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Poll: Ukraine crisis hurting Obama at home

Posted: 26 Mar 2014 01:01 PM PDT

This photo taken March 20, 2014 shows President Barack Obama speaking in Orlando, Fla. Foreign policy used to stand out as a not-so-bleak spot in the public's waning assessment of Barack Obama. Not anymore. He's getting low marks for handling Russia's swoop into Ukraine, and more Americans than ever disapprove of the way Obama is doing his job, according to a new poll. Close to 9 out of 10 Americans support sanctions as a response to Russia's annexation of the Crimean Peninsula. They are divided over whether the U.S. sanctions so far are about right or not strong enough, the Associated Press-GfK poll found. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)WASHINGTON (AP) — Foreign policy used to stand out as a not-so-bleak spot in the public's waning assessment of Barack Obama. Not anymore. He's getting low marks for handling Russia's swoop into Ukraine, and more Americans than ever disapprove of the way Obama is doing his job, according to a new AP-GfK poll.

Charlotte, NC's new mayor accused of taking bribes

Posted: 26 Mar 2014 12:56 PM PDT

FILE - In this Oct. 29, 2013 file photo, then candidate for Charlotte mayor Patrick Cannon speaks to students at Queens University in Charlotte, N.C. Cannon, now mayor of Charlotte, was arrested Wednesday, March 26, 2014, on public corruption charges. U.S. Attorney Anne Tompkins says that Cannon solicited and accepted bribes from undercover FBI agents posing as real estate developers who wanted to do business in Charlotte. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton, File)CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Less than six months on the job, the mayor of Charlotte was arrested and accused Wednesday of accepting more than $48,000 in bribes from undercover FBI agents posing as businessmen who wanted to do work with North Carolina's largest city.

Obama urges Europe to retrench amid Ukraine crisis

Posted: 26 Mar 2014 12:56 PM PDT

U.S. President Barack Obama talks at The Centre for Fine Arts in Brussels on Wednesday, March 26, 2014. President Barack Obama appealed to Europeans on Wednesday to retrench behind the war-won ideals of freedom and human dignity, declaring that those advocating those values will ultimately triumph in Ukraine. (AP Photo/Geert Vanden Wijngaert)BRUSSELS (AP) — Calling it a global "moment of testing," President Barack Obama appealed to Europeans on Wednesday to recommit to the war-won ideals of freedom and human dignity, declaring that people voicing those values will ultimately triumph in Ukraine.

Newfound pink world lurks at solar system fringes

Posted: 26 Mar 2014 12:56 PM PDT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Peering into the far reaches of the solar system, astronomers have spied a pink frozen world 7½ billion miles from the sun.

Obama: Russian propaganda doesn't fool world

Posted: 26 Mar 2014 12:56 PM PDT

President Barack Obama speaks at the Palais des Beaux-Arts, Wednesday, March 26, 2014, in Brussels, Belgium. Obama is on a one day trip to Belgium to shore up commitments he received from allies in The Hague, Netherlands, to reassure Eastern Europeans members of NATO that the alliance will stand by them and to make a larger point about European security a quarter-century after the fall of the Iron Curtain. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)In Brussels speech, president says Putin must not be allowed to 'run roughshod' over neighbors.

Official on deadly mudslide: 'It haunts me'

Posted: 26 Mar 2014 12:56 PM PDT

A flag, put up by volunteers helping search the area, stands in the ruins of a home left at the end of a deadly mudslide from the now-barren hillside seen about a mile behind, Tuesday, March 25, 2014, in Oso, Wash. At least 14 people were killed in the 1-square-mile slide that hit in a rural area about 55 miles northeast of Seattle on Saturday. Several people also were critically injured, and homes were destroyed. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)ARLINGTON, Wash. (AP) — Search and cadaver dogs and rescuers using small bulldozers and their bare hands on Wednesday looked for victims and survivors of a deadly mudslide as local officials said they did everything they could to keep the rural community safe in the years before the catastrophe.

Officials sort out number of missing from mudslide

Posted: 26 Mar 2014 12:56 PM PDT

A flag, put up by volunteers helping search the area, stands in the ruins of a home left at the end of a deadly mudslide from the now-barren hillside seen about a mile behind, Tuesday, March 25, 2014, in Oso, Wash. At least 14 people were killed in the 1-square-mile slide that hit in a rural area about 55 miles northeast of Seattle on Saturday. Several people also were critically injured, and homes were destroyed. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)ARLINGTON, Wash. (AP) — Authorities say they expect to soon have an updated number of the people believed missing following a massive, deadly Washington state landslide.

