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| NYC building explosion leaves 3 dead, 60 injured Wednesday, Mar 12, 2014 06:20 PM PDT An explosion followed by a fire at a pair of apartment buildings in upper Manhattan on Wednesday has left three people dead and at least 60 injured, officials say. Full Story | Top |
| Report: Chinese site may show plane debris images Wednesday, Mar 12, 2014 06:14 PM PDT  BEIJING (AP) — China's official Xinhua News Agency says a government website has images of suspected debris from the missing Malaysia Airlines plane. Full Story | Top |
| Honor student who sued parents returns home Wednesday, Mar 12, 2014 03:01 PM PDT  ROSELAND, N.J. (AP) — The New Jersey honor student who sued to get her parents to support her after she moved out of their home has reunited with them, and the family is now asking for privacy. Full Story | Top |
| Obama's low job approval could cost Dems in midterms, poll shows Wednesday, Mar 12, 2014 06:57 AM PDT  President Barack Obama's low job-approval rating could cost the Democratic Party in midterm elections, a new NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll shows. Full Story | Top |
| Lawyer: Dad doesn't deny tossing toddler in creek Wednesday, Mar 12, 2014 04:27 PM PDT  FREEHOLD, N.J. (AP) — The lawyer for a man charged with killing his 2-year-old daughter by tossing her into a creek while still strapped into her car seat said Wednesday the real question for the jury is not whether he did it but whether he was thinking clearly that night. Full Story | Top |
| Surge in luxury shooting ranges caters to new gun culture Wednesday, Mar 12, 2014 05:32 AM PDT While the $12 million Frisco Gun Club near Dallas bills itself as the "nation's premiere indoor shooting range," it is certainly not alone. In gun-friendly locales from the Rocky Mountains to Miami and Vegas to Virginia, more than a dozen "guntry clubs" have gone into business in the past three years. Full Story | Top |
| Malaysia defends search for missing jet Wednesday, Mar 12, 2014 08:23 AM PDT KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysia defended its handling of the hunt for the missing Boeing 777 on Wednesday but acknowledged it is still unsure which direction the plane was headed when it disappeared, highlighting the massive task facing an international search now in its fifth day. Full Story | Top |
| Fla. House race could be warning for Democrats Wednesday, Mar 12, 2014 08:30 AM PDT  CLEARWATER BEACH, Fla. (AP) — After months of railing against President Barack Obama's health care overhaul, Republicans scored a key victory in a hard-fought congressional race that had been closely watched as a bellwether of midterm elections in November. Full Story | Top |
| Bootlegger to Congress: Meet the man who got members booze during Prohibition Wednesday, Mar 12, 2014 04:35 AM PDT George Cassiday kept alcohol flowing to members of Congress for 10 years and later exposed their hypocrisy Full Story | Top |
| Cold War kids Merkel and Putin square off over Crimean crisis Wednesday, Mar 12, 2014 03:07 AM PDT  Could a fateful meeting between a doughty physicist, a steely ex-KGB agent and a slobbery black Labrador retriever hold the key to defusing Ukraine's Crimean crisis? Full Story | Top |
| Judge: Decorated soldier won't get Medal of Honor Wednesday, Mar 12, 2014 02:59 PM PDT  LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Lt. Garlin Murl Conner left the U.S. Army as the second-most decorated soldier during World War II, earning four Silver Stars, four Bronze Stars, seven Purple Hearts and the Distinguished Service Cross for his actions during 28 straight months in combat. Full Story | Top |
| 5 awesome tricks that will make your iPhone run much smoother Wednesday, Mar 12, 2014 07:35 AM PDT  One of the many reasons Apple's iPhone lineup has been so popular over the years is because of how smooth and consistent the user experience tends to be. When it comes to mobile devices, however, there are always little tricks that can help smooth things out even more. Apple's new iOS 7.1 software offers some huge performance improvements in addition to big visual changes, new feature additions and some bug fixes. Even still, there are a handful of things users can do in order to ensure that their iPhones, iPads and iPod touch handhelds are running as smoothly as possible. The Huffington Post has compiled a list of five simple tips and tricks that Apple device owners can use in order Full Story | Top |
