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• 7,000 pairs of shoes honor memory of children lost to gun violence
• The Latest: Official says plane landed from wrong direction
• Mattis in Kabul, says elements in Taliban open to peace talks
• Fitbit Versa: Meet the New $200 Rival of the Apple Watch
• Southwest passengers leap from wing after emergency landing
• The Afghan Taliban's Deceptive Peace Initiative
• Person of Interest in Nursing Student's Death ‘Never Got Over His Obsession,’ Friend Says
• All 5 Passengers Killed in New York City Helicopter Crash Identified
• Parkland Survivor To Trump: 'Show Us That You Aren't Owned By The NRA'

7,000 pairs of shoes honor memory of children lost to gun violence Posted: 13 Mar 2018 12:11 PM PDT Gun control activists and volunteers lay out about 7,000 pairs of shoes on the U.S. Capitol lawn as a makeshift memorial to American children killed by gun violence. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

The Latest: Official says plane landed from wrong direction Posted: 13 Mar 2018 10:02 AM PDT KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — The Latest on a plane crash at the Kathmandu airport (all times local): This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

Mattis in Kabul, says elements in Taliban open to peace talks Posted: 13 Mar 2018 09:05 AM PDT Elements of the Taliban are open to talks with the Afghan government, US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said Tuesday as he arrived in Kabul on an unannounced visit. Mattis flew into the war-torn city two weeks after Afghan President Ashraf Ghani unveiled a plan to open peace talks with the Taliban, Afghanistan's biggest militant group. The insurgents have so far given no formal response to Kabul's offer for negotiations, but Mattis said some Taliban leaders have expressed an interest in the discussions. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

Fitbit Versa: Meet the New $200 Rival of the Apple Watch Posted: 13 Mar 2018 08:14 AM PDT Fitbit is stepping up its smartwatch game. The company has just announced the Fitbit Versa, a smartwatch that's light and elegantly styled but still packed with workout apps for the fitness-focus... This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

Southwest passengers leap from wing after emergency landing Posted: 13 Mar 2018 04:21 AM PDT ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A Dallas-bound flight made an emergency landing at Albuquerque International Sunport, sending panicked passengers leaping from a wing onto the tarmac after crew members screamed at them to get away from the aircraft, passengers and officials said. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

The Afghan Taliban's Deceptive Peace Initiative Posted: 13 Mar 2018 01:36 AM PDT The content of the Taliban's letter and subsequent messages should leave little doubt of its intentions. Expectations for an Afghan peace process grew last month with the Taliban's release of a letter addressed to the American people offering to negotiate. It was followed more recently by Afghan president Ashraf Ghani's unconditional willingness to recognize the Taliban as a legitimate political party and other significant concessions. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

Person of Interest in Nursing Student's Death ‘Never Got Over His Obsession,’ Friend Says Posted: 12 Mar 2018 11:54 PM PDT A nursing student was found dead in an off-campus home that belonged to a man who was obsessed with her, according to her close friend. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

All 5 Passengers Killed in New York City Helicopter Crash Identified Posted: 12 Mar 2018 05:37 PM PDT All five of the passengers who were killed when a helicopter went down in the East River have been identified. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

Parkland Survivor To Trump: 'Show Us That You Aren't Owned By The NRA' Posted: 12 Mar 2018 05:03 PM PDT In a Monday interview with CNN, David Hogg and Alfonso Calderon expressed disappointment over the White House's new gun and school safety proposals, which include arming teachers to help prevent future on-campus shootings. Trump endorsed changing the age requirement last month during a bipartisan meeting with lawmakers at the White House in the wake of the Florida shooting in which the suspected gunman used a semi-automatic rifle. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

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