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| Vietnam says it cannot find object thought to be jet door Sunday, Mar 09, 2014 07:52 PM PDT  Searchers on ships worked throughout the night but could not find a rectangle object spotted Sunday afternoon that was thought to be one of the doors of a missing Boeing 777. Full Story | Top |
| Pope Francis wants church to study civil unions, Cardinal Dolan says Sunday, Mar 09, 2014 03:31 PM PDT  Pope Francis wants the Catholic Church to study same-sex unions, Cardinal Timothy Dolan said on NBC's "Meet The Press" on Sunday. Full Story | Top |
| Libyan rebels warn of 'war' if navy attacks oil tanker Sunday, Mar 09, 2014 01:22 PM PDT  By Ulf Laessing and Ayman al-Warfalli TRIPOLI/BENGHAZI, Libya (Reuters) - Armed protesters in eastern Libya traded threats with the government on Sunday in a tense stand-off over the unauthorized sale of oil from a rebel-held port. A North Korean-flagged tanker, the Morning Glory, docked on Saturday at the port of Es Sider and local daily al-Wasat said it had loaded $36 million of crude oil. Prime Minister Ali Zeidan has said the military will bomb the 37,000-tonne vessel if it tries to leave. The rebels said any attack on the tanker would be "a declaration of war." The escalating conflict over the country's oil wealth is a sign of mounting chaos in Libya, where the government has failed to rein in fighters who helped oust veteran ruler Muammar Gaddafi in 2011 and who now defy state authority. Full Story | Top |
| Family of Texas man on flight comforted by faith Sunday, Mar 09, 2014 06:41 PM PDT  KELLER, Texas (AP) — The brothers of a North Texas man who was aboard the Malaysia Airlines flight that went missing over the South China Sea said Sunday their family is leaning on faith and holding out hope for good news about the man they last saw about a week ago. Full Story | Top |
| Lack of passport checks expose air security flaw Sunday, Mar 09, 2014 03:15 PM PDT  PARIS (AP) — When you travel, airport security agents may pat you down, inspect your deodorant and scan your body from head to toe. But there's a good chance that no one's checking whether you're using someone's lost or stolen passport. Full Story | Top |
| Putin defends separatist drive in Crimea as legal Sunday, Mar 09, 2014 11:38 AM PDT  KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday defended the separatist drive in the disputed Crimean Peninsula as in keeping with international law, but Ukraine's prime minister vowed not to relinquish "a single centimeter" of his country's territory. Full Story | Top |
| US general's accuser was ambitious soldier too Sunday, Mar 09, 2014 07:51 PM PDT  FORT BRAGG, N.C. (AP) — The Army captain who has accused Brig. Gen. Jeffrey A. Sinclair of sexually assaulting her during their three-year relationship was an ambitious soldier with plans to make the military her career, much like the boss she loved and admired. Full Story | Top |
| Noah, Augustin lead Bulls over Heat 95-88 in OT Sunday, Mar 09, 2014 08:53 PM PDT  CHICAGO (AP) — Joakim Noah and Jimmy Butler understand it. Full Story | Top |
| 'Band of Brothers' vet William Guarnere dies at 90 Sunday, Mar 09, 2014 03:13 PM PDT  PHILADELPHIA (AP) — William "Wild Bill" Guarnere, one of the World War II veterans whose exploits were dramatized in the TV miniseries "Band of Brothers," has died. He was 90 Full Story | Top |
| Stigma hinders efforts to combat leprosy in India Sunday, Mar 09, 2014 03:46 AM PDT  TAHIRPUR, India (AP) — At first, Ashok Yadav ignored the patches of pink skin on his arm. But when pale sores erupted on his body and he lost sensation in his fingertips, a doctor issued the devastating diagnosis: Yadav had leprosy. Full Story | Top |
| 2 dozen injured as California school stage falls Sunday, Mar 09, 2014 06:30 PM PDT  ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Investigators combed through a collapsed theater stage at a Southern California high school Sunday, trying to determine why it buckled during a performance and sent 25 students to the hospital, some with broken bones but most with minor injuries like bruises and scrapes. Full Story | Top |
| Vietnam says it may have found missing jet's door Sunday, Mar 09, 2014 05:55 PM PDT KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Vietnamese aircraft spotted what they suspected was one of the doors of a missing Boeing 777 on Sunday, while questions emerged about how two passengers managed to board the ill-fated aircraft using stolen passports. Full Story | Top |
| Pistorius trial: Stunning testimony in 1st week Sunday, Mar 09, 2014 11:48 AM PDT  PRETORIA, South Africa (AP) — The testimony in the first week of Oscar Pistorius' murder trial was jaw dropping at times, and more riveting evidence is expected as the prosecution seeks to prove beyond reasonable doubt that the double-amputee athlete intentionally shot dead his girlfriend. Full Story | Top |
| AP Interview: Jihadi head says Gaza groups growing Sunday, Mar 09, 2014 03:55 PM PDT  GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — A leader of one of Gaza's secretive jihadi groups says the al-Qaida-inspired movement now has several thousand armed fighters in the seaside strip, posing a formidable threat to both Israel and the area's Hamas rulers. Full Story | Top |
| State oversight may tame California pot shops Sunday, Mar 09, 2014 08:44 AM PDT  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Law and order may soon be coming to the Wild West of weed. Full Story | Top |
| 2 dozen injured as school stage falls Sunday, Mar 09, 2014 01:10 PM PDT ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — A stage at a Southern California high school collapsed during a performance, sending 25 students to the hospital with mainly minor injuries, authorities said. Full Story | Top |
| Merkel raps Putin as Russian forces tighten grip on Crimea Sunday, Mar 09, 2014 12:56 PM PDT  Russian forces' seizure of the Black Sea peninsula has been bloodless but tensions are mounting. Full Story | Top |
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