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.

Rejected for a Loan? Blame Your Facebook Friends
Hey, GOP: You Don't Want Cruz, You Want Rubio
Did New Zealand Use NSA to Spy on Kim Dotcom?
Bobby Jindal: Enough With 'Something-Americans'
Feds Have Been Overstating Mexican Cartels' Reach
Army Vet Shot at Californians— While Atop Tractor
Scientists Unearth World's Largest Fish
Activists Fume Over Quick Fix in Western Wall Gender Fight
Guy's Actual Job: Playing Fantasy Football
NYSE's 1st Female Member Dies at 80
Lamar-Khloe Marriage Implodes
Douglas, Zeta-Jones Calling It Quits?
Another Teen Nabbed in WWII Vet's Slaying
Bo Xilai Bashes Key Witness: He's in Love With My Wife
SC Capital's Plan for the Homeless: Ban Them
Afghanistan Vet Joins Elite Club, Gets Medal of Honor
Homeland Security Worker Runs a Really Scary Website
Cocaine May 'Teach' Addiction to Brain—Fast
Snipers Shoot at UN Team in Syria
Today Crucial in Yosemite Fire Battle
Palestine: No Peace Talks After Fatal West Bank Clash
7 VMA Moments Everyone Is Talking About
US Helped Saddam Gas Iran
Endangered US Tortoises to Be Euthanized
Is This Man the Key to Taking Down Assad?
Body Found After Croc Snatches Swimmer
Snowden Files: NSA Bugged UN
1M Cockroaches Bust Out of Farm
Here's How You Rack Up $106K in Parking Tickets
Now You're Cooking With ... a Dishwasher?
Bobby Riggs Accused of Throwing 'Battle of the Sexes'
Ginsburg: I'm Not Going Anywhere
Boy, 8, Shoots, Kills Elderly Woman—Intentionally
Potential Filner Successor Also Faces Sexual Allegations
26 Songs That Sound Quite Similar
Powerball Winner Finally Claims His Millions
Train Carrying Migrants to US Derails, Killing 5
Boy, 12, Loses Battle With Brain-Eating Amoeba
Corker on Syria: 'We Will Respond'
New Trend: The End of Vacation Days?
Butler Wins Again With $17M
Mystery People Beat Vikings to Islands by 500 Years
Trump U Sued for Fraud, $40M
Zimmerman Gun Factory Visit a Bad Move: His Lawyer
Mike Tyson: 'I'm on the Verge of Dying'
Coming Soon? 5 Books From JD Salinger
Syria Grants UN Access to Alleged Chemical Site
11 SNL Skits That Made People Angry
Armstrong, UK Times Settle Libel Suit
Trayvon Verdict 'Questionable,' Soon 'Forgotten': Colin Powell