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• Victim feared tribal evictions could turn violent
• Ukraine protester tweeted after being shot in neck
• Canada beats US 1-0 to reach gold-medal game
• Police: Tribal shooting suspect killed 3 relatives
• Shebab rebels attack Somalia presidential palace
• US teen Mikaela Shiffrin wins Olympic slalom gold
• Police: 4 dead, 2 injured in California shooting
• Ukraine: Opposition, president sign ambitious deal
• Obama meets Dalai Lama, defies China
• Detroit files plan to fix debt, leave bankruptcy
• Ukraine: President, opposition sign crisis deal
• 'Modern Family' actress allegedly groped in Sydney
• Colorado, Utah move to hike smoking age to 21
• Ukraine opposition agrees to deal with president
• 265 Anne Frank books vandalized in Tokyo libraries
• Ukraine president announces early election
• Ukraine announces deal to end crisis; shots fired
• A different Olympics on TVs across the world
• Internet a crucial Venezuela battleground
• Ukraine presidency says deal reached on crisis
• Scores killed in deadly Ukraine day of protest
• AP reporter witnesses carnage in Ukrainian capital
• Fishing rope cut from endangered whale off Georgia
• Shock persists as southwest Mo. mourns slain girl
• Locker room culture in spotlight as combine begins

Victim feared tribal evictions could turn violent Posted: 21 Feb 2014 12:13 PM PST ALTURAS, Calif. (AP) — The mother of a woman who was shot to death during an eviction meeting at the headquarters of a California Indian tribe says her daughter worried that such actions could get violent.

Ukraine protester tweeted after being shot in neck Posted: 21 Feb 2014 12:13 PM PST KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — "I am dying," Olesya Zhukovska, a 21-year-old volunteer medic, wrote on Twitter, minutes after she got shot in the neck by a sniper's bullet as deadly clashes broke out in the center of the Ukrainian capital between protesters and police.

Canada beats US 1-0 to reach gold-medal game Posted: 21 Feb 2014 12:13 PM PST SOCHI, Russia (AP) — Jamie Benn scored in the second period, Carey Price made 31 saves, and Canada beat the United States 1-0 Friday night in the semifinals of the Olympic men's hockey tournament.

Police: Tribal shooting suspect killed 3 relatives Posted: 21 Feb 2014 12:13 PM PST ALTURAS, Calif. (AP) — A woman who opened fire at the headquarters of a Northern California Indian tribe killed her brother, nephew and niece, police said Friday.

Shebab rebels attack Somalia presidential palace Posted: 21 Feb 2014 09:51 AM PST A fierce gun battle with Al-Qaeda-linked militant leaves officials and guards dead.

US teen Mikaela Shiffrin wins Olympic slalom gold Posted: 21 Feb 2014 09:50 AM PST KRASNAYA POLYANA, Russia (AP) — Mikaela Shiffrin made Alpine skiing history Friday as the youngest ever winner of an Olympic slalom gold medal.

Police: 4 dead, 2 injured in California shooting Posted: 21 Feb 2014 09:20 AM PST ALTURAS, Calif. (AP) — A woman who once served as a leader of a small Indian tribe opened fire at an eviction hearing, killing four people and critically wounding two others at a tribal headquarters in California, authorities said.

Ukraine: Opposition, president sign ambitious deal Posted: 21 Feb 2014 09:20 AM PST KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — In a day that could significantly shift Ukraine's political destiny, opposition leaders signed a deal Friday with the country's beleaguered president that calls for an early election, a new constitution and a new unity government.

Obama meets Dalai Lama, defies China Posted: 21 Feb 2014 08:49 AM PST US President Barack Obama welcomed Tibet's exiled spiritual leader the Dalai Lama to the White House Friday, defying China, which said the meeting would "seriously impair" ties between the two countries. The encounter took place in the Map Room on the ground floor of the president's residence and not the Oval Office, which Obama usually uses to meet foreign leaders and visiting dignitaries. "The president is currently meeting w/His Holiness the @DalaiLama in his capacity as an internationally respected religious & cultural leader," the US National Security Council said on Twitter. There were no sightings of the Dalai Lama arriving at the White House and in a sign of its diplomatic sensitivity, the Obama administration ruled that the meeting would be closed to the press.

