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• Train carrying crude derails into Virginia river
• 'Ground stop' at California airports
• GOP senators: Arm Ukraine, hit Russian banks
• Underground website for drug sales is back and thriving, report says
• Irish Sinn Fein leader held over woman's 1972 murder
• Kiev: Forces "helpless" to restore order in east
• Editor who catapulted Mad magazine into pop culture dies at 88
• Kidnapped Nigerian girls reportedly married off to captors
• Experiment grows new muscle in men's injured legs
• Who's got game? Breaking down potential Clippers bidders
• Two dead in shooting at western Canadian sawmill, suspect held
• Senate GOP blocks Dems' minimum wage bill
• Autopsy underway after botched Okla. execution
• Egypt's judges rebuff criticism of death sentences
• Amid massive security, Iraqis vote for parliament
• Kurt Cobain death-scene note mocks wedding vows to Courtney Love
• Actor Bob Hoskins, lauded for British mobster roles, dies at 71
• Unique home spares Vilonia family from Arkansas tornado's direct hit
• Syrian airstrike on school in Aleppo kills 19
• Florida, Alabama hit by record rainfall
• Malaysia to open new budget airport in MH370 shadow
• China media: Blast at train station in China's Urumqi, some injured
• Adam Silver's ban of Donald Sterling unites NBA
• Poll: Most young voters to sit out midterms
• Sinn Fein leader arrested over 1972 IRA killing
• CCTV: 3 dead in train station attack in China
• Tankers carrying oil derail, catch fire in Va.
• Botched execution offers new evidence to attorneys
• Governor calls for review after botched execution
• Hundreds rescued from floodwaters in Fla., Ala.
• Quick facts: 4 days of storms across the US
• Iraqis vote in an election without foreign troops
• Colorado Symphony links up with pot industry

Train carrying crude derails into Virginia river Posted: 30 Apr 2014 03:19 PM PDT Hundreds evacuated from downtown Lynchburg as burning oil spills into Chesapeake system.

'Ground stop' at California airports Posted: 30 Apr 2014 03:54 PM PDT Officials say action at LAX, other sites, believed to be a result of computer problems.

GOP senators: Arm Ukraine, hit Russian banks Posted: 30 Apr 2014 12:45 PM PDT Saying President Obama hasn't been tough enough on Russia, a high-powered group of Republican senators introduced legislation on Wednesday aimed at imposing new sanctions on Moscow over its actions in Ukraine.

Underground website for drug sales is back and thriving, report says Posted:

Irish Sinn Fein leader held over woman's 1972 murder Posted: 30 Apr 2014 02:11 PM PDT Irish republican leader Gerry Adams, head of the Sinn Fein political party, was on Wednesday questioned over the murder of a woman in 1972, the party said in a statement. "Last month Gerry Adams said he was available to meet the PSNI (Police Service of Northern Ireland) about the Jean McConville case," said a statement on the party's website. McConville, a 37-year-old mother of 10, was snatched from her west Belfast flat and shot by republican paramilitaries, accused of passing information to the British army. In 1999 the IRA admitted her murder and her remains were found on a beach in County Louth four years later.

Kiev: Forces "helpless" to restore order in east Posted: 30 Apr 2014 01:04 PM PDT HORLIVKA, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine's acting president conceded Wednesday that his police and security forces were "helpless" to stifle unrest in the country's east, where pro-Russia gunmen seized more buildings, walking into the police station and mayor's office in this mining hub without resistance.

Editor who catapulted Mad magazine into pop culture dies at 88 Posted: 30 Apr 2014 12:28 PM PDT BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Al Feldstein, whose 28 years at the helm of Mad magazine transformed the satirical publication into a pop culture institution, has died. He was 88.

Kidnapped Nigerian girls reportedly married off to captors Posted: 30 Apr 2014 01:02 PM PDT LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — Scores of girls and young women kidnapped from a school in Nigeria are being forced to marry their Islamic extremist abductors, a civic organization reported Wednesday.

Experiment grows new muscle in men's injured legs Posted: 30 Apr 2014 11:25 AM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — Scientists implanted thin sheets of scaffolding-like material from pigs into a few young men with disabling leg injuries — and say the experimental treatment coaxed the men's own stem cells to regrow new muscle.

Who's got game? Breaking down potential Clippers bidders Posted:

Two dead in shooting at western Canadian sawmill, suspect held Posted: 30 Apr 2014 01:34 PM PDT Four people were taken to hospital and a suspect was in custody after a shooting at a sawmill in British Columbia on Wednesday, police said.

Senate GOP blocks Dems' minimum wage bill Posted: 30 Apr 2014 11:28 AM PDT The vote derailed one of President Obama's top economic priorities.

Autopsy underway after botched Okla. execution Posted: 30 Apr 2014 09:56 AM PDT An Oklahoma inmate's erred execution has prompted an autopsy and fueled debate over lethal injection drugs, the death penalty.

Egypt's judges rebuff criticism of death sentences Posted: 30 Apr 2014 04:29 PM PDT Egypt's Justice Minister on Wednesday rebuffed international criticism of a mass trial this week in which some 680 defendants were sentenced to death, saying the judiciary is not a tool of executive authority and that rulings can be overturned upon appeal.

Amid massive security, Iraqis vote for parliament Posted: 30 Apr 2014 09:05 AM PDT BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraqis braved the threat of bombs and other violence to vote Wednesday in parliamentary elections amid a massive security operation as the country slides deeper into sectarian strife.

