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• Putin secretly honors more than 300 journalists
• Suspect held in Ohio VA clinic shooting
• Snapped clamp eyed in circus accident; 2 critical
• AP IMPACT: Deadly side effect to fracking boom
• Ukraine sends elite force to key port of Odessa
• Pistorius neighbor says shooting accidental
• UN: Spread of polio a world health emergency
• High court ruling favors prayer at council meeting
• AP PHOTOS: Survivors struggle after Afghan slide
• Target CEO Steinhafel out in wake of data breach
• Greece: Smuggling boats capsize, 4 migrants drown
• Belfast experts: Adams unlikely to face IRA charge
• Victim of Ukraine violence buried in Odessa
• Nigeria 1st Lady orders arrest of protest leaders
• Vatican undergoes 2nd grilling this year on abuse
• South Korea changing maritime rules after sinking
• Pistorius trial moves into 7th week
• Bigger stage, brighter spotlight for Wall, Lillard
• Video of clash brings outcry from Israeli troops
• Greece: 2 dead, 30 missing as migrant boats sink
• Vatican poised for 2nd grilling this year on abuse
• Acrobats injured in fall as circus stunt goes awry
• Malaysian plane's likely flight path gets 2nd look
• Pistorius defense enters critical phase at trial
• Biplane crashes at Northern California air show

Putin secretly honors more than 300 journalists Posted: 05 May 2014 12:00 PM PDT As Russia's propaganda war heats up, the media fight between Moscow and Kiev is mis-matched.

Suspect held in Ohio VA clinic shooting Posted: 05 May 2014 12:00 PM PDT Dayton complex remains on lockdown after one person was shot in the leg in basement.

Snapped clamp eyed in circus accident; 2 critical Posted: 05 May 2014 10:10 AM PDT PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Investigators were looking at a snapped clamp on Monday as they try to figure out why eight circus acrobats plummeted to the ground during an aerial hair-hanging stunt, although the company that owns the circus cautioned it's too early in the investigation to blame the accident on the clamp.

AP IMPACT: Deadly side effect to fracking boom Posted: 05 May 2014 09:26 AM PDT CLARKSBURG, W.Va. (AP) — Booming production of oil and natural gas has exacted a little-known price on some of the nation's roads, contributing to a spike in traffic fatalities in states where many streets and highways are choked with large trucks and heavy drilling equipment.

Ukraine sends elite force to key port of Odessa Posted: 05 May 2014 09:25 AM PDT ODESSA, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine sent an elite national guard unit to re-establish control over the southern port city of Odessa on Monday and troops fought pitched gunbattles with a pro-Russia militia that had seized an eastern city.

Pistorius neighbor says shooting accidental Posted: 05 May 2014 09:25 AM PDT PRETORIA, South Africa (AP) — A neighbor and friend of Oscar Pistorius testified Monday at his murder trial that the athlete was "torn apart" and desperately trying to save girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp minutes after fatally shooting her at his home last year.

UN: Spread of polio a world health emergency Posted: 05 May 2014 08:23 AM PDT Disease's growth could unravel the nearly three-decade effort to eradicate it, WHO reports.

High court ruling favors prayer at council meeting Posted: 05 May 2014 08:23 AM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court said Monday that prayers that open town council meetings do not violate the Constitution even if they routinely stress Christianity.

AP PHOTOS: Survivors struggle after Afghan slide Posted: 05 May 2014 06:19 AM PDT ABI BARIK, Afghanistan (AP) — Three days after the earth swept through his village, burying entire houses and hundreds of people, Hashmat Khan is still digging in search of his family.

Target CEO Steinhafel out in wake of data breach Posted: 05 May 2014 06:04 AM PDT Target's massive data breach has now cost the company's CEO his job.

Greece: Smuggling boats capsize, 4 migrants drown Posted: 05 May 2014 06:04 AM PDT ATHENS, Greece (AP) — A yacht and a dinghy crammed with immigrants trying to enter Greece capsized Monday in the eastern Aegean Sea, leaving at least four dead from drowning and more than 20 others missing, authorities said.

