• Mon, 02 Mar 2015

• Homeland Security funding deal elusive
• Ukraine's leader urges peacekeeping mission for the east
• Video reports conflict in probe of Putin critic's slaying
• Dot-com deja vu: Nasdaq closes in on its record high
• Construction picks back up, but it's a different gig now
• Los Angeles police kill man in struggle captured on video
• Tourism thrives in Malaysia despite association with tragedy
• UN rights office: Death toll in eastern Ukraine passes 6,000
• Afghan army takes on Taliban in first solo offensive
• Iraq state TV: Operation to retake Tikrit begins
• Los Angeles police shoot, kill man in fight caught on video
• Dearth of jobs a barrier to post-bankruptcy Detroit's growth

• Sun, 01 Mar 2015

• Uganda: Victims back leniency for LRA chief but trial awaits
• 10 Things to Know for Monday
• Samsung ditches plastic design, adds mobile pay in new phone
• New round of snow could push Boston to season record
• Kerry tries to dampen fuss over Israeli PM's speech
• Israeli PM in US for controversial speech
• AP PHOTOS: Migrants flock to EU door at Hungary's border
• AP Essay: 'Jihadi John' won't have the same impact unmasked
• Iraqi premier gives ultimatum ahead of hinted Tikrit attack
• 30,000 marchers in Moscow mourn slain Putin foe
• High court case threatens independent electoral map drawers
• Upping juvenile criminal age to 18 may be Texas non-starter
• Upscale NY suburb embroiled in a wily debate over coyotes
• Will Smith's 'Focus' tops box office with $19.1 million
• Young girl's story may lead Idaho to approve marijuana oil
• Spacewalking astronauts finish extensive, tricky cable job
• Joint birthday party for NY couple married 82 years
• New plane tracking to be tested after Malaysia jet mystery
• Small SUVs, pricey sports cars dominate at Geneva auto show
• CCTV video may show missing British girls in Istanbul
• Emails suggest 'Jihadi John' had suicidal thoughts
• Widow of murdered spy blames Russian govt for new killing
• Cops: 2 shot at T.I., Young Jeezy party in N. Carolina club
• Ukraine's new US-born finance chief enduring baptism by fire
• AP Interview: Greece's repayments to ECB need discussion
• Southwest gets snow; California also getting rain

• Sat, 28 Feb 2015

• Better plane tracking trialed after Malaysia plane mystery
• Venezuela to shrink US Embassy staff, require tourist visas
• Nemtsov a possible 'sacrificial victim,' investigators say
• Brazil arrests US sect leader wanted on sex charges
• Mexico drug lord captures change but don't lower trafficking
• Stolen No. 44 NASCAR race car found in suburban Atlanta
• AP PHOTOS: Antarctica's spectacular glaciers melting faster
• Anthony Mason, rugged forward of 1990s Knicks, dies at 48
• GOP leaders are struggling to show they really are in charge
• From Iraq to New York, a busy week for Islamic State group
• Egyptian court declares Hamas a 'terrorist organization'
• Churches, synagogues, mosques bear tough New England winter
• China's central bank cuts rates again to boost economy
• Dems call GOP Homeland Security strategy a political blunder
• Wesleyan overdoses happened as school stepped up efforts
• 5 things to know about Estonia's parliamentary election
• AP PHOTOS: Germany Young Ensemble
• Western leaders condemn Nemtsov killing, press Kremlin
• Tiny Missouri town mourns after gunman kills 7, then himself
• Spock's ears: A pointy trademark for Leonard Nimoy

