At least 5 dead in powerful Chile earthquake
The magnitude-8.2 quake forced evacuations along Chile's coast for fear of tsunamis.Read More ...
Savings and loan figure Charles Keating dies at 90
PHOENIX
(AP) — Charles H. Keating Jr., the notorious financier who served
prison time and was disgraced for his role in the costliest savings and
loan failure of the 1980s, has died. He was 90.Read More ...
British submarine, director Peter Jackson's jet join MH370 hunt
Perth
(Australia) (AFP) - The protracted search for missing Flight MH370 was
boosted Wednesday with the arrival of a British nuclear submarine in the
Indian Ocean, ahead of a visit to Australia by Malaysian Prime Minister
Najib Razak. The personal jet of Oscar-winning New Zealand movie
director Peter Jackson is also now reportedly being used in the
multinational hunt for the plane that vanished on March 8 with 239
people on board. Despite extensive scouring of remote Indian Ocean
waters by planes and ships southwest of Perth where Malaysia believes
the jet went down, nothing has been found so far that would indicate a
crash site. "No significant developments to report," the Australian
Maritime Safety Authority tweeted after 10 planes returned from flying
sorties on Tuesday evening in a now familiar update on drawing a blank.Read More ...
Muriel Bowser defeats Gray in DC mayoral primary
WASHINGTON
(AP) — Muriel Bowser won the District of Columbia's Democratic mayoral
primary Tuesday, defeating incumbent Vincent Gray in a race defined by a
scandal involving Gray's campaign four years ago.Read More ...
American spy's release in play for Mideast peace
WASHINGTON
(AP) — Every president since Ronald Reagan has refused to release
Jonathan Pollard from prison. A CIA director once threatened to resign
when Bill Clinton briefly considered freeing the convicted spy as part
of Mideast peace talks. But now, in a gamble to extend negotiations that
appear on the brink of collapse, the Obama administration is bringing
the U.S. closer than it has been in years to granting Pollard an early
release.Read More ...
Palestinians resume bid for further UN recognition
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New CEO Barra faces tough task in shedding old GM
WASHINGTON (AP) — "That is not how GM does business."Read More ...
California's $425M Powerball winner comes forward
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The sole winner of February's $425 million Powerball jackpot came forward to claim his prize Tuesday.
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2 dead as magnitude-8.2 quake hits northern Chile
SANTIAGO,
Chile (AP) — A powerful magnitude-8.2 earthquake struck off northern
Chile on Tuesday night, setting off a small tsunami that forced
evacuations along the country's entire Pacific coast. Officials reported
two deaths and several serious injuries, but the area apparently
escaped major damage as landslides blocked roads, power failed for
thousands, an airport was damaged and several businesses caught fire.Read More ...
DC mayor trails challenger in initial returns
WASHINGTON
(AP) — The embattled mayor of the nation's capital was trailing his top
challenger in initial returns from the city's Democratic primary on
Tuesday, with many voters saying the city needed a fresh start amid a
federal investigation of the mayor's 2010 campaign.Read More ...
13 GM traffic deaths are tied to a 57-cent part
WASHINGTON
(AP) — The fix for a faulty ignition switch linked to 13 traffic deaths
would have cost just 57 cents, members of Congress said Tuesday as they
demanded answers from General Motors' new CEO on why the automaker took
10 years to recall cars with the defect.Read More ...
2 dead in magnitude-8.2 quake in northern Chile
SANTIAGO,
Chile (AP) — Chilean officials say two people died when the powerful
magnitude-8.2 earthquake struck off northern Chile, setting off a small
tsunami that forced evacuations along the country's entire Pacific
coast.Read More ...
Industry group seeks continuous flight tracking
KUALA
LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — An aviation industry group is creating a task
force to make recommendations this year for continuously tracking
commercial airliners because "we cannot let another aircraft simply
vanish" like Malaysia Airlines Flight 370.Read More ...
