| 8 students killed in South Korea roof collapse Posted: 17 Feb 2014 09:23 AM PST  Others may still be trapped in auditorium where university freshmen were attending orientation ceremony.
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| Ice dancers score an Olympic first for American Posted: 17 Feb 2014 10:51 AM PST  SOCHI, Russia (AP) — Meryl Davis and Charlie White won the gold medal in ice dance Monday, the first Olympic title in the event for the United States.
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| Spot checks show uneven security in Sochi Posted: 17 Feb 2014 10:14 AM PST  Though underlying danger remains, spokeswoman shrugs off questions about increasing inconsistencies.
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| Hijacked passenger: Co-pilot threatened to crash plane Posted: 17 Feb 2014 09:39 AM PST  GENEVA (AP) — An Italian passenger says the man who hijacked an Ethiopian Airlines jet threatened to crash it if the pilot kept trying to get back into the cockpit.
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| Why does the myth of 'Presidents Day' persist? Posted: 17 Feb 2014 06:41 AM PST  The correct answer to that question is "never." When it comes to federal holidays, there is no such thing as Presidents Day. The official name for the holiday celebrated Feb. 17, 2014, is Washington's Birthday. There it is, Washington's Birthday, right between Birthday of Martin Luther King Jr. and Memorial Day. There are an asterisk and a helpful note at the bottom of the page, which says that the holiday in question is specified as Washington's Birthday under Section 6103(a) of Title 5 of the United States Code.
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| Could meditation be the solution to Congressional gridlock? Posted: 17 Feb 2014 03:58 AM PST  The Iowa Democrat is encouraging meditation through his "Quiet Caucus"
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| South Korea resort roof collapses, 9 dead Posted: 17 Feb 2014 10:17 AM PST  SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The roof of a resort auditorium collapsed during a welcoming ceremony for South Korean university freshmen, killing nine and likely trapping about 10, officials said Tuesday.
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| Egypt: Suicide bomber behind tourist bus attack Posted: 17 Feb 2014 08:52 AM PST  CAIRO (AP) — A suicide bomber was behind a deadly blast that tore through a bus carrying South Korean tourists, killing at least four people, as it waited near an Egypt-Israel border crossing in Sinai, Egyptian security officials said.
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| Tuscan tapped to be next Italian PM is fast-riser Posted: 17 Feb 2014 07:56 AM PST  ROME (AP) — Matteo Renzi is a fast-talker, fast-mover who has rocketed to the peak of Italian politics after being tapped Monday to try to form Italy's next government. Here's a fast look at what distinguishes the Democratic leader from the rest of Italy's political class.
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| Computer whizzes brainstorm for cash at hackathons Posted: 17 Feb 2014 09:27 AM PST  SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — It used to be that "hacking" was just a type of crime, a computer break-in. But today, the term is also part of a growing — and perfectly legal — mainstay of the tech sector.
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| Gay-rights activist detained at Olympic Park Posted: 17 Feb 2014 09:39 AM PST  SOCHI, Russia (AP) — An Italian gay-rights activist has been detained by Russian police as she entered Shayba Arena at the Olympic Park to watch a hockey game.
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| Penn State names FSU's Barron its new president Posted: 17 Feb 2014 11:03 AM PST  STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — Eric Barron, a former professor and dean at Penn State University and president of Florida State University, was chosen Monday to lead Pennsylvania's largest university as it continues grappling with fallout from the Jerry Sandusky scandal. He'll bring with him the experience of managing a major state university known as much for its for storied athletic program as its academic mission, as well as the fallout from a sex-abuse scandal with ties to big-time college football.
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| Pope opens big week with sex, divorce on agenda Posted: 17 Feb 2014 10:49 AM PST  VATICAN CITY (AP) — Meetings this week between Pope Francis and his cardinals will deal with some of the thorniest issues facing the church, including the rejection by most Catholics of some of its core teaching on premarital sex, contraception, gays and divorce.
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| Pope opens critical week for reform, family issues Posted: 17 Feb 2014 05:36 AM PST VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis on Monday opened the most critical week of his year-old papacy: Two commissions of inquiry on Vatican finance are reporting their recommendations for reform and preparations get underway for a summit on family issues that will deal with the widespread rejection by Catholics of church teaching on contraception, divorce and gay unions. |
| 1 month after spill, W. Virginians wary of water Posted: 17 Feb 2014 07:34 AM PST  CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — More than a month after chemicals seeped into West Virginia's biggest water supply, Jeanette Maddox would rather bundle up, drive to a shopping center parking lot and fill jugs of water from the spigot of a tanker truck than trust the tap in her kitchen.
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| Kerry visits UAE for talks on Syria Posted: 17 Feb 2014 06:38 AM PST  ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry traveled to Abu Dhabi Monday for discussions with Emirati officials on the deteriorating situation in Syria, nuclear talks with Iran and the Middle East peace process.
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| Fog interrupts medal events at Sochi Olympics Posted: 17 Feb 2014 07:18 AM PST  SOCHI, Russia (AP) — Dense fog covered mountain venues and forced the postponements of two medal events at the Sochi Olympics on Monday.
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| Thick fog causes delays at Sochi Olympics Posted: 17 Feb 2014 07:17 AM PST  KRASNAYA POLYANA, Russia (AP) — Thick fog lingering over the mountains Monday caused the biggest weather disruptions of the Sochi Olympics so far, with a biathlon race and a snowboard event both postponed until Tuesday.
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| South Africa: rescued miners face charges Posted: 17 Feb 2014 06:12 AM PST  JOHANNESBURG (AP) — At least 21 miners in South Africa who were trapped by debris in an abandoned mine shaft and later rescued face charges of illegal mining, authorities said Monday.
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| Augusta ice storm puts an end to Eisenhower Tree Posted: 16 Feb 2014 10:20 PM PST  The Eisenhower Tree, so much a part of Augusta National that not even a sitting U.S. president could have it taken down, was removed from the 17th hole this weekend because of damage from an ice storm, the club said Sunday.
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| Missing Nepal passenger plane found, no survivors Posted: 17 Feb 2014 12:07 AM PST  The plane was carrying 15 passengers, including an infant, and three crew members.
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| Jet stream shift could prompt harsher winters: scientists Posted: 16 Feb 2014 05:29 AM PST  A warmer Arctic could permanently affect the pattern of the high-altitude polar jet stream, resulting in longer and colder winters over North America and northern Europe, US scientists say. The jet stream, a ribbon of high altitude, high-speed wind in northern latitudes that blows from west to east, is formed when the cold Arctic air clashes with warmer air from further south. According to Jennifer Francis, a climate expert at Rutgers University, the Arctic air has warmed in recent years as a result of melting polar ice caps, meaning there is now less of a difference in temperatures when it hits air from lower latitudes. "The jet stream is a very fast moving river of air over our head," she said Saturday at a meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
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| Romney: Bill Clinton 'embarrassed the nation' Posted: 16 Feb 2014 08:17 AM PST  But if Hillary Clinton becomes the 2016 nominee, she "will have plenty to discuss about her own record."
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