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Kerry bluntly warns Russia of new sanctions

Posted: 24 Apr 2014 03:46 PM PDT

Secretary of State John Kerry speaks about the situation with Ukraine and Russia from the State Department in Washington, Thursday, April 24, 2014. Kerry is accusing Russia of failing to live up to commitments it made to ease the crisis in Ukraine. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)He says the U.S. will have no choice if Russia fails to de-escalate the crisis in Ukraine.

Nevada rancher stands by racially charged comments

Posted: 24 Apr 2014 12:23 PM PDT

Nevada cattle rancher Cliven Bundy speaks with a supporter (Reuters)Cliven Bundy's musings about slavery have made him a liability for conservative lawmakers.

New Jersey fire burns 300 acres; some let back into homes

Posted: 24 Apr 2014 03:24 PM PDT

Homes damaged by Ocean County forest fireA large brush fire had burned more than 300 acres in central New Jersey, yet some residents are being allowed back into their homes after earlier evacuations.

Ex-Marine convicted of three murders, sentenced to death

Posted: 24 Apr 2014 03:15 PM PDT

FILE - These undated family photos provided by the Zion, Ill., Police department show Krystal Tobias, 9, and Laura Hobbs, 8. Prosecutors have urged a federal jury to impose the death penalty on an ex-Marine who murdered a Navy sailor, saying it's the only adequate punishment for a man who has committed a series of sexually motivated attacks. The jury heard closing arguments Thursday in federal court in Alexandria in the trial of 25-year-old Jorge Torrez. Prosecutor James Trump told jurors that execution is the only adequate punishment for a man who not only murdered Snell but killed two girls in his Illinois hometown. Torrez is charged but has not been convicted in those slayings. (AP Photo/Family photo via the Zion Police Department)Jorge Torrez was sentenced to death Thursday for murdering a fellow service member in 2009, after a federal jury concluded he had been responsible for a series of violent, sexually motivated attacks on women and young girls over the last nine years.

Ukraine military operation kills 5

Posted: 24 Apr 2014 02:07 PM PDT

A woman bandages the head of a pro-Russian activist injured outside the Mariupol town hall, East UkraineRussia launched army drills near the border in response, raising fears its troops would invade.

VIDEO: 'Crabster' underwater robot assists in sunken ferry search

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VIDEO: 'Crabster' underwater robot assists in sunken ferry search

Senate's newest class speaks out on foreign policy

Posted: 24 Apr 2014 01:45 PM PDT

FILE - This April 2, 2014 file photo shows Sen. Kelly Ayotte, R-NH. speaking on Capitol Hill in Washington. Fresh voices in the U.S. Senate are speaking loudly on foreign policy, a new generation of Republicans and Democrats who reflect a war-weary nation cautious about America's next moves. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)New generation of Republicans and Democrats reflect a war-weary nation cautious about America's next moves.

U.S. unwilling to give up Mideast peace process yet

Posted: 24 Apr 2014 03:29 PM PDT

Secretary of State John Kerry addresses a gathering of the Export-Import Bank at the Omni-Shoreham Hotel in Washington, Thursday, April 24, 2014. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)Despite Israel breaking off talks with Palestinian leaders aiming to create a coalition government, Secretary of State John Kerry says the U.S. plans to continue pursuing peace negotiations.

Two in custody at San Diego naval base after alert

Posted: 24 Apr 2014 01:18 PM PDT

Military police stand guard outside Naval Base Point Loma in San Diego as San Diego police officers and federal agents search for former Los Angeles officer Christopher Dorner who police believe is responsible for three murders Thursday Feb. 7, 2013. Thousands of police officers throughout Southern California and Nevada searched for Dorner, who was angry over his firing and began a deadly shooting rampage that he warned in an online posting would target those on the force who wronged him. (AP Photo/Lenny Ignelzi)Two people were taken into custody at a San Diego-area naval base on Thursday after a report of a person with a gun prompted a shelter-in-place warning at the facility, but there were no reports of shots fired or injuries, officials said. Naval Base Point Loma, one of three main U.S. Navy bases in San Diego, went on lockdown and the Naval Criminal Investigative Service and naval security forces responded to the incident, said Navy spokesman Lieutenant Benjamin Addison. A post on the Facebook page for Naval Base San Diego, a separate facility, had warned "all hands" to stay away from Naval Base Point Loma due to a "law enforcement incident." A number of U.S. submarines dock at Naval Base Point Loma, which also has training schools. A representative for the San Diego Police Department could not immediately be reached for comment.

