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Why Afghanistan's historic elections matter

Posted: 04 Apr 2014 03:30 PM PDT

5 Reasons the Afghanistan Election This Weekend Really MattersAfter 12 years of war, how will democracy fare after the U.S. leaves?


Grand jury now probing NJ bridge closing scandal

Posted: 04 Apr 2014 04:48 PM PDT

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie pauses before answering a question Friday, March 28, 2014, in Trenton, N.J., about the lane closures near the George Washington Bridge, during his first news conference since his nearly two-hour back and forth with reporters in January, a day after documents revealing that the traffic jams were politically motivated were made public. Investigations led by federal authorities and New Jersey legislators are continuing to delve into the lane closures near the George Washington Bridge, even as Gov. Chris Christie's own probe has concluded that he was not involved in the plot to block traffic. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)Grand Jury Convened in NJ to Look Further Into the Matter


Judge rejects lawsuit over drone strikes that killed U.S. citizens

Posted: 04 Apr 2014 03:26 PM PDT

File photo shows men looking at graffiti showing a U.S. drone on a wall in SanaaWASHINGTON (AP) — A judge on Friday dismissed a lawsuit against Obama administration officials for the 2011 drone-strike killings of three U.S. citizens in Yemen, including an al-Qaida cleric.


Detroit police hunt suspects in motorist's brutal beating

Posted: 04 Apr 2014 04:55 PM PDT

Cars enter local business at the scene of an attack on Wednesday at the street corners of Morang and Balfour on Thursday, April 3, 2014 in Detroit. A suburban Detroit man was in critical condition Thursday with severe head injuries after a neighborhood mob beat and kicked him when he stopped to check on a 10-year-old boy who stepped from a curb into the path of his pickup. The 54-year-old man, whose name was not released, was being treated at a Detroit hospital as police scoured the east side neighborhood where he was attacked Wednesday afternoon. The boy, David Harris, was expected to recover from his injuries, according to Desmond Key, who said he was the 10-year-old's uncle. (AP Photo/Detroit News, Clarence Tabb Jr) DETROIT FREE PRESS OUT; HUFFINGTON POST OUTDETROIT (AP) — As Steve Utash lies in a Detroit hospital bed, with his brain swollen and a gash in his head, he appears to remember the brutal beating that a neighborhood mob inflicted days earlier.


3 million Medicaid enrollments bring Obamacare signup total to 10 million

Posted: 04 Apr 2014 12:00 PM PDT

Applications are seen at a rally held by supporters of the Affordable Care Act in Jackson, MississippiBy David Morgan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Three million lower-income Americans have enrolled in the Medicaid program for the poor so far during the rollout of U.S. President Barack Obama's healthcare reform law, the administration announced on Friday. That brings to more than 10 million the number of people who have signed up for both public and private health coverage since the October 1 launch of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, known as Obamacare. "The increase in Medicaid enrollments across the country is encouraging," U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said in a government blog posting. The latest data show for the first time actual enrollments in Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) from October 1 through February 28 for 46 states that have reported statistics to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).


So what? U.S. regains jobs lost in the recession

Posted: 04 Apr 2014 02:48 PM PDT

FILE - In this Thursday March 13, 2014, file photo, job seekers line up to attend a marijuana industry job far in Downtown Denver. The government issues the March jobs report on Friday, April 4, 2014. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley, File)Analysts downplay milestone as economy is still millions of jobs short of goal.


States rebel against powerful new painkiller

Posted: 04 Apr 2014 12:52 PM PDT

FILE - In this Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2014 file photo, Vermont Gov. Peter Shumlin delivers the State of the State Address at the Statehouse in Montpelier, Vt. On Thursday, April 3, 2014, Shumlin announced an emergency order that would make it harder for physicians to prescribe a new class of drugs that includes Zohydro. Many feel the extended-release pill is prone to abuse, because it's not tamper resistant and contains up to five times more of the narcotic hydrocodone than previously available in other pills. (AP Photo/Andy Duback, File)Officials fear pill that hit market last month will deepen prescription drug abuse crisis.


3 employees suspended following Mo. school rape allegations

Posted: 04 Apr 2014 12:17 PM PDT

Second Victim Comes Forward in High School Rape CaseKANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Months after vowing to boost security at a Kansas City school where a student says she was dragged to a room and raped, district officials have suspended three employees amid new allegations from a 14-year-old girl who alleges a boy repeatedly raped her at school.