| ‘Frozen’ Gay Conspiracy Theory Wednesday, Mar 12, 2014 02:45 AM PDT  Hide your kids! Anti-gay conspiracy theorists warn that the critically-acclaimed cartoon is actually homosexual propaganda. Full Story | Top |
| Malaysia not sure which way lost jet was headed Tuesday, Mar 11, 2014 11:45 PM PDT KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — More than four days after a Malaysian jetliner went missing en route to Beijing, authorities acknowledged Wednesday they didn't know which direction the plane carrying 239 passengers was heading when it disappeared, vastly complicating efforts to find it. Full Story | Top |
| Obama: Russia could face 'costs' over Ukraine Wednesday, Mar 12, 2014 12:56 PM PDT  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama says that if Russia continues an aggressive path in Ukraine, the United States and other countries will, in his words, be "forced to apply costs" to Moscow. Full Story | Top |
| Bill Clinton campaigns for Chelsea's mother-in-law Wednesday, Mar 12, 2014 10:58 AM PDT  HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Bill Clinton is wading into a hotly contested U.S. House primary in Philadelphia and its suburbs to raise money for Marjorie Margolies, the mother-in-law of Chelsea Clinton who is running for a seat two decades after she lost it. Full Story | Top |
| Obama gives Ukraine full backing as stand-off hardens Wednesday, Mar 12, 2014 06:56 PM PDT The East-West split re-opened by the crisis in Ukraine hardened when President Barack Obama threw Washington's weight firmly behind Kiev in its stand-off with Moscow. Obama welcomed Ukraine's interim premier Arseniy Yatsenyuk to the White House and appeared by his side as both leaders sternly warned Russia that Ukraine would not surrender its sovereignty. Full Story | Top |
| The Long Journey to Becoming ’10 Percent Happier’ Wednesday, Mar 12, 2014 07:31 AM PDT By Dan Harris Shortly after seven on a sunny spring morning in 2004, I freaked out in front of five million people. I was filling in on "Good Morning America," anchoring the news updates at the top of each hour. I had done this job plenty of times before, so I had no reason to [...] Full Story | Top |
| US regulators warned of problems on Boeing 777s Wednesday, Mar 12, 2014 08:31 AM PDT  Months before Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 mysteriously vanished, US regulators warned of a "cracking and corrosion" problem on Boeing 777s that could lead to a mid-air breakup and drastic drop in cabin pressure. The revelation comes amid a desperate search for traces of the plane with 239 people on board, which lost contact with air traffic control at around 1730 GMT Friday, about an hour after take-off from Kuala Lumpur en route to Beijing. "We are issuing this AD (Airworthiness Directive) to detect and correct cracking and corrosion in the fuselage skin, which could lead to rapid decompression and loss of structural integrity of the airplane," the Federal Aviation Administration said. During a sudden drop in cabin pressure, the crew and passengers can become unconscious, leaving no one at the controls of the affected aircraft. Full Story | Top |
| 'Jeopardy!' champ Chu unseated after 12-day run Wednesday, Mar 12, 2014 05:56 PM PDT NEW YORK (AP) — "Jeopardy!" champ Arthur Chu, who won big money while taking heat for his renegade style, has been defeated. Full Story | Top |
| Britain's Cameron puts Iran on guard, sets out support for Israel Wednesday, Mar 12, 2014 08:30 AM PDT  By William James JERUSALEM (Reuters) - British Prime Minister David Cameron denounced Iran's government as a "despotic regime" in a speech to Israel's parliament on Wednesday and accused Tehran of making "despicable" efforts to arm Palestinian militants. His address to the Knesset was staunchly pro-Israeli, and he delighted his hosts by claiming Jewish ancestral roots and talking tough on Iran, which is in negotiations with world powers on curbing its contested nuclear ambitions. "I share your deep skepticism and great concern about Iran," Cameron said. "I am not starry eyed about the new regime," he added, referring to the election last year of President Hassan Rouhani, seen as a relative moderate in Iran. Full Story | Top |
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