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• Obama takes no-nonsense approach to Putin phone call
• Shrinking salamanders linked to climate change in study
• Obama has personal connection to Jewish center shootings
• The mystery of Tsarnaev's widow
• Helium leak delays SpaceX cargo run to ISS
• U.S.: Russia bucked protocols with warship fly-overs
• Obama takes no-nonsense approach to Putin phone call
• 'Space Monday' is a triple treat for stargazers
• Two newspapers win Pulitzers for NSA revelations
• Manning's conviction, 35-year sentence upheld
• Michael Phelps to compete for first time since London Games
• Police: Utah mom admits to killing her 6 babies
• Pro-Kremlin gunmen gain ground
• Blast in Nigeria kills 71, injures 124
• Obama remembers victims in Kansas attacks
• The return of Scott Brown
• Ukraine asks UN to send peacekeepers to restive east
• Chile wildfire kills 12, injures more than 500
• $6M bail set for woman accused of killing six babies
• Daughter, mother of Jewish community center victims speaks
• Bail set for suspect in Florida day care crash
• Bodies of seven babies found in Utah garage
• Prosecutor accuses Pistorius of fake tears during tough questions
• Rand Paul gets serious about 2016 run
• Libya trial of Kadhafi son, aides adjourned
• Blast in Nigerian capital kills 71
• Supremacist ID'd as suspect in Kansas attacks
• Libyan judge looks to try Gadhafi son
• Libya adjourns trial of ex-Gaddafi officials and sons
• Ukraine struggles as east slips out of its control
• Putin to Obama: Russia not behind Ukraine protests
• Kansas shooting suspect had no record of violence
• Blast at bus station in Nigerian capital kills 72
• April 15 not much of a deadline for most taxpayers
• Study: Snack might help avoid fight with spouse
• Medical pot measure could boost Fla. Democrats
• Kiev deadline for disarming in east Ukraine passes
• Official says sub will be used in search for jet

Obama takes no-nonsense approach to Putin phone call Posted: 14 Apr 2014 04:45 PM PDT Blasts Russia for actions that are not "conducive" to diplomatic path out of Ukraine crisis.

Shrinking salamanders linked to climate change in study Posted: 14 Apr 2014 04:08 PM PDT Wild salamanders that live in the Appalachian Mountains are shrinking because they must burn more energy as the local climate gets hotter and drier, according to a new study. Researchers found that the salamanders they collected between 1980 and 2012 were 8 percent smaller than those collected in earlier decades, starting in 1957. The climate where the salamanders live has gotten warmer and drier, researchers said. "We compared the size of the museum specimens to the current animals and we were surprised to see that, in fact, many species has become smaller over just a 50- to 60-year period," said study author Karen Lips, a biologist at the University of Maryland.

Obama has personal connection to Jewish center shootings Posted: 14 Apr 2014 01:04 PM PDT President Obama called on Americans to "stand united" against religious-based violence, following the shooting deaths Sunday of three people at two Jewish centers near Kansas City, Kan. "We have to keep coming together across faiths to combat the ignorance and intolerance, including anti-Semitism, that can lead to hatred and to violence, because we're all children of God," Mr. Obama said Monday at the annual Easter prayer breakfast at the White House. In his remarks, Obama noted a personal connection to two of the victims, a 14-year-old boy and his grandfather, who were shot outside the Jewish Community Center of Greater Kansas City in Overland Park, Kan. The boy, Reat Underwood, and his grandfather, William Corporon, were members of a church whose minister played a role in Obama's second inauguration.

The mystery of Tsarnaev's widow Posted: 14 Apr 2014 11:13 AM PDT A year after the Boston attacks, questions remain about what Katherine Russell knew and who she really is.

Helium leak delays SpaceX cargo run to ISS Posted: 14 Apr 2014 01:28 PM PDT By Irene Klotz CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - Privately owned Space Exploration Technologies canceled its planned cargo run to the International Space Station on Monday after a helium leak was found in its rocket's first stage, NASA said. The launch of the Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon capsule had been slated for 4:58 p.m. EDT (2058 GMT). The next opportunity for the Falcon 9 to fly is 3:25 p.m. (1925 GMT) on Friday if the problem can be resolved, NASA said in a statement. The flight, the third of 12 under the firm's 1.6 billion contract with NASA, already had been delayed several times for technical issues, including a potential contamination concern with the rocket and damage to an Air Force ground tracking radar needed to monitor the Falcon's flight.

