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Accuser takes stand in general's sex assault case

Accuser takes stand in general's sex assault case

Accuser takes stand in general's sex assault case

Posted: 07 Mar 2014 01:21 PM PST

Brig. Gen. Jeffrey Sinclair leaves the courthouse following a day of motions, Tuesday, March 4, 2014, at Fort Bragg, N.C. Less than a month before Sinclair's trial on sexual assault charges, the lead prosecutor broke down in tears Tuesday as he told a superior he believed the primary accuser in the case had lied under oath. (AP Photo/The Fayetteville Observer, James Robinson)FORT BRAGG, N.C. (AP) — An Army captain who says she was sexually assaulted by a general sobbed Friday as she testified that they had a three-year affair and that he threatened to kill her and her family — and "do it in a way no one would ever know" — if she ever told anyone.

Three killed in Cairo clashes, 48 wounded across Egypt

Posted: 07 Mar 2014 01:19 PM PST

Supporters of Islamist President Mohamed Mursi, who was overthrown by the army after demonstrations against his rule last July, shout slogans during a protest in Omranya area, south of CairoThree protesters were killed and dozens wounded as Muslim Brotherhood supporters and police clashed across Egypt on Friday, the health ministry and security sources said. Security sources said two were killed in street battles with the police in the Cairo district of Alf Maskin and a third in the capital's Abbaseya. The Interior Ministry said it had arrested 47 people it said were Brotherhood members during the violence, which broke out after Friday prayers. Police cars were burned by protesters in at least two Cairo districts.

'Book of Mormon' musical coming to Utah in 2015

Posted: 07 Mar 2014 01:18 PM PST

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A popular satirical musical about Mormon missionaries will play next year in Salt Lake City, just down the street from the worldwide headquarters of the faith it's mocking.

Stocks drift as Ukraine tensions fester; Dow rises

Posted: 07 Mar 2014 01:17 PM PST

Glenn Kessler, left, works with fellow traders on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange Friday, March 7, 2014. Stocks were wavering between small gains and losses early Friday after the government reported a pickup in hiring last month as well as a slight increase in the unemployment rate as more people started looking for work. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are finishing mixed after an indecisive day of trading as traders worried about escalating tensions in Ukraine.

UCSB coach apologizes after fan confrontation

Posted: 07 Mar 2014 01:17 PM PST

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (AP) — UC Santa Barbara men's basketball coach Bob Williams has apologized to Hawaii coach Gib Arnold for an incident in which a fan went on court and confronted Arnold during a game against the Gauchos.

Wife of longtime Yankee Yogi Berra dies at 85

Posted: 07 Mar 2014 01:16 PM PST

FILE- In this Dec. 6, 2000 file photo, Baseball Hall-of-Famer Yogi Berra listens as his wife Carmen accepts the "Pinnacle of Achievement" award at the Salvation Army Association of Greater New York's Annual Luncheon in New York. According to NJ.com, Dave Kaplan, the director of the Yogi Berra Museum and Learning Center, said that Carmen Berra died of complications from a stroke on Thursday, March 6, 2014. She was 85. (AP Photo/Shawn Baldwin, File)NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Carmen Berra, wife of New York Yankees great Yogi Berra, has died. She was 85.

Illinois commended for local renewable energy buys

Posted: 07 Mar 2014 01:11 PM PST

FILE - In this Nov. 23, 2011 file photo, several wind turbines are seen east of Paxton, Ill. A new report released Friday, March 7, 2014, by national and state environmental groups, including the World Wildlife Fund and the Chicago-based Environmental Law & Policy Center, says Illinois leads the nation when it comes to switching to renewable energy. (AP Photo/The News-Gazette, Robin Scholz, File) MANDATORY CREDITCHICAGO (AP) — Illinois has more cities providing 100 percent renewable energy than any other state, which has reduced pollution by the equivalent of removing a million cars from the road over the past few years, according to a report released Friday by national and state environmental groups.

Arrest warrant details rape claim against Sharper

Posted: 07 Mar 2014 01:09 PM PST

FILE - In this Feb. 14, 2014, file photo, former NFL safety Darren Sharper leaves a courthouse in Los Angeles. Sharper will return to court on Friday March 7, 2014 where his attorneys will argue that the former NFL All-Pro safety should be released from a Los Angeles jail. Sharper has been held without bail because of an arrest warrant issued by Louisiana authorities accusing him and another man of raping two women. (AP Photo/Nick Ut )LOS ANGELES (AP) — Police detectives in New Orleans learned from witnesses that former NFL All-Pro safety Darren Sharper and an associate acknowledged having nonconsensual sex with two women, an arrest warrant states.

