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| Why the flu has hit working-age adults hardest Thursday, Feb 20, 2014 01:05 PM PST  CDC estimates people ages 25 to 64 account for about 60 percent of flu deaths this season. Full Story | Top |
| Dalai Lama joins unlikely panel at conservative think tank Thursday, Feb 20, 2014 03:08 PM PST  The Dalai Lama meets with conservatives in Washington, D.C. to discuss capitalism and the secret of happiness. Full Story | Top |
| Drugs found aboard 'Captain Phillips' ship where two ex-SEALs died Thursday, Feb 20, 2014 05:39 PM PST  NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — Drugs were in the room where two former Navy SEALs were found dead aboard the Maersk Alabama, a ship that was the focus of a 2009 hijacking dramatized in the movie "Captain Phillips," a company spokesman said Thursday. Full Story | Top |
| Fishing rope cut from endangered whale off Georgia Thursday, Feb 20, 2014 05:55 PM PST  SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Wildlife experts cut away more than 280 feet of commercial fishing line being dragged by an endangered right whale off the Georgia coast, though some of the heavy rope had to be left tangled in the whale's mouth, officials said Thursday. Full Story | Top |
| New shoe bomb threat related to al Qaeda Thursday, Feb 20, 2014 01:36 PM PST  Warning to airlines concerns bomb-maker working for Yemen-based affiliate, not Olympics. Full Story | Top |
| Blood and tears on Kiev's Independence Square Thursday, Feb 20, 2014 12:40 PM PST  As fighting rages all around him on Kiev's Independence Square, a volunteer medic tears open a young protester's bloodstained T-shirt and desperately pumps the demonstrators chest as his grey face stares into the sky. Nearby, protesters scream wildly for people to clear a path for a stretcher carrying a man's covered body. It is the deadliest day yet in three months of anti-government protests in Ukraine and Kiev's Independence Square, known as the Maidan, is Ground Zero. Riot police fire salvos of rubber bullets at anti-government protesters who hurl back Molotov cocktails and stones, determined to take back full control of the square, the epicentre of the opposition-led protest movement. Full Story | Top |
| As number of U.S. farms declines, young farmers offer hope Thursday, Feb 20, 2014 07:33 PM PST  Five-year census sees trend toward locally grown foods as good to all of farm country. Full Story | Top |
| Family aims to fund funeral by washing cars, selling BBQ Thursday, Feb 20, 2014 09:38 AM PST  A Texas family is raising money to help pay for a man's funeral costs by offering car washes to people passing by the local AutoZone, KHOU.com reports. The family is also selling barbecue. Full Story | Top |
| Kiev camp medic: 70 new protester deaths Thursday, Feb 20, 2014 12:23 PM PST  Report from opposition doctor puts toll at more than 100 killed in this week's escalating violence. Full Story | Top |
| An army of Ted Cruzes: Long shots take a page from tea party hero Thursday, Feb 20, 2014 09:58 AM PST  Texas Republican Sen. Ted Cruz has inspired a new crop of conservative candidates to run against fellow Republicans. Full Story | Top |
| Entire Iowa town evacuated due to chemical fire Thursday, Feb 20, 2014 09:09 AM PST  NORTHWOOD, Iowa (AP) — Authorities are evacuating residents of a small northern Iowa city where firefighters are battling a chemical fire. Full Story | Top |
| Ex-Navy SEAL found dead on 'Captain Philips' ship Thursday, Feb 20, 2014 07:26 AM PST NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — One of two American security officers found dead off the coast of Africa on the ship from the movie "Captain Phillips" was a former Navy SEAL, according to a service record released to The Associated Press on Thursday. Full Story | Top |
| Gun battle shatters brief Ukraine truce Thursday, Feb 20, 2014 02:14 PM PST  At least 39 new deaths as president is pressured by both visiting EU ministers and his Russian paymasters. Full Story | Top |
| John Kerry finds his calling Thursday, Feb 20, 2014 03:53 AM PST  After losing a presidential bid 10 years ago, he flourishes as the nation's top diplomat. Full Story | Top |
| EU imposes sanctions against Ukrainian leaders Thursday, Feb 20, 2014 10:00 AM PST  The measures are targeted at officials blamed for human rights violations during the crackdown. Full Story | Top |
| Obama reconsiders U.S. military role in Syria Thursday, Feb 20, 2014 03:06 AM PST  A week after saying military action isn't the plan "right now," the president eyes his options and considers the worst foreign policy crisis of his administration. Full Story | Top |
| Fertilizer plant fire forces Iowa city evacuation Thursday, Feb 20, 2014 09:59 AM PST  NORTHWOOD, Iowa (AP) — Authorities ordered the evacuation of an entire northern Iowa city Thursday as firefighters battled a fire at a fertilizer plant. Full Story | Top |
| Meet the nerds who are making life hell for the White House Thursday, Feb 20, 2014 05:59 AM PST  The Congressional Budget Office's reports on the impact of legislation causes headaches for Republicans and Democrats alike. But it also gives both sides ammunition against each other. Full Story | Top |
| Kiev protesters capture 67 police Thursday, Feb 20, 2014 07:39 AM PST  A medic for the protesters occupying the central city says at least 70 protesters have died. Full Story | Top |
