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• Coming days feared to be decisive for Ukraine
• Photos compare school lunches around the world
• Gov't: UPS 'misdelivered' $350,000 drone to college student
• U.S. team to help Nigeria search for girls
• Pot burglars may have set off man accused in exchange student's death
• Shipwreck hunters and scientists at odds over Lake Michigan find
• Illegal home-brewed liquor kills at least 50 in Kenya
• Will Lewinsky essay bring back politics of the '90s?
• Missouri enacts first income tax cut in almost a century
• Climate change 'a new source of risk' in U.S.
• Illegal alcohol kills at least 33 people in Kenya
• Keystone bid stalls as Senate prepares for energy debate
• San Diego burn unit treats Chinese fishermen
• Report: Global warming disrupts lives
• Mystery of Toronto mayor's whereabouts deepens
• Pistorius's housekeeper was also inside home
• Florida fishermen rescued after 17 hours at sea
• Hash oil explosions rise with legalized marijuana
• Report: Ford withdrew application to enter U.S.
• New documentary explores South Africa mine shootings
• Eight more girls abducted in Nigeria
• U.S., Singapore reach agreement on tax evasion: U.S. Treasury
• Reclusive German art collector Gurlitt dies at 81
• My spring break with Big Liquor
• Saudi Arabia: al Qaeda cell plotting attacks uncovered
• Accused Boston bomber's lawyers seek privacy for family meetings
• 34 reported dead in Ukraine
• Pistorius trial: Neighbor describes ‘desperate’ cries, athlete's state
• Nigerian teen describes kidnap that's left at least 276 still missing
• White House to unveil dire climate warning
• Ukraine says 30 pro-Russian insurgents killed
• FAA: Data from U-2 spy plane caused LAX computer issue
• Vatican: 848 priests defrocked for abuse since '04
• China's Alibaba Group aiming to raise $1B in IPO
• Tea party vs GOP Establishment in NC, elsewhere
• Ukraine tightens cordon around rebellious city
• Monica Lewinsky speaks out on affair with Clinton
• Water flows uphill? Maybe, in California drought
• Civilian diver dies in South Korea ferry searches

Coming days feared to be decisive for Ukraine Posted: 06 May 2014 01:19 PM PDT Surge in violence changes tone of international diplomacy, with talk of war on the rise.

Photos compare school lunches around the world Posted: 06 May 2014 04:23 PM PDT SEATTLE (AP) — First lady Michelle Obama is on a mission to make American school lunches healthier by replacing greasy pizza and french fries with whole grains, low fat protein, fresh fruit and vegetables.

Gov't: UPS 'misdelivered' $350,000 drone to college student Posted: 06 May 2014 10:39 AM PDT A package that contained a $350,000 government drone sent from an Air Force base in Tampa, Fla., was "misdelivered" by UPS to a college student. Reddit user Seventy_Seven, who has declined to release his real name, discovered the box on his doorstep. The college student lives somewhere in the northern U.S. "I had ordered a weightlifting bench (which I received) and this came with it," he wrote with photos of the item. "Both boxes has UPS labels with my name and address."

U.S. team to help Nigeria search for girls Posted: 06 May 2014 11:21 AM PDT Sec. of State Kerry urged Nigerian president to step up hunt for more than 200 kidnapped girls.

Pot burglars may have set off man accused in exchange student's death Posted: 06 May 2014 01:14 PM PDT MISSOULA, Montana (AP) — Police in Montana received a judge's permission to test whether a homeowner was drunk or high when he shot and killed a 17-year-old German exchange student in his garage, a newly published court document reveals.

Shipwreck hunters and scientists at odds over Lake Michigan find Posted: 06 May 2014 12:26 PM PDT TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — Excited shipwreck hunters and scientists assembled in a Lake Michigan fishing village last June, hoping to solve a mystery dating back more than three centuries: the fate of a ship sailed by the 17th century French explorer René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle, during a voyage of discovery extending from the Great Lakes to the Gulf of Mexico.

Illegal home-brewed liquor kills at least 50 in Kenya Posted: 06 May 2014 10:15 AM PDT At least 50 people in Kenya have died this week from drinking illegal liquor, local media and officials said on Tuesday. Television footage showed victims writhing in pain in hospitals in the eastern and central counties of Embu, Kitui and Kiambu. In Kiambu County, where 11 people died, Police Commander James Mugera said authorities were looking out for more victims. Embu Police Commander William Okello said at least 24 people died while 77 were in hospital after consuming the brew.

Will Lewinsky essay bring back politics of the '90s? Posted: 06 May 2014 09:30 AM PDT Monica Lewinsky is breaking her silence. After decades of maintaining a low profile in the wake of her affair with then-President Bill Clinton, Ms. Lewinsky has written a piece for Vanity Fair that recounts her side of the story and some of the difficulties she's faced since due to her notoriety. Happened," writes Lewinsky in excerpts from the upcoming piece released Tuesday. For instance, she insists that her affair with Mr. Clinton was "one between two consenting adults."

