Sunday, April 20 2014 9:52 AM EDT2014-04-20 13:52:59 GMT
The confirmed death toll from South Korea's ferry disaster rose past 50 on Sunday as divers finally found a way inside the sunken vessel, quickly discovering more than a dozen bodies in what almost certainly is...More >
A transcript released Sunday shows the South Korean ferry that sank was crippled with confusion and indecision well after it began listing dangerously, possibly adding to a death toll that is officially at 58 but could...More >
Sunday, April 20 2014 9:32 AM EDT2014-04-20 13:32:48 GMT
Pope Francis is celebrating Christianity's most joyous day, Easter Sunday, under sunny skies in St. Peter's Square.More >
Marking Christianity's most hopeful day, Pope Francis made an Easter Sunday plea for peace and dialogue in Ukraine and Syria, for an end to terrorist attacks against Christians in Nigeria and for more attention to the...More >
Sunday, April 20 2014 8:32 AM EDT2014-04-20 12:32:38 GMT
It is a decision that has maritime experts stumped and is at odds with standard procedure: Why were the passengers of the doomed South Korean ferry told to stay in their rooms rather than climb on deck?More >
It is a decision that has maritime experts stumped and is at odds with standard procedure: Why were the passengers of the doomed South Korean ferry told to stay in their rooms rather than climb on deck?More >
Sunday, April 20 2014 8:02 AM EDT2014-04-20 12:02:38 GMT
The Ukrainian and Russian governments are reporting a shootout at a checkpoint set up by pro-Russian insurgents in eastern Ukraine that has left one person dead and others hospitalized with gunshot wounds.More >
A shootout took place Sunday at a checkpoint manned by pro-Russia insurgents in eastern Ukraine, which the insurgents and the Ukrainian police said left one person dead and others hospitalized with gunshot wounds.More >
Sunday, April 20 2014 5:42 AM EDT2014-04-20 09:42:34 GMT
Four French journalists kidnapped and held for 10 months in Syria have returned home to France.More >
Four French journalists kidnapped and held for 10 months in Syria returned home Sunday to joyful families, a presidential welcome and questions about how France managed to obtain their freedom from Islamic extremists.More >
Sunday, April 20 2014 1:02 AM EDT2014-04-20 05:02:13 GMT
Rescuers were digging through piles of snow and ice Saturday for four Sherpa guides buried on Mount Everest when an avalanche swept down the slopes and killed 12 other Nepalese guides in the deadliest disaster on...More >
Nepal's authorities temporarily halted climbing on Mount Everest while search teams dug through snow and ice Sunday for three Sherpa guides missing in the deadliest avalanche on the world's highest peak that killed...More >
Sunday, April 20 2014 12:13 AM EDT2014-04-20 04:13:28 GMT
John C. Houbolt, an engineer whose contributions to the U.S. space program were vital to NASA's successful moon landing in 1969, has died. He was 95.More >
John C. Houbolt, an engineer whose contributions to the U.S. space program were vital to NASA's successful moon landing in 1969, has died. He was 95.More >
Sunday, April 20 2014 12:02 AM EDT2014-04-20 04:02:28 GMT
The rescuers moved quickly, just minutes after the first block of ice tore loose from Mount Everest and started an avalanche that roared down the mountain, ripping through teams of guides hauling gear.More >
The rescuers moved quickly, minutes after the first block of ice tore loose from Mount Everest and started an avalanche that roared down the mountain, ripping through teams of guides hauling gear.More >
Saturday, April 19 2014 11:12 PM EDT2014-04-20 03:12:37 GMT
The search coordination center says an underwater robotic submarine is expected to finish searching a narrowed down area of the Indian Ocean seabed for the missing Malaysia Airlines plane within the next week,...More >
A robotic submarine looking for the missing Malaysia Airlines plane continued to dive Sunday after completing about half of its search on the bottom of the Indian Ocean with no luck, prompting an official to express the...More >
Saturday, April 19 2014 9:51 PM EDT2014-04-20 01:51:26 GMT
A Western official says the United States is considering deploying about 150 soldiers for military exercises to begin in Poland and Estonia in the next few weeks.More >
The United States is considering deploying about 150 soldiers for military exercises to begin in Poland and Estonia in the next few weeks, a Western official said Saturday. The exercises would follow Russia's buildup...More >
Saturday, April 19 2014 5:52 PM EDT2014-04-19 21:52:46 GMT
A sudden lurch in a creeping landslide in the northwest Wyoming resort town of Jackson split a house in two and forced workers to abandon efforts to stabilize the hillside.More >
