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| Russian troops take over Ukraine's Crimea region Saturday, Mar 01, 2014 04:38 PM PST  SIMFEROPOL, Ukraine (AP) — Russian troops took over the strategic Crimean peninsula Saturday without firing a shot. The newly installed government in Kiev was powerless to react, and despite calls by U.S. President Barack Obama for Russia to pull back its forces, Western governments had few options to counter Russia's military moves. Full Story | Top |
| Obama in 'direct' confrontation with Putin on Ukraine Saturday, Mar 01, 2014 07:03 PM PST  President Barack Obama told President Vladimir Putin that Russia's dispatch of troops to Ukraine flouted international law and warned he was courting political isolation if the incursion continues. Obama also spelled out the right of the Ukrainian people to chart their own destiny and symbolically began to line up the long-time Western alliance against Russia, calling the leaders of France and Canada. Secretary of State John Kerry also hosted a joint conference call with six other foreign ministers from Europe and Canada as well as EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton and the Japanese envoy to the US "to coordinate on next steps." Obama's 90-minute telephone call with Putin represented the kind of direct confrontation between the men who run the White House and the Kremlin rarely seen since the end of the Cold War. Full Story | Top |
| GOP WOULD BAR POOR FROM HEALTH CARE ALTOGETHER Friday, Feb 28, 2014 09:00 PM PST During a Republican primary debate in the last presidential election cycle, there was a dispiriting moment in which tea party audience members cheered at the idea that a comatose uninsured American -- unable to afford health insurance -- would be left to die. That infamous outburst, among others, has prompted GOP bigwigs to try to cut back on primary season debates, hoping to limit appearances that might expose the party's baser impulses. But that mean-spirited and contemptuous attitude toward the sick is alive and well in the Grand Old Party, as its maniacal (and futile) resistance to Obamacare has made clear. Now, one Republican politician is pushing that callousness to new lows: He wants to bar the uninsured from hospital emergency rooms. Full Story | Top |
| Russia approves use of military in Ukraine Saturday, Mar 01, 2014 10:04 AM PST KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia executed a de facto military takeover of a strategic region in Ukraine as the parliament in Moscow gave President Vladimir Putin a green light Saturday to proceed to protect Russian interests. The newly installed government in Kiev was powerless to react to the swift takeover of Crimea by Russian troops already in Ukraine and more flown in, aided by pro-Russian Ukrainian groups. Full Story | Top |
| Obama to Russia: There will be 'costs' for Ukraine Saturday, Mar 01, 2014 12:57 AM PST  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is warning Russia "there will be costs" for any military maneuvers it launches in Ukraine, a move U.S. and Ukrainian officials say they believe to be already underway. Full Story | Top |
| Russia executes de facto takeover of Crimea region Saturday, Mar 01, 2014 10:25 AM PST KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia executed a de facto military takeover of a strategic region in Ukraine as the parliament in Moscow gave President Vladimir Putin a green light Saturday to proceed to protect Russian interests. The newly installed government in Kiev was powerless to react to the swift takeover of Crimea by Russian troops already in Ukraine and more flown in, aided by pro-Russian Ukrainian groups. Full Story | Top |
| Lawmakers allow Putin to use military in Ukraine Saturday, Mar 01, 2014 07:40 AM PST  KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia's parliament granted President Vladimir Putin permission to use the country's military in Ukraine and also recommended Saturday that Moscow's ambassador be recalled from Washington over comments made by President Barack Obama. Full Story | Top |
| Crimea's leader cements power, asks Moscow's help Saturday, Mar 01, 2014 05:42 AM PST  KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — The pro-Russian prime minister of Ukraine's Crimea region claimed control of the military and police there Saturday and appealed to Russia's President Vladimir Putin for help in keeping peace, sharpening the discord between the two Slavic neighbor countries. Full Story | Top |
| No longer loyal to Scouts, boys join Trail Life Saturday, Mar 01, 2014 01:35 PM PST  NORTH RICHLAND HILLS, Texas (AP) — Chatting in the living room one night, Ron Orr gave his 15-year-old son Andrew a choice: He could stick with the Boy Scouts of America and his mission to become an Eagle Scout, or he could join Trail Life USA — the new Christian-based alternative that excludes openly gay boys. Full Story | Top |
