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• NASA finds first Earth-sized planet that may sustain life
• Ukrainian unity on display with peaceful rallies
• Dirty creek, old purse solve four-decade mystery
• Facebook rolls out location-sharing feature
• Kerry on Ukraine talks: 'Good days work'
• Diplomats eye joint statement on Ukraine
• 3 protesters killed in attack on Ukrainian base
• Ukraine, US work to reduce tensions with Russia
• Man's tweets gave world front-row view of Boston Marathon firefight
• Tiny power plants hold promise for nuclear energy
• Portland plans reservoir flush after teen cited
• Putin hopes no need to send troops into Ukraine
• Three dead in east Ukraine, Putin warns of 'abyss'
• UN: Iran cuts stock closest to nuke-arms grade
• Robber who was homesick for prison to be sentenced
• Evacuation order came too late for many on ferry
• Robot sub finishes 1st full seabed search for jet
• Let the (real) games begin: It's NBA playoff time
• Little government response to bombing a year later
• AP Photos: Colorado hosts its own fracking boom
• Ukraine: 3 killed after Black Sea base attack
• Firetruck rams California eatery; 15 injured
• Firetruck rams California eatery; 14 injured
• Jets sign former Titans RB Chris Johnson
• Boston Marathon organizers confident of safe race

NASA finds first Earth-sized planet that may sustain life Posted: 17 Apr 2014 01:03 PM PDT For the first time, scientists have discovered an Earth-sized alien planet in the habitable zone of its host star, an "Earth cousin" that just might have liquid water and the right conditions for life. The newfound planet, called Kepler-186f, was first spotted by NASA's Kepler space telescope and circles a dim red dwarf star about 490 light-years from Earth. "One of the things we've been looking for is maybe an Earth twin, which is an Earth-sized planet in the habitable zone of a sunlike star," Tom Barclay, Kepler scientist and co-author of the new exoplanet research, told Space.com.

Ukrainian unity on display with peaceful rallies Posted: 17 Apr 2014 01:03 PM PDT MARIUPOL, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian unity was on display Thursday night as peaceful demonstrations were held in at least four eastern cities condemning Russia for its perceived meddling in Ukrainian affairs.

Dirty creek, old purse solve four-decade mystery Posted: 17 Apr 2014 11:12 AM PDT ELK POINT, S.D. (AP) — Cheryl Miller and Pamella Jackson had planned to celebrate the end of the 1971 school year by gathering with classmates at a quarry along a gravel road.

Facebook rolls out location-sharing feature Posted: 17 Apr 2014 11:12 AM PDT NEW YORK (AP) — Facebook users in the U.S. will soon be able to see which of their friends are in close proximity using a new feature the company is launching on Thursday.

Kerry on Ukraine talks: 'Good days work' Posted: 17 Apr 2014 10:39 AM PDT Diplomats from Russia, U.S., EU and Ukraine agree to steps aimed at de-escalating violence.

Diplomats eye joint statement on Ukraine Posted: 17 Apr 2014 08:01 AM PDT Amid soaring tensions over Ukraine crisis, world leaders work to find common ground.

3 protesters killed in attack on Ukrainian base Posted: 17 Apr 2014 06:58 AM PDT MARIUPOL, Ukraine (AP) — The turmoil in Ukraine dominated the European landscape Thursday, as three protesters were killed in a clash in southern Ukraine, high-level talks were held in Geneva and Vladimir Putin weighed in on his neighbor's future for hours from Moscow.

Ukraine, US work to reduce tensions with Russia Posted: 17 Apr 2014 05:39 AM PDT GENEVA (AP) — Ukraine is hoping to placate Russia and calm hostilities with its neighbor even as the U.S. prepares a new round of sanctions to punish Moscow for what it regards as fomenting unrest.

Man's tweets gave world front-row view of Boston Marathon firefight Posted: 17 Apr 2014 05:22 AM PDT It wasn't until an explosion occurred a few minutes into the firefight that Andrew Kitzenberg realized he was witnessing the beginning of the end in the manhunt for the Boston Marathon bombing suspects.

Tiny power plants hold promise for nuclear energy Posted: 17 Apr 2014 05:22 AM PDT PARIS (AP) — Tiny nuclear power plants that could be far cheaper to build than their behemoth counterparts could herald the future for an energy industry that has come under scrutiny since the Fukushima disaster.

Portland plans reservoir flush after teen cited Posted: 17 Apr 2014 04:48 AM PDT PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Call it the Big Flush 2, and this time the sequel promises to be much bigger than the original.

