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Search for missing jet delayed, report shows KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia – Air traffic controllers did not realize that Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 was missing until 17 minutes after ...

DATE: May 1, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Ukraine renews military draft

DONETSK, Ukraine – Russian President Vladimir Putin said Thursday that Ukraine should withdraw its military units from the eastern and southern regions of the country, where anti-government ...

DATE: May 1, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Teens’ joking turned to fear

SEOUL, South Korea – Soon after the ferry began to tilt, there was nervous laughter, jokes about the Titanic and talk of selfies and Facebook posts from the doomed high school students huddl...

DATE: May 1, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

U.S. response to Benghazi attack faulted

WASHINGTON – A retired U.S. general came under sharp criticism from a Republican committee chairman on Thursday after testifying that the Obama administration reacted weakly to the deadly 20...

DATE: May 1, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Internet giants eye cheerleader’s defamation suit

CINCINNATI – An appeals court heard arguments Thursday over whether a gossip website should have been immune from a defamation lawsuit brought by a former Cincinnati Bengals cheerleader, a c...

DATE: May 1, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Off-duty captain warned ferry had stability risks

MOKPO, South Korea – An off-duty captain of the sunken South Korean ferry has told investigators that the owners ignored his warning that the ship shouldn’t carry too much cargo because it w...

DATE: Apr 30, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Nation & World Briefs

Computer failure grounds flights in West LOS ANGELES – Flights from airports in the Los Angeles area were grounded for more than an hour Wednesday because of a computer failure at...

DATE: Apr 30, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Leader admits Ukraine can’t stop insurgent forces

HORLIVKA, Ukraine – Ukraine’s acting president conceded Wednesday that his police and security forces were “helpless” to stifle unrest in the country’s east, where pro-Russia gunmen seized m...

DATE: Apr 30, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Hundreds rescued from floodwaters in Florida, Alabama

PENSACOLA BEACH, Fla. – People were plucked off rooftops or climbed into their attics to get away from fast-rising waters when nearly 2 feet of rain fell on the Florida Panhandle and Alabama...

DATE: Apr 30, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Botched execution fuels further debate

McALESTER, Okla. - The White House weighed in Wednesday on the debate over the botched execution in Oklahoma as state officials scrambled to untangle what went wrong. Oklahoma Gov...

DATE: Apr 30, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

GOP senators block bill to raise minimum wage

WASHINGTON – Senate Republicans derailed a Democratic drive Wednesday to raise the federal minimum wage, blocking a cornerstone of President Barack Obama’s economic plans and ensuring the is...

DATE: Apr 30, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Obama approval continues to fall

A new Washington Post-ABC News poll gives President Barack Obama an approval rating of only 41 percent, the lowest mark of his tenure in this survey. That’s down from the 46 perce...

DATE: Apr 29, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

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