U.S. Top News: Obama and aides confront skeptical Congress on Syria strike

	Click to View in Browser 09/2/2013 Obama and aides confront skeptical Congress on Syria strike WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama and his top aides launched a full-scale political offensive on Sunday to persuade a skeptical Congress to approve a military strike against Syria, but faced a struggle to win over lawmakers from both parties and a war-weary American public. USS Nimitz carrier moves into Red Sea WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The USS Nimitz aircraft carrier and four other ships in its strike group moved into the Red Sea early on Monday, U.S. defense officials said, describing the move as "prudent planning" in case the ships are needed for military action against Syria. More witnesses set to testify in U.S. Naval Academy rape case WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A preliminary hearing for three former U.S. Naval Academy football players charged with raping a drunken female midshipman last year was set to resume on Monday with testimony from witnesses and others. 1-year-old boy shot dead as parents push stroller across New York street (Reuters) - A 1-year-old boy died after he was shot in the head as his parents pushed him in a stroller across a street in New York City, police said on Sunday. Wildfire grows to California's fourth largest as crews make progress (Reuters) - A large California wildfire that has blackened a swath of Yosemite National Park backcountry grew to the fourth largest in modern state history even as fire crews managed to slow the spread of the flames over the weekend, officials said on Sunday. Florida college band marches for first time since hazing death MIAMI (Reuters) - Florida A&M University's marching band returned to the football field on Sunday, nearly two years after the beating death of a drum major in a hazing incident led to its suspension. U.S. swimmer Nyad more than three-quarters through Cuba-to-Florida swim MIAMI (Reuters) - American long-distance swimmer Diana Nyad had passed the three-quarter mark on her swim across the Florida Straits on Monday, attempting to become the first person to swim from Cuba without a shark cage. Sister says Liz Cheney's opposition to gay marriage 'dead wrong' (Reuters) - Mary Cheney, the younger daughter of former Vice President Dick Cheney who married her long-time partner Heather Poe last year, chastised her older sister, a Republican who is running for the Senate, for her opposition to same-sex marriage in a posting on Facebook. For Wyoming town of one, rebirth as a hub for Vietnamese coffee (Reuters) - The tiny Wyoming town of Buford, which was sold at auction last year by its sole resident amid international fanfare, will officially re-open this week as a hub for the sale of coffee distributed by its new Vietnamese owner. Failure to thin brush may have worsened California wildfire (Reuters) - A cluster of controlled fire and tree-thinning projects approved by forestry officials but never funded might have slowed the progress of the massive Rim Fire in California, a wide range of critics said this weekend. Related Video Red Bull heir's court no-show Dozens hurt by Tokyo tornado Great Debate An agenda to boost Africa's economy A daily digest of breaking business news, coverage of the US economy, major corporate news and the financial markets. Register Today   The latest Reuters articles on M&A, IPOs, private equity, hedge funds and regulatory updates delivered to your inbox each day. Register Today   » MORE NEWSLETTERS - 3 Times Square New York, NY 10036 USA © Copyright 2010 Thomson Reuters Ensure delivery of Reuters Newsmails, add mail@nl.reuters.com to your address book. Details Subscribe to other Reuters newsletters. Unsubscribe from this newsletter. Follow us on Twitter Friend us on Facebook Forward to a friend