U.S. examining use of toxic chemical in Syria

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• U.S. examining use of toxic chemical in Syria
• Obama plans clemency for hundreds of drug offenders
• American wins Boston Marathon men's race for first time in 3 decades
• Biden offers Ukraine U.S. help on energy, aid allocation
• U.S. must disclose doc that justifies drone attacks, appeals court says
• Experts have doubts about Hawaii-bound teen stowaway's story
• Obamas host Easter Egg Roll under sunny skies
• 'We're taking back our race'
• American wins 2014 Boston Marathon
• Parents say 234 girls kidnapped from Nigeria school
• Biden in Ukraine to show support as tensions rise
• Teen 'lucky' after riding in landing gear of Hawaii-bound jet
• After bombs, 118th Boston Marathon under tight security
• And they're off
• State media: Syria to hold presidential election on June 3
• S. Korean president: Ferry crew actions 'murderous'
• Families' hopes for ferry victims painfully humble
• MARATHON WATCH: Teams run to honor bombing victims
• Yemen says strikes on al-Qaida base kill 55
• US marshal shoots defendant in federal court
• Syria elections set for June 3 amid civil war
• NY court: US must release targeted killings memo
• Woman accused in babies' deaths appears in court
• US: Pictures indicate Russian troops in Ukraine
• 16-year-old survives in wheel well of Maui flight
• Canadians rally to legalize marijuana
• Festive hats, pastels abound at NYC Easter parade
• Prosecutor: 4 more ferry crewmembers detained
• Are evangelicals out of touch with mainstream views?

U.S. examining use of toxic chemical in Syria Posted: 21 Apr 2014 10:22 AM PDT State Department probing signs of government involvement in possible chlorine attack on rebel-held area.

Obama plans clemency for hundreds of drug offenders Posted: 21 Apr 2014 03:55 AM PDT For Scrivner, time has crawled, it's dawdled, and on bad days, it's felt like it's stood completely still. She was 27 years old when she started serving a 30-year sentence in federal prison for selling a few ounces of methamphetamine. Now, 20 years later, she feels like she's still living in the early 90s—she's never seen or touched a cell phone, she still listens to her favorite band The Scorpions, and she carefully coats her eyelids in electric blue eyeshadow in the morning.

American wins Boston Marathon men's race for first time in 3 decades Posted: 21 Apr 2014 10:42 AM PDT Meb Keflezighi becomes the first U.S. male to break the tape in three decades.

Biden offers Ukraine U.S. help on energy, aid allocation Posted: 21 Apr 2014 09:50 AM PDT By Jeff Mason KIEV (Reuters) - U.S. Vice President Joe Biden will announce a package of technical assistance focused on energy and economic aid distribution during a two-day visit to Ukraine that began on Monday, a senior administration official said. Biden is the highest ranking U.S. official to visit the country since the crisis with Russia erupted months ago. A U.S. team was also in Ukraine to help deal with the issue of securing gas flows from EU countries such as Slovakia and Hungary in the event that Russia cuts off Ukraine's supply, the official said. Kiev gets about half of its gas from Moscow and a large proportion of Europe's gas is pumped from Russia via Ukraine.

U.S. must disclose doc that justifies drone attacks, appeals court says Posted: 21 Apr 2014 10:58 AM PDT By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) - A federal appeals court ordered the U.S. Department of Justice to turn over key portions of a memorandum justifying the government's targeted killing of people linked to terrorism, including Americans. In a case pitting executive power against the public's right to know what its government does, the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a lower court ruling preserving the secrecy of the legal rationale for the killings, such as the death of U.S. citizen Anwar al-Awlaki in a 2011 drone strike in Yemen. Ruling for the New York Times, a unanimous three-judge panel said the government waived its right to secrecy by making repeated public statements justifying targeted killings. These included a Justice Department "white paper," as well as speeches or statements by officials like Attorney General Eric Holder and former Obama administration counterterrorism adviser John Brennan, endorsing the practice.

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Obamas host Easter Egg Roll under sunny skies Posted: 21 Apr 2014 08:29 AM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — First Lady Michelle Obama applied a healthy-eating theme to this year's Easter Egg Roll, as she and President Barack Obama lead the annual festivities Monday on the South Lawn of the White House.

'We're taking back our race' Posted: 21 Apr 2014 09:05 AM PDT Boston Marathon organizers expect 35,755 athletes—the race's second-largest field ever.

American wins 2014 Boston Marathon Posted: 21 Apr 2014 11:14 AM PDT Meb Keflezighi becomes the first American man since Greg Meyer in 1983 to break the tape.

Parents say 234 girls kidnapped from Nigeria school Posted: 21 Apr 2014 07:16 AM PDT The school was attacked last week by Islamic extremists, and the number of kidnapped victims is up significantly from the 85 reported by education officials.

Biden in Ukraine to show support as tensions rise Posted: 21 Apr 2014 10:38 AM PDT Vice President Joe Biden on Monday launched a high-profile, two-day visit amid tension over a shattered Easter truce.

Teen 'lucky' after riding in landing gear of Hawaii-bound jet Posted: 21 Apr 2014 09:21 AM PDT HONOLULU (AP) — Officials say a 16-year-old boy is "lucky to be alive" and unharmed after flying from California to Hawaii stowed away in a plane's wheel well, surviving cold temperatures at 38,000 feet and a lack of oxygen.

