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• Canada women beat US 3-2 in OT for Olympic gold
• Israeli demand sparks 'Jewish state' debate
• Russian Sotnikova wins gold, Kim 2nd
• Player hits lights, halts Division II game in tie
• Officials: Obama drops budget cost-of-living trims
• EU imposes sanctions against Ukrainian leaders
• Small Iowa city evacuated due to chemical fire
• California lottery store owner en route to India
• Neighbors unable to stop Missouri girl's abduction
• Kiev protesters capture 67 police
• Ex-Navy SEAL found dead on 'Captain Philips' ship
• Truce fails, 22 more die in new Kiev clashes
• Iran nuke talks end, next round March 17
• France earns 1st ever sweep of Winter Games event
• Tearful Korean reunions begin; first since 2010
• Floor collapse at Miss. church center; 35 hurt
• Pussy Riot presents Sochi punk video
• Several protesters dead in new Kiev clashes
• Police say 20 officers wounded by gunfire in Kiev
• Obama finds that the world intrudes on his travels
• Obama pressed by neighbors on sensitive issues
• Floor collapse at church center; at least 15 hurt
• IOC: Attack on Pussy Riot was 'unsettling'
• Ticket sold in Calif. wins $425M Powerball jackpot
• Report: US drone may have killed dozen civilians

Canada women beat US 3-2 in OT for Olympic gold Posted: 20 Feb 2014 12:37 PM PST SOCHI, Russia (AP) — Marie-Philip Poulin scored twice for the second straight Olympic gold medal game and Canada beat the United States 3-2 in overtime on Thursday for its fourth consecutive title.

Israeli demand sparks 'Jewish state' debate Posted: 20 Feb 2014 12:07 PM PST JERUSALEM (AP) — Is Israel "the Jewish state"?

Russian Sotnikova wins gold, Kim 2nd Posted: 20 Feb 2014 12:07 PM PST SOCHI, Russia (AP) — Bursting from the shadow of her adored teammate, Adelina Sotnikova gave Russia its first gold medal in women's Olympic figure skating.

Player hits lights, halts Division II game in tie Posted: 20 Feb 2014 11:06 AM PST CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Talk about shooting the lights out.

Officials: Obama drops budget cost-of-living trims Posted: 20 Feb 2014 10:34 AM PST WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House says President Barack Obama's upcoming budget proposal will not include his past offer to accept lowered cost-of-living increases in Social Security and other benefit programs. Those had been a central component of his long-term debt-reduction strategy.

EU imposes sanctions against Ukrainian leaders Posted: 20 Feb 2014 10:34 AM PST The measures are targeted at officials blamed for human rights violations during the crackdown.

Small Iowa city evacuated due to chemical fire Posted: 20 Feb 2014 09:31 AM PST NORTHWOOD, Iowa (AP) — Authorities are evacuating residents of a small northern Iowa city where firefighters are battling a chemical fire.

California lottery store owner en route to India Posted: 20 Feb 2014 09:00 AM PST MILPITAS, Calif. (AP) — Family members say the owner of a San Francisco Bay Area gas station where the lone winning ticket for the $425 million Powerball jackpot was sold is en route to India and won't learn he has won $1 million until after he lands.

Neighbors unable to stop Missouri girl's abduction Posted: 20 Feb 2014 08:37 AM PST SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) — Neighbors watched in horror as a 10-year-old southwest Missouri girl was snatched off the street just blocks from her home.

Kiev protesters capture 67 police Posted: 20 Feb 2014 08:36 AM PST Bloodshed in the Ukraine continues with at least 33 dead in an almost-medieval melee.

Ex-Navy SEAL found dead on 'Captain Philips' ship Posted: 20 Feb 2014 08:36 AM PST NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — One of two American security officers found dead off the coast of Africa on the ship from the movie "Captain Phillips" was a former Navy SEAL, according to a service record released to The Associated Press on Thursday.

Truce fails, 22 more die in new Kiev clashes Posted: 20 Feb 2014 06:58 AM PST KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Fearing that a call for a truce was a ruse, protesters tossed firebombs and advanced upon police lines Thursday in Ukraine's embattled capital. Government snipers shot back and the almost-medieval melee left at least 22 people dead.

