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• New underground railroad -- but for drug running, between US, Mexico
• Judge to end Ohio ban on recognizing gay marriage
• Wounded AP correspondent chronicles Afghan unrest
• John Kerry's peripatetic diplomacy: Crises everywhere!
• Kerry: US reconsiders role in Mideast peace talks
• 3 who raped journalist in India sentenced to death
• McDonald's closes its Crimea restaurants
• World leaders as seen through the eyes (and paint brush) of George Bush
• US employers add 192K jobs; rate stays at 6.7 pct.
• Fort Hood gunman had 'unstable' mental condition
• AP photographer killed, reporter wounded
• Letterman's departure will reshape late-night
• Health insurance isn't a year-round thing anymore
• 2 ships hunt for black boxes from missing jetliner
• Better weather may have lifted job growth in March
• 'Cuban Twitter' heads to hearings in Congress
• Crimea side-effect: Addicts deprived of methadone
• Relics of NYC World's Fair: Eyesores or icons?
• Durant, Thunder end Spurs' 19-game win streak
• Florida State under investigation by feds
• County weighed buying up homes in mudslide area
• Australia says more planes added to search for jet
• Philly police: Row over man sparks rat retaliation
• Letterman 'wrapping things up,' to retire in 2015
• Serial killer executed with Texas' new drug from secret supplier

New underground railroad -- but for drug running, between US, Mexico Posted: 04 Apr 2014 10:37 AM PDT By Dan Whitcomb LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - U.S. federal agents have uncovered two drug-smuggling tunnels underneath the U.S.-Mexico border, both surfacing in San Diego-area warehouses and equipped with rail systems for moving contraband, officials said on Friday. The discovery led to the arrest of a 73-year-old woman accused of running one of the warehouses connected to a drug smuggling operation, according to a joint news release by four federal agencies. The tunnels were discovered as part of a five-month investigation by the so-called San Diego Tunnel Task Force. Federal law enforcement officials said the first tunnel, which connects a warehouse in Tijuana, Mexico, with one in an industrial park in the border community of Otay Mesa, is about 600 yards long and is furnished with lighting, a crude rail system and wooden trusses.

Judge to end Ohio ban on recognizing gay marriage Posted: 04 Apr 2014 10:07 AM PDT CINCINNATI (AP) — A federal judge says he will strike down Ohio's voter-approved ban on gay marriage, meaning the state must recognize marriages of gay couples who legally wed elsewhere.

Wounded AP correspondent chronicles Afghan unrest Posted: 04 Apr 2014 09:36 AM PDT Associated Press correspondent Kathy Gannon, wounded Friday in a shooting that killed an AP photographer, has reported on Afghanistan for nearly three decades, chronicling the country from the Soviet occupation to the fall of the Taliban to the current presidential election and the coming withdrawal of foreign troops.

John Kerry's peripatetic diplomacy: Crises everywhere! Posted: 04 Apr 2014 09:19 AM PDT CASABLANCA, Morocco (AP) — More than a week into what was supposed to be only a five-day trip to Europe and Saudi Arabia, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry sat in a Paris hotel suite contemplating his next moves on multiple crisis fronts.

Kerry: US reconsiders role in Mideast peace talks Posted: 04 Apr 2014 08:49 AM PDT CASABLANCA, Morocco (AP) — The Obama administration will reevaluate its role in foundering Middle East peace talks following actions by both Israel and the Palestinians that have brought the negotiations to virtual collapse, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said Friday.

3 who raped journalist in India sentenced to death Posted: 04 Apr 2014 08:32 AM PDT NEW DELHI (AP) — An Indian court on Friday sentenced to death three men who raped a photojournalist inside an abandoned textile mill in the financial hub of Mumbai last year.

McDonald's closes its Crimea restaurants Posted: 04 Apr 2014 07:29 AM PDT By Natalia Zinets KIEV (Reuters) - McDonald's announced on Friday it had closed its restaurants in Crimea, prompting fears of a backlash as a prominent Moscow politician called for all the U.S. fast food chain's outlets in Russia to be shut. Crimea's annexation by Russia, which Ukraine and the West do not acknowledge, has worried companies with assets in the Black Sea peninsula as it is unclear how the change may impact their business. While McDonald's did not mention the political situation in its statement, its decision to leave the region is likely to be seen as emblematic of the rift in Western-Russian relations, now at their lowest ebb since the end of the Cold War. "Due to operational reasons beyond our control, McDonald's has taken the decision to temporarily close our three restaurants in Simferopol, Sevastopol and Yalta," a spokeswoman said.

World leaders as seen through the eyes (and paint brush) of George Bush Posted: 04 Apr 2014 07:14 AM PDT Former President and noted painter George W. Bush has unveiled his portraits of 24 world current and former world leaders, including Vladamir Putin, Tony Blair, the Dalai Lama, and his father, George H. W. Bush.