Kurt Cobain death-scene note mocks wedding vows to Courtney Love Posted: 30 Apr 2014 06:06 AM PDT A note found in the rock star's wallet at the time of his death, made public by the Seattle Police Department for the first time this week, mocks wedding vows the Nirvana frontman made to Courtney Love.

Actor Bob Hoskins, lauded for British mobster roles, dies at 71 Posted: 30 Apr 2014 08:54 AM PDT British actor Bob Hoskins, whose roles ranged from London gangsters to FBI chief J. Edgar Hoover and who starred opposite a cast of cartoon characters in "Who Framed Roger Rabbit," has died after a bout of pneumonia, his publicist said on Wednesday.

Unique home spares Vilonia family from Arkansas tornado's direct hit Posted: 30 Apr 2014 06:30 AM PDT Jerri Weaver's house is certainly unconventional. Some might even call it kooky. But come crunch time – when Mother Nature's fury is at her doorstep as it was Sunday night – the native Arkansan has peace of mind in her bunkerlike abode. "I have no fear," Weaver said. "I know that we're going to be OK."

Syrian airstrike on school in Aleppo kills 19 Posted: 30 Apr 2014 07:51 AM PDT A Syrian government airstrike hit a school Wednesday in an opposition-held district of the northern city of Aleppo, killing at least 19 people, including 10 children, activists reported.

Florida, Alabama hit by record rainfall Posted: 30 Apr 2014 07:52 AM PDT Flash flooding in Fla., Ala. left many stranded in cars and homes on Wednesday.

Malaysia to open new budget airport in MH370 shadow Posted: 30 Apr 2014 07:40 AM PDT Sepang (Malaysia) (AFP) - Malaysia this week opens what it calls the world's largest airport built specifically for low-cost airlines, a project driven by budget travel's phenomenal growth but which debuts under the shadow of missing flight MH370. The $1.2 billion facility near the main Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) was originally targeted to open three years ago but has been hit by repeated delays, amid concerns over safety and subpar construction, even as costs have doubled. But the new KLIA2 budget terminal will begin operations Friday with an initial 56 flights, increasing the load as airlines move full operations over from a nearby existing facility in coming days. Its modern design features soaring ceilings, natural lighting, people-mover belts and improved connectivity with access to an existing express airport train to Kuala Lumpur 50 kilometres (31 miles) away.

China media: Blast at train station in China's Urumqi, some injured Posted: 30 Apr 2014 12:24 PM PDT An explosion at a railway station in Urumqi, capital of China's restive far western region of Xinjiang, on Wednesday injured some people, state media said.

Adam Silver's ban of Donald Sterling unites NBA Posted: From the moment Adam Silver listened to those tapes of Donald Sterling, the NBA's commissioner understood the unmistakable and unprecedented breadth of his burden.

Poll: Most young voters to sit out midterms Posted: 29 Apr 2014 01:21 PM PDT Significant drop in interest among voters aged 18-29 may be problematic for Democrats.

Sinn Fein leader arrested over 1972 IRA killing Posted: 30 Apr 2014 02:24 PM PDT DUBLIN (AP) — Police in Northern Ireland arrested Sinn Fein party leader Gerry Adams on Wednesday over his alleged involvement in the Irish Republican Army's 1972 abduction, killing and secret burial of a Belfast widow.

CCTV: 3 dead in train station attack in China Posted: 30 Apr 2014 02:41 PM PDT BEIJING (AP) — An explosion rocked a railway station in China's restive far-western region of Xinjiang, and the state broadcaster said three people were killed and 79 people were injured. The attack Wednesday came as President Xi Jinping wrapped up a four-day visit to the area.

Tankers carrying oil derail, catch fire in Va. Posted: 30 Apr 2014 04:37 PM PDT LYNCHBURG, Va. (AP) — Several CSX train cars carrying crude oil derailed and caught fire Wednesday along the James River, with three black tankers ending up in the water and leaking some of their contents, becoming the most recent crash involving oil trains that has safety experts pushing for better oversight.

Botched execution offers new evidence to attorneys Posted: 30 Apr 2014 03:51 PM PDT ST. LOUIS (AP) — A bungled execution in Oklahoma provides death penalty opponents with a fresh, startling example of how lethal injections can go wrong. But the odds of successfully challenging the nation's main form of capital punishment will probably hinge on exactly what caused the inmate's apparent agony.

Governor calls for review after botched execution Posted: 30 Apr 2014 04:03 PM PDT OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin named a member of her Cabinet on Wednesday to lead a review of how the state conducts executions after a botched procedure that the White House said fell short of the humane standards required.

Hundreds rescued from floodwaters in Fla., Ala. Posted: 30 Apr 2014 03:08 PM PDT PENSACOLA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — People were plucked off rooftops or climbed into their attics to get away from fast-rising waters when nearly 2 feet of rain fell on the Florida Panhandle and Alabama coast in the span of about 24 hours, the latest bout of severe weather that began with tornadoes in the Midwest.

Quick facts: 4 days of storms across the US Posted: 30 Apr 2014 12:04 PM PDT A storm system that spawned tornadoes and sparked widespread flooding across states has been socking the U.S. for four days. Here are some quick facts and anecdotes on the system:

Iraqis vote in an election without foreign troops Posted: 30 Apr 2014 02:50 PM PDT BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq voted Wednesday in its first nationwide election since U.S. troops withdrew in 2011, with Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki confident of victory and even offering an olive branch to his critics by inviting them to join him in a governing coalition.

Colorado Symphony links up with pot industry Posted: 29 Apr 2014 05:08 PM PDT DENVER (AP) — The Colorado Symphony Orchestra said Tuesday it will play a series of "cannabis-friendly" fundraising concerts sponsored by the state's burgeoning pot industry.

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