Shakeup marks new era for pardon process

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• Shakeup marks new era for pardon process
• Prince Charles' brother-in-law dies in NYC after fall
• Obama's Japan visit kicks off with dreams of sushi
• Revisiting NYC's 1964 World's Fair
• Soldier convicted in WikiLeaks case gets new name
• 'Excellent work': Spacewalking astronauts complete urgent fix
• Long Island teen gamer latest victim of 'swatting,' police say
• Obama wades into testy China-Japan feud
• Michigan man among first in U.S. to get 'bionic eye'
• Gacy case helps solve unrelated death
• HBO shows coming to Amazon Instant Video, in blow to Netflix
• Material on Australian shore examined in jet hunt
• Memorial for S. Korea ferry victims opens in Ansan
• Pro-Russian insurgents hold U.S. journalist captive
• Judge to mull Chelsea Manning name change request
• S. Korea ferry turned further than ordered, professor says
• 'Murdered' Ukraine politician faced hostile mob, video shows
• Russia vows response if 'interests' in Ukraine attacked
• Obama opens 4-country, Asia-Pacific trip in Tokyo
• Teen stowaway undetected for hours before departure
• SKorea ferry toll hits 150 as search gets tougher
• US weighs clemency for inmates jailed for 10 years
• FM vows response if Russians attacked in Ukraine
• Syrian activists accused regime of new gas attacks
• Report on CIA interrogations shadows Gitmo trials
• SKorea ferry toll hits 156 as search gets tougher
• Obama offering Japan security, economic assurances
• Wellness programs grow more popular with employers
• 9th suspect in NC kidnapping turns self in to FBI
• AP WAS THERE: Probable cause of AIDS found
• Sotomayor: Justices 'fundamentally misunderstand' racial bias
• IRS workers who owe back taxes awarded $1 million in bonuses
• Oregon police: Man stalked women with 'moveable dungeon'
• NYPD's Twitter PR campaign backfires badly
• JetBlue pilots overwhelmingly vote 'yes' to join union
• Family has unpublished Gabriel Garcia Marquez manuscript
• Obama takes in mudslide's brutal aftermath
• Kerry: Cold War diplomacy was ‘easier’
• Opposition: South Africa's ruling ANC giving away mattresses for votes
• Life in solitary: The prison within the prison

Shakeup marks new era for pardon process Posted: 23 Apr 2014 09:23 AM PDT New program focused on thousands of clemency petitions from nonviolent federal inmates.

Prince Charles' brother-in-law dies in NYC after fall Posted: 23 Apr 2014 10:57 AM PDT LONDON (AP) — Royal officials in Britain say that the brother of Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, has died after sustaining a serious head injury following a fall in New York.

Obama's Japan visit kicks off with dreams of sushi Posted: 23 Apr 2014 09:17 AM PDT But for two special guests at Sukiyabashi Jiro on Wednesday evening, mouthfuls of melt-in-the-mouth tuna, squid, and octopus were the culinary backdrop to discussing urgent matters of regional security. Soon after Air Force One touched down here, Barack Obama found himself in Tokyo's upmarket Ginza district, tucked behind the counter of arguably the world's best sushi restaurant with his Japanese host, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. Sukiyabashi Jiro's modest size – it has just 10 seats – is inversely proportionate to its reputation. The 19-piece special course, featuring a selection chosen by owner Jiro Ono, costs around $300, not including drinks.

Revisiting NYC's 1964 World's Fair Posted: 22 Apr 2014 08:19 AM PDT Unisphere, symbol of the New York World's Fair which opens on April 22, dominates this low-level shot of the fairgrounds, shown April 20, 1964 in the Queens borough of New York. (AP Photo)

Soldier convicted in WikiLeaks case gets new name Posted: 23 Apr 2014 10:00 AM PDT Kansas judge grants Bradley Edward Manning's request to become Chelsea Elizabeth Manning.

'Excellent work': Spacewalking astronauts complete urgent fix Posted: 23 Apr 2014 08:58 AM PDT CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Spacewalking astronauts easily replaced a dead computer outside the International Space Station on Wednesday and got their orbiting home back up to full strength.

Long Island teen gamer latest victim of 'swatting,' police say Posted: 23 Apr 2014 06:11 AM PDT A hoaxer who triggered a massive police response was engaging in a prank called "swatting," authorities there say.

Obama wades into testy China-Japan feud Posted: 23 Apr 2014 06:04 AM PDT Security treaty with Japan applies to China-Japan dispute, the president confirms.

Michigan man among first in U.S. to get 'bionic eye' Posted: 23 Apr 2014 07:39 AM PDT Roger Pontz, nearly completely blind for years, has regained sight through high-tech procedure.

Gacy case helps solve unrelated death Posted: 23 Apr 2014 04:32 AM PDT Four decades later, the killer's case is helping authorities solve another murder — one he didn't commit.

