| How Putin is losing in Crimea: A reality check Posted: 07 Apr 2014 01:35 PM PDT  A funny thing happened on March 21: Russia lost a war and virtually no one noticed.
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| Fort Hood shooter used car to prey on victims Posted: 07 Apr 2014 03:05 PM PDT  Over 8 minutes, Ivan Lopez fired on soldiers he worked with and others on his path, investigators say.
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| Bryan Cranston: 'Terrifying' face helps me portray LBJ Posted: 07 Apr 2014 01:49 AM PDT  Katie Couric interviews Bryan Cranston about LBJ.
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| Senate passes jobless bill, but chances slimmer in House Posted: 07 Apr 2014 04:21 PM PDT  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate voted 59-38 Monday to resurrect federal jobless benefits for the long-term unemployed, and a small band of Republican supporters swiftly appealed to a reluctant Speaker John Boehner to permit election-year action in the House as well.
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| Woman raises $91,000 to help mom who left kids in hot car Posted: 07 Apr 2014 03:04 PM PDT  PHOENIX (AP) — A Phoenix woman arrested after leaving her two kids in a hot vehicle during a job interview is fighting to clear her name in court, with the support of a New Jersey woman who has raised more than $91,000 to help her effort.
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| End of Windows XP support spells trouble for some Posted: 07 Apr 2014 02:47 PM PDT  NEW YORK (AP) — Microsoft will end support for the persistently popular Windows XP on Tuesday, and the move could put everything from the operations of heavy industry to the identities of everyday people in danger.
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| Buying Congress faster than you can say 'McCutcheon' Posted:  US Supreme Court's recent ruling opens more floodgates to rich donors.
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| Army: Fort Hood suspect had requested leave Posted: 07 Apr 2014 03:49 PM PDT  FORT HOOD, Texas (AP) — Investigators say the rampage that left three dead and 16 wounded last week at Fort Hood was related to the shooter's request for leave from the Army post.
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| Pakistan art project a desperate plea to drone operators Posted: 07 Apr 2014 11:19 AM PDT  Artists install massive poster of girl in Pakistan field in plea for humanity from drone operators.
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| Senate nears passage of jobless-benefits bill Posted: 07 Apr 2014 01:46 PM PDT  WASHINGTON (AP) — Capping a three-month struggle, the Senate closed in Monday on passage of election-year legislation to restore jobless benefits for the long-term unemployed that expired late last year.
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| Syria wages PR fight on sanctuary for Christians Posted: 07 Apr 2014 11:55 AM PDT  When the Syrian opposition took over the Armenian-Christian town of Kessab in coastal Syria last month, its 2,000 residents fled. Instead, rebels appear to be using Kessab as an opportunity to try to undo their reputation for extreme brutality towards Syria's Christians and Shiites. But the Assad regime, which considers itself the protector of minorities, has launched a media campaign to demonstrate how Islamists are terrorizing Christians in Kessab, turning the town into a public relations battlefield in Syria's civil war. Christians' fears of the armed opposition have been stoked by events such as the Hatla massacre, in which at least 30 Shiite villagers were killed, and by snapshots of life under the control of extremist groups: strict Islamist doctrine, public beheadings of "infidels," and the alleged levying of a jizya, or protection tax, on some Christian communities by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, an Al Qaeda-linked militant group.
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| Olympians say selfies were banned at White House Posted: 07 Apr 2014 02:39 PM PDT  A handshake? Sure. A selfie? No way.
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| FINALS WATCH: Jet-setting Jerry Jones Posted: 07 Apr 2014 04:56 PM PDT  ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Everyone knows that Cowboys owner Jerry Jones is a jet-setter.
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| Thousands of Jerusalem Arabs without water Posted: 07 Apr 2014 11:30 AM PDT  JERUSALEM (AP) — Tens of thousands of Palestinians living in east Jerusalem have been without running water for more than a month, victims of a decrepit and overwhelmed infrastructure and caught in a legal no-man's land caused by the divisions of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
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| Peaches Geldof dies unexpectedly at age 25 Posted: 07 Apr 2014 04:03 PM PDT  LONDON (AP) — Model and media personality Peaches Geldof, the second daughter of Irish singer Bob Geldof and member of a talented, troubled family who grew up in the glare of Britain's tabloid press, was found dead Monday at age 25.