US stocks mixed on solid jobs report, Ukraine fears

Posted: 07 Mar 2014 01:09 PM PST

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on March 4, 2014 in New York CityNew York (AFP) - Wall Street stocks finished mixed Friday as a better-than-expected US jobs report helped offset anxiety over Ukraine that sent European equities lower.

Mom who drove kids into ocean faces charges

Posted: 07 Mar 2014 01:07 PM PST

This booking photo released by the Volusia (Fla.) County Division of Corrections shows Ebony Wilkerson. Wilkerson, accused of driving a minivan carrying her three young children into the ocean surf off Florida, was charged Friday, March 7, 2014, with attempted first-degree murder and aggravated child abuse, though she has denied trying to harm anyone, authorities said. (AP Photo/Volusia (Fla.) County Corrections)DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — A pregnant South Carolina woman who drove a minivan carrying her three young children into the ocean surf off Florida was charged Friday with attempted murder and child abuse, with authorities saying the children were screaming to bystanders that she was trying to kill them.

Putin opens Paralympics as protest staged over Crimea crisis

Posted: 07 Mar 2014 01:06 PM PST

Russian President Vladimir Putin (2nd L) and International Paralympic Committee President Sir Philip Craven (L) attend the opening ceremony of the Sochi 2014 Winter Paralympics in Sochi on March 7, 2014Sochi (Russia) (AFP) - Russian President Vladimir Putin opened the Winter Paralympics in the Black Sea resort of Sochi on Friday and was immediately confronted by an emotional Ukrainian protest on a politically-charged night. As athletes from 45 countries took part in the opening ceremony, only one Ukrainian competitor appeared in a symbolic, scaled-down presence of the country that has denounced Russia's intervention in Crimea. Spectators gave huge cheers and some even stood to applaud 37-year-old skier and biathlete Mykhailo Tkachenko who came through the Fisht stadium in his wheelchair. Ukraine had earlier said it would refrain from any political protests during the ceremony, and paralympic committee head Valery Sushkevich even said he had to persuade a teenage athlete against expressing her anger at Russia.

Report: Ukraine base in Crimea under siege

Posted: 07 Mar 2014 01:04 PM PST

Pro-Putin demonstrators hold posters reading "Crimea is Russian land!" as they gather towards to Red Square in Moscow, Russia, Friday, March 7, 2014. Russia rallied support Friday for a Crimean bid to secede from Ukraine, with a leader of Russia's parliament assuring her Crimean counterpart that the region would be welcomed as KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — A Russian military truck broke down the gates of a Ukrainian base in the Crimean port city of Sevastopol and the installation is under siege by Russians on Friday, the Interfax news agency reported. No shots have been fired.

'Take Me Home, Country Roads' a WVa state song

Posted: 07 Mar 2014 01:03 PM PST

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Singer John Denver never called West Virginia home, but his 1970s hit "Take Me Home, Country Roads" is one of the state's official songs.

Report faults oversight of foreign student program

Posted: 07 Mar 2014 01:03 PM PST

WASHINGTON (AP) — The government is falling short in assessing the risks of a program that allows tens of thousands of foreign students to stay in the United States and work for close to 2 1/2 years, according to a newly released report from the Government Accountability Office.

Second-seeded Radwanska wins Indian Wells opener

Posted: 07 Mar 2014 01:00 PM PST

Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland serves to Heather Watson of Great Britain during the BNP Parabas Open at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden on March 7, 2014 in Indian Wells, CaliforniaIndian Wells (United States) (AFP) - Second-seeded Agnieszka Radwanska reached the third round of the WTA and ATP Masters hard court tournament at Indian Wells on Friday with a straight-sets win over British qualifier Heather Watson.

Royals RHP Hochevar having season-ending surgery

Posted: 07 Mar 2014 12:57 PM PST

FILE - In this Sept. 3, 2013, file photo, Kansas City Royals relief pitcher Luke Hochevar delivers to a Seattle Mariners batter during a baseball game at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Mo. Hochevar likely will miss at least the first two months of the season because of a sprained ligament in his right elbow. (AP Photo/Orlin Wagner, File)SURPRISE, Ariz. (AP) — Kansas City Royals right-hander Luke Hochevar will have Tommy John surgery that will sideline the pitcher for the season.

'Batkid,' Spider-Man hang out after Oscars cut

Posted: 07 Mar 2014 12:54 PM PST

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A California boy who was treated for leukemia and became famous as "Batkid" got to spend time with another superhero after his planned appearance at the Academy Awards was cut.

