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• Execution case puts Oklahoma in legal bind
• Formula One racing boss set to go on trial for bribery
• Women held in Cleveland basement seek Joan Rivers' apology
• CEO of 'Russian Facebook' flees country
• Man killed in Utah court had promised judge he'd behave
• 3-D imaging captures 1888 wreckage discovered in San Francisco Bay
• Bungling N.C. kidnap plot spotlights justice workers' exposure
• Prince's bird hunt stirs outrage in Pakistan after Saudi loan
• Court tosses $3.4M award to child porn victim
• Ukraine militants: We're holding U.S. journalist over 'destabilizing' reports
• Oldest living ex-MLB player dies in Cuba at 102
• Prince Charles' brother-in-law dies in NYC after fall
• Shakeup marks new era for pardon process
• Obama's Japan visit kicks off with dreams of sushi
• Revisiting NYC's 1964 World's Fair
• Soldier convicted in WikiLeaks case gets new name
• 'Excellent work': Spacewalking astronauts complete urgent fix
• New York teen gamer latest victim of 'swatting,' police say
• Obama wades into testy China-Japan feud
• Michigan man among first in U.S. to get 'bionic eye'
• Gacy case helps solve unrelated death
• HBO shows coming to Amazon Instant Video, in blow to Netflix
• Material on Australian shore examined in jet hunt
• Memorial for S. Korea ferry victims opens in Ansan
• Pro-Russian insurgents hold U.S. journalist captive
• Judge to mull Chelsea Manning name change request
• S. Korea ferry turned further than ordered, professor says
• 'Murdered' Ukraine politician faced hostile mob, video shows
• Russia hints at armed 'response' if Ukraine interests attacked
• Obama opens 4-country, Asia-Pacific trip in Tokyo
• Teen stowaway undetected for hours before departure
• SKorea ferry toll hits 150 as search gets tougher
• Amid Russia warning, Ukraine is in a security bind
• Syrian activists accuse Assad of new gas attacks
• Party a century in the making for Wrigley Field
• Soldier accused of killing teens in Iraq
• US weighs clemency for inmates jailed for 10 years
• Gun carry rights expanded in Ga. under new law
• Facebook 1Q results soar; CFO to step down
• Sotomayor: Justices 'fundamentally misunderstand' racial bias

Execution case puts Oklahoma in legal bind Posted: 23 Apr 2014 04:06 PM PDT Death row inmates benefited after challenging drug secrecy in civil court, not criminal.

Formula One racing boss set to go on trial for bribery Posted: 23 Apr 2014 04:03 PM PDT By Keith Weir MUNICH (Reuters) - Formula One chief executive Bernie Ecclestone goes on trial for bribery in Germany on Thursday in a case that could see the Briton's long dominance of the motor sport ended by a jail sentence. Prosecutors in Munich have charged Ecclestone, 83, with bribing jailed German banker Gerhard Gribkowsky to smooth the sale eight years ago of a stake in Formula One to private equity firm CVC. Ecclestone, a former used car salesman who became a billionaire by building the sport into a global money spinner over the past four decades, denies wrongdoing and says he will fight to clear his name. CVC remains the largest shareholder in Formula One, a business that generates annual revenues of over $1.5 billion from its series of grand prix races held around the world.

Women held in Cleveland basement seek Joan Rivers' apology Posted: 23 Apr 2014 04:44 PM PDT CLEVELAND (AP) — Attorneys for two women held in a Cleveland home and abused for a decade say Joan Rivers should apologize for comparing living in her daughter's guest room with the captivity they experienced.

CEO of 'Russian Facebook' flees country Posted: 23 Apr 2014 01:28 PM PDT Social media wunderkind quits post after Putin cronies stage ownership takeover.

Man killed in Utah court had promised judge he'd behave Posted: 23 Apr 2014 03:40 PM PDT SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Tongan Crip gang defendant who was fatally shot by a U.S. marshal while attacking a witness during a federal court trial had promised a judge earlier that he would behave, a court transcript shows.

