Family members of those onboard the missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 cry at a hotel in Putrajaya. (Zulfadhli Zaki/Reuters)
 

Official: Malaysian jet may have disintegrated

A source involved in the investigation says the missing airliner could have broken up at around 35,000 feet.  Authorities widen search »

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  • Vietnam says it cannot find object thought to be jet door

    Searchers on ships worked throughout the night but could not find a rectangle object spotted Sunday afternoon that was thought to be one of the doors of a missing Boeing 777.

    Associated Press24 mins ago

  • Pope Francis wants church to study civil unions, Cardinal Dolan says

    Pope Francis wants the Catholic Church to study same-sex unions, Cardinal Timothy Dolan said on NBC's "Meet The Press" on Sunday.

  • Libyan rebels warn of 'war' if navy attacks oil tanker

    By Ulf Laessing and Ayman al-Warfalli TRIPOLI/BENGHAZI, Libya (Reuters) - Armed protesters in eastern Libya traded threats with the government on Sunday in a tense stand-off over the unauthorized sale of oil from a rebel-held port. A North Korean-flagged tanker, the Morning Glory, docked on Saturday at the port of Es Sider and local daily al-Wasat said it had loaded $36 million of crude oil. Prime Minister Ali Zeidan has said the military will bomb the 37,000-tonne vessel if it tries to leave. The rebels said any attack on the tanker would be "a declaration of war." The escalating conflict over the country's oil wealth is a sign of mounting chaos in Libya, where the government has failed to rein in fighters who helped oust veteran ruler Muammar Gaddafi in 2011 and who now defy state authority.

    Reuters

  • Family of Texas man on flight comforted by faith

    KELLER, Texas (AP) — The brother of a Texas man who was aboard the Malaysia Airlines flight that went missing over the South China Sea said Sunday his family is leaning on their faith as they wait for news about the man they last saw about a week ago.

    Associated Press

  • Lack of passport checks expose air security flaw

    PARIS (AP) — When you travel, airport security agents may pat you down, inspect your deodorant and scan your body from head to toe. But there's a good chance that no one's checking whether you're using someone's lost or stolen passport.

    Associated Press

  • Putin defends separatist drive in Crimea as legal

    KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday defended the separatist drive in the disputed Crimean Peninsula as in keeping with international law, but Ukraine's prime minister vowed not to relinquish "a single centimeter" of his country's territory.

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  • US general's accuser was ambitious soldier too

    FORT BRAGG, N.C. (AP) — The Army captain who has accused Brig. Gen. Jeffrey A. Sinclair of sexually assaulting her during their three-year relationship was an ambitious soldier with plans to make the military her career, much like the boss she loved and admired.

    Associated Press26 mins ago

  • 'Band of Brothers' vet William Guarnere dies at 90

    PHILADELPHIA (AP) — William "Wild Bill" Guarnere, one of the World War II veterans whose exploits were dramatized in the TV miniseries "Band of Brothers," has died. He was 90

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  • Stigma hinders efforts to combat leprosy in India

    TAHIRPUR, India (AP) — At first, Ashok Yadav ignored the patches of pink skin on his arm. But when pale sores erupted on his body and he lost sensation in his fingertips, a doctor issued the devastating diagnosis: Yadav had leprosy.

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  • 2 dozen injured as California school stage falls

    ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Investigators combed through a collapsed theater stage at a Southern California high school Sunday, trying to determine why it buckled during a performance and sent 25 students to the hospital, some with broken bones but most with minor injuries like bruises and scrapes.

    Associated Press

  • Vietnam says it may have found missing jet's door

    KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Vietnamese aircraft spotted what they suspected was one of the doors of a missing Boeing 777 on Sunday, while questions emerged about how two passengers managed to board the ill-fated aircraft using stolen passports.

    Associated Press

  • Pistorius trial: Stunning testimony in 1st week

    PRETORIA, South Africa (AP) — The testimony in the first week of Oscar Pistorius' murder trial was jaw dropping at times, and more riveting evidence is expected as the prosecution seeks to prove beyond reasonable doubt that the double-amputee athlete intentionally shot dead his girlfriend.

    Associated Press

  • AP Interview: Jihadi head says Gaza groups growing

    GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — A leader of one of Gaza's secretive jihadi groups says the al-Qaida-inspired movement now has several thousand armed fighters in the seaside strip, posing a formidable threat to both Israel and the area's Hamas rulers.

    Associated Press

  • State oversight may tame California pot shops

    SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Law and order may soon be coming to the Wild West of weed.

    Associated Press

  • Utah polygamous family says going on TV liberating

    SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The newest Utah polygamous family featured in a reality TV show says sharing their story with a wide audience has been liberating.

    Associated Press

  • UMass latest to deal with rowdy St. Pat's parties

    AMHERST, Mass. (AP) — The chaos at the University of Massachusetts over the weekend during a pre-St. Patrick's Day celebration brought new attention to an old problem affecting colleges across the country: How to deal with alcohol-fueled revelers during the March festivities.

    Associated Press

  • 2 dozen injured as school stage falls

    ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — A stage at a Southern California high school collapsed during a performance, sending 25 students to the hospital with mainly minor injuries, authorities said.

    Associated Press

  • Merkel raps Putin as Russian forces tighten grip on Crimea

    Russian forces' seizure of the Black Sea peninsula has been bloodless but tensions are mounting.

    Reuters

  • Rand Paul wins again in conservative Republican poll

    Senator Rand Paul of Kentucky came out the favorite for the second straight year among Republican conservative activists voting for the candidate they would like to see in the White House next. Paul, a potential 2016 White House contender, won 31 percent in the annual straw poll taken at the Conservative Political Action Conference. His closest competitors were Texas Senator Ted Cruz, with 11 percent, and conservative neurosurgeon Ben Carson with 9 percent.

    Reuters