U.S.: Russia bucked protocols with warship fly-overs Posted: 14 Apr 2014 10:08 AM PDT The Pentagon on Monday said that a Russian fighter jet made several passes at low altitude near a U.S. destroyer, calling the incident "provocative and unprofessional."

Obama takes no-nonsense approach to Putin phone call Posted: 14 Apr 2014 03:55 PM PDT Blasts Russia for actions that are not "conducive" to diplomatic path out of Ukraine crisis.

'Space Monday' is a triple treat for stargazers Posted: 14 Apr 2014 09:46 AM PDT Attention stargazers! You're about to be treated to a series of space spectacles.

Two newspapers win Pulitzers for NSA revelations Posted: 14 Apr 2014 04:02 PM PDT The Washington Post and the Guardian have won Pulitzer Prizes in public service for revealing the massive U.S. government surveillance effort.

Manning's conviction, 35-year sentence upheld Posted: 14 Apr 2014 01:28 PM PDT Decision clears way for appeal of conviction in one of the largest leaks of classified information in U.S. history.

Michael Phelps to compete for first time since London Games Posted: 14 Apr 2014 02:51 PM PDT Michael Phelps is coming out of retirement, lured back into the pool by the fun of it and the possibility of swimming at a fifth Olympics in Rio in 2016.

Police: Utah mom admits to killing her 6 babies Posted: 14 Apr 2014 03:01 PM PDT PLEASANT GROVE, Utah (AP) — Megan Huntsman was clear about what she did with six of her newborn babies.

Pro-Kremlin gunmen gain ground Posted: 14 Apr 2014 01:51 PM PDT Spreading unrest signals deep mistrust of new government in Ukraine's industrial cities.

Blast in Nigeria kills 71, injures 124 Posted: Dozens are feared dead in an explosion at a commuter bus station outside Nigeria's capital, Abuja, during morning rush hour, on Monday.

Obama remembers victims in Kansas attacks Posted: 14 Apr 2014 09:39 AM PDT The president on Monday honored those killed in a weekend attack at two Jewish facilities in Kansas.

The return of Scott Brown Posted: 14 Apr 2014 02:51 AM PDT Despite his flaws, Scott Brown may again be pegged to boost Republicans' Senate numbers.

Ukraine asks UN to send peacekeepers to restive east Posted: 14 Apr 2014 09:11 AM PDT Ukraine's acting president urged the United Nations on Monday to send peacekeeping troops to eastern Ukraine, where pro-Russian gunmen continued to storm and occupy local government offices, police stations and airports.

Chile wildfire kills 12, injures more than 500 Posted: 14 Apr 2014 08:41 AM PDT Helicopters and airplanes dumped water on wildfires and smoldering wreckage in the coastal city of Valparaiso, Chile, on Monday as sailors prepared to evacuate 700 more families.

$6M bail set for woman accused of killing six babies Posted: 14 Apr 2014 09:42 AM PDT Police discovered the bodies of seven babies, to whom Megan Huntsman allegedly gave birth over 10 years, in Huntsman's Utah home on Monday.

Daughter, mother of Jewish community center victims speaks Posted: 14 Apr 2014 06:53 AM PDT Just hours after her father and son were shot and killed in the parking lot of a Jewish community center in Overland Park, Kan., Mindy Corporon spoke at a vigil for the victims Sunday night, surprising mourners.

Bail set for suspect in Florida day care crash Posted: 14 Apr 2014 11:20 AM PDT ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A judge has set bail at $100,000 for a man accused in a crash that killed a 4-year-old girl and injured 14 people at a central Florida day care center.

Bodies of seven babies found in Utah garage Posted: 14 Apr 2014 07:12 AM PDT Authorities discovered seven deceased newborn children in Megan Huntsman's Utah home on Monday.

Prosecutor accuses Pistorius of fake tears during tough questions Posted: 14 Apr 2014 09:52 AM PDT The prosecution accused Oscar Pistorius of feigning emotion to dodge tough questions about the death of his girlfriend, as his second week of testimony in the murder trial began Monday. Frustrated with Pistorius's frequent crying in the witness box, prosecutor Gerrie Nel toughened his questioning and accused the Paralympic star of crocodile tears. "Mr Pistorius, you're not using your emotional state to escape, are you?" he said after the athlete broke down under questioning on one of several occasions Monday.

