In Wednesday’s top news, Obama’s call for Syria strike gets support from Speaker Boehner; Martin Luther King’s children are in another dispute; and South African gold miners go on strike.
House Speaker John Boehner supports President Obama’s call for Syria strike. [NY Times]
Martin Luther King Jr.’s children in dispute over intellectual property. [BET]
Ariel Castro found hanged in prison. [Chicago Tribune]
At Naval Academy rape hearing, midshipmen describe toga parties. [Washington Post]
Poll: New York mayor hopeful Bill de Blasio could avoid Democratic run-off. [Reuters]
One-quarter of deaths from heart disease, stroke avoidable, CDC says. [LA Times]
LeBron James developing sitcom for Starz. [NY Daily News]
Chicago shootings: 8 Dead, 25 wounded over Labor Day weekend. [BET]
Press freedom under fire in Liberia. [Guardian]
Apple announces Sept. 10 event to unveil new iPhone models. [Business Week]