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| Poll: Most young voters to sit out midterms Tuesday, Apr 29, 2014 01:21 PM PDT  Significant drop in interest among voters aged 18-29 may be problematic for Democrats. Full Story | Top |
| Colorado Symphony to play 'cannabis-friendly' concerts Tuesday, Apr 29, 2014 05:08 PM PDT  DENVER (AP) — The Colorado Symphony Orchestra said Tuesday it will play a series of "cannabis-friendly" fundraising concerts sponsored by the state's burgeoning pot industry. Full Story | Top |
| Oklahoma inmate dies after execution is botched Tuesday, Apr 29, 2014 09:17 PM PDT  McALESTER, Okla. (AP) — A botched execution that used a new drug combination left an Oklahoma inmate writhing and clenching his teeth on the gurney Tuesday, leading prison officials to halt the proceedings before the inmate's eventual death from a heart attack. Full Story | Top |
| No NBA owners saying they'll side with Sterling Tuesday, Apr 29, 2014 06:10 PM PDT  MIAMI (AP) — A majority of NBA ownership groups reached Tuesday by The Associated Press say they will vote to force embattled Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling to sell his club. Full Story | Top |
| 10 Things to Know for Wednesday Tuesday, Apr 29, 2014 06:16 PM PDT  Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about Wednesday: Full Story | Top |
| Economy is expected to improve as year progresses Tuesday, Apr 29, 2014 09:10 PM PDT  WASHINGTON (AP) — The economy likely stumbled at the start of this year, but there's probably little reason to worry: Economists foresee a solid rebound with the end of a harsh winter. Full Story | Top |
| Forecasters downplay 3rd-day dire predictions Tuesday, Apr 29, 2014 07:31 PM PDT  LOUISVILLE, Miss. (AP) — Ruth Bennett died clutching the last child left at her day care center as a tornado wiped the building off its foundation. A firefighter who came upon the body gently pulled the toddler from her arms. Full Story | Top |
| AP PHOTOS: Tornadoes rip across Midwest, South Tuesday, Apr 29, 2014 03:26 PM PDT  As crews in Mississippi and Alabama turned from search-and-rescue efforts to cleanup, the South braced for another round of potentially deadly weather on Tuesday night. The overall death toll from the storms that began Sunday in the Midwest has reached 35. Full Story | Top |
| Italy court: Knox struck mortal blow in killing Tuesday, Apr 29, 2014 02:06 PM PDT  MILAN (AP) — The Italian appeals court that reinstated the conviction against Amanda Knox in her British roommate's 2007 murder said in a lengthy reasoning made public Tuesday that Knox herself delivered the fatal blow out of a desire to "overpower and humiliate" the victim. Full Story | Top |
| Shadowy commander is face of insurgency in Ukraine Tuesday, Apr 29, 2014 11:48 AM PDT  SLOVYANSK, Ukraine (AP) — When shadowy commander Igor Strelkov appeared before the cameras recently in green combat fatigues and a clipped mustache, he did more than reveal the face of the insurgency rocking eastern Ukraine. He strengthened the case that Russia is behind the turmoil. Full Story | Top |
| Employee opens fire at FedEx sorting center Tuesday, Apr 29, 2014 03:53 PM PDT KENNESAW, Ga. (AP) — A FedEx employee wearing ammunition draped across his chest "like Rambo" opened fire Tuesday at a package-sorting center outside Atlanta, wounding six people before committing suicide, police and witnesses said. Full Story | Top |
| Australia dismisses possible plane wreckage claim Tuesday, Apr 29, 2014 08:09 PM PDT  SYDNEY (AP) — The Australian agency heading up the search for the missing Malaysian jet has dismissed a claim by a resource survey company that it found possible plane wreckage in the northern Bay of Bengal. Full Story | Top |
| More than 100 attendees get sick at Baltimore food safety summit Tuesday, Apr 29, 2014 02:09 PM PDT  (Reuters) - A U.S. food safety summit in Maryland earlier this month has become a cautionary tale after more than 100 attendees came down with suspected food poisoning. Most of those affected complained of diarrhea, the Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene said in a statement. The April 8-10 meeting at the Baltimore Convention Center included representatives from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and food companies such as McDonald's Corp, Tyson Foods Inc and ConAgra Foods Inc. "We are working on evaluating possible exposures and doing testing at the Maryland state public health laboratory to attempt to identify an agent," the health department said in the statement. The convention center and its food service provider, Centerplate, were inspected by city health officials. Full Story | Top |
| Iran's president talks back to internal critics Tuesday, Apr 29, 2014 01:51 PM PDT  Rouhani defends nuclear talks with West, says sanctions must end to fix buckling economy. Full Story | Top |
| Pounded by tornado, Alabama church shows its resilience Tuesday, Apr 29, 2014 10:53 AM PDT  A church in Kimberly, Ala., took a direct hit from a tornado Monday, and more storms are predicted Tuesday. Full Story | Top |
| White supremacist gets probation for terrorizing N.D. town Tuesday, Apr 29, 2014 01:02 PM PDT  BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A North Dakota judge sentenced a white supremacist Tuesday to four years of probation but no additional jail time for terrorizing residents of the small community of Leith, where he tried unsuccessfully to establish an all-white enclave and has left behind a legacy of fear. Full Story | Top |
| Doctor: 3 victims critical in FedEx shootings Tuesday, Apr 29, 2014 09:08 AM PDT  An armed package handler opened fire Tuesday at a Ga. FedEx hub, injuring 6, police said. Full Story | Top |
| Storms tear through South, killing dozens Tuesday, Apr 29, 2014 09:18 AM PDT  A chain of deadly tornadoes stretching from Okla. to Ala. leaves a trail of destruction. Full Story | Top |
| Protesters seize new building in eastern Ukraine Tuesday, Apr 29, 2014 02:21 PM PDT  Protesters demanding more power for Ukraine's regions stormed the government building in Luhansk with baseball bats Tuesday, seizing control of a key site in one of the largest cities in Ukraine's troubled east. Full Story | Top |
| Attacks hit 2 major Syrian cities, kill 54 people Tuesday, Apr 29, 2014 09:19 AM PDT  Two car bombs exploded in a pro-government neighborhood in the central Syrian city of Homs Tuesday, killing at least 40 people just hours after one of the deadliest mortar strikes in the heart of the capital, Damascus, killed 14, officials and state media said. Full Story | Top |
| NBA bans Clippers owner for life Tuesday, Apr 29, 2014 04:11 PM PDT  Basketball commissioner issues ban, $2.5 million fine in wake of racist comments. Full Story | Top |
| Tornado Aftermath: Survivors tell their stories Tuesday, Apr 29, 2014 03:16 PM PDT  A powerful storm system was menacing a large swath of the South early Tuesday, killing more than two dozen people from Arkansas to Alabama over more than two days of destruction. Here are the some stories from people in Mississippi and Alabama that made it through the frightening chaos. Full Story | Top |
| Italy court reveals new details in Amanda Knox case Tuesday, Apr 29, 2014 07:36 AM PDT  An Italian court that convicted Amanda Knox in her roommate's 2007 murder says the wounds indicate multiple aggressors, and that the two exchange students fought over money the night of the murder. Full Story | Top |
| Kerry: U.S. taped Moscow plotting Ukraine chaos Tuesday, Apr 29, 2014 02:45 AM PDT  The secretary of state claimed in a private meeting that the U.S. intelligence community has recordings of pro-Russian forces being managed by government handlers in Moscow. Full Story | Top |
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