WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is telling the Syrian people that the U.S. stands with them and repeating his call for Syrian President Bashar Assad to leave power. In a harshly worded statement, Obama says Assad has lost legitimacy and has "no right" to stay in power. The statement comes after a claim from activists that more than 200 people have been killed in a government assault on Homs, Syria's third-largest city and a central point in the 11-month-old uprising against Assad's rule.
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. Park Police officers have converged on one of the nation's last remaining Occupy sites and are inspecting tents there. There have been no clashes at the camp in Washington, D.C.'s McPherson Square, but four people have been arrested. The square is located just blocks from the White House.
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece's finance minister says negotiations with rescue creditors for a new bailout deal are at "a crucial stage" and must be completed by the end of the weekend. The minister's comments follow a two-hour conference call with other eurozone finance ministers. He's also holding talks with debt inspectors from the European Union, European Central Bank and International Monetary Fund.
DENVER (AP) — Conditions are easing in Colorado as the most powerful storm to hit the state this winter moves east. A stretch of Interstate 70 is open again, after near-zero visibility shut down all 160 miles of the westbound lanes between the Kansas state line and metro Denver as well as a 70-mile section eastbound. No cancellations are reported today at Denver's airport, where the storm forced the cancellation of more than 600 flights.
WASHINGTON (AP) — An Associated Press analysis of Border Patrol records finds that agents have earned about $1.4 billion in overtime over the past six years while the number of arrests has fallen to the lowest level in nearly 40 years. Agents average two hours a day in overtime and can earn about $15,000 over their base salary. The agency says patrolling the border can be an unpredictable job that requires longer hours from agents.
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. Park Police officers have converged on one of the nation's last remaining Occupy sites and are inspecting tents there. There have been no clashes at the camp in Washington, D.C.'s McPherson Square, but four people have been arrested. The square is located just blocks from the White House.
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece's finance minister says negotiations with rescue creditors for a new bailout deal are at "a crucial stage" and must be completed by the end of the weekend. The minister's comments follow a two-hour conference call with other eurozone finance ministers. He's also holding talks with debt inspectors from the European Union, European Central Bank and International Monetary Fund.
DENVER (AP) — Conditions are easing in Colorado as the most powerful storm to hit the state this winter moves east. A stretch of Interstate 70 is open again, after near-zero visibility shut down all 160 miles of the westbound lanes between the Kansas state line and metro Denver as well as a 70-mile section eastbound. No cancellations are reported today at Denver's airport, where the storm forced the cancellation of more than 600 flights.
WASHINGTON (AP) — An Associated Press analysis of Border Patrol records finds that agents have earned about $1.4 billion in overtime over the past six years while the number of arrests has fallen to the lowest level in nearly 40 years. Agents average two hours a day in overtime and can earn about $15,000 over their base salary. The agency says patrolling the border can be an unpredictable job that requires longer hours from agents.
