Governors: Legalized pot buzz just smoke

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• Governors: Legalized pot buzz just smoke
• UN demands humanitarian aid for all of Syria
• Mexico's Sinaloa drug chief arrested
• Ukraine's Tymoshenko rallies protesters in Kiev
• Regan Smith wins Nationwide opener at Daytona
• White House urges unity government in Ukraine
• Record-breaking Matt's gloss finish as doping hits Sochi
• Patrick continues to shake off doubters at Daytona
• Ukraine crisis: Live Report
• Confident Sam wishes focus could stay on football
• IOC says Latvian hockey player tests positive
• Ukraine's Yanukovich refused exit from country: Interfax
• Upheaval in Ukraine: What it means
• Opposition, pro-govt rallies grip Venezuela
• Protesters hail freed Tymoshenko but Ukraine leader defiant
• Egypt sweeps out senior wheat import official; suspects corruption
• Mexico captures top drug kingpin 'El Chapo' Guzman
• AP Source: World Peace, Udrih could be bought out
• Mexico drug boss "Shorty" Guzman caught with U.S. help: Attorney General
• Governors: Pot legalization buzz just smoke
• No. 2 Florida tops Mississippi 75-71
• Matt, 34, wins Olympic slalom; oldest Alpine champ
• Mexican drug kingpin Guzman captured in Mexico
• Ailing Algeria president to seek 4th term
• Militants shoot down Iraqi helicopter and occupy northern town
• French anti-airport protesters clash with police
• Ukrainians gawp as Yanukovich's luxury estate is opened to public
• Finland routs US 5-0 for bronze in Olympic hockey
• Ukraine's Tymoshenko speaks to protesters
• Ukraine's Tymoshenko says carry on with protests
• Venezuela deaths rise as unrest claims student and biker
• Egypt's Morsi urges 'revolution' as officer killed
• Factbox: Mexico's cartel kingpins: dead, captured and wanted
• U.S. welcomes release of Ukraine's Tymoshenko: White House
• Venezuelans in MLB have their minds back home
• Rock, classical, Broadway at Sochi gala skate
• Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe marks 90 years
• Blast hits army checkpoint in northeastern Lebanon
• AP PHOTOS: Sochi on Day 16
• Nuke test scores fell flat during alleged cheating

Governors: Legalized pot buzz just smoke Posted: 22 Feb 2014 01:04 PM PST WASHINGTON (AP) — All the buzz at the National Governors Association meeting over legalizing pot, some say, is just smoke.

UN demands humanitarian aid for all of Syria Posted: 22 Feb 2014 01:02 PM PST UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council united for the first time on a resolution on Syria's humanitarian crisis Saturday, demanding that President Bashar Assad's government and the opposition provide immediate access everywhere in the country to deliver aid to millions of people in desperate need.

Mexico's Sinaloa drug chief arrested Posted: 22 Feb 2014 12:58 PM PST MEXICO CITY (AP) — The world's most-wanted drug lord, Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, arrived at the Mexico City airport after his arrest early Saturday and was being taken directly to prison, said Attorney General Jesus Murillo Karam.

Ukraine's Tymoshenko rallies protesters in Kiev Posted: 22 Feb 2014 12:58 PM PST KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Hours after her release from prison, former Ukrainian prime minister and opposition icon Yulia Tymoshenko appeared before an ecstatic throng at the protester encampment in Ukraine's capital Saturday, praising the demonstrators killed in violence this week and urging the protesters to keep occupying the square.

Regan Smith wins Nationwide opener at Daytona Posted: 22 Feb 2014 12:55 PM PST DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Regan Smith won the season-opening Nationwide Series race at Daytona International Speedway by edging Brad Keselowski at the finish line in overtime.

White House urges unity government in Ukraine Posted: 22 Feb 2014 12:53 PM PST WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House on Saturday urged Ukraine to move swiftly to form a unity government and help restore order after a spate of deadly violence.

