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• 4 gunmen killed in attack on luxury Afghan hotel
• America's tragic waste of fish
• Cops: Teen eludes guard, reaches skyscraper spire
• Gunmen open fire in luxury hotel in Afghan capital
• Everybody's got a theory, even weird ones, on missing MH370
• Police: NJ teen bypasses guard, reaches WTC spire
• Russian lawmakers approve annexation of Crimea
• Reid asks for computer examination in CIA dispute
• Obama tells Iranians there is chance nuclear deal could happen
• Possible debris from missing jet spotted
• Afghans release prisoners formerly held by British
• Taliban kill 10 policemen in eastern Afghanistan
• The Kochs make their political money count
• Merkel: Russia faces more sanctions, G8 suspended
• Ukrainian naval commander released
• Vols wrap up First Four with big comeback
• US, Russia exchange threats at tense UN meeting
• Rand Paul criticizes Obama, others surveillance
• Reds closer Chapman hit in face by line drive
• Australia spots 2 objects possibly related to missing jet
• Cal Poly, just 14-19, advances in NCAA tournament
• Ex-Democratic Chairman Robert Strauss dies at 95
• Before opening day, ballparks rush to thaw fields
• Ukraine seen succumbing to Crimea seizure
• Unions, groups 'all-in' Illinois governor's race

4 gunmen killed in attack on luxury Afghan hotel Posted: 20 Mar 2014 01:01 PM PDT KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Four gunmen opened fire in a luxury hotel frequented by foreigners in the Afghan capital Thursday, prompting guests and staff members to take refuge in the basement as security forces killed the assailants in a three-hour standoff, officials said.

America's tragic waste of fish Posted: 20 Mar 2014 12:44 PM PDT Report: U.S. fishermen throw away 22 percent of their catch, and kill other animals in the process

Cops: Teen eludes guard, reaches skyscraper spire Posted: 20 Mar 2014 12:29 PM PDT NEW YORK (AP) — A 16-year-old New Jersey boy described as a thrill-seeker bypassed an inattentive security guard in the middle of the night and climbed a ladder to the spire of 1 World Trade Center, where he apparently took pictures, authorities said Thursday.

Gunmen open fire in luxury hotel in Afghan capital Posted: 20 Mar 2014 12:26 PM PDT KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghanistan's deputy interior minister says three of the gunmen in a luxury hotel in the capital have been killed and another is trapped.

Everybody's got a theory, even weird ones, on missing MH370 Posted: 20 Mar 2014 12:26 PM PDT Everyone from Courtney Love to News Corp. executive chairman Rupert Murdoch seems eager to offer a theory about Malaysia Airlines Flight 370.

Police: NJ teen bypasses guard, reaches WTC spire Posted: 20 Mar 2014 12:26 PM PDT NEW YORK (AP) — A New Jersey teenager who police say bypassed security and climbed a ladder to the spire of 1 World Trade Center in the middle of the night faces trespassing charges.

Russian lawmakers approve annexation of Crimea Posted: 20 Mar 2014 07:11 AM PDT The vote followed a brief discussion when members assailed Ukrainian authorities.

Reid asks for computer examination in CIA dispute Posted: 20 Mar 2014 07:11 AM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has instructed the Senate's chief law enforcement officer to examine the Intelligence Committee's computers amid an escalating fight between the CIA and lawmakers over access to secret documents about the agency's interrogation tactics during the Bush administration.

Obama tells Iranians there is chance nuclear deal could happen Posted: 20 Mar 2014 06:40 AM PDT President Barack Obama sent a video message to Iranians on Thursday to say there is a chance to reach a nuclear agreement with Iran if Tehran takes verifiable steps to assure the West its nuclear program is for peaceful purposes only. This will be difficult," Obama said in a message to mark the Iranian holiday Nowruz. "But I'm NEWS1committed to diplomacy because I believe there is the basis for a practical solution." The United States and five other major powers are trying to reach a comprehensive deal to deny Iran a nuclear bomb capability after reaching a six-month temporary deal implemented on January 20. Under that deal, which can be renewed, Iran agreed to curb its nuclear program in return for gaining access to more than $4 billion in oil revenues that had been frozen by Western sanctions.

