Photos from the ground: Devastating earthquake hits Nepal

Photos from the ground: Devastating earthquake hits Nepal
Nepal quake: Over 1,000 dead, history razed, Everest shaken
Day of protests planned in Baltimore after black man's death
10 dead, more missing in quake-triggered Everest avalanche
Olympian Bruce Jenner makes transgender history by identifying as a woman
Indiana university cleared after report of armed person
Southwest Airlines flight diverted to Denver over "pressurization": media
Witnesses: Some buildings collapse in Nepal capital after 7.7 quake
Obama: ‘We all bleed when we lose an American life’
Hawaii poised to become 1st state to raise smoking age to 21
Police: Gray should've received medical care before ride
After drone killings, pressure for a new hostage strategy

Posted: 25 Apr 2015 08:16 AM PDT

A 7.8 magnitude earthquake rocked Nepal Saturday, causing an avalanche on Mount Everest and crumbling buildings in Katmandu, the capital. Nepal's Home Ministry announced an initial death toll of 686, a number that is continuing to rise. We are collecting stories and photos from the ground and live updates on the death toll and damages as the story develops.

Nepal quake: Over 1,000 dead, history razed, Everest shaken

Posted: 25 Apr 2015 10:34 AM PDT

Rescue workers search for survivors amid toppled walls and collapsed buildings.

Day of protests planned in Baltimore after black man's death

Posted: 25 Apr 2015 10:36 AM PDT

Waves of demonstrators were expected to descend on Baltimore on Saturday to protest the unexplained death of a black man after he was taken into custody, a day after the city's police chief said officers had failed to give him timely medical attention for a spinal injury. Both were due to start at the place where Freddie Gray, 25, was detained on April 12 for carrying a switchblade knife and placed inside a police transport van.

10 dead, more missing in quake-triggered Everest avalanche

Posted: 25 Apr 2015 10:31 AM PDT

KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — An avalanche triggered by a massive earthquake in Nepal swept across Mount Everest on Saturday, killing at least 10 climbers and guides, slamming into a section of the mountaineering base camp, and leaving an unknown number of people injured and missing, officials said.

Olympian Bruce Jenner makes transgender history by identifying as a woman

Posted: 24 Apr 2015 08:57 PM PDT

By Mary Milliken LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Olympic gold medalist and reality TV star Bruce Jenner said on Friday that he identifies as a woman, becoming the most high-profile American to come out as transgender. The 65-year-old Jenner made the declaration in a wide-ranging interview with ABC's Diane Sawyer, nearly 40 years after his record-breaking Olympic gold-medal win in the decathlon that gave him the unofficial title of "World's Greatest Athlete." At the outset of the taped interview, Sawyer asked "Are you a woman?" and Jenner responded, "Yes, for all intents and purposes I am a woman." "People look at me differently," Jenner added.

Indiana university cleared after report of armed person

Posted: 25 Apr 2015 01:06 AM PDT

(Reuters) - An Indiana university gave the all clear early on Saturday after being locked down for several hours over a reported armed person, possibly with explosives, near the school's administration building, officials said. Manchester University spokeswoman Anne Gregory said in an email that police had swept all the buildings and residence halls on its North Manchester campus and found no credible threats or injuries.

Southwest Airlines flight diverted to Denver over "pressurization": media

Posted: 24 Apr 2015 11:55 PM PDT

(Reuters) - A Southwest Airlines flight en route to Milwaukee from Las Vegas had to divert to Denver on Friday night due to a "pressurization issue," local broadcaster FOX31 reported. The airline said in a statement to FOX31 that the plane, which was carrying 175 passengers and six crew members, landed safely at Denver International Airport around 8:30 p.m. local time. One person was injured after falling during the deplaning process, FOX31 said. The diversion was blamed on a "pressurization issue," though the statement did not elaborate on the problem.

Witnesses: Some buildings collapse in Nepal capital after 7.7 quake

Posted: 25 Apr 2015 11:05 AM PDT

By Gopal Sharma and Ross Adkin KATHMANDU (Reuters) - A powerful earthquake struck Nepal and sent tremors through northern India on Saturday, killing more than 1,300 people, touching off a deadly avalanche on Mount Everest and toppling a 19th-century tower in the capital Kathmandu. There were reports of devastation in outlying, isolated mountainous areas after the midday quake of magnitude 7.9, Nepal's worst in 81 years, centered 50 miles (80 km) east of the second city, Pokhara. India was first to respond by sending in military aircraft with medical equipment and relief teams. A police spokesman said the death toll in Nepal alone had reached 1,341, about half of them in the Kathmandu Valley.

Obama: ‘We all bleed when we lose an American life’

Posted: 24 Apr 2015 04:28 PM PDT

The president defends U.S. spying operations a day after two al-Qaida hostages were killed by drone strikes.

Hawaii poised to become 1st state to raise smoking age to 21

Posted: 24 Apr 2015 07:50 PM PDT

A bill that would make Hawaii the first state to raise the legal smoking age to 21 cleared the Legislature on Friday and is headed to the governor. The bill would prevent adolescents from smoking, buying ...

Police: Gray should've received medical care before ride

Posted: 24 Apr 2015 08:49 PM PDT

Freddie Gray should have received medical attention at the spot where he was arrested — before he was put inside a police van, authorities said Friday.

After drone killings, pressure for a new hostage strategy

Posted: 24 Apr 2015 01:21 PM PDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — The accidental killing of two hostages in a U.S. operation against al-Qaida has put a new spotlight on the Obama administration's reliance on drones in the battle against terrorism — and has also raised pressure on the White House to revise the nation's oft-criticized strategy for dealing with abducted Americans and their families.