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• Court declines to take up Episcopal Church dispute
• CPAC after dark: Right-wingers can rage
• Senate Democrats aim ire at rich, obscure brothers
• What happened to lost Malaysia Airlines flight?
• Newtown gunman's dad opens up in magazine article
• What is known about missing Malaysia Airlines jet
• Crimean Tatars fear return of Russian rule
• Report: Passengers with stolen passports linked to Iran
• DC businessman Thompson charged with conspiracy
• New evidence could threaten Army sex assault case
• Russia warns Ukraine over 'lawlessness' in east
• Judge weighs new evidence in Army sex assault case
• Shoe-bomb witness to speak from London at NY trial
• False hopes dismay in search for missing jet
• Investigators chasing 'every angle' on missing jet
• Pistorius trial: Court to hear autopsy testimony
• Pistorius: court breaks ahead of autopsy testimony
• Yahoo News with Katie Couric
• Defense set to grill accuser in Army sex case
• Iditarod: 5 things to know about standout finishes
• 25 injured as California school stage falls
• Survey: Uninsured rate drops; health law cited
• Big quake strikes off N. Calif., no tsunami threat
• Vietnam says cannot find object from missing jet
• Still no sign of Malaysian jet lost in 'unprecedented mystery'

Court declines to take up Episcopal Church dispute Posted: 10 Mar 2014 12:37 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has declined to wade into a dispute between the Episcopal Church and a conservative congregation that left the denomination in a rift over homosexuality and other issues.

CPAC after dark: Right-wingers can rage Posted: 10 Mar 2014 12:37 PM PDT A report from the party scene inside the Conservative Political Action Conference.

Senate Democrats aim ire at rich, obscure brothers Posted: 10 Mar 2014 11:33 AM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic Senate candidates, facing withering criticism on the national health care law, are gambling they can turn voters against two billionaire brothers funding the attacks — even if few Americans would recognize the pair on the street.

What happened to lost Malaysia Airlines flight? Posted: 10 Mar 2014 11:31 AM PDT Three days after disappearing, mystery still shrouds the fate of the 239 people on board.

Newtown gunman's dad opens up in magazine article Posted: 10 Mar 2014 11:31 AM PDT NEW YORK (AP) — In his most extensive comments about the 2012 Connecticut school massacre, the father of gunman Adam Lanza describes his struggle to comprehend what his son did — an act that "couldn't get any more evil" — and how he now wishes that his son had never been born.

What is known about missing Malaysia Airlines jet Posted: 10 Mar 2014 10:55 AM PDT An extensive search has revealed no sign of the missing Malaysia Airlines plane. What authorities say is known as of Monday evening:

Crimean Tatars fear return of Russian rule Posted: 10 Mar 2014 10:55 AM PDT SIMFEROPOL, Ukraine (AP) — The arrival of Russian troops in Crimea has opened old wounds among the Crimean Tatars, who were deported during World War II. Fearing that once again they will be unwelcome in their homeland, some are organizing community-watch patrols to protect their families and homes in a place they strongly feel should remain part of Ukraine.

Report: Passengers with stolen passports linked to Iran Posted: 10 Mar 2014 10:06 AM PDT Two passengers who boarded MH370 with stolen passports are believed to be from the Middle East after a Financial Times report revealed that the tickets were bought by an Iranian in the Thai resort town of Pattaya. The Financial Times exclusively reported that a Thai travel agent who booked the tickets for the men said she had been asked to...

DC businessman Thompson charged with conspiracy Posted: 10 Mar 2014 10:06 AM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — Influential District of Columbia businessman Jeffrey Thompson was charged Monday with conspiracy to violate federal and local campaign finance laws by funding off-the-books campaign activity for candidates including Hillary Rodham Clinton and district Mayor Vincent Gray.

New evidence could threaten Army sex assault case Posted: 10 Mar 2014 09:33 AM PDT RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A military judge was considering Monday whether a top lawyer at the Pentagon unlawfully interfered in the case against a brigadier general charged with sexual assault, threatening the high-profile court martial.

Russia warns Ukraine over 'lawlessness' in east Posted: 10 Mar 2014 08:26 AM PDT KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia's Foreign Ministry on Monday denounced alleged lawlessness by far-right activists in eastern Ukraine, a statement likely to trigger alarms in Ukraine about possible Russian intervention there.

