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| Sources: Little evidence plane was attacked Monday, Mar 10, 2014 04:43 PM PDT  Investigators and intelligence sources say fate of Flight MH370 is shrouded in mystery. Full Story | Top |
| Russia preparing counterproposals over Ukraine Monday, Mar 10, 2014 07:48 PM PDT  KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia said Monday it is drafting counterproposals to a U.S. plan for a negotiated solution to the Ukraine crisis, denouncing the new Western-backed government as an unacceptable "fait accompli" and claiming that Russian-leaning parts of the country have been plunged into lawlessness. Full Story | Top |
| 'Fatal Vision' author Joe McGinniss dies at age 71 Monday, Mar 10, 2014 08:18 PM PDT  NEW YORK (AP) — Joe McGinniss wasn't one to let a story tell itself. Full Story | Top |
| Senate OKs bill to combat military sexual assault Monday, Mar 10, 2014 04:36 PM PDT  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate overwhelmingly approved a bill late Monday making big changes in the military justice system to deal with sexual assault, including scrapping the nearly century-old practice of using a "good soldier defense" to raise doubts that a crime has been committed. Full Story | Top |
| General's court-martial is thrown into jeopardy Monday, Mar 10, 2014 04:10 PM PDT  FORT BRAGG, N.C. (AP) — The sexual assault case against an Army general was thrown into jeopardy Monday when the judge said the military may have improperly pressed ahead with a trial to send a message about its determination to curb rape and other widespread misconduct. Full Story | Top |
| Colorado collects $2M in recreational pot taxes Monday, Mar 10, 2014 04:40 PM PDT DENVER (AP) — Colorado made roughly $2 million in marijuana taxes in January, state revenue officials reported Monday in the world's first accounting of the recreational pot business. Full Story | Top |
| Jackets-Stars called off when Peverley falls ill Monday, Mar 10, 2014 09:06 PM PDT  DALLAS (AP) — When the pounding of their sticks on the boards didn't get the attention of the officials, Dallas Stars players jumped off the bench and onto the ice while the game was going on. Full Story | Top |
| Shoe-bomb witness testifies from UK at NY trial Monday, Mar 10, 2014 04:50 PM PDT  NEW YORK (AP) — Jurors at the terrorism trial of Osama bin Laden's son-in-law watched him threaten that there would be no end to the "storm of airplanes" on videotapes made in the days after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks Monday just before a British man testified by video from London that he trained to blow up a plane in late 2001 with a shoe bomb. Full Story | Top |
| Crimean Tatars fear return of Russian rule Monday, Mar 10, 2014 02:13 PM PDT  SIMFEROPOL, Ukraine (AP) — The arrival of Russian troops in Crimea has opened old wounds among the Crimean Tatars, who were deported during World War II. Fearing that once again they will be unwelcome in their homeland, some are organizing community-watch patrols to protect their families and homes in a place they strongly feel should remain part of Ukraine. Full Story | Top |
| Stolen passports probed in Malaysian plane mystery Monday, Mar 10, 2014 08:56 PM PDT  PATTAYA, Thailand (AP) — There was still no trace of the missing Malaysia Airlines plane Tuesday, a day after authorities questioned travel agents at a beach resort in Thailand about two men who boarded the flight with stolen passports, part of a growing international investigation. Full Story | Top |
| 10 Things to Know for Tuesday Monday, Mar 10, 2014 06:00 PM PDT  Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about Tuesday: Full Story | Top |
| 'Burger King baby' now seeks birth mom on Facebook Monday, Mar 10, 2014 04:47 PM PDT  In 1986, a newborn wrapped in a red sweater was found abandoned in the bathroom of a fast-food restaurant. Nearly three decades later, the baby is all grown up and looking for her biological mother, and tens of thousands of people are trying to help. Full Story | Top |
| Feds: DC mayor knew of illegal 'shadow campaign' Monday, Mar 10, 2014 07:46 PM PDT  WASHINGTON (AP) — District of Columbia Mayor Vincent Gray knew about an off-the-books "shadow campaign" to support his 2010 bid for the office and personally requested the funds from an influential district businessman, federal prosecutors said Monday. Full Story | Top |
| Elephants prove discerning listeners of us humans Monday, Mar 10, 2014 12:11 PM PDT  WASHINGTON (AP) — Dr. Seuss had it right: Horton really does hear a Who. Wild elephants can distinguish between human languages, and they can tell whether a voice comes from a man, woman or boy, a new study says. Full Story | Top |
