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| Woman who threw shoe at Hillary Clinton released from jail Friday, Apr 11, 2014 02:19 PM PDT  (Reuters) - A woman who threw a shoe at Hillary Clinton as the former U.S. secretary of state was delivering a speech in Las Vegas has been released from jail, and faces possible charges after her arrest for disorderly conduct, officials said on Friday. Alison Michelle Ernst, 36, was released on her own recognizance just before midnight on Thursday, said Tess Driver, a spokeswoman for the Clark County District Attorney's Office. Clinton was giving a speech on Thursday at the Mandalay Bay hotel in Las Vegas when a protester who was not a ticketed guest and was being approached by Secret Service agents threw a shoe at her, said Secret Service spokesman George Ogilvie Video news footage showed Clinton, 66, a potential 2016 Democratic presidential candidate, move to crouch as a flying object flew past her on stage. Full Story | Top |
| Shoe thrown at Hillary Clinton during speech Friday, Apr 11, 2014 08:05 AM PDT  LAS VEGAS (AP) — Hillary Rodham Clinton ducked a thrown shoe, expressed surprise, cracked a couple of jokes that drew applause and continued her keynote speech on stage in front of a Las Vegas convention audience. Full Story | Top |
| U.S. says G7 backs more sanctions if Russia escalates Ukraine crisis Friday, Apr 11, 2014 04:46 PM PDT  A group of the world's leading rich nations will support increasing sanctions against Russia if Moscow escalates the crisis in Ukraine, U.S. Treasury Secretary Jack Lew said on Friday. "There is broad and strong unity within the G7 on increasing sanctions and costs in response to escalating action from Russia," Lew said at a news conference, referring to the Group of Seven industrial nations. The G7 includes the United States, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan and Great Britain. Top officials from the group met in Washington on Thursday and discussed the situation in Ukraine at length, Lew said. Full Story | Top |
| Ukraine looks to Europe for gas as Russia ups pressure Friday, Apr 11, 2014 05:10 AM PDT  By Natalia Zinets KIEV (Reuters) - Ukraine said on Friday it would turn to Europe for gas and won a promise of help from Brussels after Russia warned it could cut supplies over Kiev's refusal to pay Moscow's "political, uneconomic price" for supplies. Presenting a united front a day after President Vladimir Putin wrote to the European Union warning that its supplies could be disrupted if Ukraine failed to cover its bills, European officials said they had little to fear and would help Ukraine pay. With Russia increasing the pressure on Ukraine's faltering economy, Ukrainian Energy Minister Yuri Prodan told parliament the EU would stand in solidarity with Kiev if Russia reduced supplies, making sure Moscow could not increase flows through alternative pipelines to bypass its neighbour. Full Story | Top |
| Australian PM confident sounds are from Flight 370 Friday, Apr 11, 2014 07:39 AM PDT  PERTH, Australia (AP) — Authorities are confident that signals detected deep in the Indian Ocean are from the missing Malaysian jet's black boxes, Australia's prime minister said Friday, raising hopes they are close to solving one of aviation's most perplexing mysteries. Full Story | Top |
| 'Cherry tree from space' mystery baffles Japan Friday, Apr 11, 2014 01:50 AM PDT  A cosmic mystery is uniting monks and scientists in Japan after a cherry tree grown from a seed that orbited the Earth for eight months bloomed years earlier than expected -- and with very surprising flowers. The four-year-old sapling -- grown from a cherry stone that spent time aboard the International Space Station (ISS) -- burst into blossom on April 1, possibly a full six years ahead of Mother Nature's normal schedule. Its early blooming baffled Buddhist brothers at the ancient temple in central Japan where the tree is growing. The wonder pip was among 265 harvested from the celebrated "Chujo-hime-seigan-zakura" tree, selected as part of a project to gather seeds from different kinds of cherry trees at 14 locations across Japan. Full Story | Top |
| Exclusive: Malaysia starts investigating confused initial response to missing jet Friday, Apr 11, 2014 07:42 AM PDT By Siva Govindasamy and Niluksi Koswanage KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysia's government has begun investigating civil aviation and military authorities to determine why opportunities to identify and track Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 were missed in the chaotic hours after it vanished, two officials said. The preliminary internal enquiries come as tensions mount between civilian and military authorities over who bears most responsibility for the initial confusion and any mistakes that led to a week-long search in the wrong ocean. In an interview with Reuters last weekend, Malaysia Airlines Chief Executive Ahmad Jauhari Yahya said internal enquiries were under way, although he declined to give details. The senior government source said it was aimed at getting a detailed picture of the initial response. Full Story | Top |
| Obamas pay $98,169 in taxes on income of $481,098 Friday, Apr 11, 2014 04:07 PM PDT  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama and Michelle Obama paid $98,169 in taxes on $481,098 in adjusted income last year, tax returns the White House released Friday show. They paid an effective federal income tax rate of 20.4 percent and donated significantly less to charity than they did the year before. Full Story | Top |
| Feds issue warning: Hackers trying to exploit 'Heartbleed' bug Friday, Apr 11, 2014 02:59 PM PDT  Hackers are targeting vulnerable networks in an attempt to exploit the "Heartbleed" bug, the U.S. Government warned on Friday. Full Story | Top |
| Researchers See if Google Glass Can Help Parkinson's Patients Friday, Apr 11, 2014 07:32 AM PDT  Patients Hope it Will Help Monitor Symptoms and Allow More Mobility Full Story | Top |
| The Legacy of Obama's Illegal Alien Aunt Friday, Apr 11, 2014 12:00 AM PDT Zeituni Onyango, President Obama's illegal alien aunt, died this week of cancer and other complications. America, however, should be up in arms. Auntie Zeituni is an enduring symbol of all that is wrong with this country's immigration "policy" — or rather, its complete lack of a coherent, enforceable system of laws and rules that puts the national interest first. Like millions of foreign students, business people and tourists to this country, Auntie Zeituni obtained a short-term visitor visa in 2000. Full Story | Top |
| Dreams dashed in fatal college tour bus crash Friday, Apr 11, 2014 07:23 PM PDT  ORLAND, Calif. (AP) — It was a busload of opportunity: young, low-income, motivated students, destined to become the first in their families to go to college, journeying from the concrete sprawl of Los Angeles to a remote redwood campus 650 miles north. Full Story | Top |
| BMW extends recall worldwide to half-million cars Friday, Apr 11, 2014 06:44 AM PDT BERLIN (AP) — German automaker BMW is issuing a worldwide recall of many models of cars with certain six-cylinder gas motors after identifying a problem with a bolt used in the engine. Full Story | Top |
| Walk away from this pulled pork to make it better Friday, Apr 11, 2014 07:58 AM PDT  Here was the problem: I needed dinner ready by 7:15 p.m. But I was going to be out of the house for the two hours before that. Full Story | Top |
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