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| Secret Spaceplane, Mystery Mission Monday, Apr 07, 2014 02:45 AM PDT  Nearly 500 days into its mission, the Pentagon still won't say what its drone space shuttle is doing in orbit, or when it might come back. Full Story | Top |
| Katie Couric LBJ daughters civil rights interview Monday, Apr 07, 2014 03:00 AM PDT Former President Lyndon B. Johnson's daughters reflected on what their father would think of gay marriage, how his legacy was tarnished by a war that broke his heart, and what it was like to honeymoon with the Secret Service in tow in an exclusive interview with Yahoo Global News Anchor Katie Couric. Full Story | Top |
| US Navy 'game-changer': converting seawater into fuel Monday, Apr 07, 2014 08:05 AM PDT  The US Navy believes it has finally worked out the solution to a problem that has intrigued scientists for decades: how to take seawater and use it as fuel. The development of a liquid hydrocarbon fuel is being hailed as "a game-changer" because it would signficantly shorten the supply chain, a weak link that makes any force easier to attack. The US has a fleet of 15 military oil tankers, and only aircraft carriers and some submarines are equipped with nuclear propulsion. Vice Admiral Philip Cullom declared: "It's a huge milestone for us." Full Story | Top |
| Possible signals from lost jet's black boxes heard Monday, Apr 07, 2014 04:23 AM PDT PERTH, Australia (AP) — Underwater sounds detected by a ship searching the southern Indian Ocean for the missing Malaysia Airlines jet are consistent with the pings from aircraft black boxes, an Australian official said Monday, dubbing it "a most promising lead" in the monthlong hunt for the vanished plane. Full Story | Top |
| Wild weather for baby Prince George's first tour Monday, Apr 07, 2014 03:33 AM PDT  Britain's baby Prince George embarked Monday on his first official tour, visiting New Zealand with parents William and Kate, but the eight-month-old missed the famed Maori welcome after being whisked indoors amid wild weather. Strong winds, rain and poor visibility greeted the royals in Wellington at the start of a three-week visit to New Zealand and Australia that marks the beginning of a lifetime of regal duties for the pint-sized prince. Kate wore a buttoned-up red coat by designer Catherine Walker, adorned with a silver fern brooch that was a gift to Queen Elizabeth II when she visited New Zealand in 1953. "I don't think their enthusiasm for coming to New Zealand has been dampened at all by the fact that we all got wet today on the tarmac," Key told reporters. Full Story | Top |
| Supreme Court declines free speech, gay marriage case Monday, Apr 07, 2014 07:37 AM PDT  By Lawrence Hurley WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to consider whether a New Mexico photography company had free speech grounds to refuse to shoot the commitment ceremony of a same-sex couple. The court's refusal to intervene means an August 2013 New Mexico Supreme Court decision against the company remains intact. Albuquerque-based Elane Photography had said its free speech rights under the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution should be a valid defense to the state's finding that it violated the New Mexico Human Rights Act. The company's owners, Elaine and Jonathan Huguenin, are Christians who oppose gay marriage. Full Story | Top |
| New video aims to scare the bejesus out of texting drivers Monday, Apr 07, 2014 08:09 AM PDT If you text and drive, you'll pay a fine. And that's if you're lucky. Full Story | Top |
| Obama Isn't Deporting 'Gangbanger' Immigrants, But Ones Who Run Red Lights Monday, Apr 07, 2014 08:30 AM PDT  Despite President Obama's expressed commitment to deporting only "gang bangers" and criminals, an investigation by The New York Times found that two-thirds of undocumented immigrants who were deported had committed only minor crimes like traffic offenses. While Obama has suggested his administration is just going after bad guys — and anti-immigration conservatives like Steve King have claimed that for every undocumented good student there are 100 drug mules — the reality is that only 20 percent of the administration's 2 million deportees committed serious crimes. The Times found that approximately 394,000 of the Obama administration's 2 million deportees committed serious crimes like drug offenses. Two-thirds of those individuals had committed minor infractions, including traffic violations — from driving under the influence to running a red or yellow light — or didn't have criminal records. Full Story | Top |
| Ted Kennedy Jr. to run for Connecticut Senate Monday, Apr 07, 2014 11:16 AM PDT  NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) — Ted Kennedy Jr. is planning to run for the state Senate in Connecticut in his first bid for public office, two people briefed on the decision told The Associated Press on Monday. Full Story | Top |
