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Calif. crash probe includes limiting bus fires

Posted: 12 Apr 2014 12:35 PM PDT

ORLAND, Calif. (AP) — A new twist was added to the investigation of a crash involving a tour bus and FedEx tractor-trailer that killed 10 people when a couple said the big rig already was on fire when it careened across a median and sideswiped their car before slamming into the bus.

Ukraine accuses Russia of 'aggression' amid east unrest

Posted: 12 Apr 2014 11:32 AM PDT

Armed pro-Russian activists guard a police station in the eastern Ukrainian city of Slavyansk after it was seized by a few dozen gunmen on April 12, 2014Slavyansk (Ukraine) (AFP) - Ukraine accused Moscow of "aggression" on Saturday after Kalashnikov-wielding gunmen seized two security building in its restive eastern rust belt amid spreading protests demanding the Russified region join Kremlin rule. The coordinated attacks and a series of gunfights between militants and police in two eastern towns underscored the volatility of the crisis ahead of first direct talks between EU and US diplomats and their Moscow and Kiev counterparts in Geneva on Thursday. Ukraine's foreign minister blamed the occupations on the "provocative activities of Russian special services" while a prominent nationalist called on militants in his Right Sector party -- branded as a neo-Nazi organisation by Moscow -- to "fully mobilise and prepare for decisive action". And acting president Oleksandr Turchynov convened an emergency security meeting after his interior minster reported that a "gunfight" had erupted between local security forces and militants who had attacked a police station in the eastern town of Kramatorsk.

Gary Woodland shoots 30 on front side at Masters

Posted: 12 Apr 2014 11:00 AM PDT

Caddie Tony Navarro looks at Gary Woodland as he holds up his ball after a birdie on the 10th hole during the third round of the Masters golf tournament Saturday, April 12, 2014, in Augusta, Ga. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — With the leaders still waiting to tee off, Gary Woodland put on quite a show for the early arrivers at Augusta National.

Disappointment, forgiveness mix in La. scandal

Posted: 12 Apr 2014 09:57 AM PDT

FILE - In this Nov. 21, 2013, photo newly-elected Rep. Vance McAllister, a Republican of Louisiana, waits to be sworn in at the Capitol in Washington. Louisiana voters say they're disappointed but not surprised by a video showing McAllister in an extramarital encounter with an aide. Several of the congressman's constituents say he should not resign, though Gov. Bobby Jindal and some other Republican Party leaders suggest he should step down. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)MONROE, La. (AP) — To Louisiana voters accustomed to tawdry scandals involving elected officials, disappointment with an eye toward forgiveness is the prevailing sentiment about their new congressman, caught on video embracing an aide married to one of his friends.

Watson passing on 'Bubba golf' at this Masters

Posted: 12 Apr 2014 09:57 AM PDT

Oliver Goss, of Australia, tees off on the second hole during the third round of the Masters golf tournament Saturday, April 12, 2014, in Augusta, Ga. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — Bubba Watson wants to keep it simple.

Couple: Truck was on fire before deadly bus crash

Posted: 12 Apr 2014 08:54 AM PDT

Massive flames engulf a tractor-trailer and a tour bus just after they collide on Interstate 5, Thursday, April, 10, 2014, near Orland, Calif. At least 10 people were killed in the crash, authorities said. (AP Photo/Jeremy Lockett)ORLAND, Calif. (AP) — A tractor-trailer already was on fire as it came across a median and crashed into a tour bus, killing 10 people, according to a couple whose car was sideswiped by the big rig.

Uniformed men occupy Donetsk police HQ

Posted: 12 Apr 2014 08:36 AM PDT

Armed pro-Russian activists occupy the police station carrying riot shields as people watch on, in the eastern Ukraine town of Slovyansk on Saturday, April 12, 2014. Pro-Moscow protesters have seized a number of government buildings in the east over the past week, undermining the authority of the interim government in the capital, Kiev. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)DONETSK, Ukraine (AP) — Men in the uniforms of Ukraine's now-defunct riot police on Saturday occupied police headquarters in Donetsk, the eastern city that is one of the flashpoints of a wave of pro-Russia protests, hours after armed men seized local police headquarters in Slovyansk, a city about 90 kilometers (55 miles) away.

