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California senator denies Chinatown scam

Posted: 08 Apr 2014 12:39 PM PDT

California State Senator Leland Yee (C) leaves the Phillip Burton Federal Building after a court appearance in San Francisco on March 31, 2014A California state senator denied Tuesday plotting to smuggle guns from the Philippines and trading political favors for cash, in a colorful case centred on San Francisco's Chinatown underworld. Appearing in a federal courthouse, now-suspended Democratic Senator Leland Yee pleaded not guilty to eight felony charges for which he could face life in prison if convicted. The five-year FBI sting that ensnared the politician was initially aimed at triad gangs linked to the West Coast city's renowned Chinatown. He is accused of offering a man he believed to be a mafia member -- actually an undercover agent -- his services as an arms trafficker.

A war photographer's last testament

Posted: 08 Apr 2014 11:06 AM PDT

'Testament': New book documents the work of the late photojournalist Chris HondrosA new book features the photos and writings of a Getty Images photographer who lost his life covering the war in Libya in 2011.

Obama takes aim at equal pay for women

Posted: 08 Apr 2014 10:36 AM PDT

President Barack Obama signs executive actions, with pending Senate legislation, aimed at closing a compensation gender gap that favors men, Tuesday, April 8, 2014, in the East Room of the White House in Washington, during an event marking Equal Pay Day. Obama announced new executive actions to strengthen enforcement of equal pay laws for women. The president and his Democratic allies in Congress are making a concerted election-year push to draw attention to women's wages. Lilly Ledbetter, in green, watches at left. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)Signs orders aimed at workplace fairness and swipes at GOP for "gumming up the works" on issue.

16,000 tons of rock crash in Yosemite National Park

Posted: 08 Apr 2014 10:36 AM PDT

In this photo supplied by Yosemite National Park, a rockfall is seen on Monday, March 31, 2014. Officials at Yosemite National Park say a massive amount of rock has fallen from a cliff, closing a hiking trail. The National Park Service said nobody was hurt on March 31 when approximately 16,000 tons of rock fell 500 feet from a cliff near Hetch Hetchy Reservoir. Officials say the rock crashed down from a cliff east of Wapama Falls. Some 400 feet of the Rancheria Falls Trail were destroyed and park staff says it will remain closed for now. Park officials say hikers can still get to Wampama Falls starting at O'Shaughnessy Dam. (AP Photo/Yosemite National Park)YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, Calif. (AP) — Officials at Yosemite National Park say a massive amount of rock has fallen from a cliff, closing a hiking trail.

Brawl breaks out among Ukraine lawmakers

Posted: 08 Apr 2014 09:49 AM PDT

Meanwhile, separatists hold 60 hostages in Luhansk.

Separatists holding 60 hostages in Luhansk

Posted: 08 Apr 2014 09:49 AM PDT

Pro-Russian activists in face masks stand near a barricade in front of an entrance of the Ukrainian regional office of the Security Service in Luhansk, 30 kilometers (20 miles) west of the Russian border, in Ukraine, Tuesday, April 8, 2014. A crowd of pro-Russian activists stormed the building on Sunday, April 6, 2014. Local media reported that demonstrators pelted the building with eggs, and then stones, a smoke grenade and finally a firebomb. The flames were reportedly quickly extinguished. (AP Photo/Igor Golovniov)The unidentified captives are being threatened with arms and explosives, Ukraine officials say.

American imprisoned in Cuba begins hunger strike

Posted: 08 Apr 2014 08:12 AM PDT

FILE - In this Nov. 27, 2012 file photo provided by U.S. lawyer James L. Berenthal, jailed American Alan Gross poses for a photo during a visit by Rabbi Elie Abadie and Berenthal at Finlay military hospital in Havana, Cuba. Gross, a U.S. government subcontractor imprisoned in Cuba, released a statement through his lawyer Tuesday, April 8, 2014, saying he began fasting to protest his treatment by the governments of Cuba and the United States. (AP Photo/James L. Berenthal, File)WASHINGTON (AP) — An American man who has been imprisoned in Cuba for more than four years after being caught illegally setting up Internet on the island is on a hunger strike, according to a statement released by his lawyer Tuesday.

Japan drugmaker Takeda says will fight $6.0 bn US damages order

Posted: 08 Apr 2014 08:12 AM PDT

A pack of Actos diabetes medicine is photographed at a pharmacy in Lille, France in June 2011Japan's biggest drugs maker Takeda Pharmaceutical said Tuesday it would fight a huge $6.0 billion damages order imposed by a US jury following a trial over the safety of its Actos diabetes medicine. The company said it "respectfully disagrees" with the judgement awarded in the southern state of Louisiana on Monday, which also ordered the firm's co-defendant, US drugs firm Eli Lilly, to pay $3.0 billion in damages. The issue at the trial, which began in February, was whether the drug could be blamed for bladder cancer in a plaintiff who was taking the medicine, and whether the firm knew about those risks. "We believe the evidence did not support a finding that Actos caused (the plaintiff's) bladder cancer.

