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Nuke commanders fired in cheating scandal

Posted: 27 Mar 2014 11:58 AM PDT

FILE - This Jan. 9, 2014 file photo shows a mockup of a Minuteman 3 nuclear missile used for training by missile maintenance crews at F. E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyo. Air Force Secretary Deborah Lee James said Thursday the number of nuclear force officers implicated in a proficiency test cheating scandal has grown to 92 out of a force of 500. (AP Photo/Robert Burns, File)Air Force missile corps has been beset by security lapses, low morale and weak management.

Coroner: Berezovsky death remains unexplained

Posted: 27 Mar 2014 11:58 AM PDT

CAPTION CORRECTS THE SURNAME OF THE DAUGHTER TO BEREZOVSKAYA Russian oligarch Boris Berezovsky's daughters Elizaveta, right and Ekatrina arrive for the second day of the inquest into his death at Windsor Coroner's Court, in Windsor, England, Thursday, March, 27, 2014. Elizaveta Berezovskaya is due to appear as a witness on the second day of the hearing into the death of the tycoon. He was found dead at his former wife's property, in March 2013. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)LONDON (AP) — Boris Berezovsky's death remains unexplained, a British coroner said Thursday, saying it wasn't possible to conclude beyond a reasonable doubt whether the self-exiled Russian tycoon and opponent of President Vladimir Putin was killed or committed suicide.

Senate, House back bills to aid Ukraine

Posted: 27 Mar 2014 11:58 AM PDT

House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio wraps up a news conference on his legislative agenda, Wednesday, March 26, 2014, on Capitol Hill in Washington. Boehner touched on the Ukraine crisis, relations with Russia, the NSA surveillance program, jobs and other issues. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress spoke with one voice on Thursday against Russia's annexation of Crimea, passing legislation in the House and Senate giving help to cash-strapped Ukraine and imposing sanctions against Russia.

Mudslide crews face daunting task in body search

Posted: 27 Mar 2014 10:40 AM PDT

DARRINGTON, Wash. (AP) — Firefighter Jeff McClelland uncovered a body on the moon-like surface that blankets what used to be the community of Oso. Suddenly, he realized the dead man's son and brother were among the volunteers scouring the debris field.

Pistorius on the line now in murder trial

Posted: 27 Mar 2014 10:24 AM PDT

FILE: In this file photo taken Monday March 10, 2014, Oscar Pistorius cries as he listens to cross questioning about the events surrounding the shooting death of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, in court during his trial in Pretoria, South Africa. Pistorius is expected to testify soon at his murder trial when the defense begins its case on Friday after four weeks of prosecution-led testimony. (AP Photo/Bongiwe Mchunu, Pool, File)JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Before he killed his girlfriend, Oscar Pistorius broke barriers and the world embraced him for it. The double-amputee runner challenged the athletic establishment and secured the right to race on his carbon fiber blades in the 2012 Olympics.

Turkey moves to block YouTube

Posted: 27 Mar 2014 10:24 AM PDT

ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkish authorities were moving to block access to YouTube on Thursday following similar action against Twitter, the country's state-run news agency said.

Obama: IMF deal for Ukraine a 'major step forward'

Posted: 27 Mar 2014 09:37 AM PDT

ROME (AP) — President Barack Obama says a pledge of up to $18 billion in loans to Ukraine from the International Monetary Fund is a major step forward.

Christie's lawyer: Governor not involved in plot

Posted: 27 Mar 2014 09:37 AM PDT

FILE - In a March 25, 2014 , file photo New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie talks during a town hall meeting in Belmar, N.J. Christie says undergoing gastric bypass surgery more than a year ago was a NEW YORK (AP) — A law firm hired by New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie says the governor was not involved in a plot to create gridlock near a major bridge as part of a political retribution scheme.

Taco Bell's ads star real-life Ronald McDonalds

Posted: 27 Mar 2014 07:31 AM PDT

This frame grab from video provided by Taco Bell via Taylor Strategy shows Ronald McDonald of Oak Ridge, N.C., in a Taco Bell commercial. The fast-food chain will begin airing ads Thursday, March 27, 2014, that feature everyday men who happen to have the same name as the McDonald's mascot. The marketing campaign is intended to promote Taco Bell's new breakfast menu, which features novelties like a waffle taco. (AP Photo/Taco Bell via Taylor Strategy)NEW YORK (AP) — Taco Bell is name-dropping an unlikely clown to promote its new breakfast menu — Ronald McDonald.