US employers add 192K jobs; rate stays at 6.7 pct. Posted: 04 Apr 2014 06:12 AM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. employers added jobs at a solid pace in March and hired more in January and February than previously thought. Friday's government report sent a reassuring signal that the economy withstood a harsh winter that had slowed growth.

Fort Hood gunman had 'unstable' mental condition Posted: 04 Apr 2014 03:20 AM PDT FORT HOOD, Texas (AP) — Unstable mental health may be the "fundamental, underlying cause" of a soldier's shooting rampage at Fort Hood that left four people dead, though an argument with another service member likely preceded the attack, according to investigators.

AP photographer killed, reporter wounded Posted: 04 Apr 2014 02:34 AM PDT KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A veteran Associated Press photographer was killed and an AP reporter was wounded on Friday when an Afghan policeman opened fire while they were sitting in their car in eastern Afghanistan.

Letterman's departure will reshape late-night Posted: 04 Apr 2014 02:02 AM PDT NEW YORK (AP) — Jimmy Fallon's fast start replacing Jay Leno on the "Tonight" show the past two months had a secondary effect: David Letterman suddenly seemed old.

Health insurance isn't a year-round thing anymore Posted: 04 Apr 2014 01:16 AM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — Here's more fallout from the health care law: Until now, customers could walk into an insurance office or go online to buy standard health care coverage any time of year. Not anymore.

2 ships hunt for black boxes from missing jetliner Posted: 04 Apr 2014 01:01 AM PDT PERTH, Australia (AP) — Search crews hunting for the missing Malaysia Airlines jet zeroed in on a remote stretch of the Indian Ocean on Friday as the starting point for a desperate underwater hunt to find the plane's black boxes before the battery-powered devices run out.

Better weather may have lifted job growth in March Posted: 04 Apr 2014 12:46 AM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — Hiring went into a deep freeze this winter as harsh weather slowed the economy. A warmer March has raised a key question for Friday's monthly jobs report: Did hiring rebound in March along with the temperatures?

'Cuban Twitter' heads to hearings in Congress Posted: 04 Apr 2014 12:29 AM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — The head of the U.S. government agency that secretly created a "Cuban Twitter" communications network designed to undermine the communist government in Cuba is expected to testify next week before a senator who thinks the whole idea was "dumb, dumb, dumb." The congressional hearing could resolve key questions around the clandestine program, including whether the Obama administration adequately informed lawmakers about its plans.

Crimea side-effect: Addicts deprived of methadone Posted: 04 Apr 2014 12:13 AM PDT SEVASTOPOL, Crimea (AP) — Every morning, Sergei Kislov takes the bus to the rundown outskirts of this port city for the methadone doses that keep him off heroin without suffering withdrawal. Now that Russia has taken over Crimea, the trips are about to end.

Relics of NYC World's Fair: Eyesores or icons? Posted: 03 Apr 2014 11:58 PM PDT NEW YORK (AP) — They were designed for the 1964 World's Fair as sleek, space-age visions of the future: three towers topped by flying-saucer-like platforms, and a pavilion of pillars with a suspended, shimmering roof that was billed as the "Tent of Tomorrow."

Durant, Thunder end Spurs' 19-game win streak Posted: 03 Apr 2014 09:50 PM PDT OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Kevin Durant's rare streak of games with least 25 points continued, and San Antonio's run of 19 straight wins came to a halt.

Florida State under investigation by feds Posted: 03 Apr 2014 08:14 PM PDT TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida State University is under investigation by the U.S. Department of Education for possible Title IX violations in its response to sexual violence complaints.

County weighed buying up homes in mudslide area Posted: 03 Apr 2014 07:27 PM PDT SEATTLE (AP) — A decade before a colossal landslide buried a Washington community, county officials considered buying up people's homes there to protect them from such a disaster.

Australia says more planes added to search for jet Posted: 03 Apr 2014 07:11 PM PDT PERTH, Australia (AP) — Search crews hunting for Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 headed back out to a remote patch of the Indian Ocean on Friday, a day after leaders of the two countries heading multinational efforts to find the missing jetliner vowed that no effort would be spared to give closure to the families of those on board.

Philly police: Row over man sparks rat retaliation Posted: 03 Apr 2014 06:55 PM PDT PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Philadelphia police are looking for several suspects in what appears to be a case of rat retaliation.

Letterman 'wrapping things up,' to retire in 2015 Posted: 03 Apr 2014 06:25 PM PDT NEW YORK (AP) — David Letterman's departure from the late-night realm won't just end an unmatched run on television. It also will close the book on an era reaching almost to the birth of TV.

Serial killer executed with Texas' new drug from secret supplier Posted: 03 Apr 2014 05:05 PM PDT HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) — A serial killer was put to death Thursday in Texas after the U.S. Supreme Court rejected his lawyers' demand that the state release information about where it gets its lethal injection drug.

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