EU court ruling boost privacy rights of citizens

Posted: 08 Apr 2014 07:24 AM PDT

BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union's top court on Tuesday dealt a blow to law-enforcement agencies' spying on phone and internet records, saying the lives of citizens should not be "the subject of constant surveillance."

Lawmakers brawl in Ukraine

Posted: 08 Apr 2014 06:06 AM PDT

Raw: Brawl Erupts in Ukraine's ParliamentA communist leader in accuses nationalists of playing into the hands of Russia.

Pistorius sobs during testimony in murder trial

Posted: 08 Apr 2014 06:06 AM PDT

Oscar Pistorius, center, accompanied by his relatives, walks towards the high court in Pretoria, South Africa, Tuesday, April 8, 2014. Pistorius, who is charged with murder for the shooting death of his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp, on Valentines Day in 2013, was testifying for a second day at his murder trial Tuesday, answering questions from his defense lawyer. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe)PRETORIA, South Africa (AP) — Oscar Pistorius has broken down in sobs and howls while testifying in his murder trial, forcing the court to adjourn as he was describing how he shot girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp in his home last year.

USAID chief to face questions on 'Cuban Twitter'

Posted: 08 Apr 2014 05:02 AM PDT

In this April 1, 2014, photo, a book street vendor passes the time on her smart phone as she waits for customers in Havana, Cuba. The administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development on Tuesday begins a series of appearances Tuesday, April 8, 2014, before lawmakers asking questions about his agency's secret WASHINGTON (AP) — The administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development on Tuesday is beginning a series of appearances before lawmakers asking questions about his agency's secret "Cuban Twitter," a social media network built to stir unrest in the communist island.

UK scientists make body parts in lab

Posted: 08 Apr 2014 04:31 AM PDT

Dr Michelle Griffin, a plastic research fellow, poses for photographs with a synthetic polymer ear at her research facility in the Royal Free Hospital in London, Monday, March 31, 2014. In a north London hospital, scientists are growing noses, ears and blood vessels in the laboratory in a bold attempt to make body parts using stem cells. It is among several labs around the world, including in the U.S., that are working on the futuristic idea of growing custom-made organs in the lab. While only a handful of patients have received the British lab-made organs so far— including tear ducts, blood vessels and windpipes — researchers hope they will soon be able to transplant more types of body parts into patients, including what would be the world's first nose made partly from stem cells. LONDON (AP) — In a north London hospital, scientists are growing noses, ears and blood vessels in the laboratory in a bold attempt to make body parts using stem cells.

Connecticut wins NCAA title, 60-54 over Kentucky

Posted: 08 Apr 2014 04:31 AM PDT

Connecticut wins NCAA title, 60-54 over KentuckyConnecticut players, including center Amida Brimah (35) and guard Lasan Kromah (20) celebrate as Kentucky guard James Young (1) leaves the court at the end the NCAA Final Four tournament college basketball championship game Monday, April 7, 2014, in Arlington, Texas. Connecticut won 60-54. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

Pistorius: Relations with Reeva sometimes troubled

Posted: 08 Apr 2014 03:29 AM PDT

Oscar Pistorius, center, accompanied by his relatives, walks towards the high court in Pretoria, South Africa, Tuesday, April 8, 2014. Pistorius, who is charged with murder for the shooting death of his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp, on Valentines Day in 2013, was testifying for a second day at his murder trial Tuesday, answering questions from his defense lawyer. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe)PRETORIA, South Africa (AP) — Testifying in his murder trial on Tuesday, Oscar Pistorius said he and girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp sometimes had troubles in their relationship but that they sorted them out, were in love and were planning a life together.

Ukraine feels nervous as big powers debate fate

Posted: 08 Apr 2014 02:42 AM PDT

People gathered near of a barricade with razor wires at the regional administration building in Donetsk, Ukraine, Monday, April 7, 2014. Outside the Donetsk building, a barricade of car tires and razor wire was built up to thwart police from retaking it. Interfax cited police in Donetsk as saying one armed group fired into the air and attempted to seize the regional state television broadcaster Monday but retreated after police and guards in the building also fired warning shots into the air. (AP Photo/Andrey Basevych)KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — As top diplomats from Russia and the United States have met in Europe's capitals to decide Ukraine's fate in recent weeks, there's been a conspicuous absence: a representative from Ukraine.

