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Lydia is first known white shark to cross Atlantic

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    Radar indicates the airliner was far from where it last made contact with air traffic control.

    Reuters52 mins ago

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    AFP

  • General's defense to try for plea deal in sex case

    FORT BRAGG, N.C. (AP) — Attorneys for an Army general charged with sexual assault said Tuesday that they have decided to try to renegotiate a plea bargain with a new set of military officials after the judge determined that the case may have been improperly influenced by political concerns.

    Associated Press20 mins ago

  • Russia preparing counterproposals over Ukraine

    KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia said Monday it is drafting counterproposals to a U.S. plan for a negotiated solution to the Ukraine crisis, denouncing the new Western-backed government as an unacceptable "fait accompli" and claiming that Russian-leaning parts of the country have been plunged into lawlessness.

    Associated Press

  • 'Fatal Vision' author Joe McGinniss dies at age 71

    NEW YORK (AP) — Joe McGinniss wasn't one to let a story tell itself.

    Associated Press

  • Friend: Pistorius shot gun out of car and at cafe

    PRETORIA, South Africa (AP) — A friend of Oscar Pistorius testified in the Olympian's murder trial Tuesday that the athlete twice fired guns for which the double-amputee is charged with firearms violations.

    Associated Press

  • Democrats clock all-nighter with climate talk

    WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic senators clocked an all-nighter, working in shifts into Tuesday morning to warn of the devastation from climate change and the danger of inaction.

    Associated Press37 mins ago

  • Japan marks 3rd anniversary of tsunami disasters

    TOKYO (AP) — Prime Minister Shinzo Abe pledged to boost rebuilding efforts as the country marked the third anniversary Tuesday of a devastating earthquake and tsunami that left nearly 19,000 people dead, destroyed coastal communities and triggered a nuclear crisis.

    Associated Press

  • States wrestle with developing, restricting drones

    BRIGHAM CITY, Utah (AP) — Law enforcement, government agencies and others are itching to use drones for everything from finding lost hikers to tracking shifting wildfires. But privacy watchdogs are urging state legislatures to step in and head off any potential privacy violations.

    Associated Press

  • Dallas Seavey wins his second Iditarod dog race

    NOME, Alaska (AP) — Dallas Seavey ran a blistering pace to rally from third place and win his second Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race early Tuesday in a record-breaking finish, after a sudden storm blew the front-runner out of the competition and kept another musher minutes away from her first win.

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  • Checks find flaws in Bangladesh garment factories

    DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Inspections of Bangladesh garment factories under a new safety initiative have found cracked support beams, extra floors apparently built without a permit and exposed electrical cables chewed by rats.

    Associated Press53 mins ago

  • Senators rally behind military sexual assault bill

    WASHINGTON (AP) — Senators rallied behind significant changes in military law to curb rape and sexual assault within the ranks, approving steps to protect the victims and barring the "good soldier defense" to ensure evidence alone determines a defendant's fate.

    Associated Press

  • Defense faces deadline in Army general sex case

    FORT BRAGG, N.C. (AP) — Attorneys for an Army general charged with sexual assault have a deadline on Tuesday to decide on a judge's offer to plea-bargain the case with a new set of military officials.

    Associated Press

  • Peverley falls ill, Stars-Blue Jackets called off

    DALLAS (AP) — Rich Peverley underwent a procedure to correct an irregular heartbeat six months ago after a physical revealed the condition at the start of training camp.

    Associated Press

  • Man with stolen passport on jet was asylum seeker

    KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — A man traveling with a stolen passport on a missing Malaysia Airlines jetliner was an Iranian teenager trying to migrate to Germany, and is not believed to have any terrorist links, police said Tuesday.

    Associated Press

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  • Friend: Pistorius shot gun out car without warning

    PRETORIA, South Africa (AP) — Oscar Pistorius became furious with a police officer who handled his licensed gun after pulling the car he was in over for speeding, and the athlete later fired the gun out of the car's sunroof without warning, a friend of Pistorius said Tuesday at his murder trial.

    Associated Press

  • Study: 2 percent of Americans have new hips, knees

    It's not just grandma with a new hip and your uncle with a new knee. More than 2 of every 100 Americans now have an artificial joint, doctors are reporting.

    Associated Press

  • 'Burger King baby' seeks birth mom on Facebook

    In 1986, a newborn wrapped in a red sweater was found abandoned in the bathroom of a fast-food restaurant. Nearly three decades later, the baby is all grown up and looking for her biological mother, and tens of thousands of people are trying to help.

    Associated Press

  • Passenger with stolen passport had no terror links

    Police identify one of two men on the missing Malaysian jet using a stolen passport.

    Associated Press