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Three Signals Heard, Russia Raises Gas Price

Sunday, April 6, 2014

Signals: Australian authorities are focusing on underwater signals that have been picked up three times by ships looking for the missing Malaysian Airlines jet. A Chinese ship detected a signal twice and an Australian ship picked up a signal once …

Chinese Hear a Pulse, Afghanistan Votes

Saturday, April 5, 2014

Flight 370: China’s official Xinhua news agency says a Chinese patrol boat detected an electronic pulse signal today in the Southern Indian Ocean. The Chinese say the signal is unidentified. Two other ships equipped to detect an airplane’s black box, …

MP Confronted Shooter, Jobs Up

Friday, April 4, 2014

Ft. Hood: A female MP is being credited with heroism in the latest Ft. Hood shooting. She confronted and fired at gunman Ivan Lopez before he killed himself. Specialist Lopez used his own .45 caliber pistol, which is prohibited to …

Ft. Hood Shooting, Supremes Rule on Money

Thursday, April 3, 2014

Ft. Hood, Again: An Iraq war veteran went on a shooting rampage at the Army’s Ft. Hood in Texas yesterday, killing three people and wounding 16. The gunman, who was wearing an Army uniform, killed himself. The incident echoed a …

Chile Quake, Fast Food Fight

Wednesday, April 2, 2014

Quake: An 8.2 magnitude earthquake and tsunami struck off the north coast Chile last night, resulting in six deaths and street flooding in some areas. Landslides blocked roads, power was knocked out, an airport was damaged, and fire destroyed several …

New Last Words, Possible Spy Trade

Tuesday, April 1, 2014

Flight 370: The competence of Malaysian authorities is under question again after they gave a new version of the last words from Flight 370. They now say one of the pilots in the missing jet said, “Good night Malaysian three …

Koreas Exchange Fire, Search Goes On

Monday, March 31, 2014

Spring in Korea: About 100 Artillery shells from a North Korean live fire exercise landed in waters claimed by South Korea and the South Koreans returned fire, lobbing about 300 shells into northern waters. All the shells landed in the …

Crimea Changes Time, List of Missing Shrinks

Sunday, March 30, 2014

Ukraine: The official time in Crimea jumped two hours ahead last night as Russia’s newest acquisition switched to Moscow time. A crowd of flag-waving Crimeans sang the Russian national anthem as the clock on the main railway station in Simferopol …

Putin Calls on the Phone, LA Shakes Again

Saturday, March 29, 2014

Ukraine: Russian President Vladimir Putin called President Obama on the phone yesterday to talk about a diplomatic solution to the Ukraine crisis. It’s too soon to know whether Putin has blinked in the international standoff. Diplomats will meet to talk …

New Search Area, Christie Clears Himself

Friday, March 28, 2014

Day 21: The search area for Malaysia Flight 370 has been moved 700 miles northeast based on new data analysis suggesting that the plane was flying faster than thought and that it would have run out of fuel sooner. Search …