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• Report details how Oklahoma execution faltered
• Deadly Nigeria bombing bears hallmarks of Islamic extremists
• Seattle mayor proposes phased-in $15 minimum wage
• Remains of Vietnam vet missing since 1980 ignite murder probe
• Explosion kills at least 9 in Nigeria
• Cuba keeps spot on U.S. terror list
• Colombian shaman dismisses role in UK teen's death
• Appeal of cheerleader's suit seen as major test of online speech
• Explosion kills at least 9 in Nigeria
• 3 missing prisoners located after Florida blast
• Matt Bai: The time has come to make you vote
• Ukraine renews military draft as unrest deepens
• Heartbreaking video shows students as ferry sinks
• 55 schools face U.S. federal sex assault probe
• Malaysia releases preliminary report into MH370
• Pro-Russian protesters storm prosecutor's office in Ukraine's Donetsk
• China points to suicide blast in Urumqi attack
• Florida jail blast kills 2, injures 150
• Toronto mayor takes leave of absence
• When the White House hates your tweet
• 100,000 march as Moscow revives May Day tradition
• A race against wind in California wildfire fight
• New video emerges from inside South Korean ferry as ship sank

Report details how Oklahoma execution faltered Posted: 01 May 2014 02:56 PM PDT Convicted killer in botched execution had fought state's new lethal injection cocktail.

Deadly Nigeria bombing bears hallmarks of Islamic extremists Posted: 01 May 2014 04:00 PM PDT ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — A car bomb exploded on a busy road in Nigeria's capital late Thursday, killing at least nine people days before the city is to host a major international economic forum.

Seattle mayor proposes phased-in $15 minimum wage Posted: 01 May 2014 02:36 PM PDT SEATTLE (AP) — Seattle Mayor Ed Murray on Thursday proposed a phased-in increase of the city's minimum wage to $15 an hour over the next seven years — a compromise endorsed by both business and labor.

Remains of Vietnam vet missing since 1980 ignite murder probe Posted: 01 May 2014 01:52 PM PDT RENO, Nev. (AP) — Sheriff's deputies in northern Nevada are investigating the suspected murder of a highly-decorated Vietnam veteran whose remains were found last summer in a septic tank near the historic Comstock mining town of Virginia City nearly 34 years after he disappeared.

Explosion kills at least 9 in Nigeria Posted: 01 May 2014 02:20 PM PDT Second bombing in 3 weeks comes as Islamic extremist network steps up brutal insurgency.

Cuba keeps spot on U.S. terror list Posted: 01 May 2014 01:21 PM PDT By Daniel Trotta HAVANA (Reuters) - Cuba labeled as absurd and manipulative an annual U.S. State Department report that once again designated Cuba as a state sponsor of terrorism, a setback for advocates hoping for a change in Washington's Cuba policy this year. The annual Country Reports on Terrorism issued on Wednesday continued to list Cuba, Iran, Sudan and Syria as countries that have "repeatedly provided support for acts of international terrorism." Cuba has been on the list since 1982. Cuba's Foreign Ministry "energetically rejects the manipulation of a matter as sensitive as international terrorism by turning it into an instrument of policy against Cuba and it demands that our country be definitively excluded from this spurious, unilateral and arbitrary list," the Cuban government said in a statement late on Wednesday. Opponents of Washington's Cold War-era policy on Cuba had hoped it would drop Cuba from the list this year in a sign U.S. President Barack Obama might want to normalize relations with the communist-ruled island 90 miles from Florida.

Colombian shaman dismisses role in UK teen's death Posted: 01 May 2014 03:13 PM PDT BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — A Colombian shaman is showing no remorse and taking no responsibility for the death of a British teenager who drank a hallucinogen during a tribal ritual.

Appeal of cheerleader's suit seen as major test of online speech Posted: 01 May 2014 12:05 PM PDT CINCINNATI (AP) — An appeals court heard arguments Thursday over whether a gossip website should have been immune from a defamation lawsuit brought by a former Cincinnati Bengals cheerleader, a case that Internet giants such as Google and Facebook are watching closely.