3-D imaging captures 1888 wreckage discovered in San Francisco Bay Posted: 23 Apr 2014 04:39 PM PDT SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The first images of the newly discovered wreckage of a steamship that sank in San Francisco Bay in 1888, killing 16 people, were released Wednesday by federal ocean scientists.

Bungling N.C. kidnap plot spotlights justice workers' exposure Posted: 23 Apr 2014 01:31 PM PDT Part bumbling, part dead serious, the sprawling jailhouse plot to kidnap a North Carolina prosecutor who put a seasoned gang member in prison for life has shaken a US justice system already enduring a slew of deadly attacks. A federal indictment released Tuesday details a complex plot said to be orchestrated by Kelvin "Dizzy" Melton, a North Carolina prison inmate and alleged higher-up in the Bloods street gang, to pay $10,000 to a group of henchmen on the outside to kidnap and kill his defense attorney and the prosecutor who put him in prison for a 2011 murder.  The plot led the group of nine accomplices first on a goose chase in March from Atlanta to New Orleans, and then to the small town of Wake Forest, N.C., where the group on April 5 grabbed Frank Janssen, the father of Wake County prosecutor Colleen Janssen, after stun-gunning him on the threshold of his home. Ms. Janssen, the actual target, was part of the team that put Mr. Melton away last year.

Prince's bird hunt stirs outrage in Pakistan after Saudi loan Posted: 23 Apr 2014 09:23 AM PDT Pakistan has long enjoyed close ties to Gulf Arab sheiks, but a prince's recent shooting spree that culled more than 2,000 rare birds from the country's preserves have stirred outrage in the country, following a $1.5 billion Saudi "gift" to the country's ailing economy.

Court tosses $3.4M award to child porn victim Posted: 23 Apr 2014 11:57 AM PDT Supreme Court says man found with pictures not responsible for entirety of woman's losses.

Ukraine militants: We're holding U.S. journalist over 'destabilizing' reports Posted: 23 Apr 2014 12:21 PM PDT Pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine on Wednesday confirmed they are detaining a U.S. journalist working with Vice News. The self-declared separatist mayor of Slaviansk told reporters the journalist, Simon Ostrovsky, had been detained for reporting what he said was false information that was "destabilizing for us" but that he was being treated well. Mayor Vyacheslav Ponomaryov attempted to joke about the situation. Vice News has said on its website that it is in contact with the U.S. State Department and other government authorities to work toward securing the safety of its journalist.

Oldest living ex-MLB player dies in Cuba at 102 Posted: 23 Apr 2014 02:32 PM PDT HAVANA (AP) — Conrado Marrero, the diminutive Cuban right-hander who pitched for the Washington Senators in the 1950s and in 2011 became the oldest living former Major League Baseball player, died in Havana on Wednesday. He was 102, just two days short of his 103rd birthday.

Prince Charles' brother-in-law dies in NYC after fall Posted: 23 Apr 2014 03:40 PM PDT NEW YORK (AP) — The brother-in-law of the Prince of Wales died Wednesday after falling outside a hotel bar and suffering a head injury, police said.

Shakeup marks new era for pardon process Posted: 23 Apr 2014 09:23 AM PDT New program focused on thousands of clemency petitions from nonviolent federal inmates.

Obama's Japan visit kicks off with dreams of sushi Posted: 23 Apr 2014 09:17 AM PDT But for two special guests at Sukiyabashi Jiro on Wednesday evening, mouthfuls of melt-in-the-mouth tuna, squid, and octopus were the culinary backdrop to discussing urgent matters of regional security. Soon after Air Force One touched down here, Barack Obama found himself in Tokyo's upmarket Ginza district, tucked behind the counter of arguably the world's best sushi restaurant with his Japanese host, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. Sukiyabashi Jiro's modest size – it has just 10 seats – is inversely proportionate to its reputation. The 19-piece special course, featuring a selection chosen by owner Jiro Ono, costs around $300, not including drinks.