Missouri enacts first income tax cut in almost a century Posted: 06 May 2014 02:25 PM PDT Missouri's Republican-led Legislature enacted the state's first income tax rate reduction in almost a century Tuesday by overriding the veto of Democratic Gov. Jay Nixon, who has denounced it as a reckless.

Climate change 'a new source of risk' in U.S. Posted: 06 May 2014 02:56 PM PDT Federal report stresses how warming and all-too-wild weather are changing our daily lives.

Illegal alcohol kills at least 33 people in Kenya Posted: 06 May 2014 05:36 AM PDT At least 33 people in Kenya died on Monday night and Tuesday from drinking illegal liquor, local media and government officials said on Tuesday. In Kiambu County, where nine people died, Police Commander James Mugera said authorities were still looking for more victims. The spirits probably all originated from one batch, John Mututho, chairman of the state-run National Authority for the Campaign Against Alcohol and Drug Abuse, said on Citizen Television. Drinking dens selling illicit homemade brews from jerry cans are common in the back streets of many towns and villages in Kenya.

Keystone bid stalls as Senate prepares for energy debate Posted: 06 May 2014 09:34 AM PDT The U.S. Senate agreed on Tuesday to begin debate on a bipartisan energy efficiency bill, but seems unlikely to pass it unless lawmakers agree on how to proceed with the long-delayed Keystone XL oil pipeline project.

San Diego burn unit treats Chinese fishermen Posted: 06 May 2014 09:16 AM PDT SAN DIEGO (AP) — Two badly burned Chinese fishermen rescued from the Pacific were being treated Tuesday at a San Diego hospital, three days after a Venezuelan fishing boat spotted them and nine of their crew members floating in a life raft more than 1,000 miles off Mexico.

Report: Global warming disrupts lives Posted: 06 May 2014 11:24 AM PDT Climate change is detrimental to weather, health and safety conditions, a new federal report finds.

Mystery of Toronto mayor's whereabouts deepens Posted: 06 May 2014 01:32 PM PDT The mystery of Toronto Mayor Rob Ford's whereabouts has deepened, following reports that Ford did not enter the United States via Chicago last week, as expected.

Pistorius's housekeeper was also inside home Posted: Frank Chiziweni was asleep at the athlete's home the night he killed Reeva Steenkamp.

Florida fishermen rescued after 17 hours at sea Posted: Two Florida men who had only their capsized boat and a small cooler full of food and water to survive were rescued after 17 hours at sea.

Hash oil explosions rise with legalized marijuana Posted: 06 May 2014 06:51 AM PDT The opening months of Colorado's first-in-the-nation recreational marijuana industry have seen a rise in fiery explosions and injuries as pot users try to make the drug's intoxicating oil in crude home-based ...

Report: Ford withdrew application to enter U.S. Posted: 06 May 2014 07:07 AM PDT Toronto Mayor Rob Ford decided not to try to enter the United States shortly after flying to Chicago last Thursday, hours after saying he would take a leave of absence from his job to seek treatment for an alcohol problem, the Globe and Mail newspaper said on Tuesday.

New documentary explores South Africa mine shootings Posted: 06 May 2014 07:19 AM PDT It was like a scene from the darkest days of apartheid: South African police opening fire with live ammunition, killing 34 striking black miners demanding a "living wage" from an international firm rich in capital. But the killings outside of the Marikana mine of platinum company Lonmin happened on August 16, 2012, almost two decades after Nelson Mandela's "Rainbow Nation" exchanged white-minority rule for multi-racial democracy.

Eight more girls abducted in Nigeria Posted: 06 May 2014 05:51 AM PDT Gunmen kidnapped the girls from a northeast village overnight, reports detailed Tuesday.

U.S., Singapore reach agreement on tax evasion: U.S. Treasury Posted: 06 May 2014 06:08 AM PDT WASHINGTON/SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore has reached a tax information-sharing agreement with the United States under a new law meant to combat offshore tax dodging by Americans, a U.S. Treasury Department spokeswoman said on Monday. The deal, which was expected for more than a year, will make it much easier for institutions in one of Asia's biggest wealth management centers to comply with U.S. rules, and puts it ahead of rival Hong Kong which is yet to finalize a deal. Set to take effect on July 1, the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act of 2010 (FATCA) will require foreign banks, investment funds and insurers to hand over information to the U.S. Internal Revenue Service about accounts with more than $50,000 held by Americans. Foreign firms that do not comply face a 30 percent withholding tax on their U.S. investment income and could effectively be frozen out of U.S. capital markets.

