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| Crimean village sharply divided by crisis Monday, Mar 03, 2014 03:26 PM PST  There's little left to the once-secretive community of Novo-Ozerne -- but Russia wants it. Full Story | Top |
| Obama thrust into fabled role as leader of the 'West' Monday, Mar 03, 2014 06:55 PM PST  His first instinct was to pivot to Asia, then Barack Obama was dragged back into the Middle East: now he must play a role born in the Cold War -- leader of the "West." President Vladimir Putin's blunt show of Russian power by sending troops into Crimea, presents the US president with challenges to his personal and political credibility. NATO is also in the spotlight, suddenly facing a Kremlin-engineered threat close to its own borders after years retooling its mission to combat terrorism and more than a decade fighting in Afghanistan. As leader of the alliance's most powerful member and effective guarantor of a weakened Europe's security, it falls to Obama to lead the West's response. Full Story | Top |
| Potential jurors face bin Laden's son-in-law at NYC trial Monday, Mar 03, 2014 03:52 PM PST  NEW YORK (AP) — Osama bin Laden's son-in-law was introduced to prospective jurors on Monday at the start of his trial on charges that he conspired to kill Americans and support terrorists in his role as al-Qaida's spokesman after the Sept. 11 attacks. Full Story | Top |
| 10 Things to Know for Tuesday Monday, Mar 03, 2014 06:01 PM PST  Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about Tuesday: Full Story | Top |
| Obama's 2015 budget appeals to Democrats Monday, Mar 03, 2014 05:02 PM PST  WASHINGTON (AP) — Striving for unity among Democrats rather than compromise with Republicans, President Barack Obama will unveil an election-year budget on Tuesday that drops earlier proposals to cut future Social Security benefits and seeks new money for infrastructure, education and job training. Full Story | Top |
| Obama: Tough choices nearing in Mideast talks Monday, Mar 03, 2014 01:08 PM PST  WASHINGTON (AP) — Seeking to salvage an elusive Middle East peace plan, President Barack Obama pressed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Monday to make the "tough decisions" needed to move forward on talks with the Palestinians. Full Story | Top |
| Harsh US winter extends into March Monday, Mar 03, 2014 04:01 PM PST  WASHINGTON (AP) — On the latest snow day in a winter full of them, residents of parts of the South, Mid-Atlantic and Northeast were coping with several inches of snow on top of a layer of slush. Full Story | Top |
| Friends common source of abused prescription meds Monday, Mar 03, 2014 04:10 PM PST CHICAGO (AP) — Most people who abuse addictive prescription painkillers get them for free from friends or relatives, while drug dealers are a relatively uncommon source for those at highest risk for deadly overdoses, a government study found. Full Story | Top |
| Ellen's Oscar celeb selfie a landmark media moment Monday, Mar 03, 2014 03:21 PM PST  NEW YORK (AP) — Ellen DeGeneres' celeb-studded selfie from the most-watched Oscars telecast in a decade was a landmark social media moment at a time online conversation is boosting television viewership and vice versa. Full Story | Top |
| AP source: Jason Collins to get second 10-day deal Monday, Mar 03, 2014 04:36 PM PST  NEW YORK (AP) — Jason Collins spent part of his off day on Sunday shopping at Costco. Full Story | Top |
| History! LeBron nets 61, Heat top Bobcats 124-107 Monday, Mar 03, 2014 08:16 PM PST  MIAMI (AP) — Best player. Best game of his career. Full Story | Top |
| Sunken Great Lakes oil pipeline raises spill fears Monday, Mar 03, 2014 02:50 PM PST  TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — A freshwater channel that separates Michigan's upper and lower peninsulas is a premier Midwestern tourist attraction and a photographer's delight, offering spectacular vistas of two Great Lakes, several islands and one of the world's longest suspension bridges. Full Story | Top |
| Gates back on top of Forbes' billionaire rankings Monday, Mar 03, 2014 03:14 PM PST  NEW YORK (AP) — Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates is back on top of the list of the world's richest people. Full Story | Top |
| Witness at Pistorius trial recalls hearing screams Monday, Mar 03, 2014 12:36 PM PST  PRETORIA, South Africa (AP) — "Bang ... bang, bang, bang." Full Story | Top |
| Cold weather heats up sales for some companies Monday, Mar 03, 2014 03:05 PM PST  NEW YORK (AP) — The harsh winter has been rough for some businesses, but for a lucky few, the frigid weather means more cold, hard cash. Full Story | Top |
| Court skeptical of IQ scores in deciding execution Monday, Mar 03, 2014 12:12 PM PST  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court indicated Monday that states should look beyond an intelligence test score in borderline cases of mental disability to determine whether a death row inmate is eligible to be executed. Full Story | Top |
| Classic Corvettes lifted from sinkhole at Kentucky museum Monday, Mar 03, 2014 04:09 PM PST  Two classic Corvettes re-emerged Monday from a giant sinkhole that gobbled up those and six other prized vehicles still trapped beneath the National Corvette Museum in Kentucky. Full Story | Top |
| Epilepsy group asks gov't to reclassify marijuana, drops warning Monday, Mar 03, 2014 01:48 PM PST  A medical group of epilepsy experts on Monday called on the federal government to reconsider classifying marijuana as a dangerous drug so its impact on seizures can be studied. Full Story | Top |