HBO shows coming to Amazon Instant Video, in blow to Netflix Posted:

Material on Australian shore examined in jet hunt Posted: 23 Apr 2014 05:01 AM PDT Unidentified material is being examined for any link to the lost Malaysian plane.

Memorial for S. Korea ferry victims opens in Ansan Posted: 23 Apr 2014 05:20 AM PDT The city south of Seoul has taken the brunt of the pain from the ferry sinking last week that left 302 people dead or missing.

Pro-Russian insurgents hold U.S. journalist captive Posted: 23 Apr 2014 05:10 AM PDT Gunmen say Simon Ostrovsky, a reporter for Vice News, was suspected of unspecified "bad activities."

Judge to mull Chelsea Manning name change request Posted: 23 Apr 2014 07:18 AM PDT Serving a 35-year sentence for passing classified U.S. government information, Chelsea Manning's petition to legally change her name from Bradley will be considered.

S. Korea ferry turned further than ordered, professor says Posted: 23 Apr 2014 06:02 AM PDT A maritime professor who spoke with the third mate who was steering the South Korean ferry before it sank said Wednesday that he suspects there was a problem with the steering gear.

'Murdered' Ukraine politician faced hostile mob, video shows Posted: 23 Apr 2014 10:05 AM PDT The Ukrainian town councilor whose apparent torture and murder helped to prompt a threatened new government offensive in the east was mobbed by a hostile, pro-Russian crowd before he disappeared, a video of the incident shows. The apparent murder of Volodymyr Rybak and a second man prompted the European Union to call on Russia to use its influence to stop kidnappings and killings in mainly Russian-speaking eastern Ukraine, scene of separatist rebellions against Kiev's leaders. The footage from April 17 on local news site gorlovka.ua shows angry scenes outside the town hall of Horlivka, between the separatist flashpoint cities of Donetsk and Slaviansk, as Rybak is manhandled by several men, among them a masked man in camouflage, while other people hurl abuse. Ukraine's interior ministry said he was seen being bundled into a car by masked men in camouflage later that day.

Russia vows response if 'interests' in Ukraine attacked Posted: 23 Apr 2014 08:43 AM PDT Slavyansk (Ukraine) (AFP) - Russia issued a sharp warning on Wednesday that it will strike back if its "legitimate interests" in Ukraine are attacked, raising the stakes in the Cold War-like duel with the United States over the former Soviet republic's future. "If we are attacked, we would certainly respond," Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov told state-controlled RT television. "If our interests, our legitimate interests, the interests of Russians have been attacked directly, like they were in South Ossetia for example, I do not see any other way but to respond in accordance with international law," he said, referring to Russia's armoured invasion of Georgia in 2008. Moscow also insisted that Kiev withdraw the forces it has sent into eastern Ukraine to dislodge pro-Russian rebels who have seized control of government buildings in several towns.

Obama opens 4-country, Asia-Pacific trip in Tokyo Posted: 23 Apr 2014 04:19 AM PDT TOKYO (AP) — Opening a four-country swing through the Asia-Pacific region, President Barack Obama is aiming to promote the U.S. as a committed economic, military and political partner, but the West's dispute with Russia over Ukraine threatens to cast a shadow over the president's sales mission.

Teen stowaway undetected for hours before departure Posted: 22 Apr 2014 08:24 PM PDT The boy went unnoticed for seven hours in a highly secure area, officials say.

SKorea ferry toll hits 150 as search gets tougher Posted: 22 Apr 2014 11:32 PM PDT JINDO, South Korea (AP) — The grim work of recovering bodies from the submerged South Korea ferry proceeded rapidly Wednesday, with the official death toll reaching 150, though a government official said divers must now rip through cabin walls to retrieve more victims.

US weighs clemency for inmates jailed for 10 years Posted: 23 Apr 2014 10:57 AM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department is encouraging nonviolent federal inmates who have behaved in prison, have no significant criminal history and have already served more than 10 years behind bars to apply for clemency, officials announced Wednesday.

FM vows response if Russians attacked in Ukraine Posted: 23 Apr 2014 07:01 AM PDT DONETSK, Ukraine (AP) — Russia's foreign minister on Wednesday promised a firm response if its citizens or interests come under attack in Ukraine — a vow that came after Ukraine announced a renewal of its "anti-terror" campaign against those occupying buildings in its troubled east.

Syrian activists accused regime of new gas attacks Posted: 23 Apr 2014 10:55 AM PDT BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian opposition activists and other witnesses tell The Associated Press that Syrian government forces have attacked rebel-held areas with poisonous chlorine gas in recent months.

Report on CIA interrogations shadows Gitmo trials Posted: 23 Apr 2014 10:02 AM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — The planned release of portions of the Senate report on the CIA's use of harsh interrogation techniques could add to the legal complications facing the long-delayed U.S. military tribunals of terrorist suspects at the Guantanamo Bay detention camp.

