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| ‘Credible lead’ shifts Malaysia jet search area Thursday, Mar 27, 2014 07:49 PM PDT  The revised plan is based on new data provided by Malaysia investigators, Australia says. Full Story | Top |
| Washington state mudslide death toll to increase 'substantially' Thursday, Mar 27, 2014 07:51 PM PDT  Darrington (United States) (AFP) - Emergency managers said they were close to announcing a "substantially" higher death toll from the monster US landslide that killed at least 16 and left 90 missing. The confirmed number of dead stands at 16 with at least eight more bodies believed located after the massive mudslide crashed onto the town of Oso in the northwestern US state of Washington. But Snohomish County District 21 Fire Chief Travis Hots said Thursday bodies were not being included in the official death toll until they had been recovered and "medical officers have done their difficult work." "That number is going to be likely change very very much tomorrow morning," Hots said late Thursday, after warning that the death toll would rise "substantially." Full Story | Top |
| Connecticut becomes first state to pass $10.10 minimum wage Thursday, Mar 27, 2014 06:20 PM PDT By Richard Weizel MILFORD, Connecticut (Reuters) - Connecticut Governor Dannel Malloy on Thursday signed into law a measure that will phase in the highest minimum wage of any U.S. state, in line with a push by Democrats nationwide to raise the entry-level wage. The bill, which was approved by state legislators a day earlier, will raise the state's minimum hourly rate to $10.10, a figure that matches what U.S. President Barack Obama has asked Congress to consider imposing nationally. Malloy signed the legislation on Thursday evening in the same New Britain diner where he appeared earlier this month with Obama and three other New England governors: Deval Patrick of Massachusetts, Peter Shumlin of Vermont and Lincoln Chafee of Rhode Island. All are Democrats who have pushed to raise the minimum wage in their states. Full Story | Top |
| Weary mudslide rescuers battle rain, exhaustion Thursday, Mar 27, 2014 07:07 PM PDT  DARRINGTON, Wash. (AP) — Weary rescuers in hip waders pressed through rain and their own exhaustion Thursday, searching for more bodies and perhaps a miracle atop the pile of filth and debris that laid waste to a Washington town and killed at least 25 people. Full Story | Top |
| US appeals court upholds new Texas abortion rules Thursday, Mar 27, 2014 05:48 PM PDT  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A federal appeals court on Thursday upheld Texas' tough abortion restrictions that have forced the closure of about 20 clinics around the state, saying the new rules don't jeopardize women's health. Full Story | Top |
| Unguarded comments, caught on tape, dog candidates Thursday, Mar 27, 2014 05:34 PM PDT  WASHINGTON (AP) — You might think this year's candidates had learned from Barack Obama's comments about bitter people who "cling to guns or religion." Or perhaps from Mitt Romney's apparent dismissal of the 47 percent of Americans who don't pay federal income taxes. Full Story | Top |
| Judge: Bride showed no remorse in husband's death Thursday, Mar 27, 2014 05:44 PM PDT  MISSOULA, Mont. (AP) — A Montana woman was sentenced Thursday to more than 30 years in prison for killing her husband of eight days by pushing him from a cliff in Glacier National Park after they argued over her regrets about the marriage. Full Story | Top |
| Colter: 'We know what we're doing' with union idea Thursday, Mar 27, 2014 08:04 PM PDT  BRADENTON, Fla. (AP) — Kain Colter is not completely sure what the landscape will one day look like if college athletes are allowed to unionize. He's just more convinced than ever that it's become necessary. Full Story | Top |
| Australia: 'Credible lead' shifts jet search area Thursday, Mar 27, 2014 08:26 PM PDT  PERTH, Australia (AP) — The search zone for the Malaysian airliner that crashed in the Indian Ocean nearly three weeks ago has shifted 1,100 kilometers (680 miles) to the northeast after new analysis of radar data suggested the plane flew faster than thought and used more fuel, which may have reduced the distance it traveled, Australia said Friday. Full Story | Top |
| Malaysia jet search: fresh clues but bad weather Thursday, Mar 27, 2014 11:43 AM PDT PERTH, Australia (AP) — The clues keep piling up: more and more mysterious objects spotted bobbing in the southern Indian Ocean, perhaps part of the missing Malaysian airliner, perhaps not. But just as the night sky depicts the universe as it once was, the satellite images that reveal these items are also a glance backward in time. Full Story | Top |
| Ga. soldier gets life, no parole in wife's death Thursday, Mar 27, 2014 03:19 PM PDT  FORT STEWART, Ga. (AP) — An Army soldier accused of strangling his pregnant wife so he could pocket $500,000 in benefit money was convicted Thursday by a military judge in a case that hinged on dueling medical experts who couldn't agree on how the woman died. Full Story | Top |
| US autism estimate rises to 1 in 68 children Thursday, Mar 27, 2014 02:52 PM PDT  NEW YORK (AP) — The government's estimate of autism has moved up again to 1 in 68 U.S. children, a 30 percent increase in two years. Full Story | Top |
| Russell Crowe calls 'Noah' criticism 'irrational' Thursday, Mar 27, 2014 02:16 PM PDT  NEW YORK (AP) — Russell Crowe calls the criticism that the film "Noah" has received "irrational" and says he's happy audiences can finally see it for themselves. Full Story | Top |
| Christie cleared in his own probe, but others loom Thursday, Mar 27, 2014 04:42 PM PDT  NEW YORK (AP) — Lawyers hired by New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie's administration said Thursday the governor was not involved in the plot to create traffic jams last fall, a conclusion that left the lead lawyer defending the integrity of his report, which came ahead of the results of separate and ongoing federal and legislative investigations. Full Story | Top |
| Newlywed gets 30 years in husband murder case Thursday, Mar 27, 2014 02:19 PM PDT MISSOULA, Mont. (AP) — A Montana woman was sentenced Thursday to more than 30 years in prison for killing her husband of eight days by pushing him from a cliff in Glacier National Park after they argued over her regrets about the marriage. Full Story | Top |
| Seismic readings show Washington had 2 landslides Thursday, Mar 27, 2014 03:46 PM PDT  SEATTLE (AP) — Seismic signals showed there were two major slides about four minutes apart during Saturday's disaster in Washington state, and afterward smaller slides continued for days, University of Washington researchers said. Full Story | Top |
| Mudslide crews face daunting task Thursday, Mar 27, 2014 09:54 AM PDT  Fire official warns tragedy will grow as medical examiner catches up in next 24-48 hours. Full Story | Top |
| Nuke commanders fired in cheating scandal Thursday, Mar 27, 2014 05:42 PM PDT  Air Force missile corps has been beset by security lapses, low morale and weak management. Full Story | Top |
| On Politics: Health care law's here, get used to it, and make it work Thursday, Mar 27, 2014 03:57 AM PDT  The truth is that whether it takes six weeks or six months to meet the next arbitrary benchmark, the health care law is now embedded in the society, and it's not going anywhere. Full Story | Top |
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