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• Oldest living ex-MLB player dies in Cuba at 102
• Amid Russian warning, Ukraine's in a security bind
• Obama offering Japan security, economic assurances
• US weighs clemency for inmates jailed for 10 years
• AP WAS THERE: Probable cause of AIDS found
• 'Excellent work': Spacewalking astronauts complete urgent fix
• Soldier convicted in WikiLeaks case gets new name
• Long Island teen gamer latest victim of 'swatting,' police say
• Michigan man among first in U.S. to get 'bionic eye'
• Boogeymen and shady deals define spin for Senate
• FM vows response if Russians attacked in Ukraine
• Obama wades into testy China-Japan feud
• Memorial for S. Korea ferry victims opens Ansan
• Obama opens Japan trip at famous sushi restaurant
• APNewsBreak: Gacy case helps solve unrelated death
• Justin Bieber apologizes for Japan war shrine trip
• Pro-Russian insurgents hold journalist captive
• Obama opens 4-country, Asia-Pacific trip in Tokyo
• Bomb, shooting in Egypt kills 2 police officers
• Material on Australian shore examined in jet hunt
• Obama reassures Japan, other allies on China ahead of visit
• More powerful sonar likely next step in jet search
• Captain who left doomed ferry had 40 years at sea
• Sherpas leave Everest; some expeditions nix climbs
• Missouri executes inmate for 1993 farm slaying

Oldest living ex-MLB player dies in Cuba at 102 Posted: 23 Apr 2014 12:01 PM PDT HAVANA (AP) — Conrado Marrero, the diminutive Cuban right-hander who pitched for the Washington Senators in the 1950s and in 2011 became the oldest living former Major League Baseball player, has died, his grandson said. He was 102, just two days short of his 103rd birthday.

Amid Russian warning, Ukraine's in a security bind Posted: 23 Apr 2014 12:01 PM PDT DONETSK, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine's highly publicized goal to recapture police stations and government buildings seized by pro-Russia forces in the east produced little action on the ground Wednesday but ignited foreboding words from Moscow.

Obama offering Japan security, economic assurances Posted: 23 Apr 2014 11:30 AM PDT TOKYO (AP) — Facing fresh questions about his commitment to Asia, President Barack Obama will seek to convince Japan's leaders Thursday that he can deliver on his security and economic pledges, even as the crisis in Ukraine demands U.S. attention and resources elsewhere.

US weighs clemency for inmates jailed for 10 years Posted: 23 Apr 2014 11:30 AM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department is encouraging nonviolent federal inmates who have behaved in prison, have no significant criminal history and have already served more than 10 years behind bars to apply for clemency, officials announced Wednesday.

AP WAS THERE: Probable cause of AIDS found Posted: 23 Apr 2014 11:30 AM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — EDITOR'S NOTE: In 1981, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported the first cases of a rare pneumonia that had sickened five Los Angeles gay men. The AIDS epidemic had begun.

'Excellent work': Spacewalking astronauts complete urgent fix Posted: 23 Apr 2014 09:39 AM PDT CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Spacewalking astronauts easily replaced a dead computer outside the International Space Station on Wednesday and got their orbiting home back up to full strength.

Soldier convicted in WikiLeaks case gets new name Posted: 23 Apr 2014 09:24 AM PDT Kansas judge grants Bradley Edward Manning's request to become Chelsea Elizabeth Manning.

Long Island teen gamer latest victim of 'swatting,' police say Posted: 23 Apr 2014 08:52 AM PDT A hoaxster who triggered a massive police response after falsely reporting he had killed his mother and was threatening to shoot more people was engaged in prank called "swatting," authorities there say.

Michigan man among first in U.S. to get 'bionic eye' Posted: 23 Apr 2014 08:21 AM PDT A degenerative eye disease slowly robbed Roger Pontz of his vision. Diagnosed with retinitis pigmentosa as a teenager, Pontz has been almost completely blind for years. Now, thanks to a high-tech procedure ...

Boogeymen and shady deals define spin for Senate Posted: 23 Apr 2014 07:49 AM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — To hear party operatives describe the fight for the Senate, it's the boogeyman billionaires against the shifty septuagenarian.

FM vows response if Russians attacked in Ukraine Posted: 23 Apr 2014 07:32 AM PDT DONETSK, Ukraine (AP) — Russia's foreign minister on Wednesday promised a firm response if its citizens or interests come under attack in Ukraine — a vow that came after Ukraine announced a renewal of its "anti-terror" campaign against those occupying buildings in its troubled east.