Iran nuke talks end, next round March 17 Posted: 20 Feb 2014 06:26 AM PST VIENNA (AP) — Iran and six world powers ended the opening round of nuclear talks on an upbeat note Thursday, with both sides saying they had agreed on a plan for further negotiations meant to produce a comprehensive deal to set limits on Tehran's nuclear ambitions.

France earns 1st ever sweep of Winter Games event Posted: 20 Feb 2014 05:30 AM PST SOCHI, Russia (AP) — For the first time in Olympic history, France has swept the medals at a Winter Games event.

Tearful Korean reunions begin; first since 2010 Posted: 20 Feb 2014 05:30 AM PST SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Their backs stooped, dozens of elderly North and South Koreans separated for six decades reunited Thursday, weeping and embracing in a rush of words and emotion. The reunions come during a rare period of detente between the rival Koreas and are all the more poignant because the participants will part again in a few days, likely forever.

Floor collapse at Miss. church center; 35 hurt Posted: 20 Feb 2014 05:30 AM PST LAUREL, Miss. (AP) — The second floor of an activity center at a rural Mississippi church collapsed during an evening youth service, sending about 70 people crashing down and injuring 35 of them, survivors and authorities said Thursday.

Pussy Riot presents Sochi punk video Posted: 20 Feb 2014 02:09 AM PST SOCHI, Russia (AP) — Russian punk band Pussy Riot is ending its stay in the Olympic city of Sochi by posting a video criticizing the Winter Games and President Vladimir Putin.

Several protesters dead in new Kiev clashes Posted: 20 Feb 2014 02:09 AM PST KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — An Associated Press reporter has seen the bodies of several protesters at the edge of the protest encampment in downtown Kiev, hours after the country's embattled president and top opposition leaders met and called for a truce and negotiations.

Police say 20 officers wounded by gunfire in Kiev Posted: 20 Feb 2014 01:21 AM PST KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Despite a truce called by Ukraine's protest leaders and the president they aim to oust, street fighting between protesters and police in the center of Kiev continued on Thursday morning, as the number of people reported dead in the conflict rose to 28.

Obama finds that the world intrudes on his travels Posted: 20 Feb 2014 01:21 AM PST WASHINGTON (AP) — Even given President Barack Obama's own penchant for finding foreign travels eclipsed by distractions, his day-trip to Mexico stands out as tour de force of multitasking and juggling intrusions.

Obama pressed by neighbors on sensitive issues Posted: 20 Feb 2014 01:21 AM PST TOLUCA, Mexico (AP) — Pressed by North American allies on an array of politically fraught issues, President Barack Obama on Wednesday vowed to press ahead with stalled efforts to expand trade agreements for the Americas into Asia and overhaul fractured U.S. immigration laws. But Obama made no promises to frustrated Canadian leaders about his long-anticipated decision on the Keystone XL pipeline.

Floor collapse at church center; at least 15 hurt Posted: 20 Feb 2014 01:21 AM PST LAUREL, Miss. (AP) — Authorities say the second floor of an activity center at a church in Mississippi collapsed during an evening youth service, sending dozens tumbling down and injuring at least 15 people.

IOC: Attack on Pussy Riot was 'unsettling' Posted: 20 Feb 2014 01:21 AM PST SOCHI, Russia (AP) — The International Olympic Committee says images of the attack on the Pussy Riot punk group in Sochi are "very unsettling."

Ticket sold in Calif. wins $425M Powerball jackpot Posted: 19 Feb 2014 10:45 PM PST TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Lottery officials say one ticket, sold in California, has won the $425 million Powerball jackpot.

Report: US drone may have killed dozen civilians Posted: 19 Feb 2014 09:27 PM PST WASHINGTON (AP) — A U.S. military drone strike in Yemen last December may have killed up to a dozen civilians on their way to a wedding and injured others, including the bride, a human rights group says. U.S. officials say only members of al-Qaida were killed, but they have refused to make public the details of two U.S. investigations into the incident.

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