| China media hurls racist slur at departing US envoy Saturday, Mar 01, 2014 12:38 AM PST  A Chinese state media outlet used a racist slur to criticise departing US ambassador Gary Locke in an insulting commentary which even blamed him for Beijing's notorious pollution. The 64-year-old became the first ethnic Chinese in the post when he was appointed in 2011, going on to gain quasi-celebrity status for his modest style and for drawing attention to China's unhealthy skies. Locke was viewed as a trailblazer in highlighting the PM 2.5 particulate matter carried in the thick blankets of smog pervading China's capital. He presided over the introduction of PM 2.5 monitors at the US embassy and consulates around China, drawing widespread attention to the stubborn problem of pollution. Full Story | Top |
| Washington Dam Has 65-Foot Crack Saturday, Mar 01, 2014 01:02 PM PST  Officials Have Started Emergency Procedures To Stabilize the Dam Full Story | Top |
| Arizona vote moves gay rights into the mainstream Saturday, Mar 01, 2014 07:41 AM PST  Mark this as the week when gay rights – including the push for same-sex marriage – became clearly and perhaps irrevocably mainstream. Forty-five years after the Stonewall riots in Greenwich Village protesting police raids on gay bars, then the first "Gay Pride" marches a few years later – events which shocked many Americans more used to homosexuality remaining in the closet – the movement's newest allies are strictly conventional: Chambers of Commerce, major business groups, and Republican lawmakers. The message from opponents of the bill had been heard loud and clear, and it wasn't just gay rights groups. "Apple, American Airlines, Marriott, and American Express strongly opposed the legislation, saying it would be bad for business. Full Story | Top |
| UN Security Council to hold emergency talks on Ukraine Saturday, Mar 01, 2014 08:40 AM PST  United Nations (United States) (AFP) - The UN Security Council will meet Saturday for a second round of emergency consultations, officials said, after Russia's parliament approved the deployment of troops to Ukraine. The announcement came just hours after Russian leader Vladimir Putin won approval from lawmakers to send Russian troops into Ukrainian territory. Britain's ambassador, Mark Lyall Grant, tweeted that the meeting was called at London's request. The UN envoy to Ukraine, Robert Serry, announced earlier that he was leaving the country because it was impossible to visit Crimea as requested by Secretary General Ban Ki-moon. Full Story | Top |
| California soaked but little drought help, damage Saturday, Mar 01, 2014 10:13 AM PST AZUSA, Calif. (AP) — A storm that brought some of the highest rainfall totals to the Los Angeles area in years, including eight inches on some mountains, was just the beginning of what the region needs to pull out of a major drought. Full Story | Top |
| Obama challenges Congress to help create jobs Saturday, Mar 01, 2014 03:02 AM PST  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is challenging Congress to help him create jobs and rebuild the nation's infrastructure. Full Story | Top |
| McCain: Here’s How to Punish Putin Saturday, Mar 01, 2014 04:06 PM PST  In an exclusive interview, Senator John McCain identifies several ways the U.S. could respond to Vladimir Putin's decision to move Russian troops into Ukraine. Full Story | Top |
| Putin to Obama: Russia ready to protect interests in Ukraine Saturday, Mar 01, 2014 03:14 PM PST  Russian President Vladimir Putin told U.S. President Barack Obama that Moscow reserved the right to protect its interests and those of Russian speakers in Ukraine if they come under threat, the Kremlin said. In a statement posted online on Sunday, the Kremlin said Obama had expressed concern about the possibility of Russian military intervention in Ukraine after the upper house of parliament authorized Putin to deploy the military in Ukraine. "In response to the concern shown by Obama ... Putin drew attention to the provocative, criminal actions by ultra-nationalists, in essence encouraged by the current authorities in Kiev," the statement said. It said Putin had underlined that there are "real threats to the life and health" of Russians in Ukraine. Full Story | Top |
| UN chief calls for immediate calm in Ukraine Saturday, Mar 01, 2014 12:20 PM PST United Nations (United States) (AFP) - The UN chief called for immediate calm in Ukraine on Saturday as the Security Council convened an emergency session in New York after Russian lawmakers approved the deployment of troops to the region. Ban Ki-moon will express "grave" concerns directly to Russian leader Vladimir Putin by telephone, his spokesman said, as tensions escalated in Ukraine. "He calls for an immediate restoration of calm and direct dialogue between all concerned to solve the current crisis," UN spokesman Martin Nesirky told reporters in New York. "The secretary general wants to speak to President Putin directly to express his concerns. Full Story | Top |
| Clinton advisers sought to soften her image Saturday, Mar 01, 2014 12:31 AM PST WASHINGTON (AP) — Hillary Rodham Clinton's advisers sought to "humanize" what they saw as her stern, defensive public image during her husband's White House days and as she embarked on her groundbreaking Senate campaign in New York. Full Story | Top |
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