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| Liechtenstein manhunt seeks shooter at bank Posted: 07 Apr 2014 02:09 PM PDT GENEVA (AP) — Police in Liechtenstein launched a manhunt Monday for a former fund manager suspected of shooting to death a 48-year-old CEO in a bank's underground parking garage. |
| FINALS WATCH: UK plans victory salute, win or lose Posted: 07 Apr 2014 04:14 PM PDT  ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Just call AT&T Stadium's first Final Four an audition for its next one.
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| Senate approves jobless-benefits bill Posted: 07 Apr 2014 03:22 PM PDT  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate has passed legislation to renew a program of jobless benefits for the long-term unemployed that expired last December.
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| Oscar Pistorius takes witness stand for first time Posted: 07 Apr 2014 10:47 AM PDT  PRETORIA, South Africa (AP) — His voice shaking, Oscar Pistorius took the witness stand Monday for the first time, testifying that he was trying to protect the girlfriend he killed and that he became so tormented by memories of the fatal shooting and panic attacks that he once hid helplessly in a closet.
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| Earnhardt Jr. out of Texas race after fiery wreck Posted: 07 Apr 2014 12:48 PM PDT  FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Dale Earnhardt Jr. wound up with his first last-place finish in seven seasons Monday after driving his car into the rain-saturated infield grass before it shot across the track and slammed into the wall in a fiery crash.
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| Wails, sobs: Rwanda marks 20 years since genocide Posted: 07 Apr 2014 09:46 AM PDT  KIGALI, Rwanda (AP) — Displaying both pride and pain, Rwandans on Monday marked the 20th anniversary of a devastating 100-day genocide that saw packed churches set on fire and machete-wielding attackers chop down whole families from a demonized minority.
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| Chili's cancels autism event over vaccine backlash Posted: 07 Apr 2014 10:29 AM PDT  Chili's cancels fundraising for autism group after backlash over its vaccination stance
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| Dutch Jesuit priest who stayed behind in Syria to help found shot dead Posted: 07 Apr 2014 12:50 PM PDT  Dutch priest Frans van der Lugt, who gained renown for his insistence on staying in Syria's besieged city of Homs, was shot dead there on Monday by a masked gunman. The motive for his murder was unclear, although Syria's main opposition bloc and President Bashar al-Assad's regime traded blame for the killing. Van der Lugt, 75, had become a well-known figure in the Old City of Homs, respected by many for his solidarity with residents of the rebel-held area under a government siege for nearly two years. He refused to leave despite constant shelling and dwindling supplies, insisting Syria was his home and he wanted to be with the country's citizens in their time of need.
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| Mississippi girl swept away by floodwaters likely dead: officials Posted: 07 Apr 2014 12:10 PM PDT  By Therese Apel JACKSON, Mississippi (Reuters) - A 9-year-old girl was missing and presumed dead on Monday after being swept away in flash floods triggered by severe storms in Mississippi, while more than 100 people were rescued from deluged apartment buildings in Alabama, authorities said. Divers in Yazoo City, Mississippi, searched culverts and ditches for the girl, who was last seen on Sunday night playing in floodwaters near her home, said Joey Ward, director of the local emergency management agency. In Covington County, Mississippi, seven people suffered minor injuries when a tornado apparently damaged homes overnight, the state emergency management agency said.
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| And they're off! Horse race begins Posted: 07 Apr 2014 12:19 PM PDT  Just about everyone planning a U.S. presidential run has started campaigning.
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| Navy may have figured out to turn seawater into fuel Posted: 07 Apr 2014 08:05 AM PDT  The US Navy believes it has finally worked out the solution to a problem that has intrigued scientists for decades: how to take seawater and use it as fuel. The development of a liquid hydrocarbon fuel is being hailed as "a game-changer" because it would signficantly shorten the supply chain, a weak link that makes any force easier to attack. The US has a fleet of 15 military oil tankers, and only aircraft carriers and some submarines are equipped with nuclear propulsion. Vice Admiral Philip Cullom declared: "It's a huge milestone for us."
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| As Pistorius takes the stand, South Africans ask: Is he one of us? Posted: 07 Apr 2014 09:37 AM PDT  Take away the Dutch-inflected surnames of most of the protagonists and witnesses, and the trial of Pistorius, on charges that he murdered his girlfriend, sometimes feels almost placeless — a splashy celebrity whodunit that could have happened anywhere in the West. Here in South Africa, however, it has become far more personal, and the question of his guilt or innocence has cut unexpected lines across this socially and economically divided country. Pistorius told a three-judge panel he was "simply trying to protect Reeva" when, on Valentine's Day last year, he shot through a bathroom door four times, killing her instead of what he thought was an intruder. The prosecution argues the sprinter shot Reeva Steenkamp after a bout of angry shouting. While Pistorius could have been cross-examined today, the chief judge, Thokozile Masipa, ended the trial early, accepting the defense argument that the defendant had not slept the night before and was exhausted.