| 2 new pings sound 'just like' black box beacons Monday, Apr 07, 2014 07:26 AM PDT  PERTH, Australia (AP) — An Australian ship detected two distinct, long-lasting sounds underwater that are consistent with the pings from aircraft black boxes in a major break in the monthlong hunt for the missing Malaysia Airlines jet, the search coordinator said Monday. Full Story | Top |
| Obamacare 'accomplishing goal': Gallup poll Monday, Apr 07, 2014 04:09 PM PDT  By Curtis Skinner NEW YORK (Reuters) - The percentage of Americans without health insurance dipped to its lowest in nearly six years due in part to U.S. President Barack Obama's healthcare reform law, commonly known as Obamacare, according to a Gallup poll released on Monday. Some 15.6 percent of Americans lacked health insurance in the first three months of 2014, down from a high of 18 percent in late 2013, according to the Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index survey. "'Obamacare' appears to be accomplishing its goal of increasing the percentage of Americans with health insurance coverage," the report said. Black and low-income Americans saw some of the most pronounced drops in the uninsured rate, with declines of more than 3 percentage points. Full Story | Top |
| Pace of presidential prep picks up Monday, Apr 07, 2014 12:33 PM PDT  WASHINGTON (AP) — Just about everyone thinking about running for president is kicking it into gear now, slowpokes included. Full Story | Top |
| In Pakistan, giant poster of a child looks up at drone operators Monday, Apr 07, 2014 11:19 AM PDT  In an attempt to put a face on the civilian victims of drone strikes, a group of artists recently installed a massive portrait of a girl facing up from a field in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa region. Full Story | Top |
| Katie Couric interviews Bryan Cranston Monday, Apr 07, 2014 01:49 AM PDT Katie Couric interviews Bryan Cranston about LBJ. Full Story | Top |
| China gives US defence chief a tour of its aircraft carrier Monday, Apr 07, 2014 09:45 AM PDT  US Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel got a first-hand look at China's new aircraft carrier on Monday as Beijing offered an unprecedented glimpse into its growing military clout. Hagel praised the ship tour as a promising step forward for a fledgling US dialogue with the often secretive People's Liberation Army (PLA), but the two sides remained deeply divided on cyber-spying and regional territorial disputes. "He understands how significant it was for the PLA to grant his request for a tour, and he was impressed by the professionalism of the officers and crew," Pentagon press secretary Rear Admiral John Kirby said. Hagel's two-hour visit to the carrier in the port city of Qingdao kicked off a three-day trip to China, and officials said he was the first foreigner allowed aboard the vessel by the PLA. Full Story | Top |
| Garden of dreams: Tour the White House garden with the first lady’s food guru Monday, Apr 07, 2014 05:03 AM PDT White House food policy adviser Sam Kass on school lunches and the kitchen garden Full Story | Top |
| Obama: Students need help to get 'in-demand jobs' Monday, Apr 07, 2014 10:22 AM PDT  BLADENSBURG, Md. (AP) — President Barack Obama on Monday announced more than $100 million in grants for two dozen schools across the country that are helping students gain work experience for what he called the "in-demand jobs of the future." Full Story | Top |
| End of Windows XP support spells trouble for some Monday, Apr 07, 2014 02:47 PM PDT  NEW YORK (AP) — Microsoft will end support for the persistently popular Windows XP on Tuesday, and the move could put everything from the operations of heavy industry to the identities of everyday people in danger. Full Story | Top |
| AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL: Muslims, Presbyterians amicably resolve Easter egg crisis Sunday, Apr 06, 2014 10:20 PM PDT A display of impressive common humanity and even more impressive common sense broke out over the weekend in Dearborn, Mich. after Muslim parent Majed Moughni complained about flyers handed out at public schools advertising an "Eggstravaganza!" Easter egg hunt to be held at a Presbyterian church. According to The Arab American News, a local bilingual newspaper, the Detroit Free Press first reported that Muslim parents — plural — were upset about the flyer advertising an Easter egg hunt at the church. (RELATED: Now Muslim parents are complaining about flyers for Easter egg hunts) On Sunday morning, Muslim leaders in the Muslim community stood together in solidarity in front of the Cherry Hill Presbyterian Church in Dearborn. Full Story | Top |