Samsung introduces free streaming radio service

Posted: 07 Mar 2014 12:54 PM PST

This undated image provided by Samsung shows the logo for the new free music service for its phones that the company unveiled on Friday, March 7, 2014. Samsung touts the service as a significant improvement from the apps already on the market. (AP Photo/Samsung)NEW YORK (AP) — Samsung on Friday unveiled a new free music service for its phones that it touts as a significant improvement from the apps already on the market.

APNewsBreak: FBI investigates prison company

Posted: 07 Mar 2014 12:52 PM PST

FILE - This June 15, 2010, file photo, shows the Idaho Correctional Center south of Boise, Idaho. The FBI has launched a criminal investigation into private prison company Corrections Corporation of America, which ran what Idaho inmates called "Gladiator School" because of a violent reputation they say understaffing helped create. The Nashville, Tenn.-based CCA has operated Idaho's largest prison for more than a decade, but last year, CCA officials acknowledged it had understaffed the Idaho Correctional Center by thousands of hours in violation of the state contract. (AP Photo/Charlie Litchfield, File)BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The FBI has launched an investigation of the Corrections Corporation of America over the company's running of an Idaho prison with a reputation so violent that inmates dubbed it "Gladiator School."

Half of millennials more likely to lean Democratic

Posted: 07 Mar 2014 12:51 PM PST

.WASHINGTON (AP) — Most of America's young adults are single, don't go to church and while half say they have no loyalty to a political party, when pushed they tend to swing further left politically than those before them.

Ukraine doesn't keep Obama from Florida vacation

Posted: 07 Mar 2014 12:50 PM PST

President Barack Obama, left, and the first lady Micheal Obama, center, and school guidance counselor Amy Shapiro, right, talk with students at Coral Reef High School, Friday, March 7, 2014, in Miami. Obama traveled to the Miami school to unveil a new initiative to ensure more students complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), a document required for most types of school financial aid such as Pell grants. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)MIAMI (AP) — The crisis in Crimea won't keep President Barack Obama from forging ahead with a weekend getaway with his wife and daughters in the Florida Keys.

GOP pushes social issues at conservative showcase

Posted: 07 Mar 2014 12:48 PM PST

Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee speaks at the Conservative Political Action Committee annual conference in National Harbor, Md., Friday, March 7, 2014. Friday marks the second day of the annual Conservative Political Action Conference, which brings together prospective presidential candidates, conservative opinion leaders and tea party activists from coast to coast. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)OXON HILL, Md. (AP) — Some of the GOP's most prominent conservatives insisted Friday that Republicans should emphasize hot-button social issues like abortion and gay marriage in this year's midterm elections, exposing an ideological divide within a party trying to capture the Senate and then the White House.

'Today' feeling fight again after Sochi

Posted: 07 Mar 2014 12:48 PM PST

This Feb. 24, 2014 photo released by NBC shows, from left, Carson Daly, Natalie Morales, Savannah Guthrie, Matt Lauer, Al Roker, and Ronan Farrow on "Today," in New York. After winning in the ratings for two weeks during the Winter Olympics _ NBC's first weekly wins since the London games in summer 2012 _ the "Today" show has kept some of its momentum now that Matt Lauer, Savannah Guthrie and the team are back in the New York studio. (AP Photo/NBC, Peter Kramer)NEW YORK (AP) — NBC's "Today" show didn't leave its mojo in Sochi and is feeling newly energized in the program's perpetual battle with ABC's dominant "Good Morning America."

No. 2 Wichita State 32-0 after beating Evansville

Posted: 07 Mar 2014 12:47 PM PST

Wichita State's Darius Carter (12) and Evansville's Egidijus Mockevicius (55) reach for the ball in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in the quarterfinals of the Missouri Valley Conference tournament, Friday, March 7, 2014 in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Bill Boyce)ST. LOUIS (AP) — Cleanthony Early and Ron Baker scored 17 points apiece and No. 2 Wichita State set a Missouri Valley tournament record with 11 blocked shots, staying perfect for the season with an 80-58 romp over Evansville in the quarterfinals Friday.

Venezuelan middle class seeks refuge in Miami

Posted: 07 Mar 2014 12:47 PM PST

In this Wednesday, March 5, 2014, Carlos Salamanca tries to start his car in Miami. Salamanca fled Venezuela's increasingly political turmoil with his family in January. He is now living largely out of an old Nissan he purchased for $1,000. Salamanca was a small business owner in Venezuela and said he fled after receiving threats against his family. (AP Photo/Christine Armario)MIAMI (AP) — Carlos Salamanca fled Venezuela's growing political turmoil in January with his wife, two teenage children and $7,000.