20,000 march for democracy in Bahrain ahead of high-profile race

Posted: 04 Apr 2014 10:58 AM PDT

Protesters holding banner reading: "youth's rights first" as they march during an anti-government protest in Budaiya west of ManamaBy Farishta Saeed MANAMA (Reuters) - Tens of thousands of mainly Shi'ite protesters marched for democratic reforms in Bahrain on Friday, two days before its annual Formula One motor race turns international attention toward the Sunni-led kingdom. The protest, organized by al-Wefaq Islamic Society, the main opposition group, drew an estimated 20,0000 men and women who marched with national flags and posters in northwestern Bahrain demanding reforms and release of prisoners. The tiny Gulf Arab monarchy, a U.S. ally, has suffered sporadic unrest since an uprising led by its Shi'ite Muslim majority in early 2011 demanding reforms and a bigger share of power in the minority-led government. The turmoil forced the cancellation of that year's race, but the event went ahead despite continuing unrest in 2012 and 2013, with Germany's Sebastian Vettel winning both times.


Remembering Fort Hood's fallen

Posted: 04 Apr 2014 02:48 PM PDT

This undated family photo provided by Glen Welton shows U.S. Army Sgt. Tim Owens, left, of Effingham, Ill., with his cousin Glen Welton. Owens was one of three people killed by a shooter at Fort Hood, Texas on Wednesday, April 2, 2014. The shooter, identified as Ivan Lopez, also wounded 16 others before shooting himself, according to authorities. (AP Photo/Courtesy of the Owens family)The three soldiers who died in shooting rampage were all men in their 30s.


Yellowstone swats at supervolcano fears after video goes viral

Posted: 04 Apr 2014 01:38 PM PDT

File photo of a bison walking in Yellowstone National ParkYELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, Wyo. (AP) — Yellowstone National Park is fighting online rumors that running bison seen in a YouTube video are fleeing a possible explosion of the park's supervolcano.


Federal judge says he will strike down Ohio gay marriage ban

Posted: 04 Apr 2014 11:29 AM PDT

Nicole Yorksmith, right, kisses her three-year-old biological son while he is held by her spouse, Pam Yorksmith, during a news conference, Friday, April 4, 2014, in Cincinnati. Civil rights attorneys are arguing in Federal Court on Friday that a federal judge should prohibit Ohio officials from enforcing the state's ban on gay marriage. (AP Photo/Al Behrman)CINCINNATI (AP) — A federal judge said Friday that he will strike down Ohio's voter-approved ban on gay marriage, a move that stops short of forcing Ohio to perform same-sex weddings but will make the state recognize gay couples legally wed elsewhere.


New underground railroad -- but for drug running, between US, Mexico

Posted: 04 Apr 2014 01:11 PM PDT

Mexican state blames railways in migrant crimesBy 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.


Nine-month-old baby accused of attempted murder in Pakistan

Posted: 04 Apr 2014 08:07 AM PDT

Pakistan police use their communication radio in Lahore on March 19, 2012Lahore (Pakistan) (AFP) - While many children his age are still learning how to crawl, a nine-month-old boy in Pakistan has been accused of attempted murder in a case observers say highlights endemic flaws in the country's legal system. Baby Mohammad Musa along with his father and other family members was booked for throwing rocks at gas company officials in the working-class Ahata Thanedaran neighbourhood on February 1, the family's lawyer Chaudhry Irfan Sadiq told AFP Friday. Inspector Kashif Muhammad, who attended the alleged crime scene and has since been suspended, wrote in his report that it was a case of attempted murder. Appearing in a packed court room with others accused in the case on Thursday, Musa was seen crying as his grandfather Muhammad Yasin held him on his shoulder.


Time's ticking in search for Malaysia plane

Posted: 04 Apr 2014 06:23 AM PDT

2 Ships Hunt for Black Boxes From Missing JetCrews take urgent measures because the black box batteries only have a 30-day life.


MIlwaukee residents pitch to bring PBR back

Posted: 04 Apr 2014 08:31 AM PDT

Milwaukee Residents Trying to Bring Pabst HomeMILWAUKEE (AP) — Long before it was known for fine cheddar cheese or the Green Bay Packers, Wisconsin was famous for beer, especially the national brands brewed in Milwaukee: Schlitz, Blatz and Pabst Blue Ribbon.


John Kerry's peripatetic diplomacy: Crises everywhere!

Posted: 03 Apr 2014 09:31 PM PDT

In this April 1, 2014, photo, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry says goodbye as he leaves Tel Aviv, Israel, continuing on to NATO meetings in Brussels after meeting in Israel with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu about the Middle East peace process talks. The current trip was to have been a five-day trip to Europe and Saudi Arabia, but with crisis on multiple fronts and Kerry's decision on how to proceed turned a routine trip abroad into a frenetic tour of high-stakes diplomacy marked by abrupt changes in plan that have come to define his 14-month tenure as secretary of state. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, Pool)RABAT, 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.


