Chemical weapons inspectors cross into Syria
Written by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
BEIRUT (AP) — An advance group of international inspectors arrived in Syria on Tuesday to begin the ambitious task of overseeing the destruction of President Bashar Assad's chemical weapons program.
Judge hears claims BP lied to feds about oil spill
Written by MICHAEL KUNZELMAN, Associated Press
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A trial over BP's oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico resumed Monday with a judge hearing claims that the company lied to federal officials and withheld information about the amount of crude spewing from its blown-out well.
Blame game rife as Dems, GOP try to avert shutdown
Written by ANDREW TAYLOR, Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans and Democrats blamed each other Monday as they took the federal government to the brink of a shutdown in an intractable budget dispute over President Barack Obama's signature health care law.
Weapons experts in Beirut en route to Syria
Written by ALBERT AJI, Associated Press
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Inspectors entrusted with the enormous task of overseeing the destruction of Syria's chemical weapons stockpiles began their mission Monday, flying to Lebanon en route to Syria, where their first priority will be to help the country scrap its ability to manufacture such arms by a Nov. 1 deadline.
Stocks drop as government heads toward shutdown
Written by KEN SWEET, AP Markets Writer
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks sank Monday as Wall Street worried that a budget fight in Washington could lead to something much worse for the economy— a failure to raise the nation's borrowing limit.
Health law challenge threatens government shutdown
Written by ANDREW TAYLOR, Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — A conservative challenge to the president's health care law has the federal government teetering on the brink of a partial shutdown.
Experts: Ariz. firefighter probe shows GPS need
Written by SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN, Associated Press
PHOENIX (AP) — From the triple-digit temperatures the day before to the gusty winds that kicked up in a matter of hours, nearly every detail leading up the June deaths of 19 Arizona firefighters has been painstakingly spelled out by investigators.
Federal trial over Gulf oil spill to resume
Written by MICHAEL KUNZELMAN, Associated Press
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The trial resumes Monday for the federal litigation spawned by BP's massive 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, with a focus on the company's response to the deadly disaster.