Syria: Secretary of State John Kerry said yesterday the US has proof that Syria used sarin nerve gas in its Aug. 21 attack on its own citizens. It’s the first time the Obama administration has identified the chemical agent as …

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 …

World: A UN investigation commission says it may be Syrian rebels, not the government, that used nerve agents in the conflict. The commission didn’t rule out the possibility that the government also used nerve gas. But a member of the …

 Boston: Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, 19, known as suspect #2, was charged by federal prosecutors yesterday as he lay in a Boston hospital bed. He’s accused of using and conspiring to use a weapon of mass destruction and could …