| New highly radioactive leak at Japan's Fukushima plant Wednesday, Feb 19, 2014 08:53 PM PST  By Mari Saito TOKYO (Reuters) - The operator of Japan's Fukushima nuclear plant said on Thursday that 100 metric tons of highly contaminated water had leaked out of a tank, the worst incident since last August, when a series of radioactive water leaks sparked international alarm. Tokyo Electric Power Co told reporters the latest leak was unlikely to have reached the ocean. "We are taking various measures, but we apologize for worrying the public with such a leak," said Masayuki Ono, a spokesman for the utility, also known as Tepco. "Water is unlikely to have reached the ocean as there is no drainage in that tank area." Tepco said water overflowed from a large storage tank at the site late on Wednesday after a valve had remained open by mistake and sent too much contaminated water into a separate holding area. Full Story | Top |
| Ticket sold in Calif. wins $425M Powerball jackpot Thursday, Feb 20, 2014 03:13 AM PST  MILPITAS, Calif. (AP) — The lone winning ticket for the $425 million Powerball jackpot was sold at a convenience store in central California, but there was no immediate word on who may have won one of the largest lottery jackpots in U.S. history. Full Story | Top |
| AP reporter witnesses carnage in Ukrainian capital Thursday, Feb 20, 2014 03:00 PM PST  KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — I heard a strange clanking sound this morning in my hotel room overlooking the Ukrainian capital's main square. I carefully opened the balcony door and looked down. A bullet from a sniper rifle was on the floor of the balcony. Full Story | Top |
| 10 Things to Know for Friday Thursday, Feb 20, 2014 06:08 PM PST  Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about Friday: Full Story | Top |
| Obama budget to drop benefit cost-of-living trims Thursday, Feb 20, 2014 05:28 PM PST  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama will propose an election-year budget that would drop reductions he had previously embraced in federal benefits, officials disclosed Thursday. He also will ask Congress to approve about $56 billion in new or expanded programs, stepping back from aggressive efforts to tackle long-term government deficits and debt. Full Story | Top |
| Religious freedom bill riles gay rights supporters Thursday, Feb 20, 2014 06:43 PM PST  PHOENIX (AP) — The Arizona Legislature gave final approval Thursday evening to legislation that allows business owners asserting their religious beliefs to refuse service to gays, drawing backlash from Democrats who called the proposal "state-sanctioned discrimination" and an embarrassment. Full Story | Top |
| Accident rates improving for older drivers Thursday, Feb 20, 2014 04:20 PM PST  WASHINGTON (AP) — Safety researchers expressed concern a decade ago that traffic accidents would increase as the nation's aging population swelled the number of older drivers on the road. Now, they say they've been proved wrong. Full Story | Top |
| NYC Mayor's SUV caught breaking traffic laws Thursday, Feb 20, 2014 06:59 PM PST NEW YORK (AP) — New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio's official vehicles were spotted breaking several traffic laws on Thursday, just two days after he laid out a sweeping traffic safety plan that included harsh restrictions on reckless drivers. Full Story | Top |
| Modern Family star indecently assaulted in Sydney Thursday, Feb 20, 2014 05:27 PM PST  SYDNEY (AP) — Australian police have charged a man with indecently assaulting a star of the hit television comedy "Modern Family," Sarah Hyland, in Sydney. Full Story | Top |
| Pacers swap Granger for Turner on NBA trade day Thursday, Feb 20, 2014 07:21 PM PST  NEW YORK (AP) — The Indiana Pacers decided Evan Turner gave them a better shot against Miami than Danny Granger. Full Story | Top |
| Venezuela opposition denounces 'brutal repression' Thursday, Feb 20, 2014 07:01 PM PST  CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — The Venezuelan military planned to send additional troops to a border region where unrest has been particularly fierce, officials said Thursday, as the government faced growing criticism for its heavy-handed attempt to subdue a protest movement with nighttime sweeps that have turned many parts of the country into dangerous free-fire zones. Full Story | Top |
| Shock persists as southwest Mo. mourns slain girl Thursday, Feb 20, 2014 06:01 PM PST  SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) — Family and friends remembered 10-year-old Hailey Owens as a vivacious spirit — a trusting little girl whose cheery disposition only deepened the heartbreak after police say she was snatched off a southwest Missouri street and killed by an abductor. Full Story | Top |
| NJ police: Ravens' Rice knocked out fiancee Thursday, Feb 20, 2014 04:04 PM PST  ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — A police complaint alleges Baltimore Ravens running back Ray Rice knocked out his fiancee during an argument at an Atlantic City casino. Full Story | Top |
| Russian Sotnikova wins gold, Kim silver Thursday, Feb 20, 2014 01:49 PM PST  SOCHI, Russia (AP) — Russia's cupboard was so bare of world-class female figure skaters that the sport's most dominant nation had to turn to the kids a few years ago. Full Story | Top |
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