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• School employee held in case of missing Mo. girl
• Lawmakers in Washington, Wisconsin look for limits on drones
• White House: Violence in Kiev 'completely outrageous'
• Russian punk rockers attacked by whip-wielding Cossack militiamen
• Newtown to seek federal funding for counseling efforts
• Ukraine leader denounces coup bid
• Dunn juror wanted murder conviction in 'loud music' trial
• French, German, Polish ministers to visit Ukraine Thursday
• Activist nun, 84, sentenced to nearly 3 years in prison
• Report: Australian missionary, 75, detained in N. Korea
• Europrean Union eyes sanctions on Ukraine
• Russia knocked out of Olympic hockey by Finns, 3-1
• Hacking trial: Blair offered to advise Murdoch
• Los Angeles bishop kept altar boy list from police
• Iran pressures its negotiators at nuclear talks
• Obama's N. American agenda hits congressional drag
• Eagles make Michigan power plant warm winter home
• Russia loses shot at Olympic hockey gold
• Ukraine protesters seize Kiev central post office
• US consulting with European partners on Ukraine
• Amid nuke talks, Iran digs in for long sanctions
• France, Germany to meet Ukraine opposition, govt
• Bubka calls for halt to violence in Ukraine
• Minimum wage study replenishes both sides of debate
• Deadly Ukraine clashes flair up
• Ex-soldier convicted of killing Iraqi family dies in prison
• Real 'Monuments Man' to join Clooney and Damon at White House
• Feds get involved after shaking 'pandemonium' aboard flight
• Cuba shares trove of Hemingway documents with U.S.

School employee held in case of missing Mo. girl Posted: 19 Feb 2014 08:57 AM PST Police found "evidence of foul play" in their search for Hailey Owens, authorities say.

Lawmakers in Washington, Wisconsin look for limits on drones Posted: 19 Feb 2014 07:46 AM PST Both states passed legislation this week restricting the use of unmanned drones.

White House: Violence in Kiev 'completely outrageous' Posted: 19 Feb 2014 09:51 AM PST The White House on Wednesday called the deadly violence on the streets of the Ukrainian capital "completely outrageous" and renewed its appeal to President Viktor Yanukovych to de-escalate the situation. Clashes in Kiev between police and anti-government protesters that have claimed 26 lives are "completely outrageous" and "have no place in the 21st century," Deputy National Security Advisor Ben Rhodes told reporters aboard Air Force One. "The fact of the matter is we have made very clear to the Ukrainian government that it is their responsibility to allow for people (to) protest," Rhodes said. President Barack Obama was expected to comment on Ukraine later Wednesday during a trip to Toluca, Mexico, for a North American leaders summit, Rhodes said.

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Newtown to seek federal funding for counseling efforts Posted: 19 Feb 2014 06:51 AM PST NEWTOWN, Conn. (AP) — Newtown officials plan to ask the federal government for an $8 million grant for mental health counseling for hundreds of people affected by the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre.

Ukraine leader denounces coup bid Posted: 19 Feb 2014 07:36 AM PST European Union considers sanctions against those responsible for a deadly crackdown.

Dunn juror wanted murder conviction in 'loud music' trial Posted:

French, German, Polish ministers to visit Ukraine Thursday Posted: 19 Feb 2014 09:07 AM PST The foreign ministers of France, Germany and Poland will travel to Kiev on Thursday to assess the situation before a meeting in Brussels to decide whether to impose EU sanctions on Ukraine, French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said on Wednesday. Earlier, Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovich accused pro-European opposition leaders of trying to seize power by force after at least 26 people died in the worst violence since the former Soviet republic gained independence. "With my Polish and German colleagues we have decided to go to Kiev tomorrow morning ... to gather the latest information before the meeting in Brussels," Fabius said alongside U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry. Kerry said the United States was working closely with the European Union on the Ukraine crisis.

Activist nun, 84, sentenced to nearly 3 years in prison Posted: 18 Feb 2014 04:36 PM PST KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — An 84-year-old nun was sentenced Tuesday to nearly three years in prison for breaking into a nuclear weapons complex and defacing a bunker holding bomb-grade uranium, a demonstration that exposed serious security flaws at the Tennessee plant.

Report: Australian missionary, 75, detained in N. Korea Posted: 19 Feb 2014 03:36 AM PST John Short was arrested by Pyongyang's public security bureau on Sunday, his wife told the Adelaide Advertiser.

Europrean Union eyes sanctions on Ukraine Posted: 19 Feb 2014 09:06 AM PST Security forces have temporarily halted a push to take over Kiev 's main protest camp.

Russia knocked out of Olympic hockey by Finns, 3-1 Posted: 19 Feb 2014 09:30 AM PST SOCHI, Russia (AP) — The Russians dutifully shook the Finns' hands and then skated to the center of a rink built to showcase their return to Olympic hockey dominance. When they raised their sticks in a mournful salute, they got more whistles than cheers from their devastated fans.

Hacking trial: Blair offered to advise Murdoch Posted: 19 Feb 2014 09:25 AM PST LONDON (AP) — Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair offered to work as an unofficial adviser to Rupert Murdoch as revelations of illegal phone hacking engulfed the mogul's media empire, according to an email made public Wednesday at the trial of several former Murdoch lieutenants.