Obama wades into testy China-Japan feud Posted: 23 Apr 2014 07:32 AM PDT Security treaty with Japan applies to China-Japan dispute, the president confirms.

Memorial for S. Korea ferry victims opens Ansan Posted: 23 Apr 2014 06:44 AM PDT The city south of Seoul has taken the brunt of the pain from the ferry sinking last week that left 302 people dead or missing.

Obama opens Japan trip at famous sushi restaurant Posted: 23 Apr 2014 05:10 AM PDT TOKYO (AP) — President Barack Obama is getting a lesson in the art of sushi making at a famous Tokyo restaurant with hard-to-come-by reservations.

APNewsBreak: Gacy case helps solve unrelated death Posted: 23 Apr 2014 05:10 AM PDT CHICAGO (AP) — Four decades after John Wayne Gacy lured more than 30 young men and boys to his Chicago-area home and strangled them, his case has helped authorities solve another killing — one he didn't commit.

Justin Bieber apologizes for Japan war shrine trip Posted: 23 Apr 2014 04:08 AM PDT TOKYO (AP) — Justin Bieber apologized Wednesday to those he offended by visiting Japan's Yasukuni war shrine this week, saying he was misled to see it as only a place of prayer.

Pro-Russian insurgents hold journalist captive Posted: 23 Apr 2014 04:08 AM PDT DONETSK, Ukraine (AP) — Pro-Russian gunmen in eastern Ukraine admitted on Wednesday that they are holding an American journalist who has not been seen since early Tuesday.

Obama opens 4-country, Asia-Pacific trip in Tokyo Posted: 23 Apr 2014 03:37 AM PDT TOKYO (AP) — President Barack Obama is opening a four-country visit to the Asia-Pacific region in Japan, but the West's dispute with Russia over Ukraine is looming.

Bomb, shooting in Egypt kills 2 police officers Posted: 23 Apr 2014 03:37 AM PDT CAIRO (AP) — A senior Egyptian police officer was killed after an explosive device placed under his car went off in a western Cairo suburb on Wednesday while another officer died in a raid on a militant hideout in the country's second-largest city, officials said.

Material on Australian shore examined in jet hunt Posted: 23 Apr 2014 03:04 AM PDT PERTH, Australia (AP) — Authorities say unidentified material that washed ashore in southwestern Australia is being examined for any link to the lost Malaysian plane.

Obama reassures Japan, other allies on China ahead of visit Posted: 23 Apr 2014 02:48 AM PDT By Linda Sieg and Elaine Lies TOKYO (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama has said Washington welcomes China's rise but that engagement with Beijing would not come at the expense of its Asian allies - as Chinese state media greeted his imminent arrival in the region with a broadside accusing the United States of wanting to "cage" the emerging superpower. Obama's remarks, aimed at reassuring Japan and other allies, set against a robust commentary from China's state news agency Xinhua that also called the United States "myopic", demonstrate the delicate balancing act Obama faces on a week-long Asia tour. The four-nation trip that starts in Tokyo later on Wednesday comes at a time of rising tension in the region, and as the United States urges Japan's unpredictable neighbor North Korea not to conduct another nuclear test.

More powerful sonar likely next step in jet search Posted: 23 Apr 2014 02:48 AM PDT CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia's prime minister said Wednesday that failure to find any clue in the most likely crash site of the lost Malaysia Airlines jet would not spell the end of the search, as officials planned soon to bring in more powerful sonar equipment that can delve deeper beneath the Indian Ocean.

Captain who left doomed ferry had 40 years at sea Posted: 23 Apr 2014 02:48 AM PDT MOKPO, South Korea (AP) — A colleague calls Capt. Lee Joon-seok the nicest person on the ship. Yet there he was, captured in video on the day his ferry sank, onshore while hundreds of people were trapped inside the vessel.

Sherpas leave Everest; some expeditions nix climbs Posted: 23 Apr 2014 01:29 AM PDT KATMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Dozens of Sherpa guides packed up their tents and left Mount Everest's base camp Wednesday, after the avalanche deaths of 16 of their colleagues exposed an undercurrent of resentment by Sherpas over their pay, treatment and benefits.

Missouri executes inmate for 1993 farm slaying Posted: 22 Apr 2014 10:51 PM PDT BONNE TERRE, Mo. (AP) — Missouri executed an inmate early Wednesday who was convicted of killing a farming couple in 1993.

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