Official: Mudslide death toll to rise substantially

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• Official: Mudslide death toll to rise substantially
• Obama and Pope Francis: Complete coverage
• Turkey moves to block YouTube ahead of crucial local elections
• Matt Bai: Health care law's here, get used to it, and make it work
• Mudslide crews face daunting task in body search
• Senate, House back bills to aid Ukraine
• West to help Ukraine with $18 billion bailout
• UN approves inquiry into Sri Lanka war abuses
• Union ruling comes at bad time for NCAA
• Pistorius on the line now in murder trial
• Coroner: Berezovsky death remains unexplained
• Mandatory Kim Jong Un haircuts a baldfaced lie?
• Christie's lawyer: Governor not involved in plot
• IMF offers Ukraine up to $18 billion in loans
• Senate backs bill to aid Ukraine, sanction Russia
• 90 still missing after Washington mudslide
• 25 feared dead in Wash. mudslide; 911 calls ranged from calm to frantic
• Weather frustrates hunt for missing Malaysian jet as new leads reported
• Obama holds first meeting with Pope Francis
• Thai satellite spots 300 objects in Indian Ocean
• Obama and Francis: What divides them
• At least two firefighters killed in 9-alarm Boston blaze
• Over half of uninsured don't know health care deadline
• Obama urges Europe to retrench amid Ukraine crisis
• Charlotte, NC's new mayor accused of taking bribes
• Two firefighters hurt in 9-alarm Boston blaze

Official: Mudslide death toll to rise substantially Posted: 27 Mar 2014 09:34 AM PDT Fire official warns tragedy will grow as medical examiner catches up in next 24-48 hours.

Obama and Pope Francis: Complete coverage Posted: Comprehensive coverage of Obama's papal visit, from Rome. Plus: Historic papal meetings.

Turkey moves to block YouTube ahead of crucial local elections Posted: 27 Mar 2014 10:09 AM PDT ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkish authorities were moving to block access to YouTube on Thursday following similar action against Twitter, the country's state-run news agency said.

Matt Bai: Health care law's here, get used to it, and make it work Posted: 27 Mar 2014 03:57 AM PDT The truth is that whether it takes six weeks or six months to meet the next arbitrary benchmark, the health care law is now embedded in the society, and it's not going anywhere.

Mudslide crews face daunting task in body search Posted: 27 Mar 2014 09:54 AM PDT DARRINGTON, Wash. (AP) — Firefighter Jeff McClelland uncovered a body on the moon-like surface that blankets what used to be the community of Oso. Suddenly, he realized the dead man's son and brother were among the volunteers scouring the debris field.

Senate, House back bills to aid Ukraine Posted: 27 Mar 2014 10:29 AM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress spoke with one voice on Thursday against Russia's annexation of Crimea, passing legislation in the House and Senate giving help to cash-strapped Ukraine and imposing sanctions against Russia.

West to help Ukraine with $18 billion bailout Posted: 27 Mar 2014 10:23 AM PDT KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Western nations rushed to help Ukraine on Thursday, with the International Monetary Fund pledging up to $18 billion in loans, the U.N. condemning the vote that drove Crimea into Russian hands and the U.S. Congress considering even harsher sanctions against Russia.

UN approves inquiry into Sri Lanka war abuses Posted: 27 Mar 2014 10:41 AM PDT GENEVA (AP) — The U.N.'s top human rights body launched an investigation Thursday into Sri Lanka's civil war, approving a U.S.-led resolution over the strong protests of Sri Lanka's government.

Union ruling comes at bad time for NCAA Posted: 27 Mar 2014 11:06 AM PDT They're battling in courtrooms, and could one day meet over a bargaining table. About the only things the two sides in the debate over big-time college athletics agree on is that things are changing.

Pistorius on the line now in murder trial Posted: 27 Mar 2014 10:35 AM PDT JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Before he killed his girlfriend, Oscar Pistorius broke barriers and the world embraced him for it. The double-amputee runner challenged the athletic establishment and secured the right to race on his carbon fiber blades in the 2012 Olympics.

Coroner: Berezovsky death remains unexplained Posted: 27 Mar 2014 11:16 AM PDT LONDON (AP) — Boris Berezovsky's death remains unexplained, a British coroner said Thursday, saying it wasn't possible to conclude beyond a reasonable doubt whether the self-exiled Russian tycoon and opponent of President Vladimir Putin was killed or committed suicide.

Mandatory Kim Jong Un haircuts a baldfaced lie? Posted: 27 Mar 2014 10:48 AM PDT TOKYO (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's distinctive hairstyle is the 'do of the day on the Internet, thanks to a viral report that every male university student in the capital is now under orders to get a buzz just like it. But it appears the barbers of Pyongyang aren't exactly sharpening their scissors.

Christie's lawyer: Governor not involved in plot Posted: 27 Mar 2014 09:48 AM PDT NEW YORK (AP) — A law firm hired by New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie said Thursday that the governor was not involved in a plot to create gridlock near a major bridge as part of a political retribution scheme.