Reclusive German art collector Gurlitt dies at 81 Posted: 06 May 2014 10:48 AM PDT BERLIN (AP) — Cornelius Gurlitt's long-secret hoard of 1,280 major artworks set off an international uproar last year over the fate of art looted by the Nazis. Now his death has triggered a new round of speculation over who will eventually own his unparalleled collection.

My spring break with Big Liquor Posted: 06 May 2014 04:38 AM PDT Yahoo News spends five rowdy days on the American Whiskey Trail.

Saudi Arabia: al Qaeda cell plotting attacks uncovered Posted: 06 May 2014 10:10 AM PDT Saudi Arabia said on Tuesday it had uncovered an al Qaeda militant group with links to "extremist elements" in Syria and Yemen that had been plotting to assassinate officials and attack government and foreign targets.

Accused Boston bomber's lawyers seek privacy for family meetings Posted: 06 May 2014 06:52 AM PDT Defense attorneys for accused Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev called on a federal judge late Monday to block law enforcement agents from monitoring jailhouse meetings between the suspect, his attorneys and his sisters. "Only real time monitoring of social visitors' conversations with Tsarnaev by someone familiar generally with terrorist tradecraft and specifically with the facts of this case can ensure that those conversations are not being used as a vehicle to convey forbidding messages," they argued in a prior court filing.

34 reported dead in Ukraine Posted: 06 May 2014 04:30 AM PDT Thirty pro-Russia insurgents and four government troops have been killed during operations to expunge anti-government forces around a key eastern city, Ukraine's interior minister reported Tuesday.

Pistorius trial: Neighbor describes ‘desperate’ cries, athlete's state Posted: 06 May 2014 02:23 AM PDT The athlete's neighbor on Tuesday testified that he heard a man crying loudly and that he called the security of the housing estate for help.

Nigerian teen describes kidnap that's left at least 276 still missing Posted: 06 May 2014 03:27 PM PDT LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — The girls in the school dorm heard the sound of gunshots from a nearby town. So when armed men in uniforms burst in and promised to rescue them, at first they were relieved.

White House to unveil dire climate warning Posted: 06 May 2014 12:06 PM PDT Some environmental and public health groups expect the report to be a "game changer."

Ukraine says 30 pro-Russian insurgents killed Posted: 06 May 2014 01:48 AM PDT Ukraine's Interior Minister said Tuesday that 30 pro-Russian insurgents were killed during operations to expunge anti-government forces in and near a city in the east, while the Kiev authorities attempted to reassert control over the southern region of Odessa by appointing a new governor there.

FAA: Data from U-2 spy plane caused LAX computer issue Posted: 05 May 2014 06:04 PM PDT LOS ANGELES (AP) — The primary air traffic control system around Los Angeles shut down last week because data from the a U-2 spy plane's flight plan confused software that helps track and route aircraft around the region, the Federal Aviation Administration said Monday.

Vatican: 848 priests defrocked for abuse since '04 Posted: 06 May 2014 04:10 PM PDT GENEVA (AP) — The Vatican revealed Tuesday that over the past decade, it has defrocked 848 priests who raped or molested children and sanctioned another 2,572 with lesser penalties, providing the first ever breakdown of how it handled the more than 3,400 cases of abuse reported to the Holy See since 2004.

China's Alibaba Group aiming to raise $1B in IPO Posted: 06 May 2014 04:22 PM PDT SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Alibaba Group, China's leading e-commerce company, is dangling a deal that could turn into one of the biggest IPOs in U.S. history.

Tea party vs GOP Establishment in NC, elsewhere Posted: 06 May 2014 03:08 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — North Carolina Republicans sorted through their choices to challenge Democratic Sen. Kay Hagan on Tuesday, and Speaker John Boehner sought re-nomination to Congress from Ohio, first in a springtime spate of primaries pitting the GOP establishment against tea party challengers.

Ukraine tightens cordon around rebellious city Posted: 06 May 2014 02:23 PM PDT DONETSK, Ukraine (AP) — A pro-Russia militia holding an eastern Ukrainian city came under further pressure Tuesday from advancing government troops, but militants acted with impunity elsewhere in the turbulent region.

Monica Lewinsky speaks out on affair with Clinton Posted: 06 May 2014 12:53 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — Monica Lewinsky says there's no question her boss — Bill Clinton — "took advantage" of her when he was president.

Water flows uphill? Maybe, in California drought Posted: 06 May 2014 02:40 PM PDT SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Water has flowed from Northern California's snow-capped peaks to the south's parched cities ever since the California Aqueduct was built in the 1960s. Now, amid one of the worst droughts in history, state officials are considering an audacious plan to send some of the water back uphill.

Civilian diver dies in South Korea ferry searches Posted: 05 May 2014 08:04 PM PDT SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A civilian diver involved in searches for dozens of missing people from the South Korean ferry disaster died Tuesday, as other divers helped by better weather and easing ocean currents were picking up efforts to retrieve more bodies from the sunken ship.

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