Record-breaking Matt's gloss finish as doping hits Sochi Posted: 22 Feb 2014 12:52 PM PST Sochi (Russia) (AFP) - Mario Matt became the oldest Olympic skiing champion on Saturday when he won a chaotic men's slalom while the penultimate day of the Sochi Games saw a third positive dope test. The 34-year-old Matt, a two-time slalom world champion, proved unbeatable over the two runs, finishing with a combined time of 1min 41.84sec to close the skiing competition. His Austrian compatriot Marcel Hirscher, the reigning world champion, finished second at 0.28sec, with young Norwegian sensation Henrik Kristoffersen taking bronze at 0.83sec. While Matt beat Norwegian legend Kjetil Andre Aamodt for the mantle of oldest winner, 19-year-old Kristoffersen became the youngest Olympic medallist in men's alpine skiing.

Patrick continues to shake off doubters at Daytona Posted: 22 Feb 2014 12:52 PM PST DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Jamie Dodge is a 64-year-old die-hard Danica Patrick fan who made the trek from Huntington Beach, Calif., to watch her favorite driver in the Daytona 500.

Ukraine crisis: Live Report Posted: 22 Feb 2014 12:48 PM PST Kiev (AFP) - 20:45 GMT - We are now wrapping up this Live Report after a historic day for Ukraine which leaves many questions about the country's future still to be answered.

Confident Sam wishes focus could stay on football Posted: 22 Feb 2014 12:44 PM PST INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Michael Sam needed no introduction.

IOC says Latvian hockey player tests positive Posted: 22 Feb 2014 12:44 PM PST SOCHI, Russia (AP) — The IOC says a Latvian hockey player has been expelled from the Sochi Olympics after failing a doping test.

Ukraine's Yanukovich refused exit from country: Interfax Posted: 22 Feb 2014 12:43 PM PST Ukraine's border authorities said on Saturday it had refused to allow President Viktor Yanukovich to leave the country, Interfax news agency said. Yanukovich subsequently got off the plane and left in a waiting car, it said.

Upheaval in Ukraine: What it means Posted: 22 Feb 2014 12:39 PM PST KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — From the moment protesters claimed to control Ukraine's capital until the triumphant release of their blond-braided political heroine from jail, Saturday was a momentous day for this country.

Opposition, pro-govt rallies grip Venezuela Posted: 22 Feb 2014 12:33 PM PST CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuelans on both sides of the nation's political divide took to the streets on Saturday after nearly two weeks of mass protests that have President Nicolas Maduro scrambling to reassert his leadership of this economically stricken country.

Protesters hail freed Tymoshenko but Ukraine leader defiant Posted: 22 Feb 2014 12:33 PM PST Ukrainian protesters seized control of the capital Kiev on Saturday in a historic cascade of events that saw jailed opposition icon Yulia Tymoshenko walk free while marginalised President Viktor Yanukovych defiantly claimed to still wield power. The situation in the ex-Soviet nation -- deeply divided between aspirations towards the European Union and loyalty to Russia -- was still fluid and uncertainty reigned over whether the opposition had definitively triumphed over Yanukovych on a day of high drama exactly three months into the country's crisis. But there was clearly no more evidence of the brutal violence that had charred the heart of Kiev for much of this week and left nearly 100 people dead. The tens of thousands of protesters who had occupied the city's central Independence Square discovered that security forces had all but abandoned government and presidential buildings and that anyone was now free to enter unchallenged.

Egypt sweeps out senior wheat import official; suspects corruption Posted: 22 Feb 2014 12:32 PM PST By Shadia Nasralla and Maha El Dahan CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt, the world's top wheat importer, has sacked the head of its silos and storage holding company and referred an official at the main wheat importing body to prosecutors on suspicion of corruption, state media said on Saturday. Supplies Minister Mohamed Abu Shadi referred the head of the central import administration at the General Authority for Supply Commodities (GASC) to prosecutors for suspected corrupt dealings with traders, a ministry official said. The moves come just days after two other senior GASC officials were removed, and mark another flash point for the major consumer after deposed Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi spent his year in power dramatically reducing wheat imports in a failed attempt at self sufficiency. This will also unnerve several small companies involved in importing grain to Egypt and potentially a small group of global traders that supply them.