Veteran AP photographer Niedringhaus' amazing body of work

Posted: 31 Mar 2014 02:22 PM PDT

Veteran AP photographer Niedringhaus' amazing body of workA U.S. Marine of the 1st Division carries a mascot for good luck in his backpack as his unit pushed further into the western part of Fallujah, Iraq, Sunday, Nov. 14, 2004. The Associated Press won a Pulitzer prize in breaking news photography for the series of pictures of bloody combat in Iraq. The award was the AP's 48th Pulitzer. (AP Photo/Anja Niedringhaus)

McDonald's closes its Crimea restaurants

Posted: 04 Apr 2014 06:03 AM PDT

People gather outside a McDonald's restaurant, which was earlier closed for clients, in the Crimean city of Simferopol April 4, 2014. REUTERS/StringerBy 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 04:37 AM PDT

George W. Bush paintingsFormer President and noted painter George W. Bush has unveiled his portraits of 24 current and former world leaders, including Vladimir Putin, Tony Blair, the Dalai Lama and his father, George H.W. Bush.


'Fearless' AP photographer killed in Afghanistan

Posted: 04 Apr 2014 03:56 PM PDT

FILE - In this Thursday, April 2005 file photo, Associated Press photographer Anja Niedringhaus poses for a photograph in Rome. Niedringhaus, 48, was killed and an AP reporter was wounded on Friday, April 4, 2014 when an Afghan policeman opened fire while they were sitting in their car in eastern Afghanistan. Niedringhaus an internationally acclaimed German photographer, was killed instantly, according to an AP Television freelancer who witnessed the shooting. Kathy Gannon, the reporter, was wounded twice and is receiving medical attention. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong, File)An AP correspondent also was wounded in the attack on the eve of the nation's elections.


SKorea saves 3 NKorea sailors; 2 dead, 11 missing

Posted: 03 Apr 2014 11:06 PM PDT

South Korean reporters talk with a North Korean crew member, center, from a cargo ship that sank in sea off Yeosu, at a hospital on Jeju Island, South Korea, Friday, April 4, 2014. The Mongolian-flagged cargo ship, which was carrying 16 North Korean crew members, remains missing after it sent a distress signal early Friday in waters about 130 kilometers (80 miles) south of the southern port city of Yeosu, the coast guard said in a statement. Three people were rescued and identified themselves as part of a 16-member North Korean crew on the ship, the statement said.(AP Photo/Yonhap, Byun Ji-chul) KOREA OUTSEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Rescuers recovered the bodies of two North Korean sailors, pulled three survivors and were searching for 11 others missing after their cargo ship sank off South Korea's coast early Friday, the coast guard said.


Judge dismisses lawsuit over drone strikes

Posted: 04 Apr 2014 04:59 PM PDT

FILE - In this image taken from video and released by SITE Intelligence Group on Monday, Nov. 8, 2010, Anwar al-Awlaki speaks in a video message posted on radical websites. On Friday, April 4, 2014, U.S. District Judge Rosemary Collyer dismissed a lawsuit against Obama administration officials for the 2011 drone-strike killings of three U.S. citizens in Yemen, including U.S.-born al-Qaida leader al-Awlaki. Collyer said the case raises serious constitutional issues and is not easy to answer, but that "on these facts and under this circuit's precedent," the court will grant the Obama administration's request. (AP Photo/SITE Intelligence Group, File) NO SALES, MANDATORY CREDITWASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge on Friday dismissed a lawsuit against Obama administration officials for the 2011 drone-strike killings of three U.S. citizens in Yemen, including an al-Qaida cleric.


Kerry: It's 'reality check' time for Mideast talks

Posted: 04 Apr 2014 02:39 PM PDT

Secretary of State John Kerry speaks at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Rabat, Morocco. The floundering Mideast peace process is at the verge of total collapse. A clearly distressed John Kerry says it's WASHINGTON (AP) — With Mideast peace talks on the verge of collapse, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry declared Friday that "it's reality check time" on whether an agreement can be reached anytime soon after decades of bitterness between Israeli and Palestinian leaders. The U.S. will re-evaluate its role as mediator, he said.


Mozilla CEO resignation raises free-speech issues

Posted: 04 Apr 2014 04:43 PM PDT

This undated photo provided by Mozilla shows co-founder and CEO Brendan Eich. Eich is stepping down as CEO and leaving the company following protests over his support of a gay marriage ban in California. At issue was Eich's $1,000 donation in 2008 to the campaign to pass California's Proposition 8, a constitutional amendment that outlawed same-sex marriages. (AP Photo/Mozilla)SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — The resignation of Mozilla's CEO amid outrage that he supported an anti-gay marriage campaign is prompting concerns about how Silicon Valley's strongly liberal culture might quash the very openness that is at the region's foundation.


Samsung adding anti-theft solutions to smartphones

Posted: 04 Apr 2014 04:19 PM PDT

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Samsung Electronics will add two safeguards to its latest smartphone in an effort to deter rampant theft of the mobile devices nationwide, the company said Friday.