Russia, Ukraine feud over sniper carnage

Posted: 07 Mar 2014 12:45 PM PST

People walk past a barricade located under a footbridge where thousands of flowers have been placed in memory of those killed during clashes in and around Kiev's Independence Square, Ukraine, Friday, March 7, 2014. The white banner at center reads, "No more motorcades, East and West together!". (AP Photo/David Azia)KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — One of the biggest mysteries hanging over the protest mayhem that drove Ukraine's president from power: Who was behind the snipers who sowed death and terror in Kiev?

Fashion celebrity Mizrahi plans memoir for 2016

Posted: 07 Mar 2014 12:45 PM PST

FILE - Isaac Mizrahi attends the "Project Runway: All Stars" third season launch in this Oct. 22, 2013 file photo taken in New York. The fashion celebrity has a deal with Amy Einhorn Books for a memoir that will track his rise from an unhappy childhood in Brooklyn to hanging out at Studio 54 to international fame. Amy Einhorn Books, an imprint of Penguin Random House, announced Thursday March 6, 2014 that the book is scheduled for 2016 and is tentatively titled NEW YORK (AP) — Isaac Mizrahi will tell the whole story.

No extra replay for D-backs-Dodgers in Australia

Posted: 07 Mar 2014 12:44 PM PST

Los Angeles Angels' David Freese waits to bat as umpires Hal Gibson and Gerry Davis, right, check an instant replay during an exhibition spring training baseball game Thursday, March 6, 2014, in Tempe, Ariz. On the play, the ruling on the field was confirmed, that Mike Trout was out at home trying to stretch a triple into an inside the park home run. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)NEW YORK (AP) — Major League Baseball's expanded replay system won't be expanding to Australia for opening day.

Job gain despite winter blast lifts economic hopes

Posted: 07 Mar 2014 12:39 PM PST

In this Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2014, photo, job seekers line up to sign in before meeting prospective employers at a career fair at a hotel in Dallas. The Labor Department releases employment data for February, on Friday, March, 7, 2014. (AP Photo/LM Otero)WASHINGTON (AP) — Brutal winter weather snarled traffic, canceled flights and cut power to homes and factories in February. Yet it didn't faze U.S. employers, who added 175,000 jobs, far more than the two previous months.

Duke's Parker faces tough stay-or-go decision

Posted: 07 Mar 2014 12:32 PM PST

Duke's Jabari Parker reacts after being called for his fourth foul, during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Wake Forest in Winston-Salem, N.C., Wednesday, March 5, 2014. Wake Forest won 82-72. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton)DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — This could be it for Jabari Parker at Duke.

Putin rebuffs Obama as Ukraine crisis escalates

Posted: 07 Mar 2014 12:32 PM PST

By Lidia Kelly and Alissa de Carbonnel MOSCOW/SIMFEROPOL, Ukraine (Reuters) - Russia said on Friday any U.S. sanctions imposed against Moscow over the crisis in Ukraine would boomerang back on the United States, raising the financial stakes as the military standoff intensified. In a telephone conversation with U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov warned against "hasty and reckless steps" that could harm Rssian-American relations, the foreign ministry said. Russian President Vladimir Putin said after an hour-long call with U.S. President Barack Obama that they were still far apart on the situation in the former Soviet republic. Obama announced the first sanctions against Russia on Thursday.

Obama urges students to file financial aid form

Posted: 07 Mar 2014 12:30 PM PST

President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama greet members of the military on the tarmac upon their arrival at Homestead Air Reserve Base, Friday, March 7, 2014, in Homestead, Fla. Obama and the first lady traveled to Miami and will visit a local high school to unveil a new initiative program to ensure more students complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), a document required by most types of financial aid such as Pell grants. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)MIAMI (AP) — President Barack Obama says education is the best investment in America's future, and he's urging high school students to make sure they file for federal financial aid.

