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| GM CEO in the hot seat over recall deaths Tuesday, Apr 01, 2014 12:06 PM PDT  New chief tells Congress she's "disturbed" automaker weighed cost of fixing ignitions. Full Story | Top |
| Palestinian president blasts Israel after prisoner deadline passes Tuesday, Apr 01, 2014 12:25 PM PDT  Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas signed more than a dozen international conventions on Tuesday citing anger at Israel's delay of a prisoner release, in a move jeopardized U.S. efforts to salvage fragile peace talks. His unexpected decision came just a day before U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry had been due to travel to Ramallah for talks aimed at finalizing a complex, three-way deal that would enable the talks to continue into 2015. Israel had promised in exchange to free more than 100 prisoners by the end of March, but failed to release the final batch, saying it wanted guarantees that the Palestinians would extend the negotiations beyond the April 29 deadline. In his remarks to Palestinian leaders in the West Bank city of Ramallah, Abbas made clear he was not abandoning the negotiations, but blasted Israel's delay in freeing prisoners. Full Story | Top |
| Why Jonathan Pollard provokes passions Tuesday, Apr 01, 2014 10:02 AM PDT  American seen as the Edward Snowden of his day eyed as Mideast peace incentive. Full Story | Top |
| Ryan budget proposal slashes $5.1 trillion—and food stamps—over decade Tuesday, Apr 01, 2014 08:52 AM PDT  The updated Republican plan cuts food stamps, health care for the poor, and Pell Grants. Full Story | Top |
| Back problems sideline Wood for Masters Tuesday, Apr 01, 2014 10:08 AM PDT  Tiger Woods announced on Tuesday he would miss next week's Masters after undergoing back surgery for a pinched nerve that has troubled him for months. The world number one pulled out of his traditional Masters warm-up event in Florida last month and released a statement on his website on Tuesday saying he was withdrawing from the first major of 2014, starting at Augusta National on April 10. "After attempting to get ready for the Masters, and failing to make the necessary progress, I decided, in consultation with my doctors, to have this procedure done," said Woods. "I'd like to express my disappointment to the Augusta National membership, staff, volunteers and patrons that I will not be at the Masters. Full Story | Top |
| GM CEO in the hot seat over recall deaths Tuesday, Apr 01, 2014 11:32 AM PDT  New chief tells Congress she's "disturbed" automaker weighed cost of fixing ignitions. Full Story | Top |
| Bieber photographer wants to prevent future assaults Tuesday, Apr 01, 2014 10:53 AM PDT  MIAMI (AP) — A celebrity photographer sought to boost the potential damages he could win from Justin Bieber in a lawsuit that accuses the singer and a bodyguard of battery in a confrontation outside a recording studio. Full Story | Top |
| Boy Scouts boot openly gay leader Tuesday, Apr 01, 2014 06:49 AM PDT  The organization removes the scoutmaster for "deliberately" promoting his sexuality. Full Story | Top |
| France's Hollande seeks fresh start as new PM begins Tuesday, Apr 01, 2014 09:18 AM PDT  Francois Hollande launched what he has billed as a fresh start to his unpopular 22-month-old presidency on Tuesday, as new prime minister Manuel Valls took up his post and set about forming a reshuffled government. The 51-year-old centrist, who as tough-talking interior minister has consistently been Hollande's most popular minister in surveys, replaced Jean-Marc Ayrault who quit following the ruling Socialist Party's rout in weekend local elections. While Valls is a public favorite, including with conservative voters, his centrist views make him more controversial with the left wing of the Socialist Party. Speculation has centered on whether Pierre Moscovici will remain in the powerful finance minister's job, while coalition sources have also talked about a possible return to government for Segolene Royal, Hollande's ex-partner and a former Socialist presidential candidate. Full Story | Top |
| British sniper's bullet took out suicide bomber, Taliban insurgents Tuesday, Apr 01, 2014 03:40 AM PDT  A single shot from a British sniper killed six Taliban insurgents when the bullet hit the trigger switch of a would-be suicide bomber's device, the Ministry of Defence has said. The 20-year-old marksman, a lance corporal in the Coldstream Guards, fired the shot from 850 metres away, hitting the device which then exploded, killing the bomber and five men around him, an MoD spokesman said. Lt. Col. Richard Slack, commanding officer of 9/12 Royal Lancers, told The Daily Telegraph the unnamed soldier also prevented another major attack as a second suicide vest packed with 20 kgs (44lbs) of explosives was found nearby. "There was a pause on the radio and the sniper said, 'I think I've just shot a suicide bomber'. Full Story | Top |
