WASHINGTON Facing roadblocks at home and abroad, President Barack Obama this week plans to urge reluctant world leaders to back an American-led strike against Syria even though the prospects for military action depend on the votes of a fractured U.S. Congress. The uncertainty surrounding Syria will hang over the president’s three-day overseas trip, which includes […]

CRANSTON, R.I. (AP) — A flash flood inundated a Rhode Island apartment complex and left waist-high water on the ground floor, forcing dozens of people from their homes. About 60 people were displaced Monday afternoon following a quick downpour that swamped a low-lying area in Cranston, just south of Providence, fire officials said. About half […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — A hearing to help determine whether three U.S. Naval Academy midshipmen will face a court-martial could be nearing its end in the case of an academy senior who allegedly was sexually assaulted at an off-campus party in 2012. Navy investigators were set to testify today, a week after the hearing opened, and […]

NEW YORK (AP) — Jeff Bezos is hoping the strategic approach that’s made Amazon such a success will help revive the struggling Washington Post. In his first interview since announcing his $250 million purchase of the storied newspaper last month, Bezos told The Post that three ideas have propelled Amazon’s success: Put the customer first. […]

Verizon Wireless says it’s aiming to keep its network quality high even after it spends $130 billion to buy out a big stake from Vodafone. Verizon Chairman and CEO Lowell McAdam says that Verizon’s U.S. wireless businesses are working well now, and that he will go slow in making any changes in the way it’s […]

ATLANTA (AP) — Two firefighters sustained minor injuries while battling a blaze that sent thick smoke into a terminal at Atlanta’s airport, authorities said. The blaze early today involved an escalator in Concourse T, filling the area with heavy smoke, Atlanta Fire Rescue spokeswoman Janet Ward told The Associated Press. Passengers were re-routed to other […]