| Gay couples marry in Michigan after ban lifted Posted: 22 Mar 2014 11:40 AM PDT  MASON, Mich. (AP) — Dozens of gay Michigan couples rushed to recite vows one day after the state's ban on same-sex marriage was lifted, even though their joy Saturday was tempered by fear that a higher court could set aside the judge's ruling.
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| Turkey: Twitter allows 'character assassination ' Posted: 22 Mar 2014 11:25 AM PDT  ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey's government on Saturday accused Twitter of allowing "systematic character assassinations" a day after social media users easily evaded a government attempt to block access to the network.
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| Pope appoints former child victim to church group on sex abuse Posted: 22 Mar 2014 10:54 AM PDT  By Steve Scherer VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis on Saturday named a woman molested by a priest as a child to be part of a core group to help the Catholic Church fight the clerical sexual abuse of minors that has haunted it for over two decades The first eight members - four women and four men - hail from eight different countries and include Boston Cardinal Sean O'Malley, former Polish Prime Minister Hanna Suchocka and Baroness Sheila Hollins, a British psychiatrist. The victim is Marie Collins, who was abused in her native Ireland in the 1960s and has campaigned for the protection of children and for justice for victims of clerical pedophilia. "Pope Francis has made clear that the Church must hold the protection of minors amongst her highest priorities," Vatican spokesman Rev. Federico Lombardi said in a statement.
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| Pro-Russian forces storm Ukrainian base in Crimea Posted: 22 Mar 2014 09:52 AM PDT  BELBEK AIR BASE, Crimea (AP) — Pro-Russian forces stormed a Ukrainian air force base in Crimea, firing shots and smashing through concrete walls with armored personnel carriers. At least one person was wounded, the base commander said.
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| Giraffe licks dying zoo worker Posted: 22 Mar 2014 09:52 AM PDT  AMSTERDAM (AP) — A giraffe gave a lick to a dying man who asked as a last wish to be taken to Blijdorp Zoo in Rotterdam, Netherlands, where he had done odd jobs for 25 years.
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| Russians enter Ukrainian base in Crimea Posted: 22 Mar 2014 08:50 AM PDT  BELBEK AIRBASE, Crimea (Reuters) - The commander of Belbek airbase in Crimea said on Saturday he would be taken away by Russian forces for talks after they entered the base with armored vehicles and automatic rifles. One Ukrainian was injured in the takeover of the base, which had been one of the last military facilities in Crimea still under Ukrainian control, Ukraine's Colonel Juliy Mamchur told Reuters. Asked if he thought he would return safely from the talks at an unspecified location - he said: "That remains to be seen. For now we are placing all our weapons in the base's storage. ...
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| Protesters storm Ukraine military base in west Crimea: AFP Posted: 22 Mar 2014 06:47 AM PDT  Novofedorivka (Undefined) (AFP) - About 200 pro-Russian protesters on Saturday stormed a Ukrainian air force base in western Crimea, forcing the soldiers to leave as the Ukrainian flag was taken down. The unarmed crowd yelling "Russia! Russia!" broke through to the base in the town of Novofedorivka and started smashing windows. Ukrainian servicemen barricaded themselves inside buildings and threw smoke bombs at the intruders from the roof. Russian officers stood outside watching as the protesters took down the Ukrainian flag and put up the white and blue flag of the Russian navy.
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| China satellite finds object near jet search area Posted: 22 Mar 2014 06:47 AM PDT  KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — A satellite image released by China on Saturday offers the latest sign that wreckage from a Malaysia Airlines plane lost for more than two weeks could be in a remote stretch of the southern Indian Ocean where planes and ships have been searching for three days.
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| G'day, baseball! Opening day goes Down Under Posted: 22 Mar 2014 04:41 AM PDT  SYDNEY (AP) — The most quintessential of American sports took top billing at the symbolic home of Australia's national game as the 2014 Major League Baseball season began Down Under at Sydney Cricket Ground.
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| Malaysia: Chinese satellite found object in ocean Posted: 22 Mar 2014 04:39 AM PDT  Malaysia's defense minister says a Chinese satellite has spotted a large object along a broad stretch of ocean where officials hope to find a missing Malaysia Airlines plane.
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| UN document promotes equality for women Posted: 22 Mar 2014 02:01 AM PDT UNITED NATIONS (AP) — After two weeks of heated debate, liberal and conservative countries early Saturday approved a U.N. document to promote equality for women that reaffirms the sexual and reproductive rights of all women and endorses sex education for adolescents. |
| Jets sign Vick to challenge Smith for QB job Posted: 22 Mar 2014 02:01 AM PDT  NEW YORK (AP) — Michael Vick is in for the New York Jets.
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| Police keep quiet about cell-tracking technology Posted: 22 Mar 2014 12:44 AM PDT  WASHINGTON (AP) — Police across the country may be intercepting phone calls or text messages to find suspects using a technology tool known as Stingray. But they're refusing to turn over details about its use or heavily censoring files when they do.
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| AC/DC's Johnson surprises Billy Joel audience Posted: 22 Mar 2014 12:44 AM PDT  NEW YORK (AP) — In a rare and unusual mix of rock legends, AC/DC lead singer Brian Johnson made a surprise appearance at Billy Joel's concert at Madison Square Garden and played the metal band's classic, "You Shook Me All Night Long."
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| US first lady promotes freedom of speech in China Posted: 22 Mar 2014 12:44 AM PDT  BEIJING (AP) — First lady Michelle Obama told students in China, which has some of the world's tightest restrictions on the Internet, that freedom of speech and unfettered access to information make countries stronger and should be universal rights.
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| Cause sought of NJ shore motel fire that killed 4 Posted: 21 Mar 2014 11:10 PM PDT  POINT PLEASANT BEACH, N.J. (AP) — An early-morning trip to the bathroom saved Joe Frystock's life.
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| How astronauts survive diplomatic tensions in space Posted: 21 Mar 2014 09:52 PM PDT  While the United States and Russia traded sanctions this week in a burgeoning crisis over Crimea, astronauts from both nations rose above the discord in their sanctuary hundreds of miles from Earth. Not that talking politics is taboo aboard the International Space Station (ISS), where Americans and Russians share close quarters, orbiting at an altitude of 248 miles (400 kilometers) over the Earth. We'd talk about politics," said retired US astronaut Leroy Chiao, who commanded the ISS for six months in 2004 and 2005. American astronaut Mike Hopkins, upon returning from the ISS earlier this month after a half-year stay, said he considered his Russian counterparts "close friends" and described cooperation as "very strong."
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| 'Extraordinary riddle' of lost jet now 2 weeks old Posted: 21 Mar 2014 09:52 PM PDT  PERTH, Australia (AP) — Three Australian planes took off at dawn Saturday for a third day of scouring the desolate southern Indian Ocean for possible parts of missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, now lost for two full weeks.
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| Jets sign Vick and release Sanchez Posted: 21 Mar 2014 07:22 PM PDT  NEW YORK (AP) — Michael Vick is switching green jerseys — and maybe trading his clipboard for a starting job.
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| NCAA upsets crush perfect bracket hopes Posted: 21 Mar 2014 07:22 PM PDT  And then there were three.
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| Hawaii law lets police have sex with prostitutes Posted: 21 Mar 2014 01:22 PM PDT  HONOLULU (AP) — Honolulu police officers are urging lawmakers to keep an exemption in state law that lets undercover officers have sex with prostitutes during investigations, but they won't say how often — or even if — they use the provision.
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