Explosion kills at least 9 in Nigeria Posted: 01 May 2014 01:50 PM PDT Second bombing in 3 weeks comes as Islamic extremist network steps up brutal insurgency.

3 missing prisoners located after Florida blast Posted: 01 May 2014 12:36 PM PDT Official says three were unaccounted for in chaos after explosion but didn't escape system.

Matt Bai: The time has come to make you vote Posted: 01 May 2014 02:03 AM PDT Word is that Sean Parker, the 34-year-old Web visionary who built Napster and then helped grow Facebook, is the latest billionaire with an idea to save the political system, or at least a lot of money in search of an idea to save the political system. Parker and other investors are said to be planning a startup aimed at organizing disaffected voters. They've hired some well-connected Washington consultants, because that's what you do when you really want to stick it to the status quo.

Ukraine renews military draft as unrest deepens Posted: 01 May 2014 01:36 PM PDT Move comes after Putin says withdrawal of units fighting insurgents is his "main thing."

Heartbreaking video shows students as ferry sinks Posted: 01 May 2014 09:40 AM PDT Soon after the ferry begins to tilt, nervous laughter can be heard from the high school students huddled below deck. In video clips from the cellphone of a victim of a disaster that has shaken South Korea, the teenagers talk of taking selfies, wonder if they'll make the news and discuss posting about the excitement later on Facebook.

55 schools face U.S. federal sex assault probe Posted: 01 May 2014 12:14 PM PDT The Dept. of Education investigates institutions' handling of sexual abuse complaints.

Malaysia releases preliminary report into MH370 Posted: 01 May 2014 09:18 AM PDT Brief reveals 17-minute lapse between jet's disappearance from radar and ATC's response.

Pro-Russian protesters storm prosecutor's office in Ukraine's Donetsk Posted: 01 May 2014 07:23 AM PDT Pro-Russian protesters stormed the prosecutor's office in the separatist-held city of Donetsk on Thursday, lobbing stones and smashing windows after accusing the office of working for the Western-backed government in Kiev. Donetsk, a city of about 1 million people in Ukraine's industrial east, is at the center of an armed uprising across the steel and coal belt by mainly Russian-speakers threatening to secede from Ukraine. "The prosecutor's office was issuing criminal orders from Kiev against its own people, charging them with separatism and other fake crimes," said one protester, a 43-year-old man from Donetsk who gave his name as Igor. Interfax-Ukraine news agency said the protesters had allowed security officers inside the building to leave, but that some were wounded.

China points to suicide blast in Urumqi attack Posted: 01 May 2014 06:53 AM PDT Chinese authorities said Thursday that two religious extremists carried out a terror attack at a train station in far-western Xinjiang region by detonating explosives, in an apparent suicide bombing that also killed one other person and wounded 79.

Florida jail blast kills 2, injures 150 Posted: 01 May 2014 08:55 AM PDT Three inmates were unaccounted for after explosion on Thursday, police said.

Toronto mayor takes leave of absence Posted: 30 Apr 2014 07:30 PM PDT Rob Ford acknowledges that he has a problem with alcohol and says he will be seeking help.

When the White House hates your tweet Posted: 01 May 2014 03:34 AM PDT For Pres. Obama, reporters' tweets are a kind of early warning system. Find out who sounds the alarm.

100,000 march as Moscow revives May Day tradition Posted: 01 May 2014 02:23 AM PDT It's the first time the parade has been held on Red Square since the fall of the Soviet Union.

A race against wind in California wildfire fight Posted: 01 May 2014 01:42 AM PDT RANCHO CUCAMONGA, Calif. (AP) — Firefighters battling a smoky blaze in the foothills east of Los Angeles hoped to take advantage of a brief respite from the fierce, hot winds that initially pushed the fire into the path of more than 1,500 homes.

New video emerges from inside South Korean ferry as ship sank Posted: 30 Apr 2014 06:34 PM PDT A 15 minute video taken from inside the sinking ferry reveals that the student passengers were instructed to stay inside their cabins even as the ship's captain and crew fled the vessel.

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