Belfast experts: Adams unlikely to face IRA charge Posted: 05 May 2014 04:13 AM PDT BELFAST, Northern Ireland (AP) — A police evidence file documenting Gerry Adams' Irish Republican Army career has been delivered to British state prosecutors in Belfast, but experts say the chances of the Sinn Fein leader being charged are slim on both legal and political grounds.

Victim of Ukraine violence buried in Odessa Posted: 05 May 2014 03:42 AM PDT ODESSA, Ukraine (AP) — Pro-Russian activists in the Black Sea port city of Odessa have vowed to take city buildings after attending the funeral of a politician who died in a fire that killed over 40 people last week.

Nigeria 1st Lady orders arrest of protest leaders Posted: 05 May 2014 03:42 AM PDT LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — A leader of a protest march for 276 missing schoolgirls says Nigeria's First Lady abused them, expressed doubts there was any kidnapping and accused them of belonging to the terrorist network blamed for the abductions. Then she ordered two of them arrested.

Vatican undergoes 2nd grilling this year on abuse Posted: 05 May 2014 02:06 AM PDT GENEVA (AP) — In its second grilling at the United Nations this year, the Vatican on Monday sought to limit its responsibility for the global priest sex abuse scandal by undercutting arguments it has violated an international treaty against torture and inhuman treatment.

South Korea changing maritime rules after sinking Posted: 05 May 2014 02:05 AM PDT SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The South Korean government is scrambling to fix what the prime minister calls the "deep-rooted evils" that contributed to last month's ferry sinking, which left more than 300 people dead or missing.

Pistorius trial moves into 7th week Posted: 05 May 2014 01:18 AM PDT PRETORIA, South Africa (AP) — The Oscar Pistorius murder trial has resumed after a two-week recess, with the defense team calling its fourth witness in an attempt to rebuild the double-amputee athlete's case that he killed his girlfriend by mistake last year.

Bigger stage, brighter spotlight for Wall, Lillard Posted: 05 May 2014 01:02 AM PDT MIAMI (AP) — John Wall was the No. 1 pick in the 2010 NBA draft. Damian Lillard hit perhaps the signature shot of the opening round of these playoffs.

Video of clash brings outcry from Israeli troops Posted: 05 May 2014 12:16 AM PDT JERUSALEM (AP) — The reprimand of an Israeli soldier — who was caught on video cursing and pointing a cocked gun toward the head of a Palestinian teen — has triggered the biggest outpouring of frustration by Israeli soldiers in years about their service in the West Bank.

Greece: 2 dead, 30 missing as migrant boats sink Posted: 05 May 2014 12:00 AM PDT ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greek authorities say at least two people have drowned and another 30 are missing after two boats crammed with immigrants trying to illegally enter the country sank in the eastern Aegean Sea.

Vatican poised for 2nd grilling this year on abuse Posted: 05 May 2014 12:00 AM PDT GENEVA (AP) — The Vatican is bracing for its second grilling at the United Nations this year over the global priest sex abuse scandal, this time from the standpoint of torture and inhuman treatment.

Acrobats injured in fall as circus stunt goes awry Posted: 04 May 2014 11:12 PM PDT PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Authorities are trying to determine what caused a support frame to collapse during an aerial hair-hanging stunt during a circus performance, sending eight acrobats crashing to the ground.

Malaysian plane's likely flight path gets 2nd look Posted: 04 May 2014 10:57 PM PDT SYDNEY (AP) — An international panel of experts will re-examine all data gathered in the nearly two-month hunt for the missing Malaysia jet to ensure search crews who have been scouring a desolate patch of ocean for the plane have been looking in the right place, officials said Monday.

Pistorius defense enters critical phase at trial Posted: 04 May 2014 10:57 PM PDT PRETORIA, South Africa (AP) — Oscar Pistorius' murder trial enters a critical phase Monday as his defense team attempts to recover from a faltering start and reinforce the disabled athlete's claim that he fatally shot girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp by mistake because he was overwhelmed by a long-held fear of violent crime.

Biplane crashes at Northern California air show Posted: 04 May 2014 09:23 PM PDT FAIRFIELD, Calif. (AP) — A 77-year-old pilot was killed when his vintage biplane crashed on a runway Sunday while he was performing an upside down stunt at a Northern California air show.

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