Magnitude-8.2 quake strikes northern Chile
SANTIAGO,
Chile (AP) — A powerful magnitude-8.2 earthquake struck off northern
Chile on Tuesday night, setting off a small tsunami that forced
evacuations along the country's entire Pacific coast. The area
apparently escaped major damage and casualties, but landslides blocked
roads, power failed for thousands, an airport was damaged and several
businesses caught fire.Read More ...
Missed the health care deadline? It's not too late
WASHINGTON
(AP) — It's not too late to get covered. A few routes remain open for
those who missed the health care law's big enrollment deadline.Read More ...
US confirms warrantless searches of Americans
Letter says NSA searched for Americans' communications within material on foreigners.Read More ...
Obama declares victory in health care debate
Says 7.1 million Obamacare sign-ups prove "the Affordable Care Act is here to stay."Read More ...
GM CEO hints at possible victims' compensation fund
By
Ben Klayman and Eric Beech WASHINGTON (Reuters) - General Motors Co CEO
Mary Barra on Tuesday called her company's slow response to at least 13
deaths linked to faulty ignition switches "unacceptable," but could not
give U.S. lawmakers many answers as to what went wrong as she pointed
to an ongoing internal investigation. After taking an oath administered
by House Energy and Commerce Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee
Chairman Tim Murphy, Barra kicked off the contentious hearing by
declaring, "I am deeply sorry" for the company's failure to respond
quickly to the safety problem and subsequent deaths. Representative
Henry Waxman, a veteran Democrat who has spearheaded past attempts to
tighten U.S. laws on automotive safety, bluntly told Barra: "Because GM
didn't implement this simple fix when it learned about the problem, at
least a dozen people have died in defective GM vehicles." GM first
learned of a problem with its ignition switches on Chevrolet Cobalts,
Saturn Ions and other models in 2001, documents have shown, but took no
steps to recall any cars until this past February.Read More ...
Magnitude-8.0 quake strikes northern Chile
The tremor hits in the Pacific off the northern region, prompting an evacuation in case of a tsunami.Read More ...
World Health Organization downplays extent of Ebola outbreak
By
Saliou Samb CONAKRY (Reuters) - The World Health Organization on
Tuesday played down the extent of an outbreak of the deadly Ebola virus
suspected to have killed over 80 in Guinea, a day after medical charity
Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) warned of an unprecedented epidemic. MSF
has warned they face an uphill task because the infections are scattered
across several locations, most worryingly in Guinea's densely populated
capital Conakry. It blasted governments and international public health
organizations for not doing enough to tackle it. However, the World
Health Organisation (WHO) said the number of suspected and confirmed
cases in Guinea was unchanged from the previous day at 122, of whom 80
had died.Read More ...
U.S. Bishops pass communion through Mexico border fence
NOGALES,
Arizona (AP) — Roman Catholic leaders made a rare visit to the border
and celebrated Mass on Tuesday in the shadow of the fence separating the
U.S. and Mexico, offering Holy Communion through the steel barrier to
people on the Mexican side as they sought to bring attention to the
plight of immigrants.Read More ...
Palestinian president blasts Israel after prisoner deadline passes
Palestinian
President Mahmoud Abbas signed more than a dozen international
conventions on Tuesday citing anger at Israel's delay of a prisoner
release, in a move jeopardized U.S. efforts to salvage fragile peace
talks. His unexpected decision came just a day before U.S. Secretary of
State John Kerry had been due to travel to Ramallah for talks aimed at
finalizing a complex, three-way deal that would enable the talks to
continue into 2015. Israel had promised in exchange to free more than
100 prisoners by the end of March, but failed to release the final
batch, saying it wanted guarantees that the Palestinians would extend
the negotiations beyond the April 29 deadline. In his remarks to
Palestinian leaders in the West Bank city of Ramallah, Abbas made clear
he was not abandoning the negotiations, but blasted Israel's delay in
freeing prisoners.Read More ...