US spies not caught off-guard by Crimea crisis: general

Posted: 07 Mar 2014 12:27 PM PST

Defense Intelligence Agency Director Lieutenant General Michael Flynn testifies on February 4, 2014 in WashingtonUS spy agencies had warned the White House of imminent action by Russia in Ukraine and were not caught off-guard by the crisis, a top official said Friday, rejecting criticism from lawmakers. Facing accusations the spy services were taken by surprise, the head of the Defense Intelligence Agency, Lieutenant General Michael Flynn, said the intelligence community predicted the likely intervention of Russian troops at least a week in advance. "I think for easily seven to 10 days leading up to the Russian troops as we see them now in Crimea, we were providing very solid reporting on what I would describe as just strategic warning," Flynn told National Public Radio. The warnings gradually escalated to the point where Russian intervention on the peninsula was described as "imminent," Flynn said in a rare interview.

US stocks drift lower as Ukraine tensions fester

Posted: 07 Mar 2014 12:24 PM PST

Glenn Kessler, left, works with fellow traders on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange Friday, March 7, 2014. Stocks were wavering between small gains and losses early Friday after the government reported a pickup in hiring last month as well as a slight increase in the unemployment rate as more people started looking for work. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks were directionless in late-afternoon trading Friday as tensions built in Ukraine, where the region of Crimea was preparing for a referendum on whether to split away and become part of Russia. Those concerns offset an encouraging pickup in hiring by U.S. employers last month.

US consumer borrowing up $13.7 billion in January

Posted: 07 Mar 2014 12:24 PM PST

In this Monday, Jan. 13, 2014, photo, shoppers check out the sale at an ALDO store in the Mall at Robinson, in Robinson Township, Pa. The Fedral Reserve releases consumer credit data for January on Friday, March 7, 2014. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)WASHINGTON (AP) — Consumers increased their borrowing in January on autos and student loans but cut back on their credit card use.

Judge: Navy deal for rifle silencers may be legit

Posted: 07 Mar 2014 12:23 PM PST

ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — A judge Friday questioned the viability of a prosecution against a man accused of conspiring to illegally build hundreds of untraceable rifle silencers on a no-bid contract, ostensibly for the Navy's elite SEAL Team 6.

Mexico to open first-ever bidding for TV networks

Posted: 07 Mar 2014 12:22 PM PST

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican regulators hit the country's main television network with a double punch on Friday, declaring Televisa a "preponderant" market player and slapping restrictions on the company, which bills itself as the largest media outlet in the Spanish-speaking world.

After denial, Bitcoin creator identity still a mystery

Posted: 07 Mar 2014 12:22 PM PST

A man walks past the reported home of "Satoshi Nakamoto" in Temple City, east of Los Angeles, California on March 6, 2014The world was little closer to knowing for sure who invented Bitcoin Friday, despite Newsweek's claim to have unmasked the enigmatic "Satoshi Nakamoto" behind the computer-coded currency. The magazine relaunched its print version with an ostensibly huge scoop, identifying 64-year-old Japanese-American engineer Dorian Satoshi Nakamoto as the creator. But the mystery remained after the apparently retired model train enthusiast from suburban Los Angeles asked a reporter to buy him lunch and then denied he was the Nakamoto of legend. Hours later, raising more doubts about the Newsweek report, a web forum where "Satoshi Nakamoto" used to share his ideas for the virtual currency and the computing structure behind it unexpectedly received a curt message on the same Nakamoto account.

AP Newsbreak: Deputy accused of illegal stops

Posted: 07 Mar 2014 12:19 PM PST

In this image released by the Humboldt County, Nev. Sheriff's Department in September 2013 and posted on their Facebook page, Sgt. Lee Dove poses with K-9 Zyla and $50,000 cash that was seized after a traffic stop for speeding. Dove is accused of stopping travelers on a lonely stretch of U.S. Interstate 80 and confiscating tens of thousands of dollars for the county without bringing charges, according to two federal lawsuits. Two men who were traveling alone through northern Nevada's high desert last year offer strikingly similar accounts of their stops by Dove near the town of Winnemucca, about 165 miles east of Reno. (AP Photo/Humboldt County Sheriff's Department)RENO, Nev. (AP) — A rural Nevada sheriff's deputy is accused of stopping travelers on a lonely stretch of U.S. Interstate 80 and confiscating tens of thousands of dollars for the county without bringing charges, according to two federal lawsuits.

Russians take over Ukrainian military post, no shots fired: witnesses

Posted: 07 Mar 2014 12:15 PM PST

A uniformed man, believed to be Russian serviceman, stands guard near a Ukrainian military base outside the city of SevastopolArmed men thought to be Russians drove a truck into a Ukrainian missile defence post in the Crimea region on Friday and took control without a shot being fired, a Reuters reporter on the scene said. A Ukrainian military official, Vladislav Seleznyov, said by telephone that the armed men took over the base without any shooting and that no one was hurt.
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