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New uncertainty about missing Malaysian plane

Ian Mader, Associated Press March 17, 2014

Video by Kyle Heintzelman.Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (AP) — Officials revealed a new timeline Monday suggesting the final voice transmission from the cockpit of the missing Malaysian plane may have occurred...

Libya tanker seized by US Navy SEALs forces

Esam Mohamed, Associated Press March 17, 2014

TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) — U.S. Navy SEALs seized an oil tanker off the Mediterranean island of Cyprus, stopping an attempt by a Libyan militia to sell the shipload of crude in defiance of the Libyan government....

Friend says Pistorius fired guns in public

PRETORIA, South Africa (AP) — Oscar Pistorius fired guns in public in the months before he killed his girlfriend — once out of a car sunroof on a road and once in a crowded restaurant, a onetime friend...

Europe wants its Parmesan back, seeks name change

WASHINGTON (AP) — Would Parmesan by any other name be as tasty atop your pasta? A ripening trade battle might put that to the test.As part of trade talks, the European Union wants to ban the use of European...

Obama will meet with Ukraine’s prime minister on Wednesday

John-Thor Dahlburg, AP &Lynn Berry, AP March 9, 2014

KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday defended the separatist drive in the disputed Crimean Peninsula as in keeping with international law, but Ukraine's prime minister vowed...

Obama’s budget: Election-year themes to rally Dems

WASHINGTON - AP President Barack Obama's election-year budget seeks to rally fellow Democrats with new help for the working poor and fresh money for road-building, education and research. It also pulls...

Obama admin drives ahead with new cleaner gas rule

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration is driving ahead with a dramatic reduction in sulfur in gasoline and tailpipe emissions, declaring that cleaner air will save thousands of lives per year at...

Obama tells Pentagon to plan for Afghan pullout

Julie Pace, AP February 25, 2014

WASHINGTON (AP) In a blunt warning to Afghan President Hamid Karzai, President Barack Obama threatened on Tuesday to withdraw all U.S. troops from Afghanistan by the end of this year if a crucial security...

Hagel says US military must shrink to face new era

Robert Burns, Associated Press February 24, 2014

WASHINGTON (AP) — Looking beyond America's post-9/11 wars, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel on Monday proposed shrinking the Army to its smallest size in 74 years, closing bases and reshaping forces to...

Shortage of execution drugs becomes more acute

Jim Salter, Associated Press February 18, 2014

The nation's shortage of execution drugs is becoming increasingly acute as more compounding pharmacies conclude that supplying the lethal chemicals is not worth the bad publicity and the legal and ethical...

A new ‘Tonight’ dawns with Jimmy Fallon as host

Frazier Moore, AP February 16, 2014

NEW YORK — On the walls of Jimmy Fallon’s office are photos. Lots of photos. Of his 2007 marriage to film producer Nancy Juvonen. Of their 6-month-old daughter, Winnie. Of his mom and dad as newlyweds....

Fla. man guilty of lesser counts in music shooting

Derek Kinner, AP February 16, 2014

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — A 47-year-old software developer was convicted Saturday of attempted murder for shooting into a carful of teenagers after an argument over what he called their “thug music,”...