ChemWar: The NY Times reports that a senior administration official tells them there is “little doubt” that the Syrian Army used chemical weapons in an attack last week. The Times quotes the official saying, “We are continuing to assess the facts so the President can make an informed decision about how to respond to this indiscriminate use of chemical weapons.” Syria, which denies using nerve gas, today agreed to let UN inspectors visit the site of the attack tomorrow. If any evidence of nerve gas is present, it may take two weeks to verify.

  Doctors Without Borders said 355 people were killed by a nerve agent and another 3,000 were treated for its effects. The Obama administration says it is looking for hard proof of a chemical attack while also considering a military response.

National: Seattle native Amanda Knox will not return to Italy to be re-tried for murder, her lawyer told an Italian newspaper. Knox was acquitted of murdering her roommate in Italy, but the country’s supreme court ordered a new trial after she returned to the US. The re-trial can be held without her.

Comb-over U: New York’s attorney general is suing Donald Trump for $40 million. He claims “Trump University” promises to make students rich, but contributes instead to the business bombast’s wealth. Attorney General Eric Schneiderman said students who paid up to $35,000 thought they would meet the orange-haired icon, but all they got was their picture in front of a life-size photo.

The Sports Page: Former boxing champ Mike Tyson said Friday night on ESPN that he’s close to dying of drug and alcohol addiction. “I want to live my sober life. I don’t want to die. I’m on the verge of dying, because I’m a vicious alcoholic,” Tyson said. In 1987 Tyson, 20, had already won WBC, WBA and IBF heavyweight titles. Five years later he was sent to prison for rape. Tyson said he’s been sober for six days.

The Obit Page: Stage and screen actress Julie Harris, sometimes called the First Lady of American Theater, has died at home in Massachusetts at age 87. In 1950 she debuted in Carson McCullers’s adaptation of her novel, “The Member of the Wedding” and went to perform in over 30 Broadway shows. She won six Tony Awards. Harris famously portrayed Emily Dickinson and played opposite James Dean in the movie version of “East of Eden.” She said, “Acting is always an adventure, and a struggle, and a quest to find the truth.”

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