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Studies show big promise for HIV prevention drug

Posted: 04 Mar 2014 10:21 AM PST

FILE - This April 12, 2011 electron microscope image made available by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases shows an H9 T cell, blue, infected with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), yellow. Research suggests that a shot every one to three months may someday give an alternative to the daily pills that some people take now to cut their risk of getting HIV from sex with an infected partner. An experimental drug given in periodic shots completely protected monkeys from infection in two studies reported at an AIDS conference on Tuesday, March 4, 2014. (AP Photo/NIAID)A shot every one to three months may someday give an alternative to the daily pills that some people take now to cut their risk of getting HIV from sex with an infected partner.

New Mexico governor to unveil GOP candidates plan

Posted: 04 Mar 2014 09:49 AM PST

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez is set to unveil a plan aimed at electing "75 diverse candidates" and 150 women to office as Republicans.

Giant virus revived after more than 30,000 years

Posted: 04 Mar 2014 09:34 AM PST

This electron microscope image provided by researchers in March 2014 shows a section of a Pithovirus particle, dark outline, inside an infected Acanthamoeba castellanii cell. The length of the particle is about 1.5 microns with a 0.5 micron diameter. Researchers have revived the virus, which is more than 30,000 years old, after finding it in the permafrost of northeast Siberia. While it poses no threat to people, its recovery suggests that dangerous germs might emerge in the future as permafrost thaws because of global warming or mineral exploration, researchers suggested Monday, March 3, 2014 in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. (AP Photo/IGS, CNRS-AMU, Julia Bartoli, Chantal Abergel)NEW YORK (AP) — Researchers have revived a giant virus more than 30,000 years old, recovered from the permafrost of northeast Siberia.

Economic battle over Ukraine heats up

Posted: 04 Mar 2014 09:34 AM PST

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, center, greets Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk, right, and parliament speaker Oleksandr Turchynov prior their meting in Kiev, Ukraine, Tuesday, March, 4, 2014. In a somber show of U.S. support for Ukraine's new leadership, Secretary of State John Kerry walked the streets Tuesday where nearly 100 anti-government protesters were gunned down by police last month, and promised beseeching crowds that American aid is on the way. The Obama administration announced a $1 billion energy subsidy package in Washington as Kerry was arriving in Kiev.( (AP Photo/Andrew Kravchenko, pool)Russia ends discounts on its natural gas while the West offers quick-fix aid.

Ky. to use outside counsel in gay-marriage case

Posted: 04 Mar 2014 09:34 AM PST

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky Gov. Steve Beshear says the state will hire outside attorneys to appeal a judge's decision granting legal recognition to same-sex couples married in other states and countries.

Cold, gray morning won't stop Mardi Gras revelers

Posted: 04 Mar 2014 06:56 AM PST

Raw: Big Mardi Gras Crowds Expected Despite ColdNEW ORLEANS (AP) — A cold, gray day greeted revelers gathering Tuesday along parade routes as the Carnival season in New Orleans headed to a crest with the unabashed celebration of Mardi Gras.

Putin: Yanukovych has no political future

Posted: 04 Mar 2014 04:17 AM PST

Pro-Russian soldiers block the Ukrainian naval base in the village of Novoozerne, some 91 km west of Crimean capital Simferopol, Ukraine, on Monday, March 3, 2014. Ukraine says Russian forces controlling the strategic region of Crimea are demanding that the crew of two Ukrainian warships in Sevastopol's harbor must surrender. (AP Photo/Ivan Sekretarev)MOSCOW (AP) — President Vladimir Putin says that Ukraine's fugitive President Viktor Yanukovych has no political future, and Russia gave him shelter to save his life.

Putin hopes Russia won't have to use force in Ukraine

Posted: 04 Mar 2014 04:17 AM PST

Russian President Vladimir Putin (left) listens to a military advisor while watching combat exercises at the Kirillovsky firing range in the Leningrad region, on March 3, 2014He warns the West against imposing sanctions, saying they will backfire.

Sam Brownback: The possible 2014 contender no one's talking about

Posted: 04 Mar 2014 04:16 AM PST

Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback discusses the U.S. Supreme Court decision upholding the federal health care overhaul, Thursday, June 28, 2012, at the Statehouse in Topeka, Kan. Brownback opposes the 2010 federal law and is surprised and disappointed by the ruling. (AP Photo/John Hanna)Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback is flying under the radar. Is he considering another presidential run?

