Djokovic reaches Sony final; Nishikori withdraws

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• Djokovic reaches Sony final; Nishikori withdraws
• Northwestern to appeal players union ruling
• Vatican says it's willing, able to help Venezuela
• Ex-FAMU band member gets 1 year in hazing death
• Colbert caught in Twitter rage
• Look up: Tile artists' work hidden in plain view
• PwC is sued for $1 billion over MF Global collapse
• Stocks edge up as Americans open their wallets
• Ford CEO's pay up 11 pct to $23.2 million in 2013
• Saudi rights abuses did not come up in Obama-Abdullah talks: US
• Foreigners escape Taliban siege in Kabul; Afghan child killed
• Land key as Crimea's Tatars discuss future plans
• Tigers' Cabrera gets record $292M, 10-year deal
• Community waits to hear full toll of mudslide
• Nishikori out of Miami, hands Djokovic final spot
• US recognizes Michigan same-sex couple marriages
• BMW plans $1 billion expansion in South Carolina
• Microsoft chief crows on Twitter as iPad Office soars
• Obama tells Russia to pull troops away from Ukraine
• Rogers, GOP hawk, quitting Congress for radio show
• Pentagon to triple cyber staff to thwart attacks
• MH370 search pivots north on new plane data
• Workers escape large garage collapse in California
• House GOP pursues Benghazi 'stand down' probe
• Family plays key role in Colter's union push
• Ousted Ukrainian leader urges referendum
• NJ Gov. Christie defends integrity of report
• Study: Married folks have fewer heart problems
• At least three killed in Cairo clashes
• Navy gunman once faced murder charge in NC
• Tigers ink slugger Cabrera to record extension
• Jeremiah Denton, Vietnam POW and ex-senator, dies
• Judge upholds country of origin label for meat
• Geopolitical games handicap Malaysia jet hunt
• Exclusive: Oil sector withholds information about rail cargoes - U.S. regulator
• 8 cases of Ebola turn up in Guinea's capital
• Obama underlines 'strong' Saudi ties in talks with king: US
• FBI sting shows San Francisco Chinatown underworld
• Taliban attack foreigners in Afghan capital
• Airline apologizes for note on deaf couple's bag

Djokovic reaches Sony final; Nishikori withdraws Posted: 28 Mar 2014 01:29 PM PDT KEY BISCAYNE, Fla. (AP) — Novak Djokovic advanced without hitting a ball for the second time at the Sony Open, and now he's in the final.

Northwestern to appeal players union ruling Posted: 28 Mar 2014 01:28 PM PDT EVANSTON, Ill. (AP) — Northwestern University has confirmed it will appeal a federal agency's ruling that its football players can create the United States' first union of college athletes.

Vatican says it's willing, able to help Venezuela Posted: 28 Mar 2014 01:25 PM PDT VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Vatican says it is willing and able to help intervene diplomatically in Venezuela's crisis after weeks of deadly unrest but says it must study expectations and options about what role it could play.

Ex-FAMU band member gets 1 year in hazing death Posted: 28 Mar 2014 01:23 PM PDT ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A former Florida A&M band member has become the first person to be sentenced to jail time for his role in the hazing death of a drum major.

Colbert caught in Twitter rage Posted: 28 Mar 2014 01:21 PM PDT NEW YORK (AP) — Sometimes satire isn't made for Twitter's 140-character world.

Look up: Tile artists' work hidden in plain view Posted: 28 Mar 2014 01:17 PM PDT NEW YORK (AP) — The domes and arched ceilings — each arrayed with tiles in herringbone and basket-weave patterns — are hidden in plain sight. Millions of people walk under them every day at the Oyster Bar at Grand Central Terminal, New York's St. John the Divine, the Boston Public Library, the San Diego Museum of Man and hundreds of other places.

PwC is sued for $1 billion over MF Global collapse Posted: 28 Mar 2014 01:15 PM PDT By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) - The administrator of MF Global Holdings Ltd's bankruptcy plan on Friday sued the auditor PricewaterhouseCoopers for at least $1 billion over its advice on a $6.3 billion European sovereign debt investment that helped fuel the brokerage's rapid demise. According to a complaint filed in U.S. District Court in Manhattan, PwC committed professional malpractice by offering "flatly erroneous" advice concerning, and approval of, the off-balance-sheet accounting treatment for the debt by MF Global and its then-chief executive, Jon Corzine. The complaint said PwC knew that the investment would add significant risk to MF Global's already weak finances. It said MF Global would not have taken on the exposure, which allowed it to book immediate revenue, had it received sound advice.

Stocks edge up as Americans open their wallets Posted: 28 Mar 2014 01:12 PM PDT NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are ending broadly higher as traders were encouraged by an increase in consumer spending last month.

