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| Obama and Francis: What divides them Wednesday, Mar 26, 2014 09:28 AM PDT  President has much to gain from historic meeting but must tread carefully. Full Story | Top |
| At least two firefighters killed in 9-alarm Boston blaze Wednesday, Mar 26, 2014 04:02 PM PDT  Two firefighters were reported killed and at least 17 people injured as a nine-alarm fire raced through a four-story building in the city's historic Back Bay neighborhood on Wednesday, drawing a large-scale emergency response, local officials said. The Boston Globe, quoting two people with direct knowledge of the fire, said the two Boston firefighters died while battling the blaze but gave no further details. All residents of the apartment building escaped unharmed, said Boston Fire Department spokesman Steve MacDonald. With the winds, "it's hard fighting it from the outside." Boston Emergency Medical Service said it had taken 17 people to area hospitals. Full Story | Top |
| Over half of uninsured don't know health care deadline Wednesday, Mar 26, 2014 01:53 PM PDT  If you don't have health insurance and didn't know the government's deadline for signing up is just days away, you're in arguably good company, according to a new survey. Full Story | Top |
| At least 8 injured in Boston brownstone blaze Wednesday, Mar 26, 2014 02:41 PM PDT  BOSTON (AP) — Smoke and flames poured from the roof and windows of a four-story brownstone on Wednesday as firefighters battled a large fire that injured more than a dozen people and snarled traffic in Boston's densely populated Back Bay neighborhood. Full Story | Top |
| When the president meets the pope Wednesday, Mar 26, 2014 10:30 AM PDT  When President Barack Obama meets on Thursday at the Vatican with Pope Francis, it will be the 28th time that a sitting American president has met with the man who leads the Catholic Church and its estimated 1.2 billion faithful worldwide. Full Story | Top |
| Obama urges Europe to retrench amid Ukraine crisis Wednesday, Mar 26, 2014 12:02 PM PDT  In Brussels, asks Europeans to recommit to war-won ideals of freedom and human dignity. Full Story | Top |
| Charlotte, NC's new mayor accused of taking bribes Wednesday, Mar 26, 2014 03:28 PM PDT  CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Less than six months on the job, the mayor of Charlotte was arrested Wednesday and accused of accepting more than $48,000 in bribes from undercover FBI agents posing as businessmen who wanted to do work with North Carolina's largest city. Full Story | Top |
| Video shows boy's dramatic rescue from Wash. mudslide Wednesday, Mar 26, 2014 07:46 AM PDT  As the search for survivors in the Washington state mudslide enters its fifth day, dramatic video of a 4-year-old boy being pulled from the mud via helicopter has been released. Full Story | Top |
| Two firefighters hurt in 9-alarm Boston blaze Wednesday, Mar 26, 2014 01:42 PM PDT At least three Boston firefighters were injured, one seriously, on Wednesday when a fire broke out in a four-story building in the city's historic Back Bay neighborhood, drawing a large-scale emergency response, local officials said. All residents of the apartment building escaped unharmed, said Boston Fire Department spokesman Steve MacDonald. He described the blaze as a nine-alarm incident, the department's highest level of severity, with more than 150 firefighters at the scene. "It's a very unstable condition right now with the flames that are through the roof, and it's hard fighting it from the outside." Of the three firefighters brought to area hospitals, one was listed in serious condition while the injuries to the other two were not believed to be life-threatening, MacDonald said. Full Story | Top |
| Prodigal son gets key role in Murdoch empire Wednesday, Mar 26, 2014 12:44 PM PDT  Rupert Murdoch's prodigal son is back, with key roles in the family's media entertainment empire in what appears to be a succession plan for the 83-year-old tycoon. Lachlan Murdoch, 42, was named Wednesday as non-executive chairman at News Corp. and 21st Century Fox, the companies created when his father's conglomerate was split into publishing and entertainment arms. Murdoch also promoted another of his sons, 41-year-old James, to be co-chief operating officer of 21st Century Fox. He is a member of the board of News Corp. Full Story | Top |
| Obama: Russian propaganda doesn't fool world Wednesday, Mar 26, 2014 11:05 AM PDT  In Brussels, president says Putin must not be allowed to 'run roughshod' over neighbors. Full Story | Top |
| PETA: Elephant thought rescued by McCartney chained in shack Wednesday, Mar 26, 2014 08:09 AM PDT  Full Story | Top |
| Okla. judge tosses state execution law Wednesday, Mar 26, 2014 02:16 PM PDT  Rules for inmates seeking details on drugs to be used in their lethal injections. Full Story | Top |
| Planes renew attempt to get 122 floating objects Wednesday, Mar 26, 2014 08:53 PM PDT  KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — More satellite images have given searchers the latest clues in the hunt for the downed Malaysian jetliner, as planes flew out of Australia on Thursday trying to spot 122 objects seen floating in the turbulent Indian Ocean where officials believe the missing passenger jet may have crashed. Full Story | Top |
| Energy boom spurs growth west of the Mississippi Wednesday, Mar 26, 2014 09:16 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — America's energy boom is fueling population growth west of the Mississippi River. Full Story | Top |
| Some of 90 missing in mudslide may not be found Wednesday, Mar 26, 2014 07:50 PM PDT  DARRINGTON, Wash. (AP) — Becky Bach watches and waits, hoping that search crews find her brother and three other relatives who are missing in Washington state's deadly mudslide. Full Story | Top |