Collins gets to play, and will get to stick around

Posted: 04 Mar 2014 01:03 AM PST

Brooklyn Nets' Jason Collins, right, takes a shot over Chicago Bulls' Nazr Mohammed during the second half of an NBA basketball game Monday, March 3, 2014, in New York. The Nets won 96-80. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)NEW YORK (AP) — Jason Collins dealt with the ticket requests, handled the media responsibilities, then moved on to what he most wants to do in the NBA.

Pro-Russian troops fire warning shots in Ukraine

Posted: 04 Mar 2014 12:49 AM PST

Ukrainian navy corvette Ternopil is anchored at Ukrainian navy base in Sevastopol, Ukraine, early Tuesday, March 4, 2014. Russian troops said to be 16,000 strong tightened their stranglehold on Ukraine's Crimean Peninsula Monday, openly defying the U.S. and the European Union and rattling world capitals and stock markets. (AP Photo/Andrew Lubimov)SEVASTOPOL, Ukraine (AP) — Vladimir Putin ordered tens of thousands of Russian troops participating in military exercises near Ukraine's border to return to their base as U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry was on his way to Kiev, as tensions in the strategic Ukrainian peninsula of Crimea remain high as troops loyal to Moscow fired warning shots at protesting Ukrainian soldiers.

Disputed study's author testifies on gay marriage

Posted: 04 Mar 2014 12:04 AM PST

Jayne Rowse and April DeBoer walk outside Federal Courthouse before a trial that could overturn Michigan's ban on gay marriage in Detroit on Monday, March 3, 2014 in Detroit. Lisa Brown of Oakland County, the elected clerk of a Detroit-area county says she'll follow the orders of a judge when it comes to same-sex marriage, not Michigan's attorney general. Brown was asked about an email last fall from the attorney general's office, which warned county clerks not to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples, even if a judge threw out the ban. Michigan voters banned gay marriage in 2004. In a lawsuit, Detroit-area nurses April DeBoer and Jayne Rowse say that violates the U.S. Constitution. (AP Photo/Detroit News, David Coates) DETROIT FREE PRESS OUT; HUFFINGTON POST OUTDETROIT (AP) — The author of a controversial study of adult children often cited by opponents of gay marriage defended his work in court on Monday but also said it was too early for social scientists to make far-reaching conclusions about families headed by same-sex couples.

Dish, Disney deal envisions Internet-delivered TV

Posted: 03 Mar 2014 11:31 PM PST

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Dish Network and Disney have reached a landmark deal that envisions the day when Dish will offer a Netflix-like TV service to people who'd rather stream TV over the Internet than put a satellite receiver on their roof.

Toronto mayor appears on 'Jimmy Kimmel Live'

Posted: 03 Mar 2014 11:31 PM PST

TORONTO (AP) — Embattled Toronto Mayor Rob Ford is laughing off Jimmy Kimmel's suggestion that he get help for his drinking.

Obama thrust into fabled role as leader of the 'West'

Posted: 03 Mar 2014 08:12 PM PST

US President Barack Obama speaks about the situation in Ukraine during a meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, March 3, 2014His first instinct was to pivot to Asia, then Barack Obama was dragged back into the Middle East: now he must play a role born in the Cold War -- leader of the "West." President Vladimir Putin's blunt show of Russian power by sending troops into Crimea, presents the US president with challenges to his personal and political credibility. NATO is also in the spotlight, suddenly facing a Kremlin-engineered threat close to its own borders after years retooling its mission to combat terrorism and more than a decade fighting in Afghanistan. As leader of the alliance's most powerful member and effective guarantor of a weakened Europe's security, it falls to Obama to lead the West's response.

Potential jurors face bin Laden's son-in-law at NYC trial

Posted: 03 Mar 2014 05:07 PM PST

FILE - This image made from video provided by by Al-Jazeera shows Sulaiman Abu Ghaith, Osama bin Laden's son-in-law and spokesman. Abu Ghaith goes to trial Monday, March 3, 2014 in New York on charges that he conspired to kill Americans in his role as al-Qaida's mouthpiece after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. He is the highest-ranking al-Qaida figure to stand trial on U.S. soil since the attacks. (AP Photo/Al-Jazeera, File)NEW YORK (AP) — Osama bin Laden's son-in-law was introduced to prospective jurors on Monday at the start of his trial on charges that he conspired to kill Americans and support terrorists in his role as al-Qaida's spokesman after the Sept. 11 attacks.

