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• AP Interview: Jihadi head says Gaza groups growing
• Putin defends separatist drive in Crimea as legal
• Interpol: passports on flights must be checked
• Family of Texas man on flight comforted by faith
• Jet may have turned; suspicious passengers checked
• US general's accuser was ambitious soldier too
• PM: Won't budge '1 centimeter' from Ukrainian land
• Fire Dept.: 30-40 hurt as stage falls in US
• Suicide car bomb, attacks kill at least 42 in Iraq
• Suicide car bomb kills at least 22 in Iraq
• Russian forces tighten grip on Crimea despite U.S. warning
• Fire Dept.: 30-40 hurt as stage falls in Calif.
• 73 arrested at Massachusetts pre-St. Pat's blowout
• Air force chief: Malaysia jet may have turned back
• Zirkle maintains Iditarod lead, reaches coast
• Scores arrested at Massachusetts 'Blarney Blowout'
• Kerry, Cruz and Crist poke fun at Gridiron Dinner
• Search resumes for missing Malaysian jetliner
• Dozens arrested at Massachusetts 'Blarney Blowout'
• Rand Paul wins CPAC presidential straw poll
• Oil slicks offer sign that Malaysian jet crashed
• Oil slicks spotted in hunt for jet with 239 aboard

AP Interview: Jihadi head says Gaza groups growing Posted: 09 Mar 2014 11:54 AM PDT GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — A leader of one of Gaza's secretive jihadi groups says the al-Qaida-inspired movement now has several thousand armed fighters in the seaside strip, posing a formidable threat to both Israel and the area's Hamas rulers.

Putin defends separatist drive in Crimea as legal Posted: 09 Mar 2014 11:37 AM PDT KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday defended the separatist drive in the disputed Crimean Peninsula as in keeping with international law, but Ukraine's prime minister vowed not to relinquish "a single centimeter" of his country's territory.

Interpol: passports on flights must be checked Posted: 09 Mar 2014 11:37 AM PDT PARIS (AP) — Interpol knew about stolen passports that two passengers used to board an ill-fated Malaysia Airlines flight bound for China, but no country checked the police agency's vast database on stolen documents beforehand, it said Sunday. Interpol said it hopes authorities will "learn from the tragedy."

Family of Texas man on flight comforted by faith Posted: 09 Mar 2014 10:03 AM PDT KELLER, Texas (AP) — The family of a North Texas man who was aboard the Malaysia Airlines flight that went missing over the South China Sea says they saw him about a week ago when he visited home.

Jet may have turned; suspicious passengers checked Posted: 09 Mar 2014 09:49 AM PDT KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — International intelligence agencies joined the investigation Sunday into two passengers who boarded the missing Boeing 777 jetliner with stolen passports, as Malaysian authorities said radar images showed the plane may have turned back before vanishing.

US general's accuser was ambitious soldier too Posted: 09 Mar 2014 09:49 AM PDT FORT BRAGG, N.C. (AP) — The Army captain who has accused Brig. Gen. Jeffrey A. Sinclair of sexually assaulting her during their three-year relationship was an ambitious soldier with plans to make the military her career, much like the boss she loved and admired.

PM: Won't budge '1 centimeter' from Ukrainian land Posted: 09 Mar 2014 08:29 AM PDT KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — As separatists in Crimea kept up pressure for unification with Moscow, Ukraine on Sunday solemnly commemorated the 200th anniversary of the birth of its greatest poet, with the prime minister vowing not to give up "a single centimeter" of Ukrainian territory.

Fire Dept.: 30-40 hurt as stage falls in US Posted: 09 Mar 2014 08:29 AM PDT ANAHEIM, California (AP) — A stage at a Southern California high school collapsed during a student event and 30-40 people were rushed to hospitals with mainly minor injuries, authorities said.

Suicide car bomb, attacks kill at least 42 in Iraq Posted: 09 Mar 2014 06:09 AM PDT BAGHDAD (AP) — A suicide car bomber set off his explosive-laden vehicle at a security checkpoint Sunday in southern Iraq, the deadliest of a series of attacks that killed 42 people, officials said. The violence, which comes a few weeks before scheduled elections, is the latest by insurgents bent on destabilizing the country.

