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TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) — The Libyan government has denied it had prior knowledge of the U.S. capture of a top suspect in the deadly 2012 assault on Americans in Benghazi. And Libya is demanding his return. In a statement read on television, the interim government condemned the seizure of Ahmed Abu Khattala (hah-TAH'-lah). The U.S. accuses him of involvement in the attack on its consulate in Benghazi that left four Americans dead, including Ambassador Chris Stevens. Abu Khattala is headed for the United States to face what President Barak Obama called "the full weight of the American justice system."
BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq's government says it has regained partial control of a city near the Syrian border. In a televised address to the nation, the country's prime minister said government troops have started a "counteroffensive." Iraq's military also says government forces have repelled an attack by militants on the country's largest oil refinery, about 150 miles north of Baghdad.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid says Iraq is in a civil war and the U.S. has no business sending troops there. He says Republicans are playing politics by criticizing President Barack Obama over the violence. Reid says it's time for Iraq to resolve its own civil war. He says Obama will "identify and protect" what's in U.S. security interests, and not listen to GOP critics and former Bush administration officials responsible for what Reid calls "the No. 1 foreign policy blunder" in U.S. history: the invasion of Iraq. Obama will discuss Iraq with House and Senate leaders of both parties at the White House today.
WASHINGTON (AP) — House members say they still have many questions about General Motors' delayed recall of small cars, including whether the company's culture has truly changed. A House panel is hearing testimony today from GM CEO Mary Barra and the attorney who recently completed an internal investigation on the recall of 2.6 million Chevrolet Cobalts and other cars. Republican Rep. Fred Upton says this week's recall of another 3.4 million cars with faulty ignitions shows the problem didn't end with the first recall.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Patent Office has ruled the Washington Redskins nickname is "disparaging of Native Americans" and that the NFL team's federal trademarks for the name must be canceled. The ruling comes as a campaign to change the name has gained momentum over the past year. The decision by the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board is similar to one it issued in 1999. That ruling was overturned in 2003 in large part on a technicality. Just like last time, the Redskins can retain their trademark protection during an appeal.
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