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| Arizona governor vetoes antigay bill Wednesday, Feb 26, 2014 05:10 PM PST  The bill would have allowed state businesses to discriminate against LGBT customers. Full Story | Top |
| U.S. proposes major update to food labels Wednesday, Feb 26, 2014 09:04 PM PST  By Toni Clarke WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Packaged foods sold in the United States would display calorie counts more prominently and include the amount of added sugar under a proposal to significantly update nutritional labels for the first time in 20 years as health officials seek to reduce obesity and combat related diseases such as diabetes. The Food and Drug Administration said on Thursday that its proposal would also ensure that the amount of calories listed per serving reflects the portions that people typically eat. That change may result in per-serving calorie counts doubling for some foods such as ice cream. First lady Michelle Obama, who has used her White House position to launch the "Let's Move" campaign to fight childhood obesity, announced the proposal for the FDA. Full Story | Top |
| Government buildings seized in Ukraine's Crimea Wednesday, Feb 26, 2014 11:35 PM PST  SIMFEROPOL, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine's acting interior minister says Interior Ministry troops and police have been put on high alert after dozens of men seized local government and legislature buildings in the Crimea region. Full Story | Top |
| US general: Grim Afghan future if no security pact Wednesday, Feb 26, 2014 12:19 PM PST  BAGRAM AIR FIELD, Afghanistan (AP) — Depicting a grim future for Afghanistan without U.S. help, the top U.S. military officer said Wednesday that Afghanistan's refusal to sign a security agreement with the United States may make the fight more difficult this year, embolden the enemy and prompt some Afghan security forces to cooperate with the Taliban to "hedge their bets." Full Story | Top |
| GOP tax plan lowers rates, repeals popular breaks Wednesday, Feb 26, 2014 03:00 PM PST  WASHINGTON (AP) — A sweeping House Republican plan to overhaul the nation's tax laws would wipe out a slew of popular tax breaks to help pay for lower overall tax rates, a politically risky move in an election year that drew quick opposition Wednesday. Full Story | Top |
| Texas gay marriage ban latest to be struck down Wednesday, Feb 26, 2014 02:30 PM PST  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A federal judge declared a same-sex marriage ban in deeply conservative Texas unconstitutional on Wednesday, but will allow the nation's second-most populous state to enforce the law pending an appeal that will likely go to the U.S. Supreme Court. Full Story | Top |
| New food labels would highlight calories and sugar Wednesday, Feb 26, 2014 09:20 PM PST  WASHINGTON (AP) — Those "Nutrition Facts" labels that are plastered on nearly every food package found in grocery stores are getting a new look. Full Story | Top |
| Jim Lange, 'The Dating Game' host, dies Wednesday, Feb 26, 2014 11:20 PM PST  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Jim Lange, the first host of the popular game show "The Dating Game," has died at his home in Mill Valley, Calif. He was 81. Full Story | Top |
| US safety agency to probe GM recall response Wednesday, Feb 26, 2014 09:57 PM PST  DETROIT (AP) — The U.S. government's auto safety watchdog is investigating whether General Motors acted quickly enough to recall 1.6 million older-model small cars in a case linked to 13 deaths. Full Story | Top |
| Report: Armed men seize regional govt in Crimea Wednesday, Feb 26, 2014 10:28 PM PST MOSCOW (AP) — A local leader of the Tatar community in Ukraine's Crimea region says armed men have seized two government buildings in the regional capital, Simferopol. Full Story | Top |
| Kentucky snake handler death doesn't shake belief Wednesday, Feb 26, 2014 01:23 PM PST  Three days after pastor Jamie Coots died from a rattlesnake bite at church, mourners leaving the funeral went to the church to handle snakes. Full Story | Top |
| Huge study links older dads with kids' psych woes Wednesday, Feb 26, 2014 04:57 PM PST CHICAGO (AP) — Older fathers may face higher risks than previously thought for having children with psychiatric problems, including bipolar disorder, autism and attention deficits, according to the largest study to examine the potential links. Full Story | Top |
| Russia war games over Ukraine prompt US warning Wednesday, Feb 26, 2014 04:31 PM PST  KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia ordered 150,000 troops to test their combat readiness Wednesday in a show of force that prompted a blunt warning from the United States that any military intervention in Ukraine would be a "grave mistake." Full Story | Top |
| NASA announces 'mother lode' of new planets: 715 Wednesday, Feb 26, 2014 03:03 PM PST  WASHINGTON (AP) — Our galaxy is looking far more crowded and hospitable. NASA on Wednesday confirmed a bonanza of 715 newly discovered planets outside our solar system. Full Story | Top |
| McLarty nixes Arquette's baby name choice of Astro Wednesday, Feb 26, 2014 06:07 PM PST  NEW YORK (AP) — There's one name David Arquette's expectant girlfriend will not allow for their baby boy: Astro. Full Story | Top |