Suicide car bomb kills at least 22 in Iraq Posted: 09 Mar 2014 05:05 AM PDT BAGHDAD (AP) — A suicide car bomber set off his explosive-laden vehicle at a security checkpoint in southern Iraq on Sunday, killing at least 22 people, officials said. The attack, which comes a few weeks before scheduled elections, was the latest by insurgents bent on destabilizing the country.

Russian forces tighten grip on Crimea despite U.S. warning Posted: 09 Mar 2014 04:01 AM PDT Russian forces' seizure of the Black Sea peninsula has been bloodless but tensions are mounting.

Fire Dept.: 30-40 hurt as stage falls in Calif. Posted: 09 Mar 2014 03:00 AM PDT ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — A stage at a Southern California high school collapsed during a student event and 30-40 people were rushed to hospitals with mainly minor injuries, authorities said.

73 arrested at Massachusetts pre-St. Pat's blowout Posted: 09 Mar 2014 12:10 AM PST AMHERST, Mass. (AP) — A pre-St. Patrick's Day celebration near the flagship campus of the University of Massachusetts spiraled out of control, pitting police in riot gear against thousands of drunken and unruly revelers at the annual "Blarney Blowout." There were more than 70 arrests and four officers were injured in the clashes that included some students throwing beer bottles, cans and snowballs, officials said.

Air force chief: Malaysia jet may have turned back Posted: 08 Mar 2014 11:39 PM PST Military radar indicates that the missing Boeing 777 jet may have turned back, Malaysia's air force chief said.

Zirkle maintains Iditarod lead, reaches coast Posted: 08 Mar 2014 11:24 PM PST ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Race leader Aliy Zirkle took a two-hour lead out of the Yukon River village of Kaltag on Saturday and became the first musher to reach the Alaska west coast community of Unalakleet in the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race.

Scores arrested at Massachusetts 'Blarney Blowout' Posted: 08 Mar 2014 10:22 PM PST AMHERST, Mass. (AP) — An early St. Patrick's Day celebration around the University of Massachusetts' flagship campus known as "Blarney Blowout" spun out of control Saturday as police officers in riot gear arrested more than 60 people while dispersing massive crowds, including unruly students throwing beer cans and bottles.

Kerry, Cruz and Crist poke fun at Gridiron Dinner Posted: 08 Mar 2014 09:36 PM PST WASHINGTON (AP) — Politicians poked fun at adversaries and themselves Saturday night at the annual Gridiron dinner, a gathering of journalists and public figures.

Search resumes for missing Malaysian jetliner Posted: 08 Mar 2014 09:36 PM PST KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Planes and ships from across Asia resumed the hunt Sunday for a Malaysian jetliner missing with 239 people on board for more than 24 hours, while Malaysian aviation authorities investigated how two passengers were apparently able to get on the aircraft using stolen passports.

Dozens arrested at Massachusetts 'Blarney Blowout' Posted: 08 Mar 2014 09:36 PM PST AMHERST, Mass. (AP) — An early St. Patrick's Day celebration around the University of Massachusetts' flagship campus known as "Blarney Blowout" spun out of control Saturday as police officers in riot gear arrested more than 40 people while dispersing massive crowds, including unruly students throwing beer cans and bottles.

Rand Paul wins CPAC presidential straw poll Posted: 08 Mar 2014 06:00 PM PST OXON HILL, Md. (AP) — She was not on the speaking program, but Hillary Rodham Clinton had presence at the nation's largest annual gathering of conservative activists on Saturday, as high-profile Republicans launched a dual effort to attack the prospective Democratic presidential candidate and improve the GOP's longstanding struggle with women voters.

Oil slicks offer sign that Malaysian jet crashed Posted: 08 Mar 2014 05:30 PM PST Two oil streaks, each several miles long, are consistent with the kind formed by jet fuel.

Oil slicks spotted in hunt for jet with 239 aboard Posted: 08 Mar 2014 03:13 PM PST KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Vietnamese air force planes spotted two large oil slicks Saturday in the region where a Malaysia Airlines jetliner disappeared, the first sign that the Boeing 777 with 239 people aboard had crashed.

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