| Charlotte mayor resigns; accused of taking bribes Wednesday, Mar 26, 2014 06:20 PM PDT CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Charlotte Mayor Patrick Cannon, who has been in office less than six months, resigned Wednesday, just hours after he was arrested and accused of taking more than $48,000 in bribes from undercover FBI agents posing as businessmen who wanted to do work with North Carolina's largest city. Full Story | Top |
| Nebraska dog dials 911 on owner's smartphone Wednesday, Mar 26, 2014 07:21 PM PDT BELLEVUE, Neb. (AP) — When emergency dispatchers in Nebraska's Sarpy County picked up a recent call, all they heard were the sounds of breathing and scratching. Full Story | Top |
| Pacers use rally late to beat Heat 84-83 Wednesday, Mar 26, 2014 08:18 PM PDT  INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Paul George scored 23 points and Roy Hibbert had 21, leading the Indiana Pacers back from a seven-point fourth-quarter deficit for an 84-83 victory over the Miami Heat on Wednesday night. Full Story | Top |
| Egypt army chief says he will run for president Wednesday, Mar 26, 2014 03:38 PM PDT  CAIRO (AP) — Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi, the Egyptian military chief who last summer removed the elected Islamist president, announced Wednesday that he will run for president in elections expected next month, putting him on an apparent track to lead a nation beleaguered by ongoing turmoil and violence, a broken political order, a dilapidated economy and concerns over the chances for building a democracy. Full Story | Top |
| Missing plane 'black box' chirps gone by mid-April Wednesday, Mar 26, 2014 08:58 PM PDT  Equipment inside two nearly indestructible boxes aboard the missing Malaysia Airlines plane recorded critical information that would help investigators reconstruct what went wrong. The flight data recorder and cockpit voice recorder have beacons that are sending out "pings" which searchers could track back to the main wreckage. But the batteries will run out in about two weeks. Satellite images show debris floating in the southern Indian Ocean, but search crews still have not confirmed it is from the plane. If they can do that, searchers will calculate where the bulk of the plane may have come to rest on the sea floor — and then go to that area and start listening for the pings. Full Story | Top |
| 2 firefighters die in smoky Boston brownstone fire Wednesday, Mar 26, 2014 06:33 PM PDT  BOSTON (AP) — A fire driven by strong winds raced through a brownstone on Wednesday, trapping and killing two firefighters in the basement, where their colleagues could not rescue them. Full Story | Top |
| Authorities: Mudslide missing number drops to 90 Wednesday, Mar 26, 2014 06:35 PM PDT DARRINGTON, Wash. (AP) — Washington authorities on Wednesday reduced to 90 the number of people missing from a community wiped out by a mudslide, as the families and friends of those still unaccounted for begin to confront the reality that some may never be found. Full Story | Top |
| Paltrow's 'conscious uncoupling' confounds many Wednesday, Mar 26, 2014 05:09 PM PDT  NEW YORK (AP) — Like any world unto itself, Hollywood has its own lexicon. But Gwyneth Paltrow's use of the term "conscious uncoupling" to describe her breakup with Chris Martin this week had even Hollywood veterans scratching their heads and reaching — metaphorically at least — for a dictionary. Full Story | Top |
| Floating objects seen in Flight 370 search area Wednesday, Mar 26, 2014 04:25 PM PDT  KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — They are the most tantalizing clues yet: 122 objects spotted by satellite, floating in the turbulent Indian Ocean where officials believe the missing Malaysian jetliner went down. But bad weather, the passage of time and the sheer remoteness of their location kept answers out of the searchers' grasp. Full Story | Top |
| Grim reality: Some slide victims may not be found Wednesday, Mar 26, 2014 04:33 PM PDT  DARRINGTON, Wash. (AP) — Becky Bach watches and waits, hoping that search crews find her brother and three other relatives who are missing in Washington state's deadly mudslide. Full Story | Top |
| Satellite spots 122 objects in Malaysia jet search Wednesday, Mar 26, 2014 08:55 AM PDT KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — A French satellite scanning the Indian Ocean for remnants of a missing jetliner found a possible plane debris field containing 122 objects, a top Malaysian official said Wednesday, calling it "the most credible lead that we have." Full Story | Top |
| Secret Service agent found drunk in hotel room Wednesday, Mar 26, 2014 06:43 AM PDT  WASHINGTON (AP) — A Secret Service agent found drunk by staff at a Dutch hotel was recalled to the U.S. along with two of his colleagues, the day before President Barack Obama was set to arrive in the Netherlands. Full Story | Top |
| Mudslide searchers press on with dogs, bare hands Wednesday, Mar 26, 2014 05:14 AM PDT  The official death toll stands at 16, but searchers say they've located eight more bodies. Full Story | Top |
| HHS grants extra time to enroll for health care Wednesday, Mar 26, 2014 08:08 AM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — Trying to avoid sending thousands away empty-handed, the Obama administration has announced that people who started applying for health insurance but aren't able to finish before the March 31 enrollment deadline will get extra time. Full Story | Top |
| 'Burger King Baby' says she's found her birth mom Tuesday, Mar 25, 2014 11:36 PM PDT  A woman who, as a newborn, was abandoned in the bathroom of a Pennsylvania fast-food restaurant said she has found her birth mother just three weeks after launching a search that garnered worldwide attention, and as her mother prepared to look for her. Full Story | Top |
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