Putin orders troops in military drill back to base
Moscow had denied that the exercises had anything to do with events in Ukraine.Read More ...
Obama thrust into fabled role as leader of the 'West'
His
first instinct was to pivot to Asia, then Barack Obama was dragged back
into the Middle East: now he must play a role born in the Cold War --
leader of the "West." President Vladimir Putin's blunt show of Russian
power by sending troops into Crimea, presents the US president with
challenges to his personal and political credibility. NATO is also in
the spotlight, suddenly facing a Kremlin-engineered threat close to its
own borders after years retooling its mission to combat terrorism and
more than a decade fighting in Afghanistan. As leader of the alliance's
most powerful member and effective guarantor of a weakened Europe's
security, it falls to Obama to lead the West's response.Read More ...
Potential jurors face bin Laden's son-in-law at NYC trial
NEW
YORK (AP) — Osama bin Laden's son-in-law was introduced to prospective
jurors on Monday at the start of his trial on charges that he conspired
to kill Americans and support terrorists in his role as al-Qaida's
spokesman after the Sept. 11 attacks.Read More ...
Obama: Tough choices nearing in Mideast talks
WASHINGTON
(AP) — President Barack Obama pressed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin
Netanyahu on Monday to make the "tough decisions" needed to move forward
on talks with the Palestinians, as he sought to salvage an elusive
Middle East peace plan.Read More ...
Harsh US winter extends into March
WASHINGTON
(AP) — On the latest snow day in a winter full of them, residents of
parts of the South, Mid-Atlantic and Northeast were coping with several
inches of snow on top of a layer of slush.Read More ...
Toronto mayor appears on 'Jimmy Kimmel Live'
TORONTO (AP) — Embattled Toronto Mayor Rob Ford is laughing off Jimmy Kimmel's suggestion that he get help for his drinking.
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Dish, Disney deal envisions Internet-delivered TV
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Friends common source of abused prescription meds
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AP source: Jason Collins to get second 10-day deal
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History! LeBron nets 61, Heat top Bobcats 124-107
MIAMI (AP) — Best player. Best game of his career.Read More ...
Crisis in Crimea sharply divides small town
NOVO-OZERNE,
Ukraine (AP) — For years, the little Crimean town was closed off from
the rest of the world, a secretive community, at the edge of a key
Soviet naval base, sealed by roadblocks and armed guards.Read More ...
Russia sets Ukraine agenda with diplomacy, threats
KIEV,
Ukraine (AP) — Russian troops said to be 16,000 strong tightened their
stranglehold on Ukraine's Crimean Peninsula Monday, openly defying the
U.S. and the European Union and rattling world capitals and stock
markets.Read More ...
US, Europeans try to rally Western front vs Russia
WASHINGTON
(AP) — The U.S and major allies strained on Monday to rally a strong
Western front to persuade Russia to step back from a military takeover
of Ukraine's strategic Crimea region. But several acknowledged there are
few options beyond already-threatened economic and diplomatic
penalties, and critics said Obama administration efforts were too
little, too late after years of pressing for friendlier relations with
Moscow.Read More ...
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Sunken Great Lakes oil pipeline raises spill fears
TRAVERSE
CITY, Mich. (AP) — A freshwater channel that separates Michigan's upper
and lower peninsulas is a premier Midwestern tourist attraction and a
photographer's delight, offering spectacular vistas of two Great Lakes,
several islands and one of the world's longest suspension bridges.Read More ...
Classic Corvettes lifted from sinkhole at Kentucky museum
Two
classic Corvettes re-emerged Monday from a giant sinkhole that gobbled
up those and six other prized vehicles still trapped beneath the
National Corvette Museum in Kentucky.Read More ...
Epilepsy group asks gov't to reclassify marijuana, drops warning
A
medical group of epilepsy experts on Monday called on the federal
government to reconsider classifying marijuana as a dangerous drug so
its impact on seizures can be studied.Read More ...
Map uses census data to show how baby names spread
A
new interactive graphic shows the ebb and flow of baby name popularity
over time. Creator Brian Rowe used census data to show the prevalence of
more than 29,000 baby names across the country, state-by-state. Sophia,
the No. 1 name for girls, takes off in the late 1990s, with Rhode
Island leading the pack in proportion of girls with this name. Other
names are newbies: Neveah, which is "heaven" spelled backwards and often
tops lists of most-hated baby names, doesn't appear on Census records
until 2001.Read More ...
