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| This second grader’s revenge against Common Core math will make your day Sunday, Mar 30, 2014 07:18 AM PDT The litany of frighteningly stupid Common Core math worksheets never ends. Perhaps now, though, kids are starting to fight back in satisfyingly creative ways. Full Story | Top |
| UN science report: Warming worsens security woes Saturday, Mar 29, 2014 11:00 PM PDT  YOKOHAMA, Japan (AP) — In an authoritative report due out Monday a United Nations climate panel for the first time is connecting hotter global temperatures to hotter global tempers. Top scientists are saying that climate change will complicate and worsen existing global security problems, such as civil wars, strife between nations and refugees. Full Story | Top |
| 7.5 quake on California fault could be disastrous Sunday, Mar 30, 2014 12:57 PM PDT LA HABRA, Calif. (AP) — Experts say a bigger earthquake along the lesser-known fault that gave Southern California a moderate shake could do more damage to the region than the long-dreaded "Big One" from the more famous San Andreas Fault. Full Story | Top |
| N. Korea 'will not rule out' a new nuclear test: KCNA Sunday, Mar 30, 2014 12:41 AM PDT  North Korea said Sunday it "will not rule out" a new nuclear test as it defended its recent mid-range missile launch which triggered widespread international condemnation. "(We) will not rule out a new form of a nuclear test aimed at strengthening our nuclear deterrence," Pyongyang's foreign ministry said in a statement carried by the North's state-run KCNA news agency. Pyongyang slammed the UN criticism as "unacceptable", defending the launch as a "self-defensive" act in protest against ongoing Seoul-Washington joint military drills being held in South Korea. Full Story | Top |
| The 'most corrupt town in America' vows to clean up its act Sunday, Mar 30, 2014 08:38 AM PDT  A Florida town some say is the most corrupt in America was spared its spot on the map Friday after two state lawmakers dropped their bid to strip it of its charter. Full Story | Top |
| Jet search effort ramped up; no evidence found Sunday, Mar 30, 2014 06:22 AM PDT PERTH, Australia (AP) — Australia's prime minister said Sunday he was hopeful clues will emerge soon to help find Flight 370 even though searchers again failed to find jet debris, as relatives of Chinese passengers on the plane protested in Malaysia to demand the government apologize over its handling of the search. Full Story | Top |
| Kerry, Russian counterpart meet on Ukraine crisis Sunday, Mar 30, 2014 02:39 PM PDT  PARIS (AP) — Russia on Sunday set out demands for a diplomatic resolution to the crisis in Ukraine, saying the former Soviet republic should be unified in a federation allowing wide autonomy to its various regions as U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov met in Paris in another bid to calm tensions. Full Story | Top |
| Obamacare hits milestone, but detours ahead for health law Sunday, Mar 30, 2014 05:34 AM PDT  By David Morgan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's embattled U.S. healthcare law, having survived a rollout marred by technology failures, reaches a milestone on Monday with the end of its first enrollment wave, and with the administration likely to come close to its goal of signing up 7 million people in private health insurance. But as the White House and its allies declare victory, major hurdles remain. And it will take years to determine whether the law will accomplish its mission of creating stable insurance markets that can help a significant number of America's nearly 50 million uninsured gain health coverage, experts say. Republicans are counting on that uncertainty to play into their strategy for the midterm congressional elections in November. Full Story | Top |
| Israel hands Palestinians proposal to extend peace talks Sunday, Mar 30, 2014 09:17 PM PDT  Israel has handed the Palestinians a proposal aimed at extending peace talks beyond an April 29 deadline, as efforts to salvage the negotiations came to a head. The fate of the US-brokered peace process could be decided within days, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said earlier, warning that "either the matter will be resolved or it will blow up". Netanyahu's remarks to ministers from his rightwing Likud party came as US officials were working around the clock to prevent a collapse of the negotiations over a dispute about Palestinian prisoners. "In any case, there won't be any deal without Israel knowing clearly what it will get in exchange," Netanyahu said. Full Story | Top |
| Conflict with Russia galvanizes Ukraine's identity Sunday, Mar 30, 2014 04:24 AM PDT KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — He's one of Russia's favorite doctors, the author of books read by parents from Moscow to Siberia. And he lives in eastern Ukraine where the Russian language is dominant and ties to Russia strong. Full Story | Top |
| Kerry, Lavrov seek deal on Ukraine crisis Sunday, Mar 30, 2014 01:51 PM PDT US Secretary of State John Kerry and his Russian counterpart on Sunday huddled once again for tough talks trying to resolve the Ukraine crisis, as Moscow urged Kiev to become a neutral, federal state. The latest bid to resolve the worst East-West standoff in the post-Cold War era comes after Russian leader Vladimir Putin unexpectedly called US President Barack Obama on Friday asking to pursue a diplomatic solution. Washington and its allies have imposed a slew of stinging sanctions on Moscow after it annexed Crimea and massed thousands of troops on the borders of eastern Ukraine. The two men met in the lavish residence of the Russian ambassador to France seeking to hammer out a plan to end the crisis sparked after the pro-Kremlin regime in Kiev fell in February. Full Story | Top |
| Monkeys Run This Town Sunday, Mar 30, 2014 10:51 AM PDT DELHI, India – In most American cities, seeing real-life monkeys usually involves a visit to the zoo. In Delhi, the monkeys come to you. "They're everywhere," one angry neighborhood resident explains. "My kids can't even play outside because there's so … Continue reading → Full Story | Top |
| Australia hopeful as more items pulled from sea Sunday, Mar 30, 2014 03:49 AM PDT  PERTH, Australia (AP) — Australia's prime minister said Sunday that he was hopeful a clue will emerge soon to narrow the hunt for Flight 370, as relatives of Chinese passengers on the plane protested in Malaysia to demand that the government apologize for its handling of the search for the jet. Full Story | Top |
| Thousands in Taiwan protest China trade deal Sunday, Mar 30, 2014 05:43 AM PDT TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Hundreds of thousands of demonstrators gathered in the streets around Taiwan's Parliament on Sunday to voice their opposition to a trade pact with China, part of a nearly 2-week-old protest that is challenging the president's policy of moving the democratic island economically closer to China. Full Story | Top |
| US, Russia talks fail to end Ukraine deadlock Sunday, Mar 30, 2014 05:57 PM PDT  PARIS (AP) — The United States and Russia agreed Sunday that the crisis in Ukraine requires a diplomatic resolution, but four hours of talks between U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov failed to break a tense East-West deadlock over how to proceed. Full Story | Top |
| Black box detector to join Malaysian jet search Saturday, Mar 29, 2014 09:47 PM PDT PERTH, Australia (AP) — A warship with an aircraft black box detector was set to depart Australia on Sunday to join the search for the missing Malaysian jetliner, a day after ships plucked objects from the Indian Ocean to determine whether they were related to the missing plane. None were confirmed to be from the plane, leaving searchers with no sign of the jet more than three weeks after it disappeared. Full Story | Top |
| Meet the Inspiration for Oprah’s New Tea Sunday, Mar 30, 2014 09:20 AM PDT Mumbai – It could be biggest thing since morning coffee. Oprah Winfrey and Starbucks are spending millions to launch Oprah's own brand of Indian-style chai tea. In a video she released to promote the brand, Oprah describes her first experience … Continue reading → Full Story | Top |
| Brazil police push into Rio de Janeiro slums Sunday, Mar 30, 2014 12:27 PM PDT  RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — More than 1,400 police officers and Brazilian Marines rolled into a massive complex of slums near Rio de Janeiro's international airport before dawn Sunday in the latest security push ahead of this year's World Cup. Full Story | Top |
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