After bombs, 118th Boston Marathon under tight security Posted: 21 Apr 2014 06:09 AM PDT For the 118th edition of the world's oldest annual marathon, security along the course will be tighter than ever.

And they're off Posted: 21 Apr 2014 07:10 AM PDT A look at the 118th running of the Boston Marathon.

State media: Syria to hold presidential election on June 3 Posted: 21 Apr 2014 08:15 AM PDT By Alexander Dziadosz BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syria announced a presidential election for June 3 on Monday, preparing the ground for Bashar al-Assad to defy widespread opposition and extend his grip on power, days after he said the civil war was turning in his favor. Western and Gulf Arab countries that back Assad's opponents have called plans for an election a "parody of democracy" and said it would wreck efforts to negotiate a peace settlement. United Nations-backed talks in Geneva collapsed in February with both sides far from agreement - not least over the question of whether Assad should go. Monzer Akbik of the Western-backed National Coalition opposition group, told Reuters the election was a sign Assad was unwilling to seek a political solution to the conflict.

S. Korean president: Ferry crew actions 'murderous' Posted: 21 Apr 2014 06:22 AM PDT JINDO, South Korea (AP) — South Korean President Park Geun-hye said Monday that the captain and some crew members of the sunken ferry committed "unforgivable, murderous behavior," while criticism of her own government's handling of the disaster grew.

Families' hopes for ferry victims painfully humble Posted: 21 Apr 2014 10:54 AM PDT JINDO, South Korea (AP) — Lee Byung-soo says he knew, when he saw his 15-year-old son's body in the tent. It could not have been more horrifically obvious. But he wanted so much for him to be alive.

MARATHON WATCH: Teams run to honor bombing victims Posted: 21 Apr 2014 10:45 AM PDT A look at the 118th running of the Boston Marathon.

Yemen says strikes on al-Qaida base kill 55 Posted: 21 Apr 2014 11:06 AM PDT SANAA, Yemen (AP) — Yemeni forces, reportedly backed by U.S. drone strikes, hit al-Qaida militants for a second straight day Monday in what Yemen officials said was an assault on a major base of the terror group hidden in the remote southern mountains. The government said 55 militants were killed so far.

US marshal shoots defendant in federal court Posted: 21 Apr 2014 10:58 AM PDT SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A U.S. marshal shot and critically wounded a defendant on Monday in a new federal courthouse after the man rushed the witness stand with a pen at his trial in Salt Lake City, authorities said.

Syria elections set for June 3 amid civil war Posted: 21 Apr 2014 11:00 AM PDT DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Syria called a presidential election for June 3, aiming to give President Bashar Assad a veneer of electoral legitimacy in the midst of a civil war that has killed more than 150,000 people and driven a third of the population from their homes.

NY court: US must release targeted killings memo Posted: 21 Apr 2014 09:19 AM PDT NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. government must publicly disclose in redacted form secret papers describing its legal justification for using drones to kill citizens suspected of terrorism overseas, because President Barack Obama and senior government officials have commented on the subject, a federal appeals court ruled Monday.

Woman accused in babies' deaths appears in court Posted: 21 Apr 2014 10:09 AM PDT PROVO, Utah (AP) — Prosecutors have been granted more time to determine what charges to file against a Utah woman accused of killing six of her babies and storing their bodies in her garage.

US: Pictures indicate Russian troops in Ukraine Posted: 21 Apr 2014 10:28 AM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — The State Department has released images of soldiers in eastern Ukraine that it says are Russian forces, showing militants wearing similar uniforms and brandishing Russian weapons.

16-year-old survives in wheel well of Maui flight Posted: 21 Apr 2014 12:45 AM PDT HONOLULU (AP) — Officials say a 16-year-old boy is "lucky to be alive" and unharmed after flying from California to Hawaii stowed away in a plane's wheel well, surviving cold temperatures at 38,000 feet and a lack of oxygen.

Canadians rally to legalize marijuana Posted: 20 Apr 2014 06:07 PM PDT Several thousand people came out in Canada's biggest cities to call for the legalization of marijuana -- a yearly protest that happens internationally on April 20. The demonstrations -- dubbed the "420" rallies after the date, 4/20 in North American style, and the code-term popularly used to refer to pot consumption -- took place in Vancouver, Montreal and Ottawa. In each city, including the capital, Ottawa, where protesters gathered on the lawn near the parliament building, music groups played for the crowds. In Montreal, a strong police presence surrounded the demonstrators, while in Ottawa and Vancouver, a pizza chain offered a free slice to any participant in the rally celebrating a drug known to prompt the munchies.

Festive hats, pastels abound at NYC Easter parade Posted: 20 Apr 2014 03:56 PM PDT NEW YORK (AP) — Some wore their Sunday best in New York's annual Easter Parade on Fifth Avenue, but others simply spruced up their St. Patrick's Day or Halloween outfits.

Prosecutor: 4 more ferry crewmembers detained Posted: 20 Apr 2014 08:24 PM PDT The crewmembers have been detained on allegations of failing to protect passengers.

Are evangelicals out of touch with mainstream views? Posted: 20 Apr 2014 11:06 AM PDT Despite major changes in public opinion in recent years, Rev. Franklin Graham, son of perhaps the most famous American preacher of all time, Billy Graham, reiterated his strong opposition to gay marriage and gay adoption today on ABC's "This Week." As a part of a...

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