'Obamacare' under attack at conservative gathering

Posted: 12 Apr 2014 08:21 AM PDT

From left Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas and former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee are seen in file photos. The three are scheduled to headline a conference Saturday April 12, 2014 in Manchester, N.H., hosted by the conservative groups Citizens United and Americans for Prosperity. President Barack Obama's health care overhaul is coming under renewed attack as some of the nation's leading conservatives gather for a New Hampshire summit thick with presidential implications. The summit comes as prospective presidential candidates begin to step up appearances in key states ahead of the 2016 presidential contest, even though New Hampshire's first-in-the-nation-presidential primary isn't planned for another two years. (AP Photo/File)MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) — President Barack Obama's health care overhaul is coming under renewed attack as some of the nation's leading conservatives gather in New Hampshire for a summit that some consider the unofficial kickoff for the state's 2016 presidential selection process.

Armed men seize eastern Ukraine police station

Posted: 12 Apr 2014 06:15 AM PDT

Armed pro-Russian activists occupy the police station carrying riot shields as people watch on, in the eastern Ukraine town of Slovyansk on Saturday, April 12, 2014. Pro-Moscow protesters have seized a number of government buildings in the east over the past week, undermining the authority of the interim government in the capital, Kiev. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)Several dozen men hoist the Russian flag above the building Saturday as tensions grow in the country's Russian-speaking regions.

U.S. faces reluctant partners in sanctioning Russia

Posted: 11 Apr 2014 10:55 PM PDT

In this April 8, 2014, photo, Secretary of State John Kerry appears before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington. As it warns Russia to step back from Ukraine or suffer another financial hit, the U.S. is simultaneously trying to coax along a reluctant Europe, which is trying to balance its desire to punish Moscow against its fear of economic turmoil from the effects of a new, harsher round of Western trade sanctions. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)WASHINGTON (AP) — As it warns Russia to step back from Ukraine or suffer another financial hit, the U.S. is simultaneously trying to coax along a reluctant Europe, which is trying to balance its desire to punish Moscow against its fear of economic turmoil from the effects of a new, harsher round of Western trade sanctions.

Dreams dashed in fatal Calif. crash

Posted: 11 Apr 2014 04:55 PM PDT

High school students, Jazmine Villalobos, 14, left, and Michelle Lopez, 14, react after learning the death of senior student Adrian Castro, as they leave El Monte High School in El Monte, Calif., Friday, April 11, 2014. Adrian Castro, an El Monte High School senior, was on the Humboldt State University-bound bus that crashed in Orland on Thursday, an El Monte school official said. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)Bus in deadly freeway collision carried young, low-income, motivated students.

Obama: Our right to vote is under threat

Posted: 11 Apr 2014 03:20 PM PDT

President Barack Obama gives a keynote address during the Civil Rights Summit on Thursday, April 10, 2014, in Austin, Texas. (AP Photo/Austin American-Statesman, Ricardo B. Brazziell)President blasts GOP in fiery speech at Al Sharpton's National Action Network conference.

New quake shakes Nicaragua; nation on alert

Posted: 11 Apr 2014 02:33 PM PDT

A woman walks inside a home that was damaged by an earthquake in Nagarote, Nicaragua, Thursday, April 10, 2014. A 6.1-magnitude earthquake damaged dozens of houses in western Nicaragua on Thursday, and authorities said some people were injured by falling ceilings, beams and walls. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)MANAGUA, Nicaragua (AP) — The U.S. Geological Survey says a magnitude-6.6 earthquake has shaken Nicaragua, a day after a magnitude-6.1 quake rattled the country.

Attention all passengers: Frequent flyer miles are on the descent

Posted: 11 Apr 2014 02:33 PM PDT

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