IMF offers Ukraine up to $18 billion in loans Posted: 27 Mar 2014 07:38 AM PDT KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — The International Monetary Fund pledged up to $18 billion in loans Thursday to prop up Ukraine's teetering economy, and the prime minister warned that everyone is going to feel some pain from the necessary financial reforms ahead.

Senate backs bill to aid Ukraine, sanction Russia Posted: 27 Mar 2014 09:36 AM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress is speaking with one voice against Russia's annexation of Crimea, passing legislation in the House and Senate giving help to Ukraine and imposing sanctions against Russia.

90 still missing after Washington mudslide Posted: 27 Mar 2014 08:14 AM PDT Officials acknowledged that some victims' remains may never be recovered.

25 feared dead in Wash. mudslide; 911 calls ranged from calm to frantic Posted: 26 Mar 2014 11:23 PM PDT SEATTLE (AP) — Audio recordings of 911 calls made in the moments after a massive, deadly mudslide struck the tiny Washington state town of Oso ranged from a frantic woman who reported people screaming for help to a caller who described her amazement that the landslide had pushed a house all the way across a highway.

Weather frustrates hunt for missing Malaysian jet as new leads reported Posted: 27 Mar 2014 05:39 AM PDT By Matt Siegel and Michael Martina PERTH (Reuters) - High winds and icy weather halted the air search on Thursday for a Malaysia Airlines passenger jet presumed to have crashed in the southern Indian Ocean, just as new satellite images emerged showing what could be a large debris field from the plane. The latest possible sightings of wreckage from Flight MH370, which went missing 19 days ago, were captured by Thai and Japanese satellites in roughly the same remote expanse of sea as earlier images reported by France, Australia and China. "We have never said that the pieces are part of MH370 but have so far identified them only as floating objects." A Japanese satellite also captured images of 10 objects which could be part of the plane, Kyodo news agency quoted the government as saying on Thursday. "The forecast in the area was calling for severe icing, severe turbulence and near-zero visibility," said Lieutenant Commander Adam Schantz, the officer in charge of the U.S. Navy Poseidon P8 maritime surveillance aircraft detachment.

Obama holds first meeting with Pope Francis Posted: 27 Mar 2014 05:40 AM PDT The president tells the pontiff he is a "great admirer" during talks at the Vatican.

Thai satellite spots 300 objects in Indian Ocean Posted: 27 Mar 2014 02:46 AM PDT BANGKOK (AP) — A Thai satellite has detected about 300 objects floating in the Indian Ocean near the search area for the missing Malaysia Airlines jetliner, officials said Thursday.

Obama and Francis: What divides them Posted: 26 Mar 2014 09:28 AM PDT President has much to gain from historic meeting but must tread carefully.

At least two firefighters killed in 9-alarm Boston blaze Posted: 26 Mar 2014 04:02 PM PDT Two firefighters were reported killed and at least 17 people injured as a nine-alarm fire raced through a four-story building in the city's historic Back Bay neighborhood on Wednesday, drawing a large-scale emergency response, local officials said. The Boston Globe, quoting two people with direct knowledge of the fire, said the two Boston firefighters died while battling the blaze but gave no further details. All residents of the apartment building escaped unharmed, said Boston Fire Department spokesman Steve MacDonald. With the winds, "it's hard fighting it from the outside." Boston Emergency Medical Service said it had taken 17 people to area hospitals.

Over half of uninsured don't know health care deadline Posted: 26 Mar 2014 01:53 PM PDT If you don't have health insurance and didn't know the government's deadline for signing up is just days away, you're in arguably good company, according to a new survey.

Obama urges Europe to retrench amid Ukraine crisis Posted: 26 Mar 2014 12:02 PM PDT In Brussels, asks Europeans to recommit to war-won ideals of freedom and human dignity.

Charlotte, NC's new mayor accused of taking bribes Posted: 26 Mar 2014 03:28 PM PDT CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Less than six months on the job, the mayor of Charlotte was arrested Wednesday and accused of accepting more than $48,000 in bribes from undercover FBI agents posing as businessmen who wanted to do work with North Carolina's largest city.

Two firefighters hurt in 9-alarm Boston blaze Posted: 26 Mar 2014 01:42 PM PDT At least three Boston firefighters were injured, one seriously, on Wednesday when a fire broke out in a four-story building in the city's historic Back Bay neighborhood, drawing a large-scale emergency response, local officials said. All residents of the apartment building escaped unharmed, said Boston Fire Department spokesman Steve MacDonald. He described the blaze as a nine-alarm incident, the department's highest level of severity, with more than 150 firefighters at the scene. "It's a very unstable condition right now with the flames that are through the roof, and it's hard fighting it from the outside." Of the three firefighters brought to area hospitals, one was listed in serious condition while the injuries to the other two were not believed to be life-threatening, MacDonald said.

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