5 things to know about UConn-Notre Dame title game

Posted: 08 Apr 2014 01:44 AM PDT

Notre Dame head coach Muffet McGraw answers questions during a news conference at the NCAA women's Final Four college basketball tournament Monday, April 7, 2014, in Nashville, Tenn. Notre Dame is scheduled to face Connecticut in the championship game Tuesday. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Connecticut and Notre Dame may have spent too much time together in the Big East — and it apparently got annoying.

Ocean debris left by jet depends on angle, speed

Posted: 08 Apr 2014 01:44 AM PDT

In this April 7, 2014 photo provided by the Australian Defense Force Able Seaman Clearance Divers Matthew Johnston, right, and Michael Arnold, from the Australian Defense Vessel Ocean Shield, scan the water for debris from the missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 in the southern Indian Ocean. Up to 14 planes and as many ships were focusing on a single search area covering 77, 580 square kilometers (29,954 square miles) of ocean, 2,270 kilometers (1,400 miles) northwest of the Australian west coast city of Perth, Australia. (AP Photo/Australian Defense Force, Lt. Ryan Davis) EDITORIAL USE ONLYSYDNEY (AP) — Did the missing Malaysian jet plunge into the ocean at a steep angle, leaving virtually no debris on the surface? Did it come in flat, clip a wave and cartwheel into pieces? Or did it break up in midair, sending chunks tumbling down over a wide swath of water?

Unemployment benefits bill headed to House

Posted: 08 Apr 2014 01:44 AM PDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Election-year legislation to resume long-term jobless benefits is headed to the House, where a small band of dissident Republicans is leaning on Speaker John Boehner to permit a vote on resuming aid to more than 2 million victims of the Great Recession.

UConn students celebrate national championship

Posted: 08 Apr 2014 12:39 AM PDT

Connecticut students celebrate their team's 60-54 victory over Kentucky in the NCAA Final Four tournament college basketball championship game Monday, April 7, 2014, in Storrs, Conn. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)STORRS, Conn. (AP) — Jubilant fans celebrating UConn's Monday night national basketball championship win smashed a window in an engineering building, broke street lights and overturned furniture inside the school's student union.

Minister: Kharkiv protesters driven out

Posted: 07 Apr 2014 11:21 PM PDT

MOSCOW (AP) — Ukraine's interior minister says pro-Russia demonstrators who seized the regional administration building in the country's second-largest city have been driven out of the building and about 70 of them were arrested.

Quebec separatist party suffers crushing defeat

Posted: 07 Apr 2014 09:34 PM PDT

Parti Quebecois leader Pauline Marois is hugged by Nicole Leger after taking the stage following the PQ defeat in the provincial election Monday April 7, 2014 in Montreal. Marois also lost her seat in Charlevoix-Cote-de-Beaupre to Liberal candidate Caroline Simard. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Paul Chiasson)MONTREAL (AP) — The Liberal Party won Quebec's legislative elections Monday, in a crushing defeat for the main separatist party and major setback for the cause of independence in the French-speaking province.

Ship hunting for more 'pings' in plane search

Posted: 07 Apr 2014 09:34 PM PDT

The chief coordinator of the Joint Agency Coordination Center retired Chief Air Marshall Angus Houston shows a map to the media during a press conference about the ongoing search operations for wreckage and debris of missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 in Perth, Australia, Monday, April 7, 2014. Houston reported the towed pinger locator deployed from the Ocean Shield has detected two signals consistent with those emitted by an in flight back box recorder, in the northern part of the current search area in the southern Indian Ocean. (AP Photo/Rob Griffith)PERTH, Australia (AP) — Search crews hunting for the missing Malaysia Airlines jet have failed to relocate faint sounds heard deep below the Indian Ocean that officials said were consistent with a plane's black boxes, the head of the search operation said Tuesday.

Connecticut beats Kentucky to win NCAA title

Posted: 07 Apr 2014 09:34 PM PDT

Connecticut guard Shabazz Napier (13) tries to control the ball as Kentucky guard Aaron Harrison (2) defends during the second half of the NCAA Final Four tournament college basketball championship game Monday, April 7, 2014, in Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)Shabazz Napier's 22 points lead the Huskies to their title in four years.

FINALS WATCH: Father-son routine steals show

Posted: 07 Apr 2014 09:34 PM PDT

Former president George W. Bush and wife Laura are seen with former president Bill Clinton, left, on the overhead scoreboard during the national anthem before the NCAA Final Four tournament college basketball championship game between Connecticut and Kentucky, Monday, April 7, 2014, in Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — "Big Rob" and his son, Trey, gave fans at AT&T Stadium one shining moment long before the confetti dropped.
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