Newser Story Index from August, 2013

Welcome to the Newser Story Index. Here you find stories written by Newser writers and editors, assembled with supporting photos and videos from the files of the news story.

DC's New Protectors? Blimps
No. 20: Illinois Legalizes Medical Marijuana
Shark Attacks Close 2 Hawaii Beaches
Amelia Earhart Namesake Will Re-Create Her Flight
China Endures Worst Heat Wave in a Century
Berlusconi Has Worst Day Yet in Court
Surprise: McConnell Trails in Reelection Poll
Pakistan TV Show Gives Away ... Babies
Here's Bieber's Latest Iffy Move
Yes, NSA Spying Is a Big Deal
Casey Anthony Pays $25K —for Rights to Her Own Life
Fast-Food Workers Strike for 2nd Time in Week
Why It's Weird That the Pope's Acting Like a Christian
Texas Democrat Files Another Abortion Bill
Ariel Castro Says He's No 'Monster,' Blames Porn
How Hollywood Caved to the Nazis
Michelle Knight to Castro: 'Your Hell Is Just Beginning'
Don't You Dare Judge Amanda Berry, Internet
Cowell Named in Pal's Divorce Papers
Guy Looking for Lost Phone Crushed in Trash Compactor
What Lindsay Lohan Was Like in Rehab
Young Afghans Like Western Clothes, Not Western Ideas
Queen Wrote This Speech in Case of Nuclear War
Small-Town Cops Scoring Millions in Military Gear
New Coffee Shop Has Robot Baristas
Now at NFL Camps: No Tackling
Drunk Lady Passes Out, IKEA Lets Her Sleep It Off
Pottymouthed Police Chief Suspended, Has 'No Regrets'
Snowden Gets Asylum, Leaves Airport
A-Rod, MLB Working on Suspension Deal: Sources
Minn., RI Ring in Gay Marriage
Filner's Lawyer: San Diego Liable for Sex Harassment
Mugabe Rival Calls Shenanigans in Zimbabwe Election
White House: Assad's Instagram 'Despicable'
NSA Official: Phone-Snooping Foiled a Lone Plot
Castro, Victim Will Speak at Today's Sentencing
Tsarnaev Doubles Sales of Rolling Stone
Uruguay Set to Legalize Pot