Families of ferry's lost confront SKorea officials

Posted: 24 Apr 2014 10:45 AM PDT

Choi Sang-hwan, South Korean Coast Guard police officer, is surround by relatives of passengers aboard the sunken ferry Sewol in the water off the southern coast as they demand for faster rescue operation, at a port in Jindo, South Korea, Thursday, April 24, 2014. Divers made their way deeper Thursday into the submerged wreck of a ferry that sank more than a week ago as the death toll continues to rise and relatives of the missing passengers pressed the government to finish the grim task of recovery soon. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)Angry relatives of those still missing from the ferry sinking surround officials, demanding answers.

Meet the Banking Caucus, Wall St.'s secret weapon in Washington

Posted: 24 Apr 2014 03:00 AM PDT

Scott GarrettIndustry campaign cash flows to pro-bank activists in Congress, yielding big returns.

Obama breaks promise to commemorate Armenian 'genocide'

Posted: 24 Apr 2014 08:51 AM PDT

Demonstrators attend a torch-bearing march marking the anniversary of the 1915 mass killings of Armenians in the Ottoman Empire, in YerevanThe president in 2008 assured that the word "genocide" would be applied to mass killings of Armenians. Why did he break it (again) this year?

Tornadoes, yes, but earthquakes?

Posted: 24 Apr 2014 08:12 AM PDT

2011 Oklahoma EarthquakeSeries of tremors has Oklahomans wondering if the "Big One" is about to hit.

U.S. journalist released in east Ukraine

Posted: 24 Apr 2014 10:14 AM PDT

In this photo taken on Sunday, April 13, 2014, a U.S. reporter Simon Ostrovsky, right, stands with a Pro-Russian gunman at seized police station in the eastern Ukraine town of Slovyansk. Pro-Russian gunmen in eastern Ukraine admitted on Wednesday April 23, 2014, that they are holding captive American journalist for Vice News Simon Ostrovsky who has not been seen since early Tuesday. Ostrovsky has been covering the crisis in Ukraine for some weeks and was reporting about groups of masked gunmen seizing government buildings in eastern Ukrainian. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)Simon Ostrovsky, an American reporter for VICE News, has been released and is in good condition after being held by pro-Russia insurgents in eastern Ukraine for several days.

Chicago doctor ID'd as Kabul shooting victim

Posted: 24 Apr 2014 04:25 PM PDT

An ambulance leaves Cure Hospital after three foreigners were killed in KabulJerry Umanos was one of three U.S. physicians killed at Afghanistan's Cure International Hospital.

Israel stops peace talks after Palestine-Hamas deal

Posted: 24 Apr 2014 09:35 AM PDT

Palestinian Fatah delegation chief Azzam al-Ahmed (left) celebrates with Hamas prime minister Ismail Haniya after a signing ceremony in Gaza City, on April 23, 2014Ramallah (Palestinian Territories) (AFP) - The Palestinians are considering "all options" in response to Israel's decision to halt peace talks and punish the Palestinian Authority over its unity deal with Hamas, an official said Thursday. "The Palestinian leadership will look into all options to respond to Israeli government decisions against the PA," senior Palestinian official Saeb Erakat told AFP. "The priority now for the Palestinians is reconciliation and national unity," he added. On Wednesday, the Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO) -- internationally recognised as the sole representative of the Palestinian people -- and Islamist rulers of the Gaza Strip Hamas signed a reconciliation agreement.