Mexico captures top drug kingpin 'El Chapo' Guzman Posted: 22 Feb 2014 12:31 PM PST Mexican marines captured the world's most wanted drug lord, Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, in a Pacific beach city on Saturday, ending a blood-stained reign after a 13-year manhunt. Guzman, 56, was arrested at around 6:00 am local time in a hotel in Mazatlan, a resort located on the Pacific coast state of Sinaloa, apparently without a shot fired, a US security official told AFP. The United States had offered a $5 million reward for information leading to the arrest of Guzman, who is accused of being behind much of the drug violence that has plagued Mexico for years. His arrest deals a major blow to the Sinaloa cartel, Mexico's biggest drug trafficking organization, an empire that stretches along the Pacific coast and smuggles drugs to the United States, Europe and Asia.

AP Source: World Peace, Udrih could be bought out Posted: 22 Feb 2014 12:29 PM PST NEW YORK (AP) — A person with knowledge of the details says the New York Knicks are in serious discussions with Metta World Peace and Beno Udrih about buying out their contracts.

Mexico drug boss "Shorty" Guzman caught with U.S. help: Attorney General Posted: 22 Feb 2014 12:23 PM PST MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico captured its most-wanted man, drug kingpin Joaquin "Shorty" Guzman, in his native northwestern state early on Saturday after a months-long operation with help from certain U.S. agencies, Attorney General Jesus Murillo Karam said. Officials have confirmed Guzman's identity "100 percent", and the operation passed off without a single shot fired, he added. After he spoke, Guzman, wearing a cream shirt and dark jeans, was frog-marched across the tarmac by soldiers in face masks, his head pushed down, and put aboard an awaiting federal police helicopter. ...

Governors: Pot legalization buzz just smoke Posted: 22 Feb 2014 12:22 PM PST WASHINGTON (AP) — The nation's governors are taking a cautious approach on legalizing marijuana despite increasing support.

No. 2 Florida tops Mississippi 75-71 Posted: 22 Feb 2014 12:18 PM PST OXFORD, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi's Marshall Henderson unleashed a first-half scoring spree that put No. 2 Florida's school-record winning streak in danger.

Matt, 34, wins Olympic slalom; oldest Alpine champ Posted: 22 Feb 2014 12:18 PM PST KRASNAYA POLYANA, Russia (AP) — One racer called the course "borderline unsportsmanlike." Another said it was "brutal." Five of the top eight skiers in the opening leg failed to even finish the second.

Mexican drug kingpin Guzman captured in Mexico Posted: 22 Feb 2014 12:18 PM PST By Mark Hosenball and Lizbeth Diaz WASHINGTON/MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico's most wanted man, drug kingpin Joaquin "Shorty" Guzman, has been captured, President Enrique Pena Nieto said on Saturday, announcing a major victory for the government in a long, brutal drugs war. Guzman, known as "El Chapo" (Shorty) in Spanish, runs Mexico's infamous Sinaloa Cartel and over the past decade emerged as one of the world's most powerful organized crime bosses. His cartel has smuggled billions of dollars worth of cocaine, marijuana and methamphetamines into the United States, and fought brutal wars with other Mexican gangs over turf and drug-trafficking routes. Pena Nieto confirmed the arrest via Twitter on Saturday and congratulated his security forces.

Ailing Algeria president to seek 4th term Posted: 22 Feb 2014 12:16 PM PST ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) — Algeria's president, who hasn't publicly addressed the country for nearly three years and suffered a stroke last year, will be running for a fourth term in April, his prime minister said Saturday.

Militants shoot down Iraqi helicopter and occupy northern town Posted: 22 Feb 2014 12:14 PM PST By Suadad al-Salhy BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Sunni Islamists shot down a helicopter on Saturday and briefly occupied a town overnight, in an escalating turf war with Iraq's Shi'ite-led government that has killed at least 25 people in two days, police said. All four crew members were killed when their helicopter was downed during a reconaissance flight over the town of Karma in Iraq's western province of Anbar, where the army is engaged in a standoff with anti-government fighters. Sunni Islamist insurgents have been gaining ground in Iraq over the past year and in recent weeks overran several towns, raising the stakes in a conflict that made last year the deadliest since sectarian civil strife began to abate in 2008. Late on Friday, dozens of militants in SUVs drove into the small town of al-Sainiyah near Baiji, some 180 km (110 miles) north of Baghdad, after bombing the local police headquarters, and fought troops for several hours overnight, witnesses said.