House Dems try to force vote on immigration

Posted: 26 Mar 2014 12:56 PM PDT

Clarissa Martinez de Castro, director of civic engagement and immigration at the National Council of La Raza (NCLR), closes her eyes as snow falls and wind blows during a news conference with House Democrats and immigration leaders on the steps of the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, March 26, 2014, to announce a DemandAVote discharge petition and call on House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio, and the House Republican Conference to bring up immigration reform bill H.R. 15. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)WASHINGTON (AP) — House Democrats deployed a little-used legislative move Wednesday to force a vote on a comprehensive immigration bill, an effort doomed to fail but designed to increase the election-year pressure on Republicans to act.

Satellite spots 122 objects in Malaysia jet search

Posted: 26 Mar 2014 07:44 AM PDT

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — A French satellite scanning the Indian Ocean for remnants of a missing jetliner found a possible plane debris field containing 122 objects, a top Malaysian official said Wednesday, calling it "the most credible lead that we have."

Secret Service pulls 3 agents from Obama trip

Posted: 26 Mar 2014 06:10 AM PDT

U.S. President Barack Obama waves as arrives from Air Force One at Zaventem airport in Brussels on Tuesday, March 25, 2014. Obama is on a one day visit to Belgium to meet with EU leaders and visit the WWI Flanders Fields American Cemetery. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)WASHINGTON (AP) — A Secret Service agent found drunk by staff at a Dutch hotel was recalled to the U.S. along with two of his colleagues, the day before President Barack Obama was set to arrive in the Netherlands.

Obama plays up US-Europe bond amid Russia tension

Posted: 26 Mar 2014 05:07 AM PDT

US President Barack Obama, centre left, walks through American cemetery at Flanders Field with Belgian King Phillippe, center and Belgian Prime Minister Elio Di Rupo, right, in Waregem, Belgium, Wednesday, March 26, 2014. President Barack Obama paid tribute to American troops who died a century ago in the struggle to save Europe in World War I. Obama has laid a wreath at a memorial at Flanders Field in Belgium. That's where hundreds of fallen U.S. troops who helped liberate Belgium are buried. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)WAREGEM, Belgium (AP) — President Barack Obama reached back 100 years to reinforce the U.S.-European bond, calling for a recommitment to peace Wednesday during a solemn pilgrimage to a World War I cemetery as European tensions run high over Russia's incursion into Ukraine.

Kerry to meet with Palestinian leader in Jordan

Posted: 26 Mar 2014 05:06 AM PDT

AMMAN, Jordan (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry has arrived in Jordan for a meeting with Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas as foundering Mideast peace talks approach a critical deadline.

AP PHOTOS: Greek graffiti artists spray thoughts

Posted: 26 Mar 2014 04:19 AM PDT

In this photo taken on Saturday Feb. 22, 2014, artwork by Indonesian-born street artist WD, inspired by a news photograph from recent riots in Istanbul, Turkey is seen in central Athens. Anti-government demonstrations in Greece have inspired local street artists as the country struggles to emerge from a six-year recession. The inscription on the wall is a quote from Argentine revolutionary Ernesto 'Che' Guevara. (AP Photo)ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Ancient Greeks chiseled their messages, often rude or boastful, into marble. They would probably be amazed how the illicit art form has evolved in the country's capital centuries later.

Report: Turkish court orders halt to Twitter ban

Posted: 26 Mar 2014 04:19 AM PDT

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey's Dogan news agency and other media say a court has issued a temporary injunction ordering the telecommunications authority to restore access to Twitter, five days after the government blocked the social network.

Satellite spots 122 possible objects in search

Posted: 26 Mar 2014 04:19 AM PDT

A Royal Australia Air Force AP-3C Orion takes off from RAAF Base Pearce in Perth, Australia to resume the search for missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 in the southern Indian Ocean, Wednesday, March 26, 2014. As frustration was setting in, calmer seas returned Wednesday and the search for the remains of Flight 370 began anew in remote waters of the Indian Ocean off western Australia. (AP Photo/Rob Griffith)Malaysia says new images from the Indian Ocean could be from MH370.

Mudslide searchers press on with dogs, bare hands

Posted: 26 Mar 2014 01:28 AM PDT

Thick, oozing mud is cleared from Washington Highway 530 by workers using heavy equipment, Tuesday, March 25, 2014, on the western edge of the massive mudslide that struck the area Saturday, killing at least 14 people and leaving dozens missing, near Arlington, Wash. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, Pool)The official death toll rises to 16 and officials say they have located eight more bodies.

