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AP Top News at 9:56 p.m. EDT

AP Top News at 9:56 p.m. EDT
Libya: 1 American dead, 1 wounded at mission TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) - A Libyan security official says one American consulate employee has been shot dead and another wounded in the hand during an attack at the U.S. consulate in the eastern city of Benghazi. Wanis al-Sharef, an

AP Top News at 4:27 p.m. EDT -Tuesday, September 11, 2012

AP Top News at 4:27 p.m. EDT -Tuesday, September 11, 2012
Dry Northwest burns as fire season in West extends WENATCHEE, Wash. (AP) - A haze of thick smoke formed Tuesday over vast swaths of the West as wildfires forced more residents to flee their homes in several states. Fire officials reported seven homes were destroyed and hundreds of people were

AP Top News at 4:27 p.m. EDT -Tuesday, September 11, 2012

AP Top News at 4:27 p.m. EDT -Tuesday, September 11, 2012
Dry Northwest burns as fire season in West extends WENATCHEE, Wash. (AP) - A haze of thick smoke formed Tuesday over vast swaths of the West as wildfires forced more residents to flee their homes in several states. Fire officials reported seven homes were destroyed and hundreds of people were

Quotations of the day

Quotations of the day
By The Associated Press "We reject all efforts to denigrate the religious beliefs of others, but there is absolutely no justification for this type of senseless violence. None." - President Barack Obama in a statement as the U.S. dispatched an elite group of Marines to Tripoli on Wednesday

UPDATE: Iran State TV: At Least 180 Dead In Earthquake

UPDATE: Iran State TV: At Least 180 Dead In Earthquake
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - State TV has raised the toll from a 6.2-magnitude earthquake that hit northwestern Iran to at least 180 people dead and more than 1,350 others injured.    The news report says at least six villages were totally leveled in Saturday's quake, and 60 others

Warm reception expected as Romney lands in Israel

Warm reception expected as Romney lands in Israel
By AMY TEIBELAssociated Press JERUSALEM (AP) - Mitt Romney's support for Israel will likely earn the presumptive Republican Party presidential nominee a warm welcome from Israeli leaders when he meets with them Sunday - and a frosty reception from Palestinians, who fear he would do little

Warm reception expected as Romney lands in Israel

Warm reception expected as Romney lands in Israel
By AMY TEIBELAssociated Press JERUSALEM (AP) - Mitt Romney's support for Israel will likely earn the presumptive Republican Party presidential nominee a warm welcome from Israeli leaders when he meets with them Sunday - and a frosty reception from Palestinians, who fear he would do little

Pentagon sending aircraft carrier to Mideast early

Pentagon sending aircraft carrier to Mideast early
By PAULINE JELINEKAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The Pentagon is sending an aircraft carrier to the Middle East several months early to make sure at least two carriers will constantly be present in the troubled region. There are two carriers in the area now, but one was scheduled to leave

Syrian rebels push war into capital Damascus

Syrian rebels push war into capital Damascus
By BEN HUBBARDAssociated Press BEIRUT (AP) - Syrian rebels fired grenades at tanks and troops while regime armor shelled Damascus neighborhoods on Monday, sending terrified families fleeing the most sustained and widespread fighting in the capital since the start of the uprising 16 months ago. A

Oil falls below $87 as China cautions on economy

Oil falls below $87 as China cautions on economy
By PABLO GORONDIAssociated Press The price of oil slipped below $87 a barrel on Monday as the Chinese premier gave a downbeat assessment of the economy, underlining the possibility that demand may drop in the world's second-biggest crude consumer. By early afternoon in Europe, benchmark oil