French anti-airport protesters clash with police Posted: 22 Feb 2014 12:14 PM PST Nantes (France) (AFP) - Protesters opposed to plans to build a new airport for the French city of Nantes smashed shop windows Saturday and hurled paving stones at police, who answered with tear gas and rubber bullets. Tens of thousands of protesters against building the airport on protected swampland swarmed the western city's Petite Hollande square, the latest in a string of demonstrations against the pet project of Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault. But a short distance away, about 1,000 radical environmentalists staged a more violent protest, smashing shop windows and trashing a post office and the local offices of Vinci, the contractor on the airport project in nearby Notre-Dame-des-Landes. The eco-warriors pulled up paving stones from the Nantes tramway and threw them at charging police, along with bottles, emergency flares and other projectiles.

Ukrainians gawp as Yanukovich's luxury estate is opened to public Posted: 22 Feb 2014 12:10 PM PST By Richard Balmforth NOVI PETRIVTSI, Ukraine (Reuters) - A sprawling forested estate of graceful waterways and summer houses - half the size of Monaco but just one hour's drive from Kiev - stands as a symbol of the folly of Ukraine's fugitive president. Even the most cynical Ukrainians, who on Saturday streamed to see Viktor Yanukovich's luxury estate, rubbed their eyes in disbelief when they were confronted by the scale of the opulence he built around him and kept secret from the outside world. Yanukovich, 63, who fled into hiding on Saturday as the turmoil of three months confrontation with his people caught up with him, relaxed at weekends in luxury behind high walls patrolled by scores of security guards. When the dream ended and Yanukovich's staff fled the Gatsby-like mansion in the early hours of Saturday, the Kiev protest movement that had opposed him invited Ukrainians to go to see the opulence Yanukovich lived in.

Finland routs US 5-0 for bronze in Olympic hockey Posted: 22 Feb 2014 12:07 PM PST SOCHI, Russia (AP) — Teemu Selanne led his team around the ice, with a bronze medal draped around his neck, after he finished off his sixth Olympics with a sweet victory.

Ukraine's Tymoshenko speaks to protesters Posted: 22 Feb 2014 12:06 PM PST KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Hours after being released from prison, former Ukrainian prime minister and opposition icon Yulia Tymoshenko praising the demonstrators killed in violence this week as heroes as she addressed a massive crowd at the protester encampment in Kiev on Saturday,.

Ukraine's Tymoshenko says carry on with protests Posted: 22 Feb 2014 12:02 PM PST Ukrainian opposition leader Yulia Tymoshenko urged President Viktor Yanukovich's opponents on Saturday not to abandon their protests in central Kiev even though parliament has voted to oust him. In an emotional speech to thousands of protesters in Kiev's Independence Square after she was carried on to a stage in a wheelchair, she said: "You have no right to leave the Maidan (square)... Don't stop yet." Tymoshenko, a former prime minister, was released earlier on Saturday from the hospital where she had been held under prison guard for much of the time since she was convicted in 2011 on charges of abuse of office.

Venezuela deaths rise as unrest claims student and biker Posted: 22 Feb 2014 12:01 PM PST By Daniel Wallis and Tomas Sarmiento CARACAS (Reuters) - A female student and a young supermarket worker were the latest fatalities from Venezuela's political unrest as the death toll from 10 days of violence rose on Saturday to at least eight. Both sides are mourning supporters killed in the worst turmoil since President Nicolas Maduro narrowly won an election in April 2013 to replace the late socialist leader Hugo Chavez. The government blames "fascist groups" seeking a coup like the one that briefly ousted Chavez 12 years ago, while the opposition is accusing troops and pro-Maduro militants of attacking peaceful demonstrators. Opposition officials and local media in central Carabobo state said a 23-year-old student, Geraldine Moreno, died in hospital on Saturday after being shot in the face with rubber bullets as security forces broke up a protest there on February 19.