Detroit files plan to fix debt, leave bankruptcy Posted: 21 Feb 2014 08:16 AM PST DETROIT (AP) — Detroit's emergency manager filed a plan Friday to restructure the city's $18 billion debt by making cuts to pensions and creditors while offering a blueprint for emerging from the largest municipal bankruptcy in U.S. history.

Ukraine: President, opposition sign crisis deal Posted: 21 Feb 2014 07:59 AM PST KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine's opposition leaders signed a deal Friday with the president and European and Russian mediators for early elections and a new government in hopes of ending a deadly political crisis.

'Modern Family' actress allegedly groped in Sydney Posted: 21 Feb 2014 07:28 AM PST SYDNEY (AP) — Sarah Hyland filmed scenes with her "Modern Family" castmates on a Sydney beach Friday, a day after police arrested a man the actress said had touched her inappropriately at a cast event.

Colorado, Utah move to hike smoking age to 21 Posted: 21 Feb 2014 06:39 AM PST DENVER (AP) — Two Western states with some of the nation's lowest smoking rates are considering cracking down even more by raising the tobacco age to 21.

Ukraine opposition agrees to deal with president Posted: 21 Feb 2014 05:54 AM PST Kiev remains tense after President Viktor Yanukovych announces early presidential elections.

265 Anne Frank books vandalized in Tokyo libraries Posted: 21 Feb 2014 05:54 AM PST TOKYO (AP) — Anne Frank's "The Diary of a Young Girl" and scores of books about the young Holocaust victim have been vandalized in Tokyo public libraries since earlier this year.

Ukraine president announces early election Posted: 21 Feb 2014 04:00 AM PST The move follows all-night talks aimed at defusing the country's bloody political crisis.

Ukraine announces deal to end crisis; shots fired Posted: 21 Feb 2014 03:46 AM PST KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine's presidency said Friday that it has negotiated an international deal intended to end battles between police and protesters that have killed scores and injured hundreds. It was unclear whether the deal would appease protesters, and shots rang out Friday morning in central Kiev.

A different Olympics on TVs across the world Posted: 21 Feb 2014 02:31 AM PST In Sweden, commentators have fun with Norway's misfortunes. The Dutch can't get enough of their speedskaters. Japan is so crazy about figure skating they show warmups. Canada is hockey crazy, Russia struggles to stay positive even when things look down and the U.S. salutes its stars with the national anthem as it's time to go to bed.

Internet a crucial Venezuela battleground Posted: 21 Feb 2014 12:25 AM PST LIMA, Peru (AP) — The battle for Venezuela is being fought as vigorously online as in the streets, with authorities cutting off the Internet to a clash-torn university city and blocking selected websites and a "walkie-talkie" service widely used by protesters.

Ukraine presidency says deal reached on crisis Posted: 21 Feb 2014 12:25 AM PST But the opposition still has not confirmed an agreement on ending the bloody standoff.

Scores killed in deadly Ukraine day of protest Posted: 20 Feb 2014 09:04 PM PST KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Protesters advanced on police lines in the heart of the Ukrainian capital on Thursday, prompting government snipers to shoot back and kill scores of people in the country's deadliest day since the breakup of the Soviet Union a quarter-century ago.

AP reporter witnesses carnage in Ukrainian capital Posted: 20 Feb 2014 09:04 PM PST KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — I heard a strange clanking sound this morning in my hotel room overlooking the Ukrainian capital's main square. I carefully opened the balcony door and looked down. A bullet from a sniper rifle was on the floor of the balcony.

Fishing rope cut from endangered whale off Georgia Posted: 20 Feb 2014 05:13 PM PST SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Wildlife experts cut away more than 280 feet of commercial fishing line being dragged by an endangered right whale off the Georgia coast, though some of the heavy rope had to be left tangled in the whale's mouth, officials said Thursday.

Shock persists as southwest Mo. mourns slain girl Posted: 20 Feb 2014 05:13 PM PST SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) — Family and friends remembered 10-year-old Hailey Owens as a vivacious spirit — a trusting little girl whose cheery disposition only deepened the heartbreak after police say she was snatched off a southwest Missouri street and killed by an abductor.

Locker room culture in spotlight as combine begins Posted: 20 Feb 2014 03:58 PM PST INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — This could be as good a time as there has ever been for an openly gay player in the NFL.

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