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Beirut suicide blasts cause panic, bitterness

Posted: 19 Feb 2014 12:18 PM PST

Lebanese men carry an wounded man at the site of an explosion, near the Kuwaiti Embassy and Iran's cultural center, in the suburb of Beir Hassan, Beirut, Lebanon, Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2014. A blast in a Shiite district in southern Beirut killed at least two people on Wednesday, security officials said — the latest apparent attack linked to the civil war in neighboring Syria. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)BEIRUT (AP) — Two suicide bombers blew up their cars near an Iranian cultural center in Beirut on Wednesday, killing at least four people and wounding scores, including children in an orphanage, in the latest attack targeting Shiite areas in Lebanon.

AP PHOTOS: Russian forces whip Pussy Riot members

Posted: 19 Feb 2014 12:18 PM PST

A russian security officer attacks Nadezhda Tolokonnikova and a photographer as she and fellow members of the punk group Pussy Riot, including Maria Alekhina, left, stage a protest performance in Sochi, Russia, on Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2014. The group had gathered in a downtown Sochi restaurant, about 30km (21miles) from where the Winter Olympics are being held. They ran out of the restaurant wearing brightly colored clothes and ski masks and were set upon by about a dozen Cossacks, who are used by police authorities in Russia to patrol the streets. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)Cossack militia attacked the Pussy Riot punk group with horsewhips on Wednesday as the group tried to perform under a sign advertising the Sochi Olympics. One Cossack appeared to use pepper spray, another whipped several group members while others ripped off their masks and threw the guitar in a garbage can. Cossacks trace their history in Russia back to the 15th century. Serving in the czarist cavalry, they spearheaded imperial Russia's expansion and were often used as border guards. Under communism, they virtually disappeared, but have since resurfaced, particularly in the south.

Obama in Mexico to meet with N. American leaders

Posted: 19 Feb 2014 11:00 AM PST

President Barack Obama waves to reporters as he walks on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2014, before boarding the Marine One helicopter to Andrews Air Force Base, Md., for his trip to Mexico. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)TOLUCA, Mexico (AP) — President Barack Obama headed into a summit Wednesday with Mexican and Canadian leaders eager to engage on issues of trade and other neighbor-to-neighbor interests, even as Congress is pushing back against some of his top cross-border agenda items.

Iran pressures its negotiators at nuclear talks

Posted: 19 Feb 2014 09:43 AM PST

Michael Mann, spokesperson for EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton speaks to the media in Vienna, Austria, Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2014. 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. The two sides began meeting Tuesday in attempts to build on a first-step accord that temporarily curbs Tehran's nuclear activities in exchange for some sanctions relief. (AP Photo/Ronald Zak)VIENNA (AP) — As Iran negotiated about a nuclear pact Tuesday, the country's top leader ordered his government to take precautionary steps in case the talks fail and the head of the Revolutionary Guards warned the Iranian negotiators against concessions that could tarnish the nation's pride.

US consulting with European partners on Ukraine

Posted: 19 Feb 2014 09:39 AM PST

Secretary of State John Kerry, left, talks with French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius before delivering a statement on the violence in Ukraine on Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2014, in Paris. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci, Pool)WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States raised the prospect Wednesday of joining partners in Europe to impose sanctions against Ukraine in an attempt to end the deadly violence that has raised fears of a civil war in the country.

School employee held in death of 10-year-old Missouri girl

Posted: 19 Feb 2014 09:39 AM PST

This undated photo provided by Kansas Bureau of Investigation shows 10-year-old Hailey Owens. Amber Alerts were issued late Tuesday Feb. 18, 2014 in Missouri, Kansas and Oklahoma for Hailey Owens. Police say was abducted around 5 p.m. in Springfield, about 160 miles south of Kansas City. (AP Photo/Kansas Bureau of Investigation)Police found "evidence of foul play" in their search for Hailey Owens, authorities say.

Russia loses shot at Olympic hockey gold

Posted: 19 Feb 2014 09:39 AM PST

Russia defenseman Andrei Markov, left, and forward Pavel Datsyuk react after Russia lost 3-1 to Finland in a men's quarterfinal ice hockey game at the 2014 Winter Olympics, Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2014, in Sochi, Russia. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)SOCHI, Russia (AP) — A Russian hockey team with immense expectations lost its shot at an Olympic title Wednesday at a Winter Games tempered by violence both in the host city and in nearby Ukraine.

France, Germany to meet Ukraine opposition, govt

Posted: 19 Feb 2014 09:39 AM PST

PARIS (AP) — The French foreign minister says he and his counterparts from Germany and Poland will travel to Ukraine to meet with government and opposition figures ahead of an emergency meeting of European Union.