Russia: Ukraine bars pilots from leaving aircraft

Posted: 26 Mar 2014 01:28 AM PDT

Emergency workers attend a meeting with Russian Emergency Situations Minister Vladimir Puchkov in Simferopol, Crimea, Tuesday, March 25, 2014. Puchkov met with local emergency officials in Simferopol and said that Russia sent diesel generators to Crimea to serve as a back-up in case of power outages. Crimea faced power cutoffs after Ukraine briefly cut energy supplies to the region. (AP Photo/Maxim Vetrov)MOSCOW (AP) — Russia is accusing Ukrainian officials of barring crews of Russian commercial airlines from going outside of their aircraft in Ukrainian airports.

Mo. man executed for raping, killing teen in 1989

Posted: 25 Mar 2014 11:08 PM PDT

In this March 17, 2014 photo provided by the Missouri Department of Corrections is Jeffrey Ferguson. Ferguson was sentenced to die for killing a 17-year-old St. Charles County girl in 1989. (AP Photo/Missouri Department of Corrections)BONNE TERRE, Mo. (AP) — A death-row inmate convicted of kidnapping, raping and killing a 17-year-old girl in suburban St. Louis was executed early Wednesday in Missouri, marking the state's fifth execution in as many months.

3 Secret Service agents benched before Obama trip

Posted: 25 Mar 2014 08:48 PM PDT

U.S. President Barack Obama waves as arrives from Air Force One at Zaventem airport in Brussels on Tuesday, March 25, 2014. Obama is on a one day visit to Belgium to meet with EU leaders and visit the WWI Flanders Fields American Cemetery. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Secret Service says three agents were sent home from Amsterdam for disciplinary reasons on Sunday.

HHS grants extra time to enroll for health care

Posted: 25 Mar 2014 08:48 PM PDT

This March 25, 2014, photo shows part of the website for HealthCare.gov as photographed in Washington. If you're waiting until the last minute to sign up for coverage under President Barack Obama's health care law, a little extra patience might come in handy. HealthCare.gov, the online portal to taxpayer-subsidized health insurance, runs slowly when compared with major private health insurer websites. That's according to an analysis for The Associated Press by Compuware, a Detroit company that measures website performance. (AP Photo/Jon Elswick)WASHINGTON (AP) — People who've started applying for health insurance but aren't able to finish before the March 31 enrollment deadline will get extra time, the Obama administration announced Tuesday.

10 more bodies found in Washington state mudslide

Posted: 25 Mar 2014 07:44 PM PDT

Thick, oozing mud is cleared from Washington Highway 530 by workers using heavy equipment, Tuesday, March 25, 2014, on the western edge of the massive mudslide that struck the area Saturday, killing at least 14 people and leaving dozens missing, near Arlington, Wash. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, Pool)ARLINGTON, Wash. (AP) — Washington state officials say searchers found 10 more bodies in the debris of a massive landslide, raising the number of people who died in the disaster to 24.

Facebook buys virtual reality co. Oculus for $2B

Posted: 25 Mar 2014 06:40 PM PDT

FILE - In this Jan. 7, 2014 file photo, show attendees play a video game wearing Oculus Rift virtual reality headsets at the Intel booth at the International Consumer Electronics Show(CES), in Las Vegas. Facebook said Tuesday, March 25, 2014, it has agreed to buy Oculus for $2 billion, betting that its virtual reality may be a new way for people to communicate, learn or be entertained. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)NEW YORK (AP) — Facebook has agreed to buy Oculus for $2 billion, betting that its virtual reality technology may be a new way for people to communicate, learn or be entertained.

Officials: More Washington mudslide victims found

Posted: 25 Mar 2014 06:40 PM PDT

Thick, oozing mud is cleared from Washington Highway 530 by workers using heavy equipment, Tuesday, March 25, 2014, on the western edge of the massive mudslide that struck the area Saturday, killing at least 14 people and leaving dozens missing, near Arlington, Wash. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, Pool)ARLINGTON, Wash. (AP) — Washington state officials say searchers have found more bodies as hundreds of rescuers and volunteers scour the debris of a massive landslide.

Virtual reality headsets are Facebook's latest big bet

Posted: 25 Mar 2014 03:49 PM PDT

Eight lessons we need to learn from Malaysia Airlines tragedy

Posted: 25 Mar 2014 03:17 PM PDT

Chinese relatives of passengers onboard the missing Malaysia Airlines plane, flight MH370, shout in protest as they march towards the Malaysia embassy in Beijing, China, Tuesday, March 25, 2014. Furious over Malaysia's handling of the lost jetliner a day after the country said the passengers must be dead, Chinese relatives of the missing marched Tuesday to the Malaysia Embassy, where they threw plastic water bottles, tried to rush the gate and chanted, Much went wrong during the investigation of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, and millions around the world watched each development. After the Boeing 777's disappearance, en route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing, global media descended on Malaysia--and, as with every airline tragedy, numerous false leads emerged, along with dissemination of misinformation and widespread myth-making.
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