Rand Paul gets serious about 2016 run Posted: 14 Apr 2014 02:54 AM PDT The Kentucky senator seeks to carve a niche for himself as he tries to remake the GOP.

Libya trial of Kadhafi son, aides adjourned Posted: 14 Apr 2014 11:24 AM PDT The trial of top figures from Moamer Kadhafi's regime for abuses committed during the 2011 uprising that toppled the dictator was adjourned Monday until April 27, marking the second postponement in the proceedings since March 24.

Blast in Nigerian capital kills 71 Posted: 14 Apr 2014 09:18 AM PDT An explosion that ripped through a busy bus station in Nigeria's capital has killed at least 71 people and wounded 124, according to police.

Supremacist ID'd as suspect in Kansas attacks Posted: 14 Apr 2014 08:46 AM PDT The man accused of killing three people in attacks at a Jewish community center and Jewish retirement complex near Kansas City is a well-known white supremacist and former Ku Klux Klan leader.

Libyan judge looks to try Gadhafi son Posted: 14 Apr 2014 05:52 AM PDT Moammar Gadhafi's son, Seif al-Islam Gadhafi, held by a militia in the country's west, can attend the trial of former regime officials through a video link, a Libyan judge has decided.

Libya adjourns trial of ex-Gaddafi officials and sons Posted: 14 Apr 2014 11:24 AM PDT Gaddafi's sons Saadi Gaddafi and Saif al-Islam did not appear in the courtroom at Tripoli's Al-Hadba prison, but the deposed ruler's ex-spy chief Abdullah al-Senussi was among the former senior officials sitting in blue jumpsuits behind a fenced-off section.

Ukraine struggles as east slips out of its control Posted: 14 Apr 2014 03:28 PM PDT HORLIVKA, Ukraine (AP) — The fuel is local, but the matches are Russian. That in a nutshell is how the insurgency threatening the survival of Ukraine as a unified state is increasingly unfolding.

Putin to Obama: Russia not behind Ukraine protests Posted: 14 Apr 2014 01:50 PM PDT MOSCOW (AP) — The Kremlin says President Vladimir Putin has urged President Barack Obama to discourage the Ukrainian government from using force against protesters in the country's east.

Kansas shooting suspect had no record of violence Posted: 14 Apr 2014 03:08 PM PDT OVERLAND PARK, Kan. (AP) — Never one to keep his hatred to himself, Frazier Glenn Cross for decades sought out any soapbox to espouse his white-supremacist beliefs, twice running for federal office with campaigns steeped in anti-Semitism.

Blast at bus station in Nigerian capital kills 72 Posted: 14 Apr 2014 02:29 PM PDT ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Suspected Islamic militants struck in the heart of Nigeria on Monday with a massive rush-hour bomb blast at a bus station that killed at least 72 people and wounded 164 in the deadliest attack ever on the nation's capital.

April 15 not much of a deadline for most taxpayers Posted: 14 Apr 2014 11:16 AM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — The calendar shows April 15, and you haven't even started on your federal tax return? Chances are, you don't need to fret.

Study: Snack might help avoid fight with spouse Posted: 14 Apr 2014 01:57 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — A quick candy bar may stave off more than hunger. It could prevent major fights between husbands and wives, at least if a new study that used voodoo dolls is right.

Medical pot measure could boost Fla. Democrats Posted: 14 Apr 2014 11:45 AM PDT MIAMI (AP) — Tied to an unpopular president and his signature health care law, Democrats in the nation's largest swing state see medical marijuana as a potential antidote to political malaise in this year's midterm elections.

Kiev deadline for disarming in east Ukraine passes Posted: 14 Apr 2014 03:09 AM PDT DONETSK, Ukraine (AP) — Pro-Russian separatists on Monday seized a police building in yet another city in Russian-leaning eastern Ukraine, defying government warnings that it was preparing to act against the insurgents.

Official says sub will be used in search for jet Posted: 13 Apr 2014 11:21 PM PDT PERTH, Australia (AP) — Search crews will for the first time send a robotic submarine deep into the Indian Ocean on Monday to try to determine whether underwater signals detected by sound-locating equipment are from the missing Malaysian jet's black boxes, the leader of the search effort said.

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