Egypt appoints a new defense minister

Posted: 27 Mar 2014 06:27 AM PDT

In this image made from video broadcast on Egypt's State Television, Egypt's military chief Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi speaks in a nationally televised speech, announcing that he will run for president, in Cairo, Egypt, Wednesday, March 26, 2014. In a nationally televised speech, el-Sissi said he has resigned from the military. Wearing military fatigues, he said it was the last time he would wear it and that CAIRO (AP) — Egypt's interim president has sworn in a new defense minister after the country's army chief resigned so he could run in presidential elections.

Philippines and Muslim rebel group sign peace deal

Posted: 27 Mar 2014 06:27 AM PDT

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The Philippine government signed a peace accord with the country's largest Muslim rebel group on Thursday, the culmination of years of negotiations and a significant political achievement for President Benigno Aquino III.

Big threat to Japan whaling: Declining appetites

Posted: 27 Mar 2014 04:38 AM PDT

A shopper walks past a whale meat specialty store at Tokyo's Ameyoko shopping district, Thursday, March 27, 2014. The greatest threat to Japan's whaling industry may not be the environmentalists harassing its ships or the countries demanding its abolishment, but Japanese consumers. They've simply lost their appetite. The amount of whale meat stockpiled for lack of buyers has nearly doubled over 10 years, even as anti-whaling protests helped drive catches to record lows. More than 2,300 mink whales worth of meat is sitting in freezers while whalers still plan to catch another 1,300 whales per year. Uncertainty looms ahead of an International Court of Justice ruling expected Monday over a 2010 suit filed by Australia, which argues that Japan's whaling - ostensibly for research - is a cover for commercial hunts. (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi)TOKYO (AP) — The greatest threat to Japan's whaling industry may not be the environmentalists harassing its ships or the countries demanding its abolishment, but Japanese consumers. They've lost their appetite.

Matt Bai: Health care law's here, get used to it, and make it work

Posted: 27 Mar 2014 04:23 AM PDT

Obamacare: Taxpayers in the Hole for $1.5 TrillionThe truth is that whether it takes six weeks or six months to meet the next arbitrary benchmark, the health care law is now embedded in the society, and it's not going anywhere.

Taco Bell's new TV ads star 'Ronald McDonald'

Posted: 27 Mar 2014 04:08 AM PDT

This frame grab from video provided by Taco Bell via Taylor Strategy shows Ronald McDonald of Oak Ridge, N.C., in a Taco Bell commercial. The fast-food chain will begin airing ads Thursday, March 27, 2014, that feature everyday men who happen to have the same name as the McDonald's mascot. The marketing campaign is intended to promote Taco Bell's new breakfast menu, which features novelties like a waffle taco. (AP Photo/Taco Bell via Taylor Strategy)NEW YORK (AP) — Taco Bell is name-dropping an unlikely clown to promote its new breakfast menu — Ronald McDonald.

Christie's lawyer to issue traffic scandal report

Posted: 27 Mar 2014 04:08 AM PDT

FILE - In a March 25, 2014 , file photo New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie talks during a town hall meeting in Belmar, N.J. Christie says undergoing gastric bypass surgery more than a year ago was a TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — The lawyer hired by New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie to review a traffic-blocking scandal that has engulfed Christie's administration plans to release his findings.

Spotters fight fatigue in hunt for missing plane

Posted: 27 Mar 2014 04:08 AM PDT

In this Wednesday, March 26, 2014 photo, Airborne Electronics Analyst Ben Herbert on board a Royal Australian Air Force AP-3C Orion, looks out of the window during a search for the missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 in the southern Indian Ocean. A French satellite scanning the Indian Ocean for remnants of the missing jetliner found a possible plane debris field containing 122 objects, a top Malaysian official said Wednesday, calling it PERTH, Australia (AP) — They stare out at a punishingly unbroken expanse of gray water that seems, at times, to blend into the clouds. Occasionally, they press their foreheads against the plane's windows so hard they leave grease marks, their eyes darting up and down, left and right, looking for something — anything — that could explain the fate of the missing Malaysia Airlines plane.

Union ruling comes at bad time for NCAA

Posted: 27 Mar 2014 04:08 AM PDT

FILE - In this Jan. 28, 2014, file photo, Northwestern quarterback Kain Colter, right, speaks while College Athletes Players Association President Ramogi Huma listens during a news conference in Chicago. In a Wednesday, March 26, 2014, landmark ruling, a federal agency has given football players at Northwestern University the green light to unionize. (AP Photo/Paul Beaty, File)They're battling in courtrooms, and could one day meet over a bargaining table. About the only things the two sides in the debate over big-time college athletics agree on is that things are changing.

