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WASHINGTON (AP) — Congressional leaders will get their outline tomorrow of President Barack Obama's strategy for countering militants from the group Islamic State who have been gaining ground in Iraq and Syria. The public will get more details on Wednesday when Obama delivers a speech. Lawmakers say they'd like to hear the specifics of Obama's plan.
WASHINGTON (AP) — As Congress returns from a summer break, lawmakers mindful of elections in November are faced with approving a spending measure to avoid a government shutdown and extending a freeze on taxing access to the Internet. Republicans who run the House want to pad their 17-vote majority and they're determined to avoid mistakes like last year's partial government shutdown. The GOP is pressing for drama-free passage of a temporary spending bill.
SRINAGAR, India (AP) — Kashmir and parts of northern and eastern Pakistan are still inundated from monsoon rains, landslides and flash flooding that's left thousands of people stranded and more than 320 dead. Army and air force troops worked through the night to rescue those in need.
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A federal appeals court in San Francisco is set to hear arguments today over same-sex marriage bans in Idaho, Nevada and Hawaii. The political and legal climate has changed noticeably since the last time the court took up such a ban and overruled it in California. State and federal court judges have struck down bans in more than a dozen states.
NEW YORK (AP) — Microsoft is responding to a changing landscape with an overhaul of its MSN news service. The company says it fits in with Microsoft's overall strategy of making mobile phones and Internet-based services priorities as its traditional businesses — Windows and Office software on desktops — slow down. The revamped MSN is aiming to become a daily part of life for 400 million monthly users.
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