美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2013-09-17

1. The White House says there is no timeline for a diplomatic resolution to the crisis in Syria. Press Secretary, Jay Carney says the US isnt interested in delaying tactics, but putting Syrias chemical weapons under international control. 2. A 12-yea

美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2013-09-16

1. Memorials marking the 12th anniversary of the September 11th attacks are scheduled to be held in New York, at the Pentagon, and around the country Wednesday. The names of the nearly 3,000 victims will be recited on the 9/11 Memorial plaza in New Y

美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2013-09-01

Huge crowds are expected in Washington Wednesday to mark the 50th anniversary of Martin Luther King's I have a dream speech. President Obama and former presidents Bill Clinton and Jimmy Carter are all expected to join the event at the Lincoln Memoria

美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2013-09-02

1. The fate of a Ford Hood gunman has now been decided. A military jury sentenced Major Nidal Hasan to death for the 2009 shooting rampage that left 13 dead and another 30 injured. 2. Thousands converged on the nation's capital to pay tribute on the

美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2013-09-04

1. Senior US officials are laying out their case for a military strike against Syria to lawmakers in a classified briefing. Meanwhile, Secretary of State John Kerry is citing fresh evidence that the Syrian government used sarin gas on civilians. 2. T

美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2013-09-05

1. President Obama is looking to republican Senators, John McCain and Lindsey Graham for help in his push for military action in Syria. The Senators who have both been vocal supporters of military strikes met with the president Monday. 2. Nelson Mand

美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2013-09-06

Congress holds the first public hearing on Tuesday about the Obama administration's plans to invtervene in Syria. Secretary of State John Kerry and Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel are set to appear before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. Former

美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2013-09-07

1. President Barack Obama met with congressional leaders from both parties at the White House Tuesday to discuss a resolution authorizing military action in Syria. He found support among lawmakers with House Speaker John Boehner saying the use of che

美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2013-09-08

Russian President Vladimir Putin told the AP he wouldn't rule out supporting a UN resolution on military force against Syria if it can be proved that Syria used chemical weapons against its own people. However, he said, without UN Security Council ap

美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2013-09-09

1. A Senate panel has voted to give President Barack Obama the authority to use military force against Syria in response to a deadly chemical weapons attack. The full Senate is expected to vote on the measure next week. 2. Earlier Wednesday, Presiden

美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2013-09-10

1. Shortly after his arrival in St. Petersburg, President Obama met on the sidelines of the G20 summit, the Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. He planned similar meetings Friday with the leaders France and China. The President took notes of the econ

美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2013-09-22

At least 12 people are dead in a shooting rampage at Washington's navy yard. One shooter is dead. President Barack Obama is mourning what he called yet another mass shooting that he says took the lives of American patriots. Obama promised to make sur

美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2013-09-20

A second woman is presumed dead from rising flood waters in Larimer County, Colorado, the widespread flooding has led to hundreds of missing person reports. But officials expect the numbers to drop. Authroties have given the final go-ahead for a dari

美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2013-09-21

1. Secretary of State John Kerry met with Frances President and the French and British Foreign Ministers as they work out a deal over Syrias chemical weapons. A high ranking Syrian official calls the chemical weapons deal, a victory for Bashir Assads

美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2013-08-02

Right now, they are just talking procedure, but President Barack Obama says the relaunch of Israeli-Palestinian peace talks is a promising step forward. Senior Israeli and Palestinian negociators are on their way to Washington for the first direct ta

美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2013-08-09

The military trial of the man accused of the 2009 shooting at Fort Hood will start Tuesday with the army psychiatrist set to represent himself. Major Nidal Hasan is charged with 13 counts of premeditated murder and 32 counts of attempted premeditated

美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2013-08-08

1. US diplomatic posts in 19 cities in Muslim and Middle-Eastern nations are now set to remain closed through Saturday. The decision came as the State Department issued a global travel alert warning that al-Qaida or its allies might attack US governm

美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2013-08-07

1. Los Angeles police have arrested a man on suspicion of intentionally driving into crowds at the Venice Beach Boardwalk. One woman died, 11 others were injured. Police say 38-year-old Nathan Campbell has been booked for investigation of murder and

美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2013-08-06

1. The man convicted of holding 3 women captive in his Cleveland house for more than a decade and raping them repeatedly has been sentenced to life without parole plus 1,000 years. Ariel Castrol was sentenced Thursday. He had pleaded guilty to 937 co

美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2013-08-05

1. Same sex marriage is now legal in Minnesota and Rhode Island. Both states began issuing marriage licenses on Thursday. 2. Ariel Castro goes to court in Cleveland on Thursday, to be sentenced for kidnapping three women, raping them and holding them