Black women worried about Army hair regulations

Posted: 04 Apr 2014 04:17 PM PDT

This undated image provided by the US Army shows new Army grooming regulations for females. New Army regulations meant to help standardized and professionalize soldiers' appearance is now coming under criticism by some black military women, who say changes in the requirement for their hair are racially biased. The Army earlier this week issued new appearance standards, which included bans on most twists, dreadlocks and large cornrows, all styles used predominantly by African-American women with natural hairstyles. More than 11,000 people have signed a White House petition asking President Barack Obama, the commander-in-chief, to have the military review the regulations to allow for WASHINGTON (AP) — New Army regulations meant to help standardize and professionalize soldiers' appearance are now coming under criticism by some black military women, who say changes in the hair requirement are racially biased.


Harrison twins behind Kentucky's Final Four run

Posted: 04 Apr 2014 03:40 PM PDT

Kentucky guard Aaron Harrison drills during practice for an NCAA Final Four tournament college basketball semifinal game Friday, April 4, 2014, in Dallas. Kentucky plays Wisconsin on Saturday, April 5, 2014. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Whether they're setting up game-winning shots or hitting them, Andrew and Aaron Harrison have become the maestros orchestrating Kentucky's unexpected run to the Final Four.


Investigator gave nuke force positive 2013 review

Posted: 04 Apr 2014 12:17 PM PDT

FILE - This Feb. 12, 2008 file photo shows retired Gen. Larry Welch testifying on Capitol Hill in Washington. Welch. chosen by Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel to explore flaws in U.S. nuclear forces signed off one year ago on a study describing the nuclear Air Force as WASHINGTON (AP) — A retired general chosen to explore flaws in U.S. nuclear forces signed off one year ago on a study describing the nuclear Air Force as "thoroughly professional, disciplined" and performing effectively — an assessment service leaders interpreted as an encouraging thumbs-up.


NC judge denies Duke motion to seal coal ash docs

Posted: 04 Apr 2014 03:10 PM PDT

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A North Carolina judge on Friday denied Duke Energy's motion seeking to shield records related to groundwater pollution leaching from 33 coal ash dumps in the state while a separate federal criminal investigation is ongoing.

Cuba's official media abuzz over 'secret Twitter'

Posted: 04 Apr 2014 12:00 PM PDT

A book street vendor passes the time on her smart phone as she waits for customers in Havana, Cuba, Tuesday, April 1, 2014. The Obama administration secretly financed a social network in Cuba to stir political unrest and undermine the country's communist government according to an Associated Press investigation. The project, dubbed "ZunZuneo," slang for a Cuban hummingbird's tweet, lasted more than two years and drew tens of thousands of subscribers and sought to evade Cuba's stranglehold on the Internet with a primitive social media platform. First, the network would build a Cuban audience, mostly young people; then, the plan was to push them toward dissent. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)HAVANA (AP) — Revelations of a secret U.S. government program to set up a cellphone-based social network in Cuba are being trumpeted in the island's official media as proof of Havana's repeated allegations that Washington is waging a "cyber-war" to try to stir up unrest.


Desperate hunt is on for Flight 370 'black boxes'

Posted: 04 Apr 2014 10:17 AM PDT

In this Sunday, March 30, 2014 photo, a towed pinger locator (TPL), used to detect black box recorders, sits on the wharf at naval base HMAS Stirling in Perth, Australia, ready to be fitted to the Australian navy ship Ocean Shield to aid in the search for missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370. Crews searching for the jet launched a targeted underwater hunt on Friday, April 4 for the plane's black boxes along a stretch of remote ocean, with just days left before the devices' batteries are expected to run out. The Ocean Shield, which is dragging the towed pinger locator from the U.S. Navy, and the British navy's HMS Echo, which has underwater search gear on board, will converge along a 240-kilometer (150-mile) track in a desolate patch of the southern Indian Ocean, said Angus Houston, the head of a joint agency coordinating the search. (AP Photo/Rob Griffith)PERTH, Australia (AP) — Four weeks after the Malaysia Airlines jet vanished, two ships deployed sound locators Friday in the southern Indian Ocean in a desperate attempt to find the plane's flight recorders before their signal beacons fall silent.


No clear security fixes for Fort Hood violence

Posted: 04 Apr 2014 03:30 PM PDT

Lt. Gen. Mark Milley, left,and U.S. Sen. John Cornyn, right, talk to the media near Fort Hood's main gate, Thursday, April 3, 2014, in Fort Hood, Texas. A soldier opened fire Wednesday on fellow service members at the Fort Hood military base, killing three people and wounding 16 before committing suicide. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)DALLAS (AP) — After three mass shootings at military bases in the U.S. over the last five years, security experts say the sad truth is that there is probably no practical way of preventing members of the armed forces or civilian employees from carrying guns onto big installations like Fort Hood.


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