Egypt's Morsi urges 'revolution' as officer killed Posted: 22 Feb 2014 11:59 AM PST Egypt's deposed president Mohamed Morsi Saturday urged supporters from a courtroom dock to press their "revolution", as a protest movement demanding his reinstatement shrinks in the face of a crackdown. The defiant call came during Morsi's trial on charges related to jailbreaks and attacks on police, as a separate court acquitted six police officers of killing protesters during the 2011 uprising against his predecessor Hosni Mubarak. Meanwhile, gunmen killed a senior national security officer who was involved in drafting a report against leaders of Morsi's Muslim Brotherhood. The Brotherhood still stages diminishing weekly protests despite the fierce crackdown that has killed more than 1,400 people since the military overthrew Morsi in July, after just one year in office.

Factbox: Mexico's cartel kingpins: dead, captured and wanted Posted: 22 Feb 2014 11:55 AM PST By Julia Symmes Cobb MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico's most wanted man, cocaine kingpin Joaquin "Shorty" Guzman, has been captured by U.S. and Mexican law enforcement officials, sources said on Saturday, the highest profile drug cartel leader to fall in nearly a decade of raging violence. Below are some facts about the capture or death of some of the gang leaders who appeared on a list of Mexico's 37 most wanted posted in March 2009, and of others still at large. ...

U.S. welcomes release of Ukraine's Tymoshenko: White House Posted: 22 Feb 2014 11:47 AM PST The United States on Saturday welcomed the release from prison of former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko and pledged to work with its allies, Russia and international organizations to support a unified and democratic Ukraine. "We have consistently advocated a de-escalation of violence, constitutional change, a coalition government, and early elections, and today's developments could move us closer to that goal," the White House said in a statement. The White House praised the "constructive work" in Ukraine's parliament, which declared President Viktor Yanukovich constitutionally unable to carry out his duties and set an early election for May 25 after the pro-Russian president's violent suppression of demonstrations in Kiev. Yanukovich abandoned the capital and said the parliament's actions amounted to an illegal "coup d'etat." The White House urged an end to violence by all sides and wished Tymoshenko a speedy recovery as she seeks appropriate medical treatment.

Venezuelans in MLB have their minds back home Posted: 22 Feb 2014 11:47 AM PST Spring training is a time to get in shape for the upcoming major league season, work on mechanics or maybe compete for a spot on the team.

Rock, classical, Broadway at Sochi gala skate Posted: 22 Feb 2014 11:46 AM PST SOCHI, Russia (AP) — With the pressure off and no medals at stake, it was time for the Olympic figure skaters to have some fun.

Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe marks 90 years Posted: 22 Feb 2014 11:46 AM PST HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Marking his 90th birthday, Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe said he isn't ready to retire.

Blast hits army checkpoint in northeastern Lebanon Posted: 22 Feb 2014 11:42 AM PST BEIRUT (AP) — A suicide attacker blew himself up at an army checkpoint after troops tried to search his car Saturday, killing at least three people including two soldiers in the latest blast linked to Syria's civil war, the military and the state news agency said.

AP PHOTOS: Sochi on Day 16 Posted: 22 Feb 2014 11:38 AM PST The Netherlands speedskating team celebrates gold in the men's team pursuit. Carolina Kostner of Italy casts a shadow on the rink as she begins her figure skating routine. And a hockey puck bounces off the wall during a warm up session before the USA vs. Finland bronze medal game. Here's a look at Saturday's highlights from the Sochi Olympics.

Nuke test scores fell flat during alleged cheating Posted: 22 Feb 2014 11:37 AM PST WASHINGTON (AP) — Last summer, when dozens of nuclear missile officers allegedly cheated on exams, test scores were among the lowest of the year, according to Air Force records obtained by The Associated Press. That is the opposite of what might be expected if answers were being shared as widely as officials allege.

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