Revisiting NYC's 1964 World's Fair Posted: 22 Apr 2014 08:19 AM PDT Unisphere, symbol of the New York World's Fair which opens on April 22, dominates this low-level shot of the fairgrounds, shown April 20, 1964 in the Queens borough of New York. (AP Photo)

Soldier convicted in WikiLeaks case gets new name Posted: 23 Apr 2014 02:32 PM PDT Kansas judge grants Bradley Edward Manning's request to become Chelsea Elizabeth Manning.

'Excellent work': Spacewalking astronauts complete urgent fix Posted: 23 Apr 2014 08:58 AM PDT CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Spacewalking astronauts easily replaced a dead computer outside the International Space Station on Wednesday and got their orbiting home back up to full strength.

New York teen gamer latest victim of 'swatting,' police say Posted: 23 Apr 2014 06:11 AM PDT A hoaxer who triggered a massive police response was engaged in an increasingly popular prank called "swatting," authorities there say.

Obama wades into testy China-Japan feud Posted: 23 Apr 2014 06:04 AM PDT Security treaty with Japan applies to China-Japan dispute, the president confirms.

Michigan man among first in U.S. to get 'bionic eye' Posted: 23 Apr 2014 07:39 AM PDT Roger Pontz, nearly completely blind for years, has regained sight through high-tech procedure.

Gacy case helps solve unrelated death Posted: 23 Apr 2014 04:32 AM PDT Four decades later, the killer's case is helping authorities solve another murder — one he didn't commit.

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Material on Australian shore examined in jet hunt Posted: 23 Apr 2014 05:01 AM PDT Unidentified material is being examined for any link to the lost Malaysian plane.

Memorial for S. Korea ferry victims opens in Ansan Posted: 23 Apr 2014 05:20 AM PDT The city south of Seoul has taken the brunt of the pain from the ferry sinking last week that left 302 people dead or missing.

Pro-Russian insurgents hold U.S. journalist captive Posted: 23 Apr 2014 05:10 AM PDT Gunmen say Simon Ostrovsky, a reporter for Vice News, was suspected of unspecified "bad activities."

Judge to mull Chelsea Manning name change request Posted: 23 Apr 2014 07:18 AM PDT Serving a 35-year sentence for passing classified U.S. government information, Chelsea Manning's petition to legally change her name from Bradley will be considered.

S. Korea ferry turned further than ordered, professor says Posted: 23 Apr 2014 06:02 AM PDT A maritime professor who spoke with the third mate who was steering the South Korean ferry before it sank said Wednesday that he suspects there was a problem with the steering gear.

'Murdered' Ukraine politician faced hostile mob, video shows Posted: 23 Apr 2014 12:25 PM PDT The Ukrainian town Councilor whose apparent torture and murder helped to prompt a threatened new government offensive in the east was mobbed by a hostile, pro-Russian crowd before he disappeared, a video of the incident shows. The apparent murder of Volodymyr Rybak and a second man prompted the European Union to call on Russia to use its influence to stop kidnappings and killings in mainly Russian-speaking eastern Ukraine, scene of separatist rebellions against Kiev's leaders. Ukraine's security service said a rogue officer and a member of Russian military intelligence were involved in Rybak's killing. The footage from April 17 on local news site gorlovka.ua shows angry scenes outside the town hall of Horlivka, between the separatist flashpoint cities of Donetsk and Slaviansk, as Rybak is manhandled by several men, among them a masked man in camouflage, while other people hurl abuse.