No one can say precisely when the mountainside collapsing into this Wyoming resort town will give way. But it appears increasingly likely that when it does, it's going to take a piece of Jackson with it.More >
Saturday, April 19 2014 5:38 PM EDT2014-04-19 21:38:21 GMT
The dark hall inside Christianity's holiest shrine was illuminated with the flames from thousands of candles on Saturday as worshippers participated in the holy fire ceremony, a momentous spiritual event in...More >
The dark hall inside Christianity's holiest shrine was illuminated with the flames from thousands of candles on Saturday as worshippers participated in the holy fire ceremony, a momentous spiritual event in Orthodox...More >
Saturday, April 19 2014 3:22 PM EDT2014-04-19 19:22:02 GMT
Russia's foreign ministry on Saturday promised it would offer strong assistance to Ukraine to overcome its crisis, but emphasized that the ultimate responsibility for reducing tensions lies with Ukrainians...More >
Pro-Russian forces in eastern Ukraine on Saturday prepared to celebrate Orthodox Easter at barricades outside government offices seized in nearly a dozen cities, despite an international agreement to disarm and free the...More >
Saturday, April 19 2014 12:20 PM EDT2014-04-19 16:20:08 GMT
The informal briefing by a South Korean coast guard rescuer started calmly enough. He stood on a stage in front of relatives of those missing from a sunken ferry, explaining how divers trying to find their loved...More >
The informal briefing by a South Korean coast guard rescuer started calmly enough. He stood on a stage in front of relatives of those missing from a sunken ferry, explaining how divers trying to find their loved ones are...More >
Saturday, April 19 2014 12:00 PM EDT2014-04-19 16:00:10 GMT
Five questions left after the Season 3 finale of 'Scandal', kids interacting with a Sony Walkman will make you feel old and more this week in pop culture.More >
Five questions left after the season 3 finale of Scandal, kids interacting with a Sony Walkman will make you feel old and more this week in pop culture.More >
Saturday, April 19 2014 2:45 AM EDT2014-04-19 06:45:14 GMT
People who have accounts on the enrollment website for President Barack Obama's signature health care law are being told to change their passwords following an administration-wide review of the government's...More >
People who have accounts on the enrollment website for President Barack Obama's signature health care law are being told to change their passwords following an administration-wide review of the government's...More >
Friday, April 18 2014 11:32 PM EDT2014-04-19 03:32:34 GMT
An avalanche swept the slopes of Mount Everest on Friday along a route used to ascend the world's highest peak, killing at least six Nepalese guides and leaving nine more missing, officials said.More >
Rescuers were searching through piles of snow and ice on the slopes of Mount Everest on Saturday for four Sherpa guides who were buried by an avalanche that killed 12 other Nepalese guides in the deadliest disaster on the...More >
Friday, April 18 2014 11:11 PM EDT2014-04-19 03:11:37 GMT
Six weeks into the extensive search for the lost Malaysia Airlines plane without so much as a piece of debris yet found, several Chinese relatives met Friday to pray for spouses who never came home, while begging...More >
A robotic submarine has finished its sixth trip to the bottom of the Indian Ocean in the hunt for wreckage from the missing Malaysia Airlines plane, six weeks after the aircraft mysteriously disappeared, the search...More >
Friday, April 18 2014 10:51 PM EDT2014-04-19 02:51:26 GMT
Rescuers scrambled to find hundreds of ferry passengers still missing Friday and feared dead, as fresh questions emerged about whether quicker action by the captain of the doomed ship could have saved lives.More >
The captain of the ferry that sank off South Korea, leaving more than 300 missing or dead, was arrested early Saturday on suspicion of negligence and abandoning people in need - three of whom were seen lifeless in the...More >
Friday, April 18 2014 10:01 PM EDT2014-04-19 02:01:21 GMT
SpaceX returned to the launch pad Friday in hopes of finally delivering supplies to the International Space Station, but stormy weather threatened to interfere.More >
A SpaceX supply ship rocketed toward the International Space Station on Friday, setting the stage for an Easter morning delivery and urgent spacewalking repairs later in the week.More >
Friday, April 18 2014 9:29 PM EDT2014-04-19 01:29:55 GMT
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Kansas City Police Chief Darryl Forte says they have the highway shooter suspect in custody. Police announced last week that they have positively linked 12 shooting incidents that have taken place onMore >
Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced Friday that she has filed 18 felony charges against a 27-year-old man in connection with a recent spree of shootings on area highways.More >
Friday, April 18 2014 9:07 PM EDT2014-04-19 01:07:55 GMT
An ailing Miley Cyrus has canceled her concert Tuesday night at Sprint Center.The notice came a matter of hours before she was scheduled to go on stage.A concert promoter tells KCTV5 that Cyrus is in theMore >
An ailing Miley Cyrus is no longer in a Kansas City hospital, but posted on her Twitter page Friday morning that she is "sick of waking up to needles." She has postponed the rest of her Bangerz concert tour. More >
Friday, April 18 2014 3:21 PM EDT2014-04-18 19:21:39 GMT
Pro-Russian militiamen who control government buildings in eastern Ukraine are showing no sign of relenting despite a deal between Moscow and Kiev.More >
Pro-Russian insurgents defiantly refused Friday to surrender their weapons or give up government buildings in eastern Ukraine, despite a diplomatic accord reached in Geneva and overtures from the government in Kiev.More >
Friday, April 18 2014 1:51 PM EDT2014-04-18 17:51:28 GMT
A powerful earthquake shook central and southern Mexico on Friday. The U.S. Geological Survey calculated its magnitude at 7.5 and said it was centered near the Pacific resort of Acapulco, where many Mexicans are...More >
A powerful magnitude-7.2 earthquake shook central and southern Mexico on Friday, sending panicked people into the streets. Some walls cracked and fell, but there were no reports of major damage or casualties.More >
Friday, April 18 2014 11:01 AM EDT2014-04-18 15:01:04 GMT
Christians in the Holy Land are commemorating the crucifixion of Jesus Christ in Good Friday prayers and processions through Jerusalem's Old City.More >
Christians in the Holy Land have commemorated the crucifixion of Jesus Christ in Good Friday prayers and processions through Jerusalem's Old City.More >
Friday, April 18 2014 11:00 AM EDT2014-04-18 15:00:57 GMT
A spokesman for a controversial Pakistani cleric who runs an Islamic seminary for girls in the capital, Islamabad, says he has named the school's new library in honor of Osama bin Laden.More >
Most didn't notice the new library at this Islamic seminary for girls near Pakistan's capital, until locals saw the paper sign in Urdu posted on its wooden door: "Library of Osama bin Laden, the Martyr."More >
Friday, April 18 2014 10:05 PM EDT2014-04-19 02:05:06 GMT
Police said a lengthy multi-agency investigation led to a traffic stop and the discovery of methamphetamine hidden in a car, as well as a meth lab at a Salem home. Police said a 2002 Subaru Impreza drivenMore >
Police said a lengthy multi-agency investigation led to a traffic stop and the discovery of methamphetamine hidden in a car, as well as a meth lab at a Salem home.More >
Friday, April 18 2014 8:20 PM EDT2014-04-19 00:20:57 GMT
A Tigard woman found guilty of murder for the death of her 4-year-old son was sentenced to life in prison with the possibility of parole after 25 years. A jury found Jessica Dutro-Boggess, 25, guiltyMore >
A jury found Jessica Dutro-Boggess, 25, guilty on charges of murder, murder by abuse and assault earlier this month.More >
Friday, April 18 2014 10:12 PM EDT2014-04-19 02:12:08 GMT
An investigation into a two Nike employees accused of selling rare Nike shoes for their own financial gain led to a Florida man's arrest this week. A Washington County Sheriff's Office detective's affidavitMore >
An investigation into a Nike employee accused of stealing rare Nike shoes from the company's world headquarters and then selling them for his own financial gain led to the arrest of a Florida man.More >
Friday, April 18 2014 4:57 PM EDT2014-04-18 20:57:20 GMT
A local bar wants to fill its bare bookshelves and the owners are willing to fill you a free glass of beer in exchange for your books. The Red Star Tavern, 503 S.W. Alder St., just installed new bookshelves.More >
In an effort to stock its new bookshelves, the Red Star Tavern is offering a free draft beer to customers who donate three hardback books.More >
Sunday, April 20 2014 1:02 AM EDT2014-04-20 05:02:13 GMT
Rescuers were digging through piles of snow and ice Saturday for four Sherpa guides buried on Mount Everest when an avalanche swept down the slopes and killed 12 other Nepalese guides in the deadliest disaster on...More >
Nepal's authorities temporarily halted climbing on Mount Everest while search teams dug through snow and ice Sunday for three Sherpa guides missing in the deadliest avalanche on the world's highest peak that killed...More >
Eugene police are conducting a death investigation after a body was found following a report of a fire and possible shots fired.More >
Police are investigating the death of a 27-year-old man whose body was found following a report of a fire at a Eugene house and possible gunshots.More >