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| Lyndon Johnson's daughters reflect on Civil Rights anniversary Posted:  Luci Baines Johnson and Lynda Bird Johnson Robb say he would have supported gay marriage.
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| 'Never again': Weeping Rwandans recall horrific genocide 20 years later Posted: 07 Apr 2014 07:36 AM PDT  By Jenny Clover KIGALI (Reuters) - The United Nations chief told a packed stadium of sombre and weeping Rwandans on Monday the world would "never again" let genocide tear their nation apart, at a ceremony marking 20 years since 800,000 people were butchered. A host of leaders and donors attended the commemoration, but France - an ally of the Rwandan government that ruled before the genocide - did not take part after rebel-turned-president, Paul Kagame, renewed charges of Paris' "direct role" in the killings. France has acknowledged mistakes in its dealings with Rwanda. Some in the crowd in Kigali were overcome with emotion on hearing a survivor's account and stewards had to lead them out of the stadium.
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| 'I'm scared to sleep,' testifies a tearful Pistorius in trial Posted: 07 Apr 2014 12:55 PM PDT  By David Dolan PRETORIA (Reuters) - His voice trembling with emotion, Oscar Pistorius took the witness stand in his own defense on Monday, saying the Valentine's Day shooting of his girlfriend last year had left him sleepless, terrified and plagued by nightmares. The disabled South African track star, on trial for murder, apologized to the mother of model Reeva Steenkamp, saying he had fired four times through a toilet door at his luxury Pretoria home in the belief he was defending her from an intruder. Steenkamp, a law graduate and model, was hit by at least three rounds, one of which - to the head - killed her almost instantly, the court has heard. "I was simply trying to protect Reeva," Pistorius told the Pretoria High Court at the start of his testimony.
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| Iconic Hollywood actor Mickey Rooney dies at 93 Posted: 07 Apr 2014 02:55 PM PDT LOS ANGELES (AP) — Mickey Rooney's approach to life was simple: "Let's put on a show!" He spent nine decades doing it, on the big screen, on television, on stage and in his extravagant personal life. |
| Possible signals from jet's black boxes heard Posted: 07 Apr 2014 04:23 AM PDT  Officials warn it may take days to confirm if pings came from MH370's flight recorders.
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| Emotional Pistorius testifies in his murder trial Posted: 07 Apr 2014 03:49 AM PDT PRETORIA, South Africa (AP) — An emotional Oscar Pistorius began testifying in his murder trial with an apology to the family of Reeva Steenkamp, the girlfriend he killed last year in his home. |
| Legendary star Mickey Rooney dies at 93 Posted: 06 Apr 2014 11:35 PM PDT  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Mickey Rooney's approach to life was simple: "Let's put on a show!" He spent nine decades doing it, on the big-screen, on television, on stage and in his extravagant personal life.
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| Protests in eastern Ukraine aimed at bringing in Russian troops, warns PM Posted: 07 Apr 2014 01:51 AM PDT By Richard Balmforth and Natalia Zinets KIEV (Reuters) - Protests in eastern Ukraine in which pro-Russian activists seized public buildings in three cities are part of a plan to destabilize Ukraine and bring in Russian troops, Prime Minister Arseny Yatseniuk said on Monday. Saying Russian troops were within a 30 km (19 mile) zone from the Ukrainian border, Yatseniuk told a government meeting: "An anti-Ukrainian plan is being put into operation ... under which foreign troops will cross the border and seize the territory of the country. Pro-Russian protesters in the east seized official buildings in three cities - Kharkiv, Luhansk and Donetsk - on Sunday night, demanding that referendums be held on whether to join Russia. A similar move preceded a Russia-backed takeover of Crimea in March followed by annexation of the peninsula by Russia. |
| Ortiz-Obama selfie sparks White House controversy Posted: 06 Apr 2014 11:49 AM PDT  A controversial selfie with President Barack Obama taken by David Ortiz during a visit to the White House by the Boston Red Sox last week may be the last, senior adviser Dan Pfeiffer said on Sunday.
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| NASA training humanoid robot to perform surgery Posted: 06 Apr 2014 09:10 AM PDT  Robonaut 2, NASA's humanoid robot currently inhabiting the International Space Station, hasn't done much exciting work up there since its arrival three years ago. But according to officials, the plan is for the robot to eventually perform surgery.
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