Russia hints at armed 'response' if Ukraine interests attacked Posted: 23 Apr 2014 02:23 PM PDT Slavyansk (Ukraine) (AFP) - Russia said on Wednesday that it will strike back if its "legitimate interests" in Ukraine are attacked, raising the stakes in the Cold War-like duel with the United States over the former Soviet republic's future. Moscow is insisting that Kiev withdraw forces sent to eastern Ukraine on an "anti-terrorist" mission to dislodge pro-Russian rebels, who have occupied government buildings there. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov told state-controlled RT television that if Russia or its interests are attacked, "we would certainly respond". "If our interests, our legitimate interests, the interests of Russians have been attacked directly, like they were in South Ossetia for example, I do not see any other way but to respond in accordance with international law," he said, referring to Russia's armoured invasion of Georgia in 2008.

Obama opens 4-country, Asia-Pacific trip in Tokyo Posted: 23 Apr 2014 04:19 AM PDT TOKYO (AP) — Opening a four-country swing through the Asia-Pacific region, President Barack Obama is aiming to promote the U.S. as a committed economic, military and political partner, but the West's dispute with Russia over Ukraine threatens to cast a shadow over the president's sales mission.

Teen stowaway undetected for hours before departure Posted: 22 Apr 2014 08:24 PM PDT The boy went unnoticed for seven hours in a highly secure area, officials say.

SKorea ferry toll hits 150 as search gets tougher Posted: 22 Apr 2014 11:32 PM PDT JINDO, South Korea (AP) — The grim work of recovering bodies from the submerged South Korea ferry proceeded rapidly Wednesday, with the official death toll reaching 150, though a government official said divers must now rip through cabin walls to retrieve more victims.

Amid Russia warning, Ukraine is in a security bind Posted: 23 Apr 2014 03:23 PM PDT DONETSK, Ukraine (AP) — Russia's foreign minister warned Wednesday that attacks on Russian citizens or interests in Ukraine would bring a firm response and drew a comparison to the circumstances that opened the war with Georgia in 2008.

Syrian activists accuse Assad of new gas attacks Posted: 23 Apr 2014 04:58 PM PDT BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian government forces have attacked rebel-held areas with poisonous chlorine gas in recent weeks and months, leaving men, women and children coughing, choking and gasping for breath, according to Associated Press interviews with more than a dozen activists, medics and residents on the opposition side.

Party a century in the making for Wrigley Field Posted: 23 Apr 2014 03:20 PM PDT CHICAGO (AP) — There was a giant replica cake right next to the Ernie Banks statue, and an old-time band played as fans made their way through the main entrance.

Soldier accused of killing teens in Iraq Posted: 23 Apr 2014 04:48 PM PDT JOINT BASE LEWIS-McCHORD, Wash. (AP) — The two unarmed Iraqi brothers posed no threat as they herded cattle in a palm grove where a U.S. Army reconnaissance team was hidden one day seven years ago. But then-Staff Sgt. Michael Barbera took a knee, leveled his rifle and killed them — from nearly 200 yards away, a former fellow soldier said Wednesday at a preliminary hearing in the case.

US weighs clemency for inmates jailed for 10 years Posted: 23 Apr 2014 02:49 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration is encouraging many nonviolent federal prisoners to apply for early release — and expecting thousands to take up the offer. It's an effort to deal with high costs and overcrowding in prisons, and also a matter of fairness, the government says.

Gun carry rights expanded in Ga. under new law Posted: 23 Apr 2014 03:22 PM PDT ELLIJAY, Ga. (AP) — Criticized by one group as the "guns everywhere" bill, Georgia took a big step Wednesday toward expanding where licensed carriers can take their weapons, with the governor signing a law that allows them in bars without restriction and in some churches, schools and government buildings under certain circumstances.

Facebook 1Q results soar; CFO to step down Posted: 23 Apr 2014 03:36 PM PDT NEW YORK (AP) — Facebook's earnings nearly tripled and revenue grew sharply in the first quarter, surpassing Wall Street's expectations thanks to an 82 percent increase in advertising revenue.

Sotomayor: Justices 'fundamentally misunderstand' racial bias Posted: 22 Apr 2014 04:08 PM PDT First Hispanic Supreme Court judge issues sharp dissent in affirmative action case.

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