Obama's 2015 budget appeals to Democrats

Posted: 03 Mar 2014 03:37 PM PST

FILE - In this Feb. 28, 2014 file photo, President Barack Obama speaks in the James Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House in Washington. Striving for unity among Democrats rather than compromise with Republicans, President Barack Obama unveils an election-year budget on Tuesday that drops cuts to Social Security and seeks new money for infrastructure, education and job training. Congress will likely approve a smaller amount based on last year's budget deal. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)WASHINGTON (AP) — Striving for unity among Democrats rather than compromise with Republicans, President Barack Obama will unveil an election-year budget on Tuesday that drops earlier proposals to cut future Social Security benefits and seeks new money for infrastructure, education and job training.

Invasion of Ukraine isn't Putin's only option

Posted: 03 Mar 2014 03:37 PM PST

FILE - This Feb. 28, 2014 file-pool, photo shows Russian President Vladimir Putin listens during his working meetings at the Novo-Ogaryovo residence outside Moscow, Russia. Tensions mounting, the U.S. and European allies struggle over whether threatened international penalties are enough to deter Russia from overtaking the strategic Crimean peninsula. Secretary of State John Kerry heads to Kiev in a diplomatic show of support for Ukraine but critics say it's too little, too late. European leaders are concerned about Russia's supplies of natural gas for their countries. (AP Photo/RIA-Novosti Presidential Press Service, Alexei Nikolsky, File-Pool)MOSCOW (AP) — President Vladimir Putin knows there is little the West can do to get him to reverse his mobilization in Crimea, or to stop him from sending additional troops into other parts of Ukraine. But trade sanctions against Russia could be painful, and there are ways for him to get what he wants — keeping Ukraine from slipping out of his grasp — without ratcheting up the military pressure.

US, Europeans try to rally Western front vs Russia

Posted: 03 Mar 2014 02:49 PM PST

President Barack Obama pauses as he answers a question regarding the ongoing situation in the Ukraine, during his meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Monday, March 3, 2014, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S and major allies strained on Monday to rally a strong Western front to persuade Russia to step back from a military takeover of Ukraine's strategic Crimea region. But several acknowledged there are few options beyond already-threatened economic and diplomatic penalties, and critics said administration efforts were too little, too late after years of pressing for friendlier relations with Moscow.

Harsh US winter extends into March

Posted: 03 Mar 2014 02:33 PM PST

The statue of President Andrew Jackson at the Battle of New Orleans, sculpted in 1853 by Clark Mill sits in the falling snow in Lafayette Park across the street from the White House in Washington, Monday, March 3, 2014. The winter weather prompted area schools and the federal government to close and the National Weather Service has issued a Winter Storm Warning for the greater Washington Metropolitan region. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)WASHINGTON (AP) — On the latest snow day in a winter full of them, residents of parts of the South, Mid-Atlantic and Northeast were coping with several inches of snow on top of a layer of slush.

Epilepsy group asks gov't to reclassify marijuana, drops warning

Posted: 03 Mar 2014 02:19 PM PST

Medical Marijuana and Kids, a New FrontierA medical group of epilepsy experts on Monday called on the federal government to reconsider classifying marijuana as a dangerous drug so its impact on seizures can be studied.

Obama to appeal to Democrats in 2015 budget

Posted: 03 Mar 2014 02:19 PM PST

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is releasing a new budget plan that strives for unity among Democrats rather than compromise with Republicans, dropping cuts to Social Security and seeking more money for infrastructure, education and job training.

Pistorius trial: Witness heard screams then shots

Posted: 03 Mar 2014 01:17 PM PST

Oscar Pistorius stands in court shortly after arriving for his trial at the high court in Pretoria, South Africa, Monday, March 3, 2014. Pistorius is charged with murder with premeditation in the shooting death of girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp in the pre-dawn hours of Valentine's Day 2013. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe, Pool)PRETORIA, South Africa (AP) — The first witness in the Oscar Pistorius murder trial testified Monday to hearing "blood-curdling" screams from a woman before she heard four gunshots on the night the double-amputee Olympian killed his girlfriend.

Olive Garden pins hopes on new logo, menu

Posted: 03 Mar 2014 01:17 PM PST

This image released by Darden Restaurants on Monday, March 3, 2013, shows the new NEW YORK (AP) — Olive Garden has a plan to win back customers: a new logo and yet more menu changes.
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