Putin hopes no need to send troops into Ukraine Posted: 17 Apr 2014 04:48 AM PDT MOSCOW (AP) — Russia's President Vladimir Putin on Thursday rejected claims that Russian special forces are fomenting unrest in eastern Ukraine, but recognized for the first time that the troops in unmarked uniforms who had overtaken Ukraine's Crimean Peninsula before its annexation by Moscow were Russian soldiers.

Three dead in east Ukraine, Putin warns of 'abyss' Posted: 17 Apr 2014 04:48 AM PDT By Aleksandar Vasovic MARIUPOL, Ukraine (Reuters) - Separatists attacked a base of the Ukrainian national guard overnight and Kiev said three separatists were killed, the worst bloodshed yet in a 10-day pro-Russian uprising in east Ukraine, overshadowing crisis talks to resolve the conflict. Ukrainian, Russian and Western diplomats arrived for the emergency talks in Geneva, but there was little hope of any progress in resolving a crisis that has seen armed pro-Russian fighters seize whole swathes of Ukraine, while Moscow masses tens of thousands of troops on the frontier. President Vladimir Putin, who overturned decades of post-Cold War diplomacy last month by declaring Russia's right to intervene in neighboring countries and annexing Ukraine's Crimea region, accused the authorities in Kiev of plunging the country into an "abyss".

UN: Iran cuts stock closest to nuke-arms grade Posted: 17 Apr 2014 02:42 AM PDT VIENNA (AP) — The U.N. nuclear agency says Iran has neutralized half of its stockpile of higher-enriched uranium that could be turned quickly into the core of a nuclear weapon.

Robber who was homesick for prison to be sentenced Posted: 17 Apr 2014 02:09 AM PDT CHICAGO (AP) —

Evacuation order came too late for many on ferry Posted: 17 Apr 2014 02:09 AM PDT MOKPO, South Korea (AP) — An immediate evacuation order was not issued for the ferry that sank off South Korea's southern coast, likely with about 290 people trapped inside, because officers on the bridge were trying to stabilize the vessel after it started to list, a crew member said Thursday.

Robot sub finishes 1st full seabed search for jet Posted: 17 Apr 2014 01:22 AM PDT PERTH, Australia (AP) — A robotic submarine completed its first successful scan of the seabed Thursday in the hunt for the missing Malaysian plane, and investigators were analyzing the sub's data while also trying to identify the origins of a nearby oil slick.

Let the (real) games begin: It's NBA playoff time Posted: 17 Apr 2014 01:06 AM PDT MIAMI (AP) — Finally, the NBA playoffs are set.

Little government response to bombing a year later Posted: 17 Apr 2014 12:32 AM PDT BOSTON (AP) — A year after homemade bombs ripped through the Boston Marathon, state and federal officials have enacted virtually no policy changes in response to the attack, a dramatic departure from previous acts of terrorism that prompted waves of government action.

AP Photos: Colorado hosts its own fracking boom Posted: 17 Apr 2014 12:32 AM PDT MEAD, Colo. (AP) — Workers bustle at an oil and gas drilling site near Mead, Colo., a town of about 3,800 people north of Denver.

Ukraine: 3 killed after Black Sea base attack Posted: 17 Apr 2014 12:32 AM PDT KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Three pro-Russian militants have been killed and 13 wounded after Ukrainian troops repelled an attack on a National Guard base in the Black Sea port of Mariupol, Ukraine's interior minister said Thursday.

Firetruck rams California eatery; 15 injured Posted: 16 Apr 2014 07:34 PM PDT MONTEREY PARK, Calif. (AP) — Fifteen people were injured, including at least five firefighters, when two firetrucks collided in a Los Angeles suburb Wednesday, sending one careening across a sidewalk and into a restaurant.

Firetruck rams California eatery; 14 injured Posted: 16 Apr 2014 07:03 PM PDT MONTEREY PARK, Calif. (AP) — Fourteen people were injured, including five firefighters, when two firetrucks collided in a Los Angeles suburb Wednesday, sending one careening across a sidewalk and into a restaurant.

Jets sign former Titans RB Chris Johnson Posted: 16 Apr 2014 07:03 PM PDT NEW YORK (AP) — Always fast on the field, Chris Johnson is looking to quickly prove his critics wrong.

Boston Marathon organizers confident of safe race Posted: 16 Apr 2014 06:46 PM PDT BOSTON (AP) — The arrest of a man with a rice cooker in his backpack near the Boston Marathon finish line led police to step up patrols Wednesday, while organizers sought to assure the city and runners of a safe race next week.

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