Behind the scenes with 'Rosie the Riveters' at the White House
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GM CEO in the hot seat over recall deaths
New chief grilled on why automaker used part that didn't meet GM's own specifications.Read More ...
Why Jonathan Pollard provokes passions
American seen as the Edward Snowden of his day eyed as Mideast peace incentive.Read More ...
Ryan budget proposal slashes $5.1 trillion—and food stamps—over decade
The updated Republican plan cuts food stamps, health care for the poor, and Pell Grants.Read More ...
Back problems sideline Wood for Masters
Tiger
Woods announced on Tuesday he would miss next week's Masters after
undergoing back surgery for a pinched nerve that has troubled him for
months. The world number one pulled out of his traditional Masters
warm-up event in Florida last month and released a statement on his
website on Tuesday saying he was withdrawing from the first major of
2014, starting at Augusta National on April 10. "After attempting to get
ready for the Masters, and failing to make the necessary progress, I
decided, in consultation with my doctors, to have this procedure done,"
said Woods. "I'd like to express my disappointment to the Augusta
National membership, staff, volunteers and patrons that I will not be at
the Masters.Read More ...
Bieber photographer wants to prevent future assaults
MIAMI
(AP) — A celebrity photographer sought to boost the potential damages
he could win from Justin Bieber in a lawsuit that accuses the singer and
a bodyguard of battery in a confrontation outside a recording studio.Read More ...
Boy Scouts boot openly gay leader
The organization removes the scoutmaster for "deliberately" promoting his sexuality.Read More ...
France's Hollande seeks fresh start as new PM begins
Francois
Hollande launched what he has billed as a fresh start to his unpopular
22-month-old presidency on Tuesday, as new prime minister Manuel Valls
took up his post and set about forming a reshuffled government. The
51-year-old centrist, who as tough-talking interior minister has
consistently been Hollande's most popular minister in surveys, replaced
Jean-Marc Ayrault who quit following the ruling Socialist Party's rout
in weekend local elections. While Valls is a public favorite, including
with conservative voters, his centrist views make him more controversial
with the left wing of the Socialist Party. Speculation has centered on
whether Pierre Moscovici will remain in the powerful finance minister's
job, while coalition sources have also talked about a possible return to
government for Segolene Royal, Hollande's ex-partner and a former
Socialist presidential candidate.Read More ...
British sniper's bullet took out suicide bomber, Taliban insurgents
A
single shot from a British sniper killed six Taliban insurgents when
the bullet hit the trigger switch of a would-be suicide bomber's device,
the Ministry of Defence has said. The 20-year-old marksman, a lance
corporal in the Coldstream Guards, fired the shot from 850 metres away,
hitting the device which then exploded, killing the bomber and five men
around him, an MoD spokesman said. Lt. Col. Richard Slack, commanding
officer of 9/12 Royal Lancers, told The Daily Telegraph the unnamed
soldier also prevented another major attack as a second suicide vest
packed with 20 kgs (44lbs) of explosives was found nearby. "There was a
pause on the radio and the sniper said, 'I think I've just shot a
suicide bomber'.Read More ...
Obamacare enrollment drive’s secret weapon: Radio
In the home stretch, the administration turned to a century-old technology to sell the ACA.Read More ...
New report details racial gap among U.S.children
NEW
YORK (AP) — In every region of America, white and Asian children are
far better positioned for success than black, Latino and American Indian
children, according to a new report appealing for urgent action to
bridge this racial gap.Read More ...
Sources: U.S. considers release of Israeli spy Pollard
JERUSALEM
(AP) — The United States is talking with Israel about releasing
convicted spy Jonathan Pollard early from his life sentence as an
incentive to the Israelis in the troubled Mideast peace negotiations,
people familiar with the talks said Monday. Releasing Pollard, a thorn
in U.S.-Israeli relations for three decades, would be an extraordinary
step underscoring the urgency of U.S. peace efforts.Read More ...
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