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| Biden visits Ukraine as talk of civil war grows Monday, Apr 21, 2014 11:58 AM PDT  Vice president's aides suggest sanctions against Russia could come as early as this week. Full Story | Top |
| Boy Scouts shut down troop for standing by gay scoutmaster Monday, Apr 21, 2014 11:16 AM PDT  The Boy Scouts of America, one of the country's largest and oldest youth organizations, has shut down a Seattle troop and pack for refusing to remove an openly homosexual scoutmaster. Full Story | Top |
| Obama plans clemency for hundreds of drug offenders Monday, Apr 21, 2014 03:55 AM PDT  For Scrivner, time has crawled, it's dawdled, and on bad days, it's felt like it's stood completely still. She was 27 years old when she started serving a 30-year sentence in federal prison for selling a few ounces of methamphetamine. Now, 20 years later, she feels like she's still living in the early 90s—she's never seen or touched a cell phone, she still listens to her favorite band The Scorpions, and she carefully coats her eyelids in electric blue eyeshadow in the morning. Full Story | Top |
| American wins Boston Marathon men's race for first time in 3 decades Monday, Apr 21, 2014 12:48 PM PDT  Meb Keflezighi becomes the first U.S. male to break the tape in three decades. Full Story | Top |
| U.S. examining use of toxic chemical in Syria Monday, Apr 21, 2014 12:31 PM PDT  State Department probing signs of government involvement in possible chlorine attack on rebel-held area. Full Story | Top |
| Biden offers Ukraine U.S. help on energy, aid allocation Monday, Apr 21, 2014 09:50 AM PDT  By Jeff Mason KIEV (Reuters) - U.S. Vice President Joe Biden will announce a package of technical assistance focused on energy and economic aid distribution during a two-day visit to Ukraine that began on Monday, a senior administration official said. Biden is the highest ranking U.S. official to visit the country since the crisis with Russia erupted months ago. A U.S. team was also in Ukraine to help deal with the issue of securing gas flows from EU countries such as Slovakia and Hungary in the event that Russia cuts off Ukraine's supply, the official said. Kiev gets about half of its gas from Moscow and a large proportion of Europe's gas is pumped from Russia via Ukraine. Full Story | Top |
| U.S. must disclose doc that justifies drone attacks, appeals court says Monday, Apr 21, 2014 10:58 AM PDT  By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) - A federal appeals court ordered the U.S. Department of Justice to turn over key portions of a memorandum justifying the government's targeted killing of people linked to terrorism, including Americans. In a case pitting executive power against the public's right to know what its government does, the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a lower court ruling preserving the secrecy of the legal rationale for the killings, such as the death of U.S. citizen Anwar al-Awlaki in a 2011 drone strike in Yemen. Ruling for the New York Times, a unanimous three-judge panel said the government waived its right to secrecy by making repeated public statements justifying targeted killings. These included a Justice Department "white paper," as well as speeches or statements by officials like Attorney General Eric Holder and former Obama administration counterterrorism adviser John Brennan, endorsing the practice. Full Story | Top |
| Obamas host Easter Egg Roll under sunny skies Monday, Apr 21, 2014 08:29 AM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — First Lady Michelle Obama applied a healthy-eating theme to this year's Easter Egg Roll, as she and President Barack Obama lead the annual festivities Monday on the South Lawn of the White House. Full Story | Top |
| 'We're taking back our race' Monday, Apr 21, 2014 09:05 AM PDT  Boston Marathon organizers expect 35,755 athletes—the race's second-largest field ever. Full Story | Top |
| American wins 2014 Boston Marathon Monday, Apr 21, 2014 11:14 AM PDT  Meb Keflezighi becomes the first American man since Greg Meyer in 1983 to break the tape. Full Story | Top |
| Parents say 234 girls kidnapped from Nigeria school Monday, Apr 21, 2014 07:16 AM PDT  The school was attacked last week by Islamic extremists, and the number of kidnapped victims is up significantly from the 85 reported by education officials. Full Story | Top |
| Biden in Ukraine to show support as tensions rise Monday, Apr 21, 2014 12:15 PM PDT  Vice President Joe Biden on Monday launched a high-profile, two-day visit amid tension over a shattered Easter truce. Full Story | Top |
| Teen 'lucky' after riding in landing gear of Hawaii-bound jet Monday, Apr 21, 2014 07:03 AM PDT  HONOLULU (AP) — Officials say a 16-year-old boy is "lucky to be alive" and unharmed after flying from California to Hawaii stowed away in a plane's wheel well, surviving cold temperatures at 38,000 feet and a lack of oxygen. Full Story | Top |
| After bombs, 118th Boston Marathon under tight security Monday, Apr 21, 2014 06:09 AM PDT  For the 118th edition of the world's oldest annual marathon, security along the course will be tighter than ever. Full Story | Top |
| And they're off Monday, Apr 21, 2014 07:10 AM PDT  A look at the 118th running of the Boston Marathon. Full Story | Top |