| Pro-Moscow protesters seize arms, declare republic; Kiev fears invasion Monday, Apr 07, 2014 02:09 PM PDT By Richard Balmforth and Lina Kushch KIEV/DONETSK, Ukraine (Reuters) - Pro-Moscow protesters in eastern Ukraine seized arms in one city and declared a separatist republic in another, in moves Kiev described on Monday as part of a Russian-orchestrated plan to justify an invasion to dismember the country. Kiev said the overnight seizure of public buildings in three cities in eastern Ukraine's mainly Russian-speaking industrial heartland were a replay of events in Crimea, the Black Sea peninsula Moscow seized and annexed last month. "An anti-Ukrainian plan is being put into operation ... under which foreign troops will cross the border and seize the territory of the country," Prime Minister Arseny Yatseniuk said in public remarks to his cabinet. "We will not allow this." Pro-Russian protesters seized official buildings in the eastern cities of Kharkiv, Luhansk and Donetsk on Sunday night, demanding that referendums be held on whether to join Russia like the one that preceded Moscow's takeover of Crimea. Full Story | Top |
| The Brain Trusts Behind the 2016 GOP Hopefuls Monday, Apr 07, 2014 12:00 PM PDT  At the very same time they're lining up financial support, a handful of Republican presidential hopefuls are also fine-tuning their positions on a wide range of domestic, economic and foreign policy issues ... Full Story | Top |
| How Putin is losing in Crimea: A reality check Monday, Apr 07, 2014 01:35 PM PDT  A funny thing happened on March 21: Russia lost a war and virtually no one noticed. Full Story | Top |
| Ping discovery prompts new phase in plane search Monday, Apr 07, 2014 07:26 AM PDT PERTH, Australia (AP) — Searchers looking for the missing Malaysia Airlines plane have discovered signals consistent with those emitted by black boxes in the Indian Ocean, but they may still be a long way from finding the first piece of wreckage. Here's a look at what they've accomplished, and what remains to be done: Full Story | Top |
| Another jet-search unknown: How much it's costing Monday, Apr 07, 2014 06:58 AM PDT  BANGKOK (AP) — It's not a question most governments involved in the hunt for the Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 care to answer: How much has the far-flung, month-long search cost? Full Story | Top |
| At 21, recovering heroin addict starts over Monday, Apr 07, 2014 12:54 PM PDT  AURORA, Ill. (AP) — Just out of Cook County Jail after being arrested with 15 bags of heroin, Cody Lewis had all of $11 in his pocket. But not for long. Full Story | Top |
| Drug boat found in California near popular Malibu-area beach Monday, Apr 07, 2014 05:32 PM PDT  By Dana Feldman LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A drug smuggling boat loaded with roughly a ton of marijuana was found beached on Monday in California near a popular Malibu-area surfing spot, and three people located nearby were detained for questioning, a Los Angeles County sheriff's spokesman said. The so-called panga boat was found at the Leo Carrillo beach, which is popular among local surfers, and was loaded with bundles of marijuana, said Deputy Joseph Baclawski of the Los Angeles sheriff department's special enforcement bureau. "Two thousand pounds (910 kg) is about all these pangas can fit." The past four years have seen an upswing in drug arrests along the Southern California coastline involving the deep V-bottom pangas, although it is rare to find a beached boat loaded with drugs on a popular beach during daylight hours, Baclawski said. Full Story | Top |
| U.S. presses on with Mideast talks rescue attempt Monday, Apr 07, 2014 03:56 AM PDT  By Jeffrey Heller JERUSALEM (Reuters) - U.S. efforts to save Middle East peace talks from collapse showed little sign of progress on Monday amid threats from Israel to retaliate for what it saw as unilateral Palestinian moves towards statehood. The U.S.-brokered negotiations plunged into crisis last week after Israel, demanding a Palestinian commitment to continue talking after the end of the month, failed to carry out a promised release of about two dozen Palestinian prisoners. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas responded by signing 15 global treaties, including the Geneva Conventions on the conduct of war and occupations, on behalf of the State of Palestine, a defiant move that surprised Washington and angered Israel. The wrangling attracted little interest on the streets, where both Israeli and Palestinians have become inured to decades of conflict and deadlock. Full Story | Top |
| Army: Fort Hood suspect had requested leave Monday, Apr 07, 2014 03:49 PM PDT FORT HOOD, Texas (AP) — Investigators say the rampage that left three dead and 16 wounded last week at Fort Hood was related to the shooter's request for leave from the Army post. Full Story | Top |
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