SKorea ferry toll hits 156 as search gets tougher Posted: 23 Apr 2014 09:56 AM PDT JINDO, South Korea (AP) — As the 156th body was pulled from waters where the ferry Sewol sank a week ago, relatives of the nearly 150 still missing pressed the government Wednesday to finish the grim task of recovery soon. But the work was reaching a new, more complicated phase, with an official saying divers must now rip through cabin walls to retrieve more victims.

Obama offering Japan security, economic assurances Posted: 23 Apr 2014 11:00 AM PDT TOKYO (AP) — Facing fresh questions about his commitment to Asia, President Barack Obama will seek to convince Japan's leaders Thursday that he can deliver on his security and economic pledges, even as the crisis in Ukraine demands U.S. attention and resources elsewhere.

Wellness programs grow more popular with employers Posted: 23 Apr 2014 09:59 AM PDT That little voice nagging you to put down the cake and lace up the running shoes is increasingly coming from your employer and is likely to grow louder with a looming change under the federal health care overhaul.

9th suspect in NC kidnapping turns self in to FBI Posted: 23 Apr 2014 10:04 AM PDT CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — As the kidnappers pulled into a quiet, upscale golf course community, they thought they were about to abduct an assistant district attorney who sent a high-ranking gang member to prison for life, authorities said.

AP WAS THERE: Probable cause of AIDS found Posted: 23 Apr 2014 10:17 AM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — EDITOR'S NOTE: In 1981, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported the first cases of a rare pneumonia that had sickened five Los Angeles gay men. The AIDS epidemic had begun.

Sotomayor: Justices 'fundamentally misunderstand' racial bias Posted: 22 Apr 2014 04:08 PM PDT First Hispanic Supreme Court judge issues sharp dissent in affirmative action case.

IRS workers who owe back taxes awarded $1 million in bonuses Posted: 22 Apr 2014 02:31 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — The Internal Revenue Service has paid more than $2.8 million in bonuses to employees with recent disciplinary problems, including $1 million to workers who owed back taxes, a government investigator said Tuesday.

Oregon police: Man stalked women with 'moveable dungeon' Posted: 22 Apr 2014 11:54 PM PDT PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Authorities say a man fatally shot by a Portland officer last month had been stalking young women in a van that he converted into a "moveable dungeon" with chains and handcuffs after one of his victims managed to escape from it in January.

NYPD's Twitter PR campaign backfires badly Posted: 22 Apr 2014 04:51 PM PDT New York police Tuesday were eating extra helpings of humble pie after asking people to post images of themselves and NYPD officers on Twitter -- only to face a deluge of pictures of alleged police brutality. "Do you have a photo w/ a member of the NYPD? It may be featured on our Facebook," the department posted on its NYPD News Twitter feed, hoping to fuel a feel-good, low-cost public relations campaign.

JetBlue pilots overwhelmingly vote 'yes' to join union Posted: 22 Apr 2014 02:37 PM PDT (Reuters) - JetBlue Airways Corp pilots voted by a wide margin on Tuesday to join the Air Line Pilots Association union, sending the budget carrier's stock price down on concerns the move would raise the airline's costs. About 71 percent of the pilots eligible to vote in the month-long election backed ALPA. JetBlue has about 2,600 pilots and 96 percent were eligible to vote. The vote marked the first successful union drive by a group of workers at JetBlue.

Family has unpublished Gabriel Garcia Marquez manuscript Posted: 22 Apr 2014 12:44 PM PDT MEXICO CITY (AP) — Novelist Gabriel Garcia Marquez left behind an unpublished manuscript that he chose not to print while he was alive, an editor told The Associated Press on Tuesday as the writer's compatriots held a musical tribute to him in his native Colombia.

Obama takes in mudslide's brutal aftermath Posted: 22 Apr 2014 02:36 PM PDT President meets grieving families and workers still searching site where dozens died.

Kerry: Cold War diplomacy was ‘easier’ Posted: 22 Apr 2014 12:26 PM PDT Secretary of State feels "bipolar world" made American diplomacy a less high-wire affair.

Opposition: South Africa's ruling ANC giving away mattresses for votes Posted: 22 Apr 2014 11:58 AM PDT South Africa's government corruption watchdog is looking into an allegation that the ruling ANC party handed out state-paid mattresses in election campaigns ahead of general polls on May 7, a spokesman said Tuesday. Public Protector Thuli Madonsela is planning a meeting with the country's social security agency after a complaint from new opposition party AgangSA. "AgangSA complained that mattresses were distributed in Valhalla in Cape Town allegedly as part of the ruling party's election campaign," her spokesman Oupa Segalwe told AFP.

Life in solitary: The prison within the prison Posted: 22 Apr 2014 11:49 AM PDT Filmmaker Dan Edge takes a look inside the brutal isolation unit at Maine State Prison for PBS' "Frontline."

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