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• Budget office: Wage hike would raise pay for 16.5M
• EU's stance forces US executioners to improvise
• NSA leaker Snowden elected student body rep at UK university
• Obama wants more fuel-efficient trucks on US roads
• Ukraine's festering unrest turns deadly
• Venezuela opposition leader surrenders to police
• N.J. mayor rebuffs Christie lawyer's request
• Ukraine: Authorities set deadline to end clashes
• Reports: 3 protesters dead outside Ukraine parliament
• Europe's role in chronic US execution dilemma: Won't ship drugs
• Iran at talks: No scrapping any nuclear facility
• Report: U.S. wants to negotiate with Taliban for captive soldier
• Oliver Stone's strange place among libertarians
• 2 members of punk group Pussy Riot held in Sochi
• Former US congressman arrested in Zimbabwe
• Tina Maze wins rainy Olympic giant slalom
• Supply ship departs space station after 5 weeks
• Obama to talk up benefits of fuel-efficient trucks
• Tina Maze wins Olympic giant slalom
• Difficult nuke talks begin between Iran, 6 powers
• First night a hit for 'Tonight' host Jimmy Fallon
• Mother of missing Memphis baby charged with murder
• Huge hurdles in path of final Iran nuke deal
• First night for 'Tonight Show' host Jimmy Fallon
• Venezuela leader expels US officials amid protests

Budget office: Wage hike would raise pay for 16.5M Posted: 18 Feb 2014 12:52 PM PST WASHINGTON (AP) — Boosting the federal minimum wage as President Barack Obama and congressional Democrats are proposing would increase earnings for more than 16.5 million people by 2016 but also cut employment by roughly 500,000 workers, Congress' nonpartisan budget analyst said Tuesday.

EU's stance forces US executioners to improvise Posted: 18 Feb 2014 12:34 PM PST BRUSSELS (AP) — There's one big reason the United States has a dearth of execution drugs so acute that some states are considering solutions such as firing squads and gas chambers: Europe won't allow the drugs to be exported because of its fierce hostility to capital punishment.

NSA leaker Snowden elected student body rep at UK university Posted: 18 Feb 2014 12:34 PM PST LONDON (AP) — Former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden has been elected as the official representative of the student body at the University of Glasgow.

Obama wants more fuel-efficient trucks on US roads Posted: 18 Feb 2014 10:16 AM PST UPPER MARLBORO, Md. (AP) — Drawing a link between reduced fuel consumption and climate change, President Barack Obama said Tuesday that his administration will issue tougher fuel-efficiency standards for delivery trucks by March 2016.

Ukraine's festering unrest turns deadly Posted: 18 Feb 2014 10:15 AM PST Two police officers and seven civilians die in anti-government demonstrations in Kiev.

Venezuela opposition leader surrenders to police Posted: 18 Feb 2014 10:15 AM PST CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Opposition leader Leopoldo Lopez re-emerged from days of hiding to address an anti-government demonstration and then surrendered to authorities Tuesday in a move that he said will open the world's eyes to the increasingly authoritarian bent of Venezuela's socialist government.

N.J. mayor rebuffs Christie lawyer's request Posted: 18 Feb 2014 09:09 AM PST FORT LEE, N.J. (AP) — The mayor of the New Jersey town where allies of Gov. Chris Christie created traffic jams last fall has refused a request to be interviewed by a lawyer representing the governor.

Ukraine: Authorities set deadline to end clashes Posted: 18 Feb 2014 07:16 AM PST KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine's law enforcement agencies have set a deadline for protesters to end street clashes with police in Kiev, and have vow to restore order.

Reports: 3 protesters dead outside Ukraine parliament Posted: 18 Feb 2014 06:43 AM PST KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — A lawmaker for a Ukrainian opposition party and a coordinator for the protesters' medical team say three protesters have died in clashes with police outside the parliament building in central Kiev.

Europe's role in chronic US execution dilemma: Won't ship drugs Posted: 18 Feb 2014 06:29 AM PST BRUSSELS (AP) — There's one big reason why the United States has a dearth of execution drugs so acute that some states are considering solutions such as firing squads and gas chambers: Europe won't allow the drugs to be exported because of its fierce hostility to capital punishment.