Ukraine crisis felt among athletes at Olympics

Posted: 19 Feb 2014 07:34 AM PST

Ukraine's Dmytro Mytsak finishes the first run of the men's giant slalom at the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics, Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2014, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. (AP Photo/Gero Breloer)SOCHI, Russia (AP) — Others tried to keep it from him, but Dmytro Mytsak knew what had happened before he took to the slopes.

Newtown to seek federal funding for counseling efforts

Posted: 19 Feb 2014 07:33 AM PST

White balloons decorate the sign for the Sandy Hook Elementary School as a Connecticut State Trooper stands guard at the school's entrance, Saturday, Dec. 15, 2012, in Newtown, Conn. A gunman killed his mother at their home and later walked into Sandy Hook Elementary School Friday and opened fire, killing 26 people, including 20 children. (AP Photo/David Goldman)NEWTOWN, Conn. (AP) — Newtown officials plan to ask the federal government for an $8 million grant for mental health counseling for hundreds of people affected by the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre.

Ukraine leader denounces coup bid

Posted: 19 Feb 2014 07:33 AM PST

Anti-government protesters clash with riot police in Kiev's Independence Square, the epicenter of the country's current unrest, Kiev, Ukraine, Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2014. Thousands of police armed with stun grenades and water cannons attacked the large opposition camp in Ukraine's capital on Tuesday that has been the center of nearly three months of anti-government protests after at least nine people were killed in street clashes. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)Meantime, European Union leaders consider sanctions against those responsible for a deadly crackdown.

Ligety dominates for gold in Olympic giant slalom

Posted: 19 Feb 2014 04:51 AM PST

United States' Ted Ligety celebrates after winning the gold medal in the men's giant slalom at the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics, Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2014, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia.(AP Photo/Gero Breloer)KRASNAYA POLYANA, Russia (AP) — Ted Ligety won the giant slalom at the Sochi Games with a dominating performance Wednesday, becoming the first American man to win two Olympic gold medals in Alpine skiing.

As Syria threat expands, Obama mulls options

Posted: 19 Feb 2014 04:02 AM PST

White House press secretary Jay Carney speaks during his daily news briefing at the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2014. Carney answered questions including ones on Syria and North Korea. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)WASHINGTON (AP) — For the United States, Syria's civil war is threatening to start hitting closer to home.

Pussy Riot make comeback in Sochi during Olympics

Posted: 19 Feb 2014 02:59 AM PST

Russian punk group Pussy Riot members Nadezhda Tolokonnikova, in the blue balaclava, and Maria Alekhina, in the pink balaclava, run down the street with other women after they were released from a police station, Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2014, in Adler, Russia. No charges were filed against Tolokonnikova and Alekhina along with the others who were detained. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)SOCHI, Russia (AP) — Some marvel at their brazen nerve. Others condemn the young women as anarchic and enemies of the state.

Disability access needs improvement at Sochi Games

Posted: 19 Feb 2014 01:41 AM PST

Cable protectors lie across a walkway next to the Iceberg Skating Palace at the 2014 Winter Olympics, Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2014, in Sochi, Russia. After $51 billion, it should be easy to get around at the Olympics - for everyone. Organizers have repeatedly touted accessibility for people with disabilities as one of the chief lasting benefits of hosting the Winter Games in Sochi. But with less than three weeks until the Paralympics, infrastructure around Olympic Park and its venues are not entirely barrier-free. (AP Photo/David Goldman)SOCHI, Russia (AP) — After $51 billion, it should be easy to get around at the Olympics — for everyone.

Bubka calls for halt to violence in Ukraine

Posted: 19 Feb 2014 01:41 AM PST

France's Renaud Lavillenie, center, celebrates after setting a new world indoor record of 6.16 meters while legendary Sergey Bubka, left, congratulates the winner at the SOCHI, Russia (AP) — Pole vault great and Ukrainian Olympic chief Sergei Bubka is urging both sides in Ukraine's political crisis to lay down their weapons and halt the violence in Kiev.

Minimum wage report puts Democrats on defensive

Posted: 19 Feb 2014 01:41 AM PST

FILE - In this Nov. 7, 2013 file photo, Sen. Tom Harkin, D-Iowa speaks with reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington. 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. Harkin, author of the Senate legislation, cited other research concluding that a higher minimum wage would create jobs, not reduce them. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)WASHINGTON (AP) — A report by Congress' nonpartisan budget analysts seems to have thrown Democrats onto the defensive after it concluded that the party's drive to boost the federal minimum wage could cost a half-million jobs by 2016.

