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Ukraine standoff intensifies, Russia says sanctions will 'boomerang' Friday, Mar 07, 2014 02:01 PM PST By Steve Gutterman and Andrew Osborn MOSCOW/SEVASTOPOL, Ukraine (Reuters) - Russia said any U.S. sanctions imposed on Moscow over the crisis in Ukraine will boomerang back on the United States and that Crimea has the right to self-determination as armed men tried to seize another Ukrainian military base on the peninsula. In a telephone conversation with U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov warned against "hasty and reckless steps" that could harm Russian-American relations, the foreign ministry said on Friday. It was the second tense, high-level exchange between the former Cold War foes in 24 hours over the pro-Russian takeover of Ukraine's Crimean peninsula. Russian President Vladimir Putin said after an hour-long call with U.S. President Barack Obama that their positions on the former Soviet republic were still far apart. Full Story | Top |
Meet the Volunteers Willing to Go to Mars and Never Come Back Friday, Mar 07, 2014 11:17 AM PST Over 200,000 people have applied to take a one-way trip to Mars. A new digital short interviews five of those prospective Mars astronauts to find out who they are and why they would want to become a part of history. "Mars One Way" documents the thought process of Cody Reeder, Casey Hunter, Will Robbins, Katelyn Kane, and Ken Sullivan. The five applicants all come from different backgrounds but have one similarity: they are more curious about life on Mars than attached to their current living situation on Earth. Full Story | Top |
Half of millennials more likely to lean Democratic Friday, Mar 07, 2014 12:51 PM PST ![]() | Top |
Malaysia Airlines says plane missing Friday, Mar 07, 2014 05:34 PM PST ![]() | Top |
Malaysia Airlines hunts for missing plane carrying 239 Friday, Mar 07, 2014 08:19 PM PST ![]() | Top |
China to Russia: You're putting us in a tight spot Friday, Mar 07, 2014 06:17 AM PST But neither has China condemned Russia's actions; "China is uneasy," says Bonnie Glaser, an Asia specialist at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington. "They cannot endorse Russia's actions but they don't want more tensions with Moscow, so they are not emphasizing their differences." It is easy to see why China is so insistent on the principle of non-interference: the government is worried about foreigners meddling in China's own border provinces, such as Tibet and Xinjiang, where Beijing is unsure of local peoples' loyalties. Full Story | Top |
Should Issa lose House panel chairmanship for cutting off Cummings's mic? Friday, Mar 07, 2014 09:05 AM PST Should Rep. Darrell Issa (R) of California lose his committee chairmanship because he cut off the microphone of Rep. Elijah Cummings (D) of Maryland? The Congressional Black Caucus thinks so. The group has written House Speaker John Boehner demanding that Representative Issa be punished for his disrespect of Representative Cummings, who is African-American. Speaker Boehner has already said he thinks Issa was within his rights to do what he did. Full Story | Top |
Parent Trap: Teen Sues Parents for College Tuition Friday, Mar 07, 2014 02:30 AM PST ![]() | Top |
Behind the scenes with Doug Benson on the first talk show for celebrity pot smokers Friday, Mar 07, 2014 11:18 AM PST ![]() | Top |
Chevron pizza 'scandal' isn't one in small town Friday, Mar 07, 2014 08:05 AM PST ![]() | Top |
Perry knocks NY, California at GOP showcase Friday, Mar 07, 2014 09:03 AM PST ![]() | Top |
Iran says Israel fabricated Gaza weapons claim Thursday, Mar 06, 2014 11:25 PM PST ![]() | Top |
10 foods eating into your budget Friday, Mar 07, 2014 04:34 AM PST Blame severe weather, production constraints, and other factors. Full Story | Top |
U.S. job growth offers upbeat sign for weather-beaten economy Friday, Mar 07, 2014 01:39 PM PST By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. job growth accelerated sharply in February despite the icy weather that gripped much of the nation, easing fears of an abrupt economic slowdown and keeping the Federal Reserve on track to continue reducing its monetary stimulus. Employers added 175,000 jobs to their payrolls last month after creating 129,000 new positions in January, the Labor Department said on Friday. The unemployment rate, however, rose to 6.7 percent from a five-year low of 6.6 percent as Americans flooded into the labor market to search for work. "It reinforces the case for the economy being stronger than it's looked for the last couple of months," said Bill Cheney, chief economist at John Hancock Financial Services in Boston. Full Story | Top |
Boehner Rejects Senate Republicans’ Unemployment Fix Friday, Mar 07, 2014 12:47 PM PST ![]() | Top |
Suspected Russian spyware Turla targets Europe, United States Friday, Mar 07, 2014 11:45 AM PST ![]() | Top |
Religious conservatives facing off at conference Friday, Mar 07, 2014 04:56 AM PST ![]() | Top |
Ukraine doesn't keep Obama from Florida vacation Friday, Mar 07, 2014 03:38 PM PST ![]() | Top |
Bill would let Paul run for 2 offices at same time Friday, Mar 07, 2014 02:07 AM PST ![]() | Top |
Inside the war room: Meet the Democrats who are watching every move the GOP makes Friday, Mar 07, 2014 04:09 AM PST A behind-the-scenes tour of the rapid response nerve center at American Bridge PAC Full Story | Top |
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