The Kremlin said on Monday that President Vladimir Putin had made the decision to grant asylum in Russia to Assad. "He is secured, and it shows that Russia acts as required in such an extraordinary situation," Ryabkov told NBC, according to a transcript on NBC's website.
Residents of Cabin John say a sewer pipe that burst in the Potomac River is sending a revolting poop smell into their town — forcing them to flee from the prized waterway....