| Obama's next initiative: Lift up minority boys Wednesday, Feb 26, 2014 08:40 AM PST  After the Trayvon Martin shooting, he wants young black men to have a better chance. Full Story | Top |
| Russian spy ship docks in Havana Wednesday, Feb 26, 2014 02:40 PM PST  Havana (AFP) - A Russian warship was docked in Havana Wednesday, without explanation from Communist Cuba or its state media. Full Story | Top |
| Population explosion: NASA discovers 715 new alien worlds Wednesday, Feb 26, 2014 11:12 AM PST  NASA's Kepler space telescope has discovered more than 700 new exoplanets, nearly doubling the current number of confirmed alien worlds. The Kepler space telescope is responsible for more than half of these finds, hauling in 961 exoplanets to date, with thousands more candidates awaiting confirmation by follow-up investigations. "This is the largest windfall of planets — not exoplanet candidates, mind you, but actually validated exoplanets — that's ever been announced at one time," Douglas Hudgins, exoplanet exploration program scientist at NASA's Astrophysics Division in Washington, told reporters today.[Gallery: A World of Kepler Planets] About 94 percent of the new alien worlds are smaller than Neptune, researchers said, further bolstering earlier Kepler observations that suggested the Milky Way galaxy abounds with rocky planets like Earth. Full Story | Top |
| Federal judge strikes down Texas gay marriage ban Wednesday, Feb 26, 2014 11:45 AM PST  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A federal judge has struck down Texas' ban on gay marriage, but is leaving it in place pending a ruling by an appeals court later this year. Full Story | Top |
| NASA knew spacesuit leaked before astronaut's near-drowning Wednesday, Feb 26, 2014 05:58 AM PST  Accident Report to Shed Light on NASA Communication Failures Full Story | Top |
| Ukraine protesters nominate new prime minister Wednesday, Feb 26, 2014 12:39 PM PST  Millionaire ex-banker Arseniy Yatsenyuk was praised by U.S. diplomat in leaked call. Full Story | Top |
| Army general: Talk of Afghan impasse threatens security Wednesday, Feb 26, 2014 12:04 PM PST BAGRAM AIR FIELD, Afghanistan (AP) — Depicting a grim future for Afghanistan without U.S. help, the top U.S. military officer said Wednesday that Afghanistan's refusal to sign a security agreement with the United States may make the fight more difficult this year, embolden the enemy and prompt some Afghan security forces to cooperate with the Taliban to "hedge their bets." Full Story | Top |
| Ukraine requests international arrest warrant for Yanukovych Wednesday, Feb 26, 2014 08:41 AM PST  Kiev (AFP) - Ukraine's interim general prosecutor said Wednesday that Kiev has requested an international arrest warrant for ousted president Viktor Yanukovych, who is wanted within his own crisis-hit country over the "mass murder" of protesters. Full Story | Top |
| Dems want Hillary over Biden in 2016 Wednesday, Feb 26, 2014 07:13 AM PST  Meanwhile, Republicans like Jeb Bush and Rand Paul over Christie, a poll shows. Full Story | Top |
| Supreme Court: Ponzi scheme victims can sue lawyers, brokers Wednesday, Feb 26, 2014 01:09 PM PST  By Lawrence Hurley WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled that lawyers, insurance brokers and others who worked with convicted swindler Allen Stanford cannot avoid lawsuits by investors seeking to recoup losses incurred in his $7 billion Ponzi scheme. New York-based law firms Chadbourne & Parke and Proskauer Rose and insurance brokerage Willis Group Holdings Plc were all sued by former Stanford investors. Writing for the majority, Justice Stephen Breyer said the Securities Litigation Uniform Standards Act did not prevent the state lawsuits from proceeding. The law says that state lawsuits are barred when the alleged misrepresentations are "in connection with" the purchase or sale of a covered security. Full Story | Top |
| NASA photo shows N. Korea is—literally—in the dark Wednesday, Feb 26, 2014 06:22 AM PST  A recent image taken from the International Space Station shows the mysterious, dictator-ruled country almost completely in the dark. Full Story | Top |
| Ex-NFL player Hernandez involved in jail house scuffle Wednesday, Feb 26, 2014 07:13 AM PST  Former National Football League star Aaron Hernandez, charged with shooting a friend to death last year, was involved in a Massachusetts jailhouse scuffle with another inmate that left neither man seriously injured, law enforcement officials said on Wednesday. "There was an altercation between two inmates in our special management unit, and one of them was Aaron Hernandez," said Bristol County Sheriff Thomas Hodgson. "It was stopped very quickly by my staff." Neither inmate involved in the incident on Tuesday required medical attention, and officials are investigating whether Hernandez or the other man, who was not identified, will face internal disciplinary measures or criminal charges, Hodgson said. Hernandez, 24, is jailed in North Dartmouth, Massachusetts, about 60 miles south of Boston. Full Story | Top |
| Data-breach hits Target's bottom line Wednesday, Feb 26, 2014 01:28 PM PST  Revenue takes a dive as shoppers are scared away from the Minneapolis-based retailer. Full Story | Top |
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