Report: Australian missionary, 75, detained in N. Korea

Posted: 19 Feb 2014 12:07 AM PST

The Juche Tower in Pyongyang on April 15, 2012. A 75-year-old Australian missionary has been detained in North Korea for allegedly distributing religious material, a report saysJohn Short was arrested by Pyongyang's public security bureau on Sunday, his wife told the Adelaide Advertiser.

Before Korean family reunions, fears of false hope

Posted: 19 Feb 2014 12:07 AM PST

In this Feb. 14. 2014 photo, Kim Se-rin, 84, speaks during an interview at his house in Bucheon, South Korea. As Kim waits to travel this week, to North Korea to reunite with his sister he hasn't seen in six decades, he tries to balance his excitement with a large dose of nervousness and skepticism.(AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)BUCHEON, South Korea (AP) — Kim Se-rin is sure he'll recognize his sister when they reunite — if they reunite — in North Korea this week, more than 63 years after war drove them apart. And he knows what he'll say.

5 things to know about the Powerball jackpot

Posted: 18 Feb 2014 10:33 PM PST

The $400 miliion Powerball jackpot tops the list of lottery payouts in this convenience store in the Minneapolis skyway system, Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2014. Jackpots like Wednesday's anticipated $400 million Powerball can grant a lot of wishes. Should a winner have but one chance to blow all that money on a single purchase and ignore the cautious advice of accountants and money managers, real estate listings, auction houses and even simple web searches are full of ideas to separate someone and their newfound wealth.(AP Photo/Jim Mone)DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Wednesday's Powerball drawing carries an estimated $400 million jackpot. If no one matches all the numbers, the prize potential will grow before the next drawing on Saturday. Here are five things you should know about Powerball payouts and your odds of winning.

Olympic day of politics and power on the slopes

Posted: 18 Feb 2014 08:12 PM PST

Russian punk group Pussy Riot members Nadezhda Tolokonnikova, in the blue balaclava, and Maria Alekhina, in the pink balaclava, make their way through a crowd after they were released from a police station, Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2014, in Adler, Russia. No charges were filed against Tolokonnikova and Alekhina along with the three others who were detained. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)SOCHI, Russia (AP) — The politics got a little hotter. The slopes got a lot slushier.

With kids grown, Washington wants more stage roles

Posted: 18 Feb 2014 04:00 PM PST

Denzel Washington appears at a press opportunity for the upcoming Broadway production of NEW YORK (AP) — Now that his children are grown, you can expect to see a lot more of Denzel Washington on Broadway.

Nun gets nearly 3 years in prison for nuke protest

Posted: 18 Feb 2014 04:00 PM PST

FILE - In this Monday, May 6, 2013, file photo, anti-nuclear weapons activists, from left, Michael Walli, Sister Megan Rice and Greg Boertje-Obed arrive for their trial in Knoxville, Tenn. All three were convicted on May 8, 2013, of interfering with national security when they broke into a nuclear weapons facility in Tennessee and defaced a uranium processing plant. The activists will learn Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2014, whether they will spend the next six to nine years in prison. (AP Photo/Knoxville News Sentinel, J. Miles Cary, File)NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — An 84-year-old nun has been sentenced to nearly three years in prison for breaking into and defacing a storage bunker holding bomb-grade uranium in a peace demonstration at a Tennessee weapons plant.

Soldiers mugging around empty casket sparks furor

Posted: 18 Feb 2014 02:57 PM PST

MILWAUKEE (AP) — The Wisconsin National Guard announced Tuesday that it had suspended a member from honor guard duties after she apparently posted to social media a photograph of soldiers mugging around an empty, flag-draped casket.

Music death suspect compared self to rape victim

Posted: 18 Feb 2014 02:11 PM PST

Defendant Michael Dunn is brought into the courtroom just before 5 p.m., where Judge Russell Healey announced that the jury was deadlocked on charge one and have verdicts on the other four charges as they deliberate in the trial of Dunn, Saturday, Feb. 15, 2014, for the shooting death of Jordan Davis in November 2012. Dunn is charged with fatally shooting 17-year-old Davis after an argument over loud music outside a Jacksonville convenient store. (AP Photo/The Florida Times-Union, Bob Mack, Pool)JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — The Florida software designer accused of killing a black teenager during an argument over loud music compared himself to a rape victim, telling his fiancee in a recorded jailhouse phone call that the police were trying to blame him for the shooting when he was only defending himself.
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