• Fri, 27 Feb 2015

• Obama signs 1-week bill to keep Homeland Security funded
• Dress that 'greatly resembles' stolen Nyong'o gown recovered
• Congress OKs 1-week bill to keep Homeland Security open
• Mexican police capture top cartel capo 'La Tuta' Gomez
• Why would GOP candidate for Missouri governor kill himself?
• Kurdish fighters rout IS militants from town near Iraq
• Gunman kills 7, commits suicide, in house-to-house rampage
• 'House of Cards' dealt Netflix a winning hand
• Democrats caught between Obama, Netanyahu on speech
• Unmasking of 'Jihadi John' as a London lad shocks Britain
• Debate rages over color of dress photographed in rare light
• Desperate Afghan avalanche survivors await rescue on roofs
• From 'Pulp Fiction' to Oscar meme, Travolta's highs and lows
• Lawmaker reimbursed costs for lavish office decor
• Some in GOP say Homeland Security funding lapse no big deal
• Cash-strapped Ukraine struggles to keep Russia gas supplies
• Scandinavians form human chains after synagogue attacks
• As tastes change, big food makers try hipster guises
• Scale of racism in Cup host Russia a threat, report says
• Detentions of major Mexico drug chiefs in recent years
• Ukraine government forces, rebels withdraw heavy weapons
• Madonna: Hit her head, got whiplash in Brits stage tumble
• Hesburgh, former Notre Dame president, dies at 97
• Islamic State threat boosts business for Kurdish gunsmith
• News Guide: FCC 'net neutrality' vote and what it means
• Study: Smokers may tap into multiple sources for nicotine
• Buffalo engineers seek to build better NFL schedule
• Despite spat with US, Israeli leader fighting Iran nuke deal
• Indiana may allow 'baby boxes' for surrendering newborns
• Prince William strikes a friendly contrast to Japan's prince

• Thu, 26 Feb 2015

• Walker: Protesters prepared him to confront global terrorism
• GOP's Jeb Bush working to reassert conservative credentials
• Police call death of Missouri auditor an 'apparent suicide'
• $150K dress worn by Lupita Nyong'o at Oscars reported stolen
• 10 Things to Know for Friday
• 2 loose llamas lassoed after running amok near Phoenix
• House GOP weighs new approach on Homeland Security
• No thanks! Companies reject Shark Tank deals, still thrive
• 'Jihadi John' identified as London-raised college grad
• Johansson: Nothing 'creepy or inappropriate' about Travolta
• Feds: 3 accused in Islamic State plot had vocalized beliefs
• Vandalism in Arizona shows the Internet's vulnerability
• 5 things to know about 'net neutrality'
• What determines the perfect candidate for 2016?
• Saudi man convicted of conspiracy in '98 US embassy bombings
• Susan Rice, Samantha Power to address AIPAC meeting
• Militants abduct more Christians, smash ancient artifacts
• Regulators approve tougher rules for Internet providers
• Judge rules for Peterson, paving way for reinstatement
• If Supreme Court says no, they'd lose health insurance help
• Senate panel greenlights Obama's attorney general pick
• 10 Things to See: A week of top AP photos
• Aggressive owl sinks its talons into residents of Dutch town
• Cyber threats expanding, new US intelligence assessment says
• Ukraine, rebels start pulling back heavy weapons in the east
• New IS video shows militants smashing ancient Iraq artifacts
• Oscar winner 'Ida' sparks accusations of being anti-Polish
• US looks to aid Syrian refugees amid security concerns
• Vilsack: Smartphones could tell consumers what's in food
• South Korean court abolishes law criminalizing adultery
• Think tank: Some NATO countries cutting defense spending
• GOP may need House Dems to help resolve DHS funding impasse
• Official: Mexican man killed by officers wasn't shot in back
• Madonna takes a tumble at the Brit Awards
• West Bank settlers vote although outside of sovereign Israel
• Pakistan tightens cellphone control after Taliban massacre

• Wed, 25 Feb 2015

• 3 in NY, Florida accused of plot to help Islamic State group
• 10 Things to Know for Thursday
• Spacewalking astronaut safe after water leaks into helmet
• Abducted Syrian Christians moved to militant stronghold
• Experts: Insanity case as in 'American Sniper' hard to win
• AP: Trayvon Martin's mother says killer got away with murder
• Lawyer: Trucker ran for life after stranding truck on tracks
• Life-saving train design is rarely used
• Deadline near, deal sets up Homeland Security vote in Senate
• US-Israel quarrel intensifies over Netanyahu speech
• Publishers say they stand by Fox's Bill O'Reilly
• 70-vehicle pileup in snowy Maine leaves at least 17 injured
• Representatives grill Kerry on aspects of Iran nuclear talks
• Scientists witness carbon dioxide trapping heat in air
• Senate moves ahead on bill to fund Homeland Security agency
• 3 Al-Jazeera journalists arrested for flying drone in Paris
• HAL wins: Computer program bests humans at 'Space Invaders'
• FACT CHECK: Talking heads skew 'net neutrality' debate
• Justices appear to favor Muslim denied job over headscarf
• Netanyahu: World powers 'have given up' in Iran nuke talks
• QA: 'Modern Family' producer talks episode shot with iPhone
• Fake US aircraft carrier the target in latest Iranian drills
• Official says Afghan avalanches kill at least 124 people
• AP PHOTOS: Manhattan ringed by ice
• Ukrainian POWs dig out bodies of comrades killed at airport
• Rancic apologizes for 'weed' jab at Zendaya's dreadlocks
• Chicago's painful night: Rose, Kane out with injuries
• Overfishing driving slavery on Thailand's seafood boats
• Too big to manage? HSBC's chiefs to testify on tax scandal
• Residents in Czech town honor 8 killed in shooting
• Without hate crime, US limited in prosecuting Zimmerman
• House to debate partisan bill to fix No Child Left Behind
• Calling for cooperation, Obama engages in confrontation
• Kerry braces for Day 2 of quizzing on Capitol Hill
• Chicago mayor to face runoff against county commissioner
• A criminal justice advocate wages his own battle with crime
• Voters wary of promises in Britain's unpredictable election
• Oil boom's end threatens pain for much of Latin America