Judge weighs new evidence in Army sex assault case Posted: 10 Mar 2014 07:36 AM PDT RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The judge in the case against an Army general believed to be the highest-ranking U.S. military officer to be tried on sex assault charges is considering new evidence that a top lawyer at the Pentagon may have unlawfully interfered in a decision on whether to accept a plea agreement that was ultimately rejected.

Shoe-bomb witness to speak from London at NY trial Posted: 10 Mar 2014 04:55 AM PDT NEW YORK (AP) — The trial of Osama bin Laden's son-in-law and al-Qaida spokesman after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks is resuming Monday with the airing of testimony from a London resident who says he participated in a 2001 shoe-bomb plot.

False hopes dismay in search for missing jet Posted: 10 Mar 2014 04:53 AM PDT KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Rescue helicopters and ships searching for a Malaysia Airlines jet rushed Monday to investigate a yellow object that looked like a life raft. It turned out to be moss-covered trash floating in the ocean, once again dashing hopes after more than two days of fruitless search for the plane that disappeared en route to Beijing with 239 people on board.

Investigators chasing 'every angle' on missing jet Posted: 10 Mar 2014 04:53 AM PDT KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Dozens of ships and aircraft have failed to find any piece of the missing Boeing 777 jet that vanished more than two days ago above waters south of Vietnam as investigators pursued "every angle" to explain its disappearance, including hijacking, Malaysia's civil aviation chief said Monday.

Pistorius trial: Court to hear autopsy testimony Posted: 10 Mar 2014 03:03 AM PDT PRETORIA, South Africa (AP) — The chief prosecutor in the murder trial of Oscar Pistorius on Monday asked the judge to bar broadcasting of what he says will be the graphic testimony of the expert who conducted the autopsy on Reeva Steenkamp, who was fatally shot by her athlete boyfriend.

Pistorius: court breaks ahead of autopsy testimony Posted: 10 Mar 2014 02:48 AM PDT PRETORIA, South Africa (AP) — The chief prosecutor in the murder trial of Oscar Pistorius on Monday asked the judge to bar broadcasting of what he says will be the graphic testimony of the expert who conducted the autopsy on Reeva Steenkamp, who was fatally shot by her athlete boyfriend.

Yahoo News with Katie Couric Posted: 10 Mar 2014 02:48 AM PDT Katie Couric introduces herself as Yahoo News' global anchor and reveals her next interview.

Defense set to grill accuser in Army sex case Posted: 10 Mar 2014 01:43 AM PDT RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Defense lawyers for an Amy general facing sexual assault charges say they plan to press his primary accuser on inconsistencies in her story.

Iditarod: 5 things to know about standout finishes Posted: 10 Mar 2014 01:28 AM PDT ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — In the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race, there's always a heart-pounding thrill at the finish line in Nome, a rollicking frontier city on Alaska's western coast.

25 injured as California school stage falls Posted: 10 Mar 2014 01:28 AM PDT ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Investigators combed through a collapsed theater stage at a Southern California high school Sunday, trying to determine why it buckled during a performance and sent 25 students to the hospital, some with broken bones but most with minor injuries like bruises and scrapes, authorities said Sunday.

Survey: Uninsured rate drops; health law cited Posted: 10 Mar 2014 01:10 AM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — With just three weeks left to sign up under President Barack Obama health care law, a major survey tracking the rollout finds that the uninsured rate keeps going down.

Big quake strikes off N. Calif., no tsunami threat Posted: 10 Mar 2014 01:10 AM PDT EUREKA, Calif. (AP) — A powerful magnitude-6.9 earthquake struck Sunday night off the coast of Northern California, but there were no immediate reports of injury or damage and no danger of a tsunami, officials said.

Vietnam says cannot find object from missing jet Posted: 10 Mar 2014 12:24 AM PDT KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Vietnamese searchers on ships worked throughout the night but could not find a rectangle object spotted Sunday afternoon that was thought to be one of the doors of a Malaysia Airlines passenger jet that went missing more than two days ago.

Still no sign of Malaysian jet lost in 'unprecedented mystery' Posted: 09 Mar 2014 11:52 PM PDT "As far as we are concerned, we have to find the aircraft, we have to find a piece of the aircraft if possible," says a senior official.

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