| More choices, more rides bring transit renaissance Monday, Mar 10, 2014 04:54 PM PDT  LOS ANGELES (AP) — With more trains and buses to take, and the appeal of using travel time for pursuits other than dodging traffic, Americans are taking greater advantage of a renaissance in public transit, according to a new report. Full Story | Top |
| Attorney general urges first responders to carry heroin overdose drug Monday, Mar 10, 2014 05:19 PM PDT  WASHINGTON (AP) — Attorney General Eric Holder on Monday called the increase in heroin-related deaths an "urgent and growing public health crisis" and said first responders should carry with them a drug that can reverse the effects of an overdose. Full Story | Top |
| Town gets one month to clean up its act, or it's off the map Monday, Mar 10, 2014 07:02 AM PDT  After a state audit revealed massive corruption, the Florida town of Hampton may be completely wiped off the map, if state lawmakers have their way, CNN reports. Full Story | Top |
| CPAC after dark: Right-wingers can rage Monday, Mar 10, 2014 11:57 AM PDT  A report from the party scene inside the Conservative Political Action Conference. Full Story | Top |
| Judge: No unlawful influence in Army general's sex assault trial Monday, Mar 10, 2014 12:05 PM PDT  FORT BRAGG, N.C. (AP) — A military judge declined Monday to dismiss sexual assault charges against an Army general after reviewing what he said was evidence that political considerations influenced the military's handling of the case. Full Story | Top |
| Boy's calm call to 911 helps save mom and brother Monday, Mar 10, 2014 09:36 AM PDT  A 9-year-old boy's quick thinking may have helped to save the lives of his mom and brother after a fire broke out in their New Bedford, Mass. home this past weekend, WCVB.com reports. Full Story | Top |
| Snowden: NSA sets fire to the Internet's future Monday, Mar 10, 2014 10:12 AM PDT  The ex-contractor-turned-spy-secret-leaker addressed a SXSW audience from Russia. Full Story | Top |
| Newtown shooter's dad: 'Adam would have killed me in a heartbeat' Monday, Mar 10, 2014 06:48 AM PDT  Peter Lanza breaks his silence 15 months after his son killed 20 elementary children. Full Story | Top |
| Amnesty International: Syrian forces committing war crimes in Yarmouk Monday, Mar 10, 2014 08:46 AM PDT  Amnesty International accused President Bashar al-Assad's forces on Monday of perpetrating war crimes as part of a siege in southern Damascus which has killed nearly 200 people, mostly by starvation. Yarmouk, once home to hundreds of thousands of Palestinian refugees and Syrian nationals, is one of several districts on the edge of the Syrian capital which the army has surrounded to choke off rebel forces seeking Assad's overthrow. "The Syrian government has committed numerous war crimes as part of the siege of Yarmouk," Amnesty said in a report released on Monday. Full Story | Top |
| Pentagon official may have interfered in Army sex assault case Monday, Mar 10, 2014 07:27 AM PDT RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The judge in the case against an Army general believed to be the highest-ranking U.S. military officer to be tried on sex assault charges is considering new evidence that a top lawyer at the Pentagon may have unlawfully interfered in a decision on whether to accept a plea agreement that was ultimately rejected. Full Story | Top |
| Facebook exec Sandberg explains 'Ban Bossy' campaign for girls Monday, Mar 10, 2014 05:51 AM PDT  Lean In and the Girl Scouts are launching a public service campaign to encourage girls and women to lead. Full Story | Top |
| Pistorius weeps, vomits in court as girlfriend's autopsy detailed Monday, Mar 10, 2014 10:36 AM PDT  An emotional Oscar Pistorius became physically sick in court on Monday as he listened to harrowing testimony about the autopsy of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, whom he is accused of murdering. Sitting in the dock, the visibly shaken Paralympian retched and heaved into a blue bucket as a pathologist gave a detailed post-mortem account of the multiple bullet wounds Pistorius admits inflicting. University of Pretoria pathologist Gert Saayman said the double-amputee sprinter shot Steenkamp with "Black Talon" hollow-point bullets, which mushroom open like a jagged flower on contact to cause maximum tissue damage. Pistorius, 27, says he fired four shots at Steenkamp on February 14, 2013 through a locked toilet door, believing her to be an intruder. Full Story | Top |
| Powerful quake shakes N. California; no injuries Monday, Mar 10, 2014 04:49 AM PDT  EUREKA, Calif. (AP) — A very strong earthquake rattled the Northern California coast and was widely felt across the region, but authorities said early Monday that there were no reports of any injuries or damages. Full Story | Top |
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