| Obamacare enrollment drive’s secret weapon: Radio Tuesday, Apr 01, 2014 03:01 AM PDT  In the home stretch, the administration turned to a century-old technology to sell the ACA. Full Story | Top |
| New report details racial gap among U.S.children Tuesday, Apr 01, 2014 12:07 AM PDT  NEW YORK (AP) — In every region of America, white and Asian children are far better positioned for success than black, Latino and American Indian children, according to a new report appealing for urgent action to bridge this racial gap. Full Story | Top |
| Sources: U.S. considers release of Israeli spy Pollard Monday, Mar 31, 2014 09:35 PM PDT  JERUSALEM (AP) — The United States is talking with Israel about releasing convicted spy Jonathan Pollard early from his life sentence as an incentive to the Israelis in the troubled Mideast peace negotiations, people familiar with the talks said Monday. Releasing Pollard, a thorn in U.S.-Israeli relations for three decades, would be an extraordinary step underscoring the urgency of U.S. peace efforts. Full Story | Top |
| Congress demands answers on delay in GM recall Tuesday, Apr 01, 2014 12:36 PM PDT  WASHINGTON (AP) — The piece needed to fix a defective ignition switch linked to 13 traffic deaths would have cost just 57 cents, according to documents submitted by General Motors to lawmakers investigating why the company took 10 years to recall cars with the flaw. Full Story | Top |
| White House: 7 million signed up for health care Tuesday, Apr 01, 2014 11:32 AM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — In a key milestone for the 4-year-old health care law, the Obama administration says more than 7 million people signed up for health care through insurance exchanges, surpassing a threshold once seen as unattainable. Full Story | Top |
| Missed the health care deadline? It's not too late Tuesday, Apr 01, 2014 10:08 AM PDT  WASHINGTON (AP) — It's not too late to get covered. A few routes remain open for those who missed the health care law's big enrollment deadline. Full Story | Top |
| Malaysian credibility in jet hunt challenged again Tuesday, Apr 01, 2014 08:24 AM PDT  KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — It may mean little to investigators that the last words air traffic controllers heard from the lost jetliner were "Good night, Malaysian three-seven-zero," rather than "All right, good night." But to Malaysian officials whose credibility has been questioned almost from the beginning, it means a great deal. Full Story | Top |
| Atlanta archbishop apologizes for posh residence Tuesday, Apr 01, 2014 12:11 PM PDT  ATLANTA (AP) — Archbishop Wilton Gregory seems to have gotten the pope's message about modest living. Full Story | Top |
| Woods has back surgery, will miss the Masters Tuesday, Apr 01, 2014 12:29 PM PDT  Tiger Woods chose surgery to heal his ailing back over a quest for another green jacket, announcing Tuesday that he will miss the Masters for the first time in his career. Full Story | Top |
| Crowe meets Anglican leader after 'Noah' premiere Tuesday, Apr 01, 2014 12:20 PM PDT  LONDON (AP) — The pope said no but the leader of the world's Anglicans was happy to meet Russell Crowe, star of watery Biblical epic "Noah." Full Story | Top |
| Will world court ruling end Japan's whaling? Tuesday, Apr 01, 2014 08:51 AM PDT  TOKYO (AP) — Japan's whaling in the Antarctic is at a crossroads after the International Court of Justice ordered the program stopped. The court concluded the supposed scientific research program is actually a guise for commercial whaling. This week's ruling cannot be appealed, but Japan has other options to consider. Full Story | Top |
| Pelosi says over 7 million enroll in health care Tuesday, Apr 01, 2014 10:31 AM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi says the White House is reporting more than 7 million people signed up for health care through the exchanges by Monday's midnight deadline. Full Story | Top |
| Death toll climbs to 27 at Washington mudslide Tuesday, Apr 01, 2014 09:50 AM PDT  ARLINGTON, Wash. (AP) — The official death toll from Washington state's mudslide has increased to 27, with the Snohomish County medical examiner's office saying 19 victims have been positively identified. That's up from 24 dead with 18 identified on Monday. Full Story | Top |
| Airlines urge more security, passenger checks Tuesday, Apr 01, 2014 10:12 AM PDT  PERTH, Australia (AP) — The Malaysian airliner's disappearance underscores the need for improvements in security, both in tracking aircraft and in screening passengers, the International Air Transport Association said Tuesday. Full Story | Top |
| Australia PM: No time limit on Malaysia jet search Monday, Mar 31, 2014 02:58 PM PDT  Prime Minister Tony Abbott said there was no time limit on the hunt for Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370. Full Story | Top |
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