Ford CEO's pay up 11 pct to $23.2 million in 2013 Posted: 28 Mar 2014 01:08 PM PDT DETROIT (AP) — Ford CEO Alan Mulally's compensation rose 11 percent to $23.2 million in 2013, as the company reported record profits in North America and Asia.

Saudi rights abuses did not come up in Obama-Abdullah talks: US Posted: 28 Mar 2014 01:07 PM PDT Human rights abuses in Saudi Arabia were not raised in talks between U.S. President Barack Obama and King Abdullah on Friday, a U.S. official said. "Today, given the extent of time they spent on Iran and Syria, they didn't get to a number of issues, and it wasn't just human rights," the official said. The official added that Obama on Saturday would present a State Department Woman of Courage Award to a Saudi woman fighting domestic violence.

Foreigners escape Taliban siege in Kabul; Afghan child killed Posted: 28 Mar 2014 01:06 PM PDT By Mirwais Harooni and Hamid Shalizi KABUL (Reuters) - Taliban gunmen stormed a Kabul guesthouse used by a U.S.-based aid group and held four foreigners hostage for several hours on Friday, just eight days before Afghanistan holds a presidential election which the militant group has vowed to derail. Kabul is already on high alert and people across the country are on edge ahead of an April 5 vote the hardline Islamist movement has denounced as a Western-backed sham. The siege of the walled compound, which is also home to a small church, lasted several hours before Afghan security forces killed the last remaining Taliban gunman holed up inside. A Reuters witness saw about 20 people being evacuated from the guesthouse in an upmarket residential area of Kabul, many looking frightened and shocked.

Land key as Crimea's Tatars discuss future plans Posted: 28 Mar 2014 01:04 PM PDT SIMFEROPOL, Crimea (AP) — As armed pro-Russian forces spread out across Crimea, Mustafa Maushev joined his Tatar neighbors on a nightly vigil to keep intruders off their property.

Tigers' Cabrera gets record $292M, 10-year deal Posted: 28 Mar 2014 01:04 PM PDT LAKELAND, Fla. (AP) — This is one number put up by Miguel Cabrera that is not subject to debate.

Community waits to hear full toll of mudslide Posted: 28 Mar 2014 01:03 PM PDT ARLINGTON, Wash. (AP) — A mountainside community waited in anguish Friday to learn the full scope of the Washington state mudslide as authorities worked to identify remains and warned that they were unlikely to find anyone alive nearly a week after the disaster.

Nishikori out of Miami, hands Djokovic final spot Posted: 28 Mar 2014 01:01 PM PDT Japan's Kei Nishikori withdrew from the ATP Miami Masters with a left groin injury on Friday, shortly before he was to meet world number two Novak Djokovic in the semi-finals. The injury ended Nishikori's sparkling run at the hardcourt tournament -- where he beat world number five David Ferrer and Swiss great Roger Federer in the fourth round and quarter-finals. It also throws into doubt Nishikori's participation in Japan's Davis Cup World Group quarter-final clash with holders Czech Republic, to be held in Tokyo from April 4-6.

US recognizes Michigan same-sex couple marriages Posted: 28 Mar 2014 12:59 PM PDT DETROIT (AP) — Attorney General Eric Holder on Friday extended federal recognition to the marriages of about 300 same-sex couples that took place in Michigan before a federal appeals court put those unions on hold.

BMW plans $1 billion expansion in South Carolina Posted: 28 Mar 2014 12:55 PM PDT GREER, South Carolina (AP) — BMW is celebrating its 20th anniversary of building cars in the United States by investing $1 billion in its plant in South Carolina to build two of its new X-series vehicles at the facility that ushered in a wave of foreign automakers building Southern plants.

Microsoft chief crows on Twitter as iPad Office soars Posted: 28 Mar 2014 12:55 PM PDT Microsoft chief Satya Nadella took to Twitter to crow on Friday as Office software tailored for iPads soared to the top of the charts at Apple's online App Store. "Looks like it's a pretty productive Friday for #iPad owners!" Nadella said in a Twitter message that included a picture showing Word, Excel, and PowerPoint were the three most popular free applications at the App Store. Microsoft unveiled a version of its popular Office software suite for iPad tablets a day earlier as the company's new chief moved to expand its "Internet cloud" footprint.