What's behind Putin’s actions on Ukraine?
The
Russian president has yet to address his nation, so the full calculus
behind Moscow's stunning weekend decision to assert its right to use
military force "on the territory of Ukraine" remains a matter of
guesswork. But judging from officials' public comments and interviews
with Kremlin-connected analysts, it appears that Russia sees itself as
acting defensively to protect fellow Russians in Crimea, and possibly
Russian-speakers in other parts of eastern Ukraine. The threat, in their
eyes: a Western-inspired "coup d'état" in Kiev, which brought an
illegitimate, minority-backed, and anti-Russian government to power in
Ukraine. Ukraine is not only one of Russia's closest neighbors and
trade partners, but also a land whose eastern half was part of
Moscow-led states for over 300 years.Read More ...
Sushi and sleep: World's oldest person shares her secrets
Seeking
advice on how to live a long time? You could do a lot worse than Misao
Okawa. The Japanese woman will turn 116 on Wednesday.Read More ...
3D printer produces custom-fit pacemaker
Scientists
have designed an artificial heart membrane that may one day
revolutionize pacemakers. Using a 3D printer, high-resolution images and
computer modeling, researchers at the University of Illinois and
Washington University created a 3D replica of a rabbit’s heart then used
it as a template...Read More ...
U.S. and Russia trade sharp words at U.N.
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Trial to offer rare window into claims against Kansas military school
WICHITA,
Kan. (AP) — For years, a Kansas military boarding school has quietly
settled multiple lawsuits alleging cadet abuse outside of courtrooms.Read More ...
Cruz steering Texas Republicans further right in primary fights
By
Jon Herskovitz and Marice Richter AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - The longest
shadow in Tuesday's primary election in Texas is being cast by a
politician not even in the running, freshman U.S. Senator Ted Cruz, a
Republican. Cruz, just two years into his first major elected office,
has arguably become the most loved politician among Republicans in
Texas, an incubator for national conservative policies where the party
dominates the statehouse and has not lost a statewide race since 1994.
Cruz has turned an already right-leaning Texas Republican Party even
further to the right, analysts said. "Cruz scared the daylights out of
center and center-right conservatives to the extent that they do not
feel comfortable enough to run on their true positions and feel
compelled to cater to the most conservative elements of the Texas
Republican primary electorate," said Mark Jones, a political science
professor at Rice University in Houston.Read More ...
High court to consider cases on teeth-whitening, inmate's facial hair
WASHINGTON (AP) — Facial hair and teeth-whitening will be getting unusually prominent attention from the Supreme Court.Read More ...
First lady plans visit to China
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Pistorius trial: Neighbor heard 'bloodcurdling screams'
South
African Paralympian star Oscar Pistorius pleaded not guilty Monday to
murdering his girlfriend as his trial opened with a neighbour's account
of "bloodcurdling" screams before shots rang out on the night of the
killing. Pistorius, whose trial is being broadcast live around the
world, faces a life sentence if convicted of the fatal Valentine's Day
shooting of model and reality television star Reeva Steenkamp a year
ago. After a state prosecutor charged that Pistorius "unlawfully and
intentionally did kill" Steenkamp, he entered a plea of "not guilty, my
lady". Pistorius, 27, a double amputee sporting hero known as the "Blade
Runner" for his carbon-fibre running blades, also pleaded not guilty to
three unrelated gun charges.Read More ...
Court skeptical of IQ scores in deciding execution
WASHINGTON
(AP) — The Supreme Court indicated Monday that states should look
beyond an intelligence test score in borderline cases of mental
disability to determine whether a death row inmate is eligible to be
executed.Read More ...
Another week, another winter storm hits eastern U.S.
WASHINGTON
(AP) — Winter kept its icy hold on much of the country Monday, with
snow falling and temperatures dropping as schools and offices closed and
people from the South and Mid-Atlantic to Northeast reluctantly waited
out another storm indoors.Read More ...
'12 Years a Slave,' 'Gravity' top 2014 Oscars
The slavery drama takes home Best Picture, while the sci-fi epic wins seven awards.Read More ...
Obama says Russia on 'wrong side of history' on Ukraine
Europe and Washington appear to have limited options as Putin flexes his military muscle.Read More ...
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