| CNN.com delivers up-to-the-minute news and information on the latest top stories, weather, entertainment, politics and more. | Former Sen. Howard Baker dies | | Former U.S. Sen. Howard Baker, a one-time towering political figure in Washington who also served as a chief of staff to President Ronald Reagan, has died, his former spokesman said. |
| Obama seeks aid for Syria rebels | | The Obama administration will seek $500 million from Congress to help "train and equip appropriately vetted elements of the moderate Syrian armed opposition," funding that, if approved, would deepen U.S. involvement in that country's civil war. |
| Americans freed in Honduras | | Six Americans imprisoned in Honduras for more than a month on charges they attempted to smuggle weapons into the country are now free. |
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