6 Killed in Renewed Protests in Egypt

Friday saw the renewing of protests demanding that Mohamed Morsi be returned to power.

Six people were killed as thousands of Egyptians took to the streets, in Cairo, Alexandria, and other cities.

Fifty more were injured and at least twenty were arrested when parts of the protest turned to riot.

Police responded to violence with tear gas and ordered the protesters to disperse.

Protesters remained anyways until the time of the curfew neared, as it approached they left for their homes.

US Preparing For Strike Against Syria With Backing From France

A strike against Syria is back at the forefront of the Obama administration's concerns.

US Secretary of State John Kerry outlined the evidence that the US has, on Friday.

Kerry, Obama, and others stated Syria must be punished for supposedly killing more than a thousand people with a chemical weapon.

They pledge that an retaliation will be very specific and not an all out war, just a simple punishment for the use of chemicals to kill people.

France quickly came back to demanding swift action against the Syrian regime, a day after backing down from calling for an immediate response.

It still remains unclear if the regime was responsible, whether rebel forces committed the act, or even if a third party was the perpetrator of the atrocity.

The UN is still awaiting the findings of the investigative team that they sent to Syria, to attempt to determine who was responsible for the attack.

US Army: Staff Sergeant Michael H. Ollis

Staff Sergeant Michael H. Ollis, twenty-four of Staten Island, New York, died on August 28.

He was killed in combat in Ghazni Province, Afghanistan.

It was his second tour of duty in Afghanistan, following one in Iraq.

Ollis was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division out of Fort Drum, New York.

Among his completed courses were Airborne School, Ranger Course, Infantry School, Special Operations Senior Site Exploitation Course, Air Assault School, Combat Life Savers Course, Command Language Program German Head Start Course, Medium Tactical Vehicle Course.

His decorations include: Bronze Star, four Army Commendation Medals, two Army Achievement Medals, Valorous Unit Award, Meritorious Unit Commendation, two Army Good Conduct Medals, National Defense Service Medal, two Afghanistan Campaign Medals, Iraq Campaign Medal, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, Noncommissioned Officers Professional Development Ribbon, Army Service Ribbon, three Overseas Service Ribbons, NATO Medal, Ranger Tab, Combat Infantryman Badge, Parachutist Badge, Air Assault Badge, Driver and Mechanic Badge with Driver Wheeled Vehicles and Tracked Vehicles.

US Army: Sergeant First Class Ricardo D. Young

Sergeant First Class Ricardo D. Young, thirty-four of Rosston, Arkansas, died on August 28.

He was killed in combat in Ghazni Province, Afghanistan.

Young was assigned to the 307th Engineer Battalion, 20th Engineer Brigade, XVIII Airborne Corps out of Fort Bragg, North Carolina.

Colorado Schools Closed Due to Hot Weather

Denver Public Schools has announced that several of their schools will be closed, on Friday.

Poudre School District has announced that all of their schools will be closed.

Hot weather brought about the decision.

Thursday already was an option school day for Denver.

Several of their buildings and all of the Poudre District's buildings are without air conditioning.

Afternoon temperatures were reading in the mid to high nineties inside the classrooms.

Both districts felt that for the safety of their students they should not have class in such temperatures.

Instead of completely closing, some of the Denver schools will be having half days, allowing students to be gone by the time the afternoon heat comes.

Protesters Demand Montana Judge Resign

Hundreds of protesters gathered in Yellowstone County Courthouse in Billings, Montana, on Thursday.

They are demanding that District Judge G. Todd Baugh resign after he sentenced a teacher who raped a student to just thirty days in jail.

Protesters are also demanding that the former teacher be resentenced.

Attorney General Tim Fox is reportedly reviewing the situation.

US Government Won't Sue Colorado and Washington Over Legalized Weed

On Thursday, US Attorney General Eric Holder announced that the federal government will not be suing states over their legalization of weed.

Last year, both Colorado and Washington voted to legalize marijuana, despite it being banned by the federal government.

Holder issued new guidelines and emphasized things that he and the Obama administration want to see worked on.

He did say that the government will look at suing if the states are unable to match federal expectations on the regulation of the drug.

Bus Crash Kills 41 in Kenya

Forty-one people were killed early Thursday morning, in a bus accident, in Kenya.

Twenty-seven others were injured as the bus was traveling from Nairobi to Lake Victoria.

The bus lost control, went off the road, and flipped several times as it went down a hill before coming to a stop in a valley.

Police are trying to determine what caused the bus to veer off the road.

They believe that the bus may have been traveling at excessive speeds and stated that it was definitely over loaded.

Western Nations Lean Away From Syria Attack

Prime Minister Cameron at Parliament

A western attack on Syria has at least been delayed, if not put off completely.

Britain's Parliament voted by thirteen votes not to have military action against Syria. Prime Minister Cameron does not require Parliament to vote, before going to war, but without their backing he would likely lose his government.

Within hours of the British vote, France announced that they would be waiting for the UN to come to a conclusive decision on the matter. However, both countries continue to move military assets into position, in case a strike is ordered.

The UN is waiting for the inspectors to finish their investigation and then return to give their findings to the Security Council. Such a presentation might not take place until late next week.

Bolstered by Britain and France backing down, Russia and Iran reiterated that they will standby their Syrian ally. Towards this, Russia continued moving naval forces into the Mediterranean.

By Thursday evening, the US had backed down from their stance of complete surety that Assad was behind the deadly chemical attack, which killed around a thousand Syrians. Now the US says that Assad may not have been behind the attack, that a local commander could have made the decision on his own.

2 Car Bombings Kill 24 in Baghdad

Twenty-four people were killed in two car bombings in different areas of Baghdad, on Thursday.

A truck bomb stuck a market, in the Sunni neighborhood of Samarra, killing eighteen and wounding thirty-two.

Six people were killed and fifteen injured when a car bomb struck in Abu Gharib.

No one claimed responsibility for either attack.

Over four thousand people have now been killed in Iraq, since April.