| Map uses census data to show how baby names spread Monday, Mar 03, 2014 12:36 PM PST  A new interactive graphic shows the ebb and flow of baby name popularity over time. Creator Brian Rowe used census data to show the prevalence of more than 29,000 baby names across the country, state-by-state. Sophia, the No. 1 name for girls, takes off in the late 1990s, with Rhode Island leading the pack in proportion of girls with this name. Other names are newbies: Neveah, which is "heaven" spelled backwards and often tops lists of most-hated baby names, doesn't appear on Census records until 2001. Full Story | Top |
| What's behind Putin’s actions on Ukraine? Monday, Mar 03, 2014 11:57 AM PST  The Russian president has yet to address his nation, so the full calculus behind Moscow's stunning weekend decision to assert its right to use military force "on the territory of Ukraine" remains a matter of guesswork. But judging from officials' public comments and interviews with Kremlin-connected analysts, it appears that Russia sees itself as acting defensively to protect fellow Russians in Crimea, and possibly Russian-speakers in other parts of eastern Ukraine. The threat, in their eyes: a Western-inspired "coup d'état" in Kiev, which brought an illegitimate, minority-backed, and anti-Russian government to power in Ukraine. Ukraine is not only one of Russia's closest neighbors and trade partners, but also a land whose eastern half was part of Moscow-led states for over 300 years. Full Story | Top |
| Sushi and sleep: World's oldest person shares her secrets Monday, Mar 03, 2014 10:19 AM PST  Seeking advice on how to live a long time? You could do a lot worse than Misao Okawa. The Japanese woman will turn 116 on Wednesday. Full Story | Top |
| 3D printer produces custom-fit pacemaker Monday, Mar 03, 2014 10:16 AM PST  Scientists have designed an artificial heart membrane that may one day revolutionize pacemakers. Using a 3D printer, high-resolution images and computer modeling, researchers at the University of Illinois and Washington University created a 3D replica of a rabbit's heart then used it as a template... Full Story | Top |
| Trial to offer rare window into claims against Kansas military school Monday, Mar 03, 2014 10:59 AM PST  WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — For years, a Kansas military boarding school has quietly settled multiple lawsuits alleging cadet abuse outside of courtrooms. Full Story | Top |
| Cruz steering Texas Republicans further right in primary fights Monday, Mar 03, 2014 09:40 AM PST  By Jon Herskovitz and Marice Richter AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - The longest shadow in Tuesday's primary election in Texas is being cast by a politician not even in the running, freshman U.S. Senator Ted Cruz, a Republican. Cruz, just two years into his first major elected office, has arguably become the most loved politician among Republicans in Texas, an incubator for national conservative policies where the party dominates the statehouse and has not lost a statewide race since 1994. Cruz has turned an already right-leaning Texas Republican Party even further to the right, analysts said. "Cruz scared the daylights out of center and center-right conservatives to the extent that they do not feel comfortable enough to run on their true positions and feel compelled to cater to the most conservative elements of the Texas Republican primary electorate," said Mark Jones, a political science professor at Rice University in Houston. Full Story | Top |
| High court to consider cases on teeth-whitening, inmate's facial hair Monday, Mar 03, 2014 12:30 PM PST  WASHINGTON (AP) — Facial hair and teeth-whitening will be getting unusually prominent attention from the Supreme Court. Full Story | Top |
| First lady plans visit to China Monday, Mar 03, 2014 11:22 AM PST  WASHINGTON (AP) — Michelle Obama plans a weeklong solo visit to China this month that includes meetings with China's first lady and high school and university students. Full Story | Top |
| Pistorius trial: Neighbor heard 'bloodcurdling screams' Monday, Mar 03, 2014 12:04 PM PST  South African Paralympian star Oscar Pistorius pleaded not guilty Monday to murdering his girlfriend as his trial opened with a neighbour's account of "bloodcurdling" screams before shots rang out on the night of the killing. Pistorius, whose trial is being broadcast live around the world, faces a life sentence if convicted of the fatal Valentine's Day shooting of model and reality television star Reeva Steenkamp a year ago. After a state prosecutor charged that Pistorius "unlawfully and intentionally did kill" Steenkamp, he entered a plea of "not guilty, my lady". Pistorius, 27, a double amputee sporting hero known as the "Blade Runner" for his carbon-fibre running blades, also pleaded not guilty to three unrelated gun charges. Full Story | Top |
| Another week, another winter storm hits eastern U.S. Monday, Mar 03, 2014 08:07 AM PST  WASHINGTON (AP) — Winter kept its icy hold on much of the country Monday, with snow falling and temperatures dropping as schools and offices closed and people from the South and Mid-Atlantic to Northeast reluctantly waited out another storm indoors. Full Story | Top |
| Obama says Russia on 'wrong side of history' on Ukraine Monday, Mar 03, 2014 04:18 PM PST  Europe and Washington appear to have limited options as Putin flexes his military muscle. Full Story | Top |
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