Lawmakers rush to pass bill to aid Ukraine

Posted: 27 Mar 2014 12:43 AM PDT

House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio wraps up a news conference on his legislative agenda, Wednesday, March 26, 2014, on Capitol Hill in Washington. Boehner touched on the Ukraine crisis, relations with Russia, the NSA surveillance program, jobs and other issues. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)WASHINGTON (AP) — Lawmakers are rushing to get a bill to the president's desk that would provide $1 billion in loan guarantees to Ukraine and sanction those who had a hand in Russia's takeover of Crimea.

Questions, answers about college union ruling

Posted: 27 Mar 2014 12:43 AM PDT

FILE - In this Saturday, Oct 6, 2012, file photo, the Northwestern football team heads to the locker room after warming up before an NCAA college football game against Penn State in State College, Pa. A ruling Wednesday, March 26, 2014, that the Northwestern football team can bargain with the school as employees represented by a union may not by itself change the way amateur sports operate. But it figures to put more pressure on the NCAA and the major conferences to give something back to the players to justify the billions of dollars the players bring in _ and never see. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)A regional director of the National Labor Relations Board ruled Tuesday that Northwestern football players could unionize. Does that mean some players will be able to organize and get better health care and academic support? Or does it spell the end of college sports as we know it? The AP takes a look at all sides of the issue.

Home demolitions turn Detroit into blank canvas

Posted: 26 Mar 2014 10:40 PM PDT

Debris from a home that was torn down is shown in Detroit's Brightmoor area Monday, March 24, 2014, in Detroit. For years, Brightmoor area residents pleaded with the city to demolish vacant homes that scavengers have stripped of wiring and plumbing and anything of value. Some structures are already gone, and now officials aim to do much more, possibly tearing down as many as 450 empty houses each week across more than 20 square miles of this bankrupt city _ a vast patchwork of rotting homes comparable to the size of Manhattan. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)DETROIT (AP) — The families of Detroit's Brightmoor area are delighted that the day is finally approaching when bulldozers will arrive to level more of their neighborhood. After that, their community's future will be like the cleared landscape — a blank canvas.

Energy boom spurs growth west of the Mississippi

Posted: 26 Mar 2014 09:35 PM PDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — America's energy boom is fueling population growth west of the Mississippi River.

Some of 90 missing in mudslide may not be found

Posted: 26 Mar 2014 08:32 PM PDT

Searchers walk into the scene of a deadly mudslide that covers the road, Wednesday, March 26, 2014, in Oso, Wash. Sixteen bodies have been recovered, but authorities believe at least 24 people were killed. And scores of others are still unaccounted for, although many of those names were believed to be duplicates or people who escaped safely. (AP Photo/Rick Wilking, Pool)DARRINGTON, Wash. (AP) — Becky Bach watches and waits, hoping that search crews find her brother and three other relatives who are missing in Washington state's deadly mudslide.

Authorities: Mudslide missing number drops to 90

Posted: 26 Mar 2014 06:28 PM PDT

Searchers walk into the scene of a deadly mudslide that covers the road, Wednesday, March 26, 2014, in Oso, Wash. Sixteen bodies have been recovered, but authorities believe at least 24 people were killed. And scores of others are still unaccounted for, although many of those names were believed to be duplicates or people who escaped safely. (AP Photo/Rick Wilking, Pool)DARRINGTON, Wash. (AP) — Washington authorities say the official death toll from a devastating mudslide remains at 16, with eight additional bodies located but not recovered.

2 firefighters die in smoky Boston brownstone fire

Posted: 26 Mar 2014 06:27 PM PDT

ADDS LAST SENTENCE - A firefighter, right, lowers his head at the scene of a multi-alarm fire at a four-story brownstone in the Back Bay neighborhood near the Charles River, Wednesday, March 26, 2014, in Boston. A Boston city councilor said two firefighters have died in a fire that ripped through a brownstone. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)BOSTON (AP) — Officials say two firefighters killed by a fast-moving, wind-driven fire that ripped through a Boston brownstone died after they were trapped in the basement.

Charlotte mayor resigns; accused of taking bribes

Posted: 26 Mar 2014 05:40 PM PDT

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — A city spokesman says Charlotte Mayor Patrick Cannon has resigned effective immediately just hours after he was charged with federal public corruption and bribery.
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