President Obama has made war decisions after agonizing deliberation but also with dizzying swiftness, while he and the military have had a sometimes edgy relationship.
Though recent evidence shows two types of tests can detect Alzheimer’s early, so far nothing has been found to prevent or delay the devastating disease.
AP - President Barack Obama said Sunday he isn't worried about a recent poll showing that nearly one-fifth of Americans believe he is a Muslim. "The facts are the facts," said Obama, who is a Christian. In an interview broadcast on "NBC Nightly News," the president blamed the confusion over his religious beliefs on "a network of misinformation that in a new media era can get churned out there constantly."
AP - A fire broke out early Monday at a Russian nursing home, killing nine people, and emergency officials said the blaze may have been started by a resident setting himself on fire.
AP - A $40 million prison sits in the desert north of Baghdad, empty. A $165 million children's hospital goes unused in the south. A $100 million waste water treatment system in Fallujah has cost three times more than projected, yet sewage still runs through the streets.
Hurricane Earl strengthened this evening and sustained winds are now 100 mph, making it a Category 2 hurricane. Earl is located 130 miles east of St. Martin and is forecast to become a "major" or Category 3 hurricane.
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