmmaker David Victori has won the inaugural edition of YouTube's Your Film Festival for his short movie "The Guilt."

'The Possession' tops N. America box office Posted: 02 Sep 2012 11:42 AM PDT Horror flick "The Possession" exorcised A-list action romp "The Expendables 2" from the top slot at the North American box office at the weekend, according to industry estimates released Sunday.

Mormons praise Romney for spotlighting the faith Posted: 02 Sep 2012 11:39 AM PDT Republican Mitt Romney, the first Mormon presidential nominee of a major political party, sat in the Wolfeboro Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on Sunday as, one by one, members of his congregation credited him for bringing the faith more into the public eye.

Source: NY probing equity firms, including Bain Posted: 02 Sep 2012 11:39 AM PDT New York's attorney general is investigating tax strategies of some of the nation's largest private equity firms, including Bain Capital, founded by Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney, an official familiar with the probe said Sunday.

Angola's ruling MPLA party wins 74 percent of vote Posted: 02 Sep 2012 11:35 AM PDT President Jose Eduardo dos Santos' ruling party has won 73 percent of the national vote assuring his government, in power for 32 years, another five years in power.

Brilliant Gignac keeps Marseille run going Posted: 02 Sep 2012 11:28 AM PDT Marseille moved back to the top of the Ligue 1 table on Sunday after continuing their perfect start to the campaign thanks to a 3-1 home victory against Rennes at the Stade Velodrome.

Police: NY man, 69, throws acid in daughter's face Posted: 02 Sep 2012 11:24 AM PDT A man hurled acid in his daughter's face in a gruesome attack that sent her into a street screaming for help as her skin peeled and her clothes disintegrated, police and witnesses said.

U.S. says 71.5 percent oil output shut in Gulf due to Isaac Posted: 02 Sep 2012 11:16 AM PDT HOUSTON (Reuters) - U.S. regulators said 71.5 percent of daily oil production and 55.62 percent of daily natural gas output in U.S.-regulated areas of the Gulf of Mexico remained shut on Sunday due to Hurricane Isaac, whose remnants were drenching sections of the Midwest. The amount of shut oil output was down 22 percent from Saturday's 93.53 percent and natural gas output was down nearly 10 percent from 65.26 percent shut a day earlier. The U.S. Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement said 986,698 barrels per day of oil was still shut, down from 1.291 million bpd on Saturday, and 2. ...

Venezuelan official: no sign of killings in Amazon Posted: 02 Sep 2012 11:14 AM PDT Venezuela's top official for indigenous affairs says officials who traveled to the Amazon to investigate a report of a mass killing in an indigenous community have found no evidence of killings.

Civil War events feature minstrel song revival Posted: 02 Sep 2012 11:13 AM PDT With their slouch hats, whiskers and time-worn instruments, members of the 2nd South Carolina String Band look and sound like a Civil War camp band. And while they play "Oh! Susannah" and other familiar fare, they don't shy from other historical songs with inescapably racist overtones that may offend some modern listeners.

Jenson Button wins crash-marred Belgian GP Posted: 02 Sep 2012 11:05 AM PDT Jenson Button coasted to his second victory of the season on Sunday at the Belgian Grand Prix after Formula One championship leader Fernando Alonso was sent flying off the track following Romain Grosjean's reckless driving.

Man has to try twice to get arrested in Detroit Posted: 02 Sep 2012 10:52 AM PDT A man suspected of fatally shooting two men and seriously wounding two others had to turn himself in twice before Detroit police would arrest him, authorities said.

Egypt's veiled presenters on state TV for 1st time Posted: 02 Sep 2012 10:50 AM PDT Wearing a cream-colored headscarf and a dark suit, Fatma Nabil read the 12 o'clock news bulletin on Sunday and became Egypt's first female news presenter ever to appear on state television while wearing a veil.

England win 4th ODI against South Africa by 6 wkts Posted: 02 Sep 2012 10:42 AM PDT England won the fourth one-day international against South Africa at Lord's on Sunday by six wickets to take a 2-1 lead in the five-match series.

Son says author Richard Bach improving Posted: 02 Sep 2012 10:30 AM PDT Best-selling author Richard Bach, who is known best for writing "Jonathan Livingston Seagull", remains in serious condition at a Seattle hospital but his son says he's making improvements.

Hollywood's summer heads south as films fizzle Posted: 02 Sep 2012 10:27 AM PDT Studio executives expected their biggest summer ever this year as they loaded their lineup with huge action movies and superhero franchises.

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