• Tue, 24 Feb 2015

• 10 Things to Know for Wednesday
• Abandoned truck's driver arrested after commuter train crash
• Man convicted in deaths of 'American Sniper' author, friend
• NYC, Orthodox Jews reach deal on circumcision suction ritual
• Justice Dept.: No federal charges in Trayvon Martin death
• In a bind, Republicans offer vote on Homeland Security bill
• Used cars often sold with unfixed defects, despite recalls
• Toddler dies of measles in Berlin, first death in outbreak
• Williams and O'Reilly cases diverge
• Defying GOP, Obama vetoes Keystone XL pipeline bill
• ESPN's Olbermann out for week after Penn State comments
• Pills before and after sex can help prevent HIV, study finds
• Dozens of Christians abducted by Islamic militants in Syria
• AP PHOTOS: Bolivian grandmothers stay fit with handball
• Ukraine disputes rebel claim that weapons pullback begins
• UK police believe 3 missing schoolgirls have entered Syria
• 9 dead including gunman in Czech restaurant shooting
• Newly discovered wasp named after Boston Bruins goalie Rask
• States predict inmates' future crimes with secretive surveys
• Obama faces left-right opposition on trade, military force
• 'American Horror Story' actor Woolf dies after accident
• Jimmy Page revels in new Led Zeppelin re-masters
• Husband, defense team doubt Vegas mom slaying was road rage
• Waning funds may end Philippines' 40-year bamboo organ fest
• FIFA recommends November-December for World Cup in Qatar
• VA secretary apologizes for misstating military record
• Oil slump threatens easy life of affluent Norwegians
• IUDs, hormone implants growing more popular among US women

• Mon, 23 Feb 2015

• CBS News releases video referenced in O'Reilly dispute
• Ebola drug shows some promise in first tests in West Africa
• 10 Things to Know for Tuesday
• French president pledges to protect Jewish community
• GOP leader offers immigration vote to try to resolve impasse
• Lawmaker with lavish decor billed private planes, concerts
• Girl bomber kills 5 in northeastern Nigerian market
• Canada: Oil train accident shows new safety rules inadequate
• Saving for retirement: Obama proposal sets up Wall St. fight
• Alaska pot news guide: Marijuana becomes legal in Alaska
• After the Oscars, diversity remains a topic of discussion
• Alaska becomes 3rd state with legal marijuana
• Greece readies new list of bailout reforms
• Early exposure to peanuts helps prevent allergies in kids
• Obama open to changes to military authority against IS
• Nielsen: Oscars viewership down 16 percent
• Lawyer: Man accused of luring teen via Facebook not a killer
• Historic US-Iran nuclear deal could be taking shape
• Meaning of 4 words at center of high court health law fight
• AP WAS THERE: 70 years ago, Marines raise flag on Iwo Jima
• Families of 3 missing UK girls urge 'Please come home!'
• Obama to governors: DHS shutdown would hurt state economies
• US jury: Palestinian authorities to blame for terror attacks
• Stakes high as teams try to judge character at NFL combine
• Ukraine delays heavy weapons pullback, blames rebel attacks
• Fearing Ebola, N. Korea bars tourists from capital marathon
• 2 UK politicians caught in lobbying sting deny wrongdoing
• Death toll rises to at least 70 in Bangladesh ferry disaster

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