| State media: Syria to hold presidential election on June 3 Monday, Apr 21, 2014 08:15 AM PDT  By Alexander Dziadosz BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syria announced a presidential election for June 3 on Monday, preparing the ground for Bashar al-Assad to defy widespread opposition and extend his grip on power, days after he said the civil war was turning in his favor. Western and Gulf Arab countries that back Assad's opponents have called plans for an election a "parody of democracy" and said it would wreck efforts to negotiate a peace settlement. United Nations-backed talks in Geneva collapsed in February with both sides far from agreement - not least over the question of whether Assad should go. Monzer Akbik of the Western-backed National Coalition opposition group, told Reuters the election was a sign Assad was unwilling to seek a political solution to the conflict. Full Story | Top |
| S. Korean president: Ferry crew actions 'murderous' Monday, Apr 21, 2014 06:22 AM PDT  JINDO, South Korea (AP) — South Korean President Park Geun-hye said Monday that the captain and some crew members of the sunken ferry committed "unforgivable, murderous behavior," while criticism of her own government's handling of the disaster grew. Full Story | Top |
| MARATHON WATCH: Silence, then exultation in Boston Monday, Apr 21, 2014 12:22 PM PDT  A look at the 118th running of the Boston Marathon. For further updates, visit http://bigstory.ap.org. Full Story | Top |
| Families' hopes for ferry victims painfully humble Monday, Apr 21, 2014 10:54 AM PDT  JINDO, South Korea (AP) — Lee Byung-soo says he knew, when he saw his 15-year-old son's body in the tent. It could not have been more horrifically obvious. But he wanted so much for him to be alive. Full Story | Top |
| American Meb Keflezighi wins Boston Marathon Monday, Apr 21, 2014 12:13 PM PDT  BOSTON (AP) — "The Star-Spangled Banner" played over Boylston Street in honor of an American winner of the Boston Marathon. Full Story | Top |
| As Army shrinks, young officers being pushed out Monday, Apr 21, 2014 11:46 AM PDT  FORT BRAGG, N.C. (AP) — After the 9/11 attacks, tens of thousands of young men and women joined the military, heading for the rugged mountains of Afghanistan and dusty deserts of Iraq. Full Story | Top |
| US: Pictures indicate Russian troops in Ukraine Monday, Apr 21, 2014 10:28 AM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — The State Department has released images of soldiers in eastern Ukraine that it says are Russian forces, showing militants wearing similar uniforms and brandishing Russian weapons. Full Story | Top |
| Yemen says strikes on al-Qaida base kill 55 Monday, Apr 21, 2014 11:06 AM PDT SANAA, Yemen (AP) — Yemeni forces, reportedly backed by U.S. drone strikes, hit al-Qaida militants for a second straight day Monday in what Yemen officials said was an assault on a major base of the terror group hidden in the remote southern mountains. The government said 55 militants were killed so far. Full Story | Top |
| US marshal shoots defendant in federal court Monday, Apr 21, 2014 12:37 PM PDT  SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A U.S. marshal shot and critically wounded a defendant on Monday in a new federal courthouse in Salt Lake City after the man rushed at a witness with a pen, authorities said. Full Story | Top |
| Syria elections set for June 3 amid civil war Monday, Apr 21, 2014 11:25 AM PDT  DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Syria called a presidential election for June 3, aiming to give President Bashar Assad a veneer of electoral legitimacy in the midst of a civil war that has killed more than 150,000 people and driven a third of the population from their homes. Full Story | Top |
| NY court: US must release targeted killings memo Monday, Apr 21, 2014 09:19 AM PDT NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. government must publicly disclose in redacted form secret papers describing its legal justification for using drones to kill citizens suspected of terrorism overseas, because President Barack Obama and senior government officials have commented on the subject, a federal appeals court ruled Monday. Full Story | Top |
| 16-year-old survives in wheel well of Maui flight Monday, Apr 21, 2014 12:45 AM PDT  HONOLULU (AP) — Officials say a 16-year-old boy is "lucky to be alive" and unharmed after flying from California to Hawaii stowed away in a plane's wheel well, surviving cold temperatures at 38,000 feet and a lack of oxygen. Full Story | Top |
| Canadians rally to legalize marijuana Sunday, Apr 20, 2014 06:07 PM PDT  Several thousand people came out in Canada's biggest cities to call for the legalization of marijuana -- a yearly protest that happens internationally on April 20. The demonstrations -- dubbed the "420" rallies after the date, 4/20 in North American style, and the code-term popularly used to refer to pot consumption -- took place in Vancouver, Montreal and Ottawa. In each city, including the capital, Ottawa, where protesters gathered on the lawn near the parliament building, music groups played for the crowds. In Montreal, a strong police presence surrounded the demonstrators, while in Ottawa and Vancouver, a pizza chain offered a free slice to any participant in the rally celebrating a drug known to prompt the munchies. Full Story | Top |
| Festive hats, pastels abound at NYC Easter parade Sunday, Apr 20, 2014 03:56 PM PDT  NEW YORK (AP) — Some wore their Sunday best in New York's annual Easter Parade on Fifth Avenue, but others simply spruced up their St. Patrick's Day or Halloween outfits. Full Story | Top |
| Prosecutor: 4 more ferry crewmembers detained Sunday, Apr 20, 2014 08:24 PM PDT The crewmembers have been detained on allegations of failing to protect passengers. Full Story | Top |
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