Tech firms pony up cash to prevent next Heartbleed

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Afghan hospital guard kills 3 American doctors

Posted: 24 Apr 2014 09:45 AM PDT

An Afghan policeman outside the Cure International Hospital in KabulA U.S. nurse was also wounded in the attack at a Kabul hospital, officials said.

Matt Bai: Is Warren really Hillary's nightmare? Hardly

Posted: 24 Apr 2014 02:05 AM PDT

BAI Warren ClintonLet's talk about Elizabeth Warren and her political ambitions. Because, you know, somebody has to.

Obama holds hope for Pacific trade deal

Posted: 24 Apr 2014 07:29 AM PDT

President Barack Obama, left, and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe shake hands at the conclusion of their joint news conference at the Akasaka State Guest House in Tokyo, Thursday, April 24, 2014. Obama said Thursday that he wants to see a dispute between China and Japan over islands in the East China Sea resolved peacefully, while affirming that America's mutual security treaty with Japan applies to the islands. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)The president urges U.S. and Japan to be bold in completing agreement.

Clashes in east Ukraine leave at least 2 dead

Posted: 24 Apr 2014 04:28 AM PDT

Ukrainian security force officers are deployed at a checkpoint set on fire and left by pro-Russian separatists near SlavianskUkrainian government troops moved against pro-Russia forces in the east of the country on Thursday and killed at least two of them in clashes at checkpoints manned by the insurgents, the government and insurgents said. Russian President Vladimir Putin decried what he described as a "punitive operation."

Obama: New sanctions against Russia are 'teed up'

Posted: 23 Apr 2014 10:50 PM PDT

President Barack Obama speaks as he participates in a joint news conference with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at the Akasaka Palace state guest house in Tokyo Thursday, April 24, 2014. Obama says the time is now to resolve issues preventing the conclusion of a major, 12-nation trade agreement. Opening a four-country swing through the Asia-Pacific region, Obama is aiming to promote the U.S. as a committed economic, military and political partner, but the West's dispute with Russia over Ukraine threatens to cast a shadow over the president's sales mission. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)TOKYO (AP) — Warning Russia that new economic sanctions are "teed up," President Barack Obama accused Moscow of failing to live up to an agreement last week to ease tensions in eastern Ukraine.

Classes begin at S. Korean school after ferry disaster

Posted: 23 Apr 2014 11:26 PM PDT

A mourner pays tribute to the victims of the sunken ferry Sewol near condolence flowers during a temporary memorial at the auditorium of the Olympic Memorial Museum in Ansan, south of Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, April 24, 2014. Divers made their way deeper Thursday into the submerged wreck of a ferry that sank more than a week ago as the death toll neared 160 and relatives of the more than 140 still missing pressed the government to finish the grim task of recovery soon. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)ANSAN, South Korea (AP) — Students in the city hit hardest by the South Korean ferry disaster returned to classes Thursday, their school campus a tragic landscape of yellow ribbons, chrysanthemums and photos of classmates and teachers who make up the vast majority of the more than 300 people feared dead.

FDA proposes first regulations for e-cigarettes

Posted: 24 Apr 2014 07:58 AM PDT

FILE - In this Feb. 20, 2014 photo, Talia Eisenberg, co-founder of the Henley Vaporium, uses her vaping device in New York. Soon, the Food and Drug Administration will propose rules for e-cigarettes. The rules will have big implications for a fast-growing industry and its legions of customers. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II, File)The government wants to ban sales to minors and require health warning labels.

Oklahoma court rejects death-row inmates' claims

Posted: 24 Apr 2014 04:21 AM PDT

This photo combo of images provided by the Oklahoma Department of Corrections shows Clayton Lockett, left, and Charles Warner. Lockett and Warner, two death-row inmates who want to know the source of drugs that will be used to execute them, have placed Oklahoma's two highest courts at odds and prompted aggravated members of the Legislature to call for the impeachment of Oklahoma Supreme Court justices. (AP Photo/Oklahoma Department of Corrections)Court says inmates are not entitled to know source of drugs that will be used to kill them.

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