Possible debris from missing jet spotted Posted: 20 Mar 2014 06:23 AM PDT Two objects spotted by satellite in the Indian Ocean off Australia are being investigated.

Afghans release prisoners formerly held by British Posted: 20 Mar 2014 06:23 AM PDT KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghan authorities have freed dozens of prisoners who had been detained by British troops but were turned over to the government in Kabul as part of the foreign forces' withdrawal process.

Taliban kill 10 policemen in eastern Afghanistan Posted: 20 Mar 2014 03:35 AM PDT KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Taliban insurgents carried out a brazen early morning assault Thursday on a police station in the country's east, killing 10 police officers and a civilian, officials said.

The Kochs make their political money count Posted: 20 Mar 2014 03:35 AM PDT I've never met David and Charles Koch, the conservative billionaires who have apparently set out to acquire our democracy, much as you or I might hope to purchase a timeshare. When I think of them, which isn't all that often, I tend to picture Dan Aykroyd and John Lithgow, who played industrialists called the "Motch" brothers in a recent comedy called "The Campaign," and whose main goal in the film was to relocate a Chinese sweatshop to North Carolina.

Merkel: Russia faces more sanctions, G8 suspended Posted: 20 Mar 2014 02:16 AM PDT BERLIN (AP) — German Chancellor Angela Merkel says the European Union will impose more sanctions on Russia following its decision to annex Ukraine's Crimean Peninsula and will suspend all G-8 meetings until the political situation changes.

Ukrainian naval commander released Posted: 20 Mar 2014 01:28 AM PDT KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine's acting president says the commander of the country's navy has been freed after being held by Russian forces and local Crimean militia at the navy's headquarters.

Vols wrap up First Four with big comeback Posted: 20 Mar 2014 01:28 AM PDT DAYTON, Ohio (AP) — Tennessee gave the NCAA tournament its first improbable comeback. Cal Poly won, too — which was improbable in itself.

US, Russia exchange threats at tense UN meeting Posted: 20 Mar 2014 12:09 AM PDT UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Russia and the United States exchanged threats Wednesday at a tense U.N. Security Council meeting over the Ukraine crisis, with Moscow's envoy warning that the U.S. ambassador's "insults" are jeopardizing Moscow's willingness to cooperate with Washington on other diplomatic matters.

Rand Paul criticizes Obama, others surveillance Posted: 20 Mar 2014 12:09 AM PDT BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) — In a university speech, Republican Sen. Rand Paul criticized President Barack Obama and other government leaders over recent surveillance disclosures.

Reds closer Chapman hit in face by line drive Posted: 19 Mar 2014 10:05 PM PDT SURPRISE, Ariz. (AP) — Cincinnati Reds closer Aroldis Chapman was hit in the face by a line drive Wednesday night and taken to a hospital with a cut above his left eye.

Australia spots 2 objects possibly related to missing jet Posted: 19 Mar 2014 09:02 PM PDT The objects were spotted on satellite imagery and an aircraft was sent to try to find them.

Cal Poly, just 14-19, advances in NCAA tournament Posted: 19 Mar 2014 06:38 PM PDT DAYTON, Ohio (AP) — So much for first-time jitters.

Ex-Democratic Chairman Robert Strauss dies at 95 Posted: 19 Mar 2014 06:21 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — Dealmaker and political powerbroker Robert S. Strauss, a former Democratic Party chairman whose counsel also was prized by Republicans, died Wednesday. He was 95.

Before opening day, ballparks rush to thaw fields Posted: 19 Mar 2014 05:19 PM PDT In all his years as a groundskeeper for the Chicago White Sox, Roger Bossard has never faced anything quite like this.

Ukraine seen succumbing to Crimea seizure Posted: 19 Mar 2014 04:18 PM PDT Official says U.N. will be asked to help create demilitarized zone after mass troop withdrawal.

Unions, groups 'all-in' Illinois governor's race Posted: 19 Mar 2014 04:18 PM PDT CHICAGO (AP) — The candidates for Illinois governor laid out their vastly different visions Wednesday on how to revive the state's lagging economy, as national labor unions and other outside groups with much riding on the outcome began making their presence felt and promised to keep doing so through the November election.

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