Iran at talks: No scrapping any nuclear facility Posted: 18 Feb 2014 06:29 AM PST VIENNA (AP) — Iran said Tuesday it would not scrap any of its nuclear facilities, drawing a red line in negotiations with six world powers seeking deep cutbacks in Tehran's atomic program in exchange for an end to crippling economic sanctions.

Report: U.S. wants to negotiate with Taliban for captive soldier Posted: 18 Feb 2014 05:55 AM PST Washington will attempt to resume talks with the Taliban on exchanging a US soldier held captive by insurgents since 2009 for Guantanamo Bay prisoners, The Washington Post reported. The move is an attempt to free Army Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl before the majority of US forces leave Afghanistan by the end of 2014, the report said, citing current and former officials. The swap would trade Bergdahl for five Taliban members who would be released from Guantanamo Bay into protective custody in Qatar, the Post reported. State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki told AFP that she could not discuss details of US efforts but that "there should be no doubt that we work every day -- using our military, intelligence and diplomatic tools -- to try to see Sergeant Bergdahl returned home safely."

Oliver Stone's strange place among libertarians Posted: 18 Feb 2014 05:55 AM PST The Oscar-winning film director shares his criticism of Obama, as well as Republicans.

2 members of punk group Pussy Riot held in Sochi Posted: 18 Feb 2014 05:23 AM PST SOCHI, Russia (AP) — A member of the punk group Pussy Riot said she and one of her bandmates were detained Tuesday while walking in downtown Sochi, the host city of the Winter Olympics.

Former US congressman arrested in Zimbabwe Posted: 18 Feb 2014 05:07 AM PST HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Former U.S. Rep. Melvin Jay Reynolds has been arrested in Zimbabwe, said a Zimbabwean immigration official.

Tina Maze wins rainy Olympic giant slalom Posted: 18 Feb 2014 04:39 AM PST KRASNAYA POLYANA, Russia (AP) — Tina Maze skied through rain and snow to win Olympic gold, and then swam through slush to celebrate.

Supply ship departs space station after 5 weeks Posted: 18 Feb 2014 04:39 AM PST CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The International Space Station has one less capsule and a lot less trash.

Obama to talk up benefits of fuel-efficient trucks Posted: 18 Feb 2014 04:39 AM PST WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama says having a more fuel-efficient truck fleet will boost the economy and help combat climate change.

Tina Maze wins Olympic giant slalom Posted: 18 Feb 2014 04:39 AM PST KRASNAYA POLYANA, Russia (AP) — Tina Maze earned her second gold medal of the Sochi Olympics on Tuesday, winning from the front in a rainy and snowy giant slalom.

Difficult nuke talks begin between Iran, 6 powers Posted: 18 Feb 2014 04:39 AM PST VIENNA (AP) — Iran and six world powers are back at the negotiating table eager to come to terms on a comprehensive nuclear deal but deeply divided on what it should look like.

First night a hit for 'Tonight' host Jimmy Fallon Posted: 17 Feb 2014 09:19 PM PST NEW YORK (AP) — If Jimmy Fallon had already proven he was a natural hosting NBC's "Late Night," he left no doubt Monday that "The Tonight Show" now fits him like a glove.

Mother of missing Memphis baby charged with murder Posted: 17 Feb 2014 06:14 PM PST MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A body discovered in a ditch over the weekend is that of a 7-week-old baby who went missing more than five weeks ago, and the infant's mother has been charged with first-degree murder, Memphis Police said Monday.

Huge hurdles in path of final Iran nuke deal Posted: 17 Feb 2014 06:14 PM PST VIENNA (AP) — It took months of arduous bargaining before Iran and six world powers could agree on a first-step nuclear deal. But the two sides may find the going even tougher Tuesday, when they start to confront hurdles standing in the path of a final accord.

First night for 'Tonight Show' host Jimmy Fallon Posted: 17 Feb 2014 06:14 PM PST NEW YORK (AP) — Little more than a week after exiting "Late Night," Jimmy Fallon makes his much-anticipated debut Monday as host of NBC's "Tonight Show," as the venerable TV institution returns to New York after four decades based on the West Coast.

Venezuela leader expels US officials amid protests Posted: 17 Feb 2014 05:28 PM PST CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — President Nicolas Maduro's government on Monday gave three U.S. Embassy officials 48 hours to leave the country, accusing the Obama administration of siding with student protesters that Venezuela accuses of inciting violence.

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