Los Angeles bishop kept altar boy list from police Posted: 19 Feb 2014 07:06 AM PST LOS ANGELES (AP) — When Los Angeles police were investigating allegations of child abuse by a Roman Catholic priest in 1988, they asked for a list of altar boys at the last parish where the priest worked.

Iran pressures its negotiators at nuclear talks Posted: 19 Feb 2014 08:28 AM PST VIENNA (AP) — As Iran negotiated about a nuclear pact Tuesday, the country's top leader ordered his government to take precautionary steps in case the talks fail and the head of the Revolutionary Guards warned the Iranian negotiators against concessions that could tarnish the nation's pride.

Obama's N. American agenda hits congressional drag Posted: 19 Feb 2014 09:19 AM PST WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama headed into a summit Wednesday with Mexican and Canadian leaders eager to engage on issues of trade and other neighbor-to-neighbor interests, even as Congress is pushing back against some of his top cross-border agenda items.

Eagles make Michigan power plant warm winter home Posted: 19 Feb 2014 08:00 AM PST MONROE, Mich. (AP) — A Michigan utility has welcomed a flock of visitors to the state's biggest power plant this winter. But they aren't all that personable.

Russia loses shot at Olympic hockey gold Posted: 19 Feb 2014 08:01 AM PST SOCHI, Russia (AP) — A Russian hockey team with immense expectations lost its shot at an Olympic title Wednesday at a Winter Games tempered by violence both in the host city and in nearby Ukraine.

Ukraine protesters seize Kiev central post office Posted: 19 Feb 2014 07:29 AM PST KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Defiant Ukrainian protesters seized control of the capital's central post office Wednesday, hurling fire bombs and rocks and standing their ground against officers in riot gear who threw stun grenades and fired water cannon a day after clashes that left at least 25 people dead and raised fears of civil war.

US consulting with European partners on Ukraine Posted: 19 Feb 2014 08:56 AM PST WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States raised the prospect Wednesday of joining partners in Europe to impose sanctions against Ukraine in an attempt to end the deadly violence that has raised fears of a civil war in the country.

Amid nuke talks, Iran digs in for long sanctions Posted: 19 Feb 2014 05:51 AM PST VIENNA (AP) — Even as Iran negotiates on a nuclear pact in exchange for an end to sanctions, the country's top leader is taking precautionary steps in case the talks fail.

France, Germany to meet Ukraine opposition, govt Posted: 19 Feb 2014 08:03 AM PST PARIS (AP) — The French foreign minister says he and his counterparts from Germany and Poland will travel to Ukraine to meet with government and opposition figures ahead of an emergency meeting of European Union.

Bubka calls for halt to violence in Ukraine Posted: 19 Feb 2014 08:03 AM PST SOCHI, Russia (AP) — His eyes welling with tears and voice choking with emotion, Ukrainian pole vault great Sergei Bubka appealed Wednesday to both sides in his homeland's political crisis to halt the violence that has claimed dozens of lives and brought the country "to the brink of catastrophe."

Minimum wage study replenishes both sides of debate Posted: 18 Feb 2014 02:46 PM PST WASHINGTON (AP) — Boosting the federal minimum wage as President Barack Obama and congressional Democrats are proposing would increase earnings for more than 16.5 million people by 2016 but also cut employment by roughly 500,000 jobs, Congress' nonpartisan budget analyst said Tuesday.

Deadly Ukraine clashes flair up Posted: 19 Feb 2014 06:00 AM PST After a brief few hours of calm, confrontations between protesters and police resume today.

Ex-soldier convicted of killing Iraqi family dies in prison Posted: 18 Feb 2014 03:25 PM PST LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A former soldier sentenced to life for raping and killing a teenage Iraqi girl and using a shotgun to gun down her family died in an Arizona prison over the weekend in what officials suspect was a suicide.

Real 'Monuments Man' to join Clooney and Damon at White House Posted: 18 Feb 2014 02:03 PM PST Harry Ettlinger was a 19-year-old Army private when he was recruited to be one of the original "Monuments Men." Now, Ettlinger will join President Obama and Hollywood stars like Matt Damon and George Clooney at a White House screening of the movie.

Feds get involved after shaking 'pandemonium' aboard flight Posted: 18 Feb 2014 12:51 PM PST BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Federal authorities are looking into severe turbulence that triggered "pandemonium" aboard a United Airlines flight into Billings, Mont., and sent five people to hospitals.

Cuba shares trove of Hemingway documents with U.S. Posted: 18 Feb 2014 10:52 AM PST Cuba has released to US researchers copies of more than 2,000 documents related to Ernest Hemingway, media reported Tuesday in Havana, the American literary giant's home during the 1940s and 1950s. "More than 2,000 documents held at the Finca Vigia Museum in Havana are now available for the first time for researchers in the United States after having been digitized and sent to the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum," the Cuba Contemporanea magazine wrote on its website. Now a museum, Finca Vigia, which means "lookout house" is located in the town of San Francisco de Paula just outside Havana.

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