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| Evacuations ordered ahead of Calif. storm Thursday, Feb 27, 2014 03:42 PM PST  Communities near areas scarred by wildfires now at risk of flooding and mud flows. Full Story | Top |
| New Jersey's Christie allies joke about another traffic jam: documents Thursday, Feb 27, 2014 06:46 PM PST  By Edith Honan NEW YORK (Reuters) - Two people at the heart of a traffic scandal dogging New Jersey Governor Chris Christie joked weeks earlier about causing traffic problems in front of the home of a rabbi, documents released on Thursday show. Christie's former deputy chief of staff Bridget Anne Kelly and David Wildstein, an ally to the governor at the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, lost their jobs over their involvement in the "Bridgegate" scandal last September that is threatening Christie's White House aspirations. Documents released by Wildstein to a state legislative committee probing the incident, in which lanes were shut near the busy George Washington Bridge, causing a huge traffic jam, reveal that on August 19 he and Kelly discussed another traffic scheme. "Flights to Tel Aviv all mysteriously delayed," Wildstein wrote in reply. Full Story | Top |
| S. Korea calls North missile tests calculated provocation Thursday, Feb 27, 2014 08:13 PM PST  South Korea on Friday labelled North Korea's test firing of four short-range missiles a calculated, provocative act timed to coincide with South-US joint military exercises. North Korea test-fired the missiles into the Sea of Japan on Thursday, three days after the joint drills kicked off in the face of vocal opposition from Pyongyang. "With the exercises underway, we see the firings as a calculated, provocative act," defence ministry spokesman Kim Min-Seok told journalists. Full Story | Top |
| Sen. Cruz won't endorse Cornyn in Texas GOP race Thursday, Feb 27, 2014 02:00 PM PST  WASHINGTON (AP) — The sniping between establishment Republicans and tea partyers resumed Thursday as Texas Sen. Ted Cruz refused to endorse his state's senior senator in next week's Republican primary. Full Story | Top |
| Obama plan aims to improve odds for minority boys Thursday, Feb 27, 2014 03:57 PM PST WASHINGTON (AP) — In strong, often personal terms, President Barack Obama on Thursday called for vigorous efforts to reverse underachievement among young black and Hispanic males. He also cautioned young minority men not to repeat his own youthful mistakes in an unforgiving world. Full Story | Top |
| AP Exclusive: Phone system failure in LAX shooting Thursday, Feb 27, 2014 03:34 PM PST  LOS ANGELES (AP) — A dispatcher at Los Angeles International Airport couldn't immediately send police to a shooting last year because the emergency phone system didn't provide a location, according to an investigation that also found broken panic buttons that are supposed to quickly call for help. Full Story | Top |
| Married man becomes Maronite Catholic priest in US Thursday, Feb 27, 2014 07:29 PM PST  ST. LOUIS (AP) — When Wissam Akiki was ordained as a Maronite Catholic priest Thursday night in St. Louis, he was welcomed by hundreds of supporters, including his wife and daughter. Full Story | Top |
| Mormon church pushes back on planet misconceptions Thursday, Feb 27, 2014 04:04 PM PST  SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Mormon Church is pushing back against the notion that members of the faith are taught they'll get their own planet in the afterlife, a misconception popularized in pop culture most recently by the Broadway show "The Book of Mormon." Full Story | Top |
| Noah's ark project spurred by evolution debate Thursday, Feb 27, 2014 06:34 PM PST  LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — The founder of a Bible-themed museum who recently debated evolution with TV's "Science Guy" Bill Nye said Thursday that the widely watched event helped to boost enthusiasm among followers who invested in a project to build a 510-foot Noah's Ark. Full Story | Top |
| Teen helps scientists study her own rare disease Thursday, Feb 27, 2014 02:37 PM PST  WASHINGTON (AP) — First the teenager survived a rare cancer. Then she wanted to study it, spurring a study that helped scientists find a weird gene flaw that might play a role in how the tumor strikes. Full Story | Top |
| Republican factions split over Arizona bill Thursday, Feb 27, 2014 02:35 PM PST  PHOENIX (AP) — Gov. Jan Brewer's veto of a bill allowing businesses to refuse service to gays exposed a fracture within the Republican Party between social conservatives and the GOP's pro-business wing, a split that Democrats hope to turn into a midterm election campaign issue. Full Story | Top |
| Married man to become Maronite priest in US Thursday, Feb 27, 2014 02:35 PM PST ST. LOUIS (AP) — When Deacon Wissam Akiki is ordained as a Maronite Catholic priest Thursday night in St. Louis, he's expected to have hundreds of supporters there for him, including his wife and daughter. Full Story | Top |
| Russian moves raise stakes in Ukraine conflict Thursday, Feb 27, 2014 03:49 PM PST  SIMFEROPOL, Ukraine (AP) — Masked gunmen stormed parliament in Ukraine's strategic Crimea region Thursday as Russian fighter jets scrambled to patrol borders, the stirrings of a potentially dangerous confrontation reminiscent of Cold War brinksmanship. Full Story | Top |
| Moncrief becomes household name with kitchen catch Thursday, Feb 27, 2014 04:38 PM PST  GOODYEAR, Ariz. (AP) — A catch in the kitchen has made Carlos Moncrief a household name. Full Story | Top |
| Angelina Jolie wows Oscar rehearsal actors Thursday, Feb 27, 2014 05:23 PM PST  LOS ANGELES (AP) — To the world, she's a humanitarian, superstar actress and half of Hollywood's most glamorous couple. Full Story | Top |
| Biden to Democrats: Don't apologize in 2014 Thursday, Feb 27, 2014 02:40 PM PST  WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Joe Biden on Thursday told Democrats to stop apologizing for their policies and go on offense as party leaders try to overcome pessimism about prospects for the November election. Full Story | Top |
| Lawsuit alleges 'sadistic violence' at sprawling Chicago jail Thursday, Feb 27, 2014 04:48 PM PST  CHICAGO (AP) — Guards at one of the nation's largest jails systematically engage in "sadistic violence and brutality" against inmates, according to a federal class-action lawsuit filed on Thursday. Full Story | Top |
| Apple Maps sends skiers to fed-up homeowner's front door Thursday, Feb 27, 2014 01:06 PM PST  For the past year and a half, a grandmother in rural Pennsylvania has been turning away drivers following directions suggested by Apple Maps to a local ski area. Full Story | Top |
| Egyptian army ridiculed after 'AIDS detector' videos go viral Thursday, Feb 27, 2014 03:57 PM PST  CAIRO (AP) — Egypt's military leaders have come under ridicule after the chief army engineer unveiled what he described as a "miraculous" set of devices that detect and cure AIDS, hepatitis and other viruses. Full Story | Top |
| A way forward for Obama and Boehner? Thursday, Feb 27, 2014 03:12 AM PST  The estranged couple might still salvage their relationship, writes Yahoo's Matt Bai. Full Story | Top |
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