Obama tells Russia to pull troops away from Ukraine Posted: 28 Mar 2014 12:53 PM PDT US President Barack Obama told Russia on Friday to pull troops back from Ukraine and stop escalating a crisis that has already redrawn the map of Europe and reopened the Cold War's East-West split. Obama's blunt message added further urgency to a standoff that has forced NATO to reinforce positions along Russia's frontier in a bid to calm anxious ex-Soviet satellite nations about the Kremlin's new expansionist mood. Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday for the first time confirmed that his forces were directly involved in this month's military intervention in Crimea -- the initial step of what the new pro-Western leaders in Kiev fear is a plan to annex an even greater part of Ukraine.

Rogers, GOP hawk, quitting Congress for radio show Posted: 28 Mar 2014 12:52 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — Rep. Mike Rogers, the brash-talking Republican security hawk who has criticized the Obama administration yet commanded uncommon bipartisan support as chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, said Friday he was retiring from Congress next year.

Pentagon to triple cyber staff to thwart attacks Posted: 28 Mar 2014 12:50 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon plans to more than triple its cybersecurity staff in the next few years to defend against Internet attacks that threaten national security, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said Friday.

MH370 search pivots north on new plane data Posted: 28 Mar 2014 12:49 PM PDT Perth (Australia) (AFP) - A multinational fleet of planes and ships raced Friday to a fresh search zone after a "credible new lead" that Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 was flying faster than first thought before it plunged into the remote Indian Ocean. Ten aircraft from six countries -- Australia, China, Japan, New Zealand, South Korea and the United States -- diverted to an area 1,100 kilometres (685 miles) northeast of where they have been looking for a week, far off western Australia. Late Friday, the Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) said five aircraft had spotted "multiple objects" in the new search area but they were not expected to be reached by ship for confirmation until Saturday. Chinese patrol ship Haixun 01 reached the search area late Friday but with poor visibility it reported no major sightings immediately except for "a few light-coloured, palm-size floating objects", Xinhua news agency said.

Workers escape large garage collapse in California Posted: 28 Mar 2014 12:46 PM PDT LOS ANGELES (AP) — A portion of a parking garage being built to house buses in downtown Los Angeles collapsed on Friday, just minutes after nearly 200 construction workers were alerted that something was wrong and fled to safety, officials said.

House GOP pursues Benghazi 'stand down' probe Posted: 28 Mar 2014 12:44 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — A House Republican chairman is doggedly pursuing the question of whether military personnel were told to "stand down" during the 2012 deadly assault on the U.S. diplomatic mission in Benghazi, Libya, despite the insistence of military leaders and other Republicans that it never happened.

Family plays key role in Colter's union push Posted: 28 Mar 2014 12:41 PM PDT CHICAGO (AP) — Kain Colter's grandmother often spoke about rights and equality, values she brought home from her job managing an office of a Colorado law firm.

Ousted Ukrainian leader urges referendum Posted: 28 Mar 2014 12:37 PM PDT MOSCOW (AP) — Ukraine's fugitive leader pushed Friday for a vote to determine the status of each of the country's regions — a call serving the Kremlin's purpose of turning Ukraine into a loosely knit federation.

NJ Gov. Christie defends integrity of report Posted: 28 Mar 2014 12:35 PM PDT TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Gov. Chris Christie on Friday defended a report by taxpayer-funded lawyers who cleared him of any involvement in closing lanes near the George Washington Bridge for political reasons, saying it "will stand the test of time."

Study: Married folks have fewer heart problems Posted: 28 Mar 2014 12:33 PM PDT Love can sometimes break a heart but marriage seems to do it a lot of good. A study of more than 3.5 million Americans finds that married people are less likely than singles, divorced or widowed folks to suffer any type of heart or blood vessel problem.

At least three killed in Cairo clashes Posted: 28 Mar 2014 12:32 PM PDT At least three people were killed in clashes in Cairo on Friday amid protests by the Muslim Brotherhood, days after hundreds of its Islamist supporters were sentenced to death, official sources said. Newspaper Al Dustour said on its website Mayada Ashraf, one of its journalists, had died covering fighting which security sources said had involved Brotherhood supporters, security forces and residents. Security sources said birdshot had been fired during the clashes. State-run news agency MENA quoted an unnamed interior ministry official as saying four citizens were killed in the clashes, blaming Brotherhood supporters for the deaths.

Navy gunman once faced murder charge in NC Posted: 28 Mar 2014 12:29 PM PDT NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — The civilian truck driver the Navy says killed a sailor aboard a ship in Virginia once faced a murder charge in North Carolina but ended up pleading guilty to voluntary manslaughter and was out of prison less than two years later, court records show.

Tigers ink slugger Cabrera to record extension Posted: 28 Mar 2014 12:28 PM PDT LAKELAND (United States) (AFP) - The Tigers inked Miguel Cabrera to an eight-year contract extension that will keep the superstar slugger in Detroit through 2023 for a reported record-setting $292 million (212 million euros). "When you have a star player, you're much better trying to sign them with two years on the contract rather than one," said Tigers president and general manager Dave Dombrowski said Friday. "Secondly, they get additional pressures to test that market," Dombrowski said, adding that he thought it was the "optimum time" for the team to lock up their star. The Tigers did not disclose the financial terms of the deal, but multiple reports put the value of the extension at $248 million (180 million euros) guaranteed.

Jeremiah Denton, Vietnam POW and ex-senator, dies Posted: 28 Mar 2014 12:27 PM PDT Prisoner of war Jeremiah Denton declared his loyalty to the U.S. government during a 1966 interview for what was supposed to be a propaganda film. But his enraged captors missed his more covert message: "T-O-R-T-U-R-E," blinked into the camera in Morse code, a dispatch that would alert the U.S. military to the conditions he endured.

Judge upholds country of origin label for meat Posted: 28 Mar 2014 12:26 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — Shoppers who want to buy American beef for dinner instead of meat from Canada or Mexico will still be able to find the country of origin on the label.

Geopolitical games handicap Malaysia jet hunt Posted: 28 Mar 2014 12:25 PM PDT The search for flight MH370, the Malaysian jetliner that vanished over the South China Sea on March 8, has involved more than two dozen countries and 60 aircraft and ships but been bedeviled by regional rivalries. While Malaysia has been accused of a muddled response and poor communications, China has showcased its growing military clout and reach, while some involved in the operation say other countries have dragged their feet on disclosing details that might give away sensitive defense data. That has highlighted growing tensions in a region where the rise of China is fuelling an arms race, and where several countries including China, Malaysia, Indonesia and the Philippines are engaged in territorial disputes, with the control of shipping lanes, fishing and potential hydrocarbon reserves at stake. The Malaysian Airline jet, which disappeared en route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing, was last officially detected hundreds of miles off course on the wrong side of the Malaysian peninsula.

Exclusive: Oil sector withholds information about rail cargoes - U.S. regulator Posted: 28 Mar 2014 12:21 PM PDT By Patrick Rucker WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. transport regulators on Friday criticized the oil industry for not sharing important information about the kinds of rail shipments that were involved in a number of recent fiery derailments. In letters with regulators and testimony to lawmakers, leaders of trade groups like the American Petroleum Institute have said since January that they will share results of their tests on fuel from North Dakota's Bakken oil patch, where the derailed trains were loaded. But despite those assurances, the Department of Transportation said, the oil industry has largely declined to cooperate with regulators trying to understand why several recent fuel derailments led to explosions of uncommon force. "The overall and ongoing lack of cooperation is disappointing, slows progress, and certainly raises concerns." An oil industry representative on Friday said that examining North Dakota crude was an ongoing process.

8 cases of Ebola turn up in Guinea's capital Posted: 28 Mar 2014 12:17 PM PDT CONAKRY, Guinea (AP) — Health officials in the West African nation of Guinea say they're now treating eight cases of Ebola in the capital.

Obama underlines 'strong' Saudi ties in talks with king: US Posted: 28 Mar 2014 12:16 PM PDT By Jeff Mason RIYADH (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama underlined Washington's "strong" relationship with Saudi Arabia in talks with King Abdullah on Friday, the White House said, on a visit intended to allay the kingdom's concerns that the decades-old alliance is weakening. The elderly king, accompanied by a number of senior princes, had what appeared to be an oxygen tube connected to his nose at the start of the two-hour meeting at his desert farm at Rawdat Khuraim northeast of the capital Riyadh, witnesses said. Saudi state television showed Obama, accompanied by U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and National Security Adviser Susan Rice, listening attentively while King Abdullah spoke, gesticulating with both hands as he made a point.

FBI sting shows San Francisco Chinatown underworld Posted: 28 Mar 2014 12:15 PM PDT SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Beneath the strings of red paper lanterns and narrow alleyways of the nation's oldest Chinatown lies a sinister underworld, according to an FBI criminal complaint that has stunned even those familiar with the neighborhood's history of gambling houses, opium dens and occasional gangland-style murders.

Taliban attack foreigners in Afghan capital Posted: 28 Mar 2014 12:14 PM PDT KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Taliban militants attacked the residence of an American charity and a nearby day care center Friday in Kabul, sending foreigners — including women and children — fleeing the scene while Afghan security forces battled the gunmen holed up in the building. An Afghan girl and a driver were killed in the crossfire, officials said.

Airline apologizes for note on deaf couple's bag Posted: 28 Mar 2014 12:10 PM PDT DALLAS (AP) — A deaf couple is upset over a note that an American Airlines employee attached to one of their bags, referring to the pair as "deaf and dumb."

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