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Malaysia Airlines says plane carrying 239 missing

Fri, 07 Mar 2014 20:21:49 +0000

Malaysia Airlines said Saturday it lost contact with a plane carrying 227 passengers and 12 crew on its way from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing.

Business update: Bitcoin mystery continues to deepen

Fri, 07 Mar 2014 17:00:00 +0000

Who is bitcoin's real creator? The bitcoin community is reacting to that burning question with a collective ho-hum.

Ukrainians urge US, EU to get on same wavelength

Fri, 07 Mar 2014 14:00:00 +0000

Two potential Ukrainian presidential contenders are urging the U.S. and European Union to stick to a single, tough stance against Russia over its military incursion into Crimea.

Guard's testimony: Oscar Pistorius told me 'everything is fine'

Fri, 07 Mar 2014 13:00:00 +0000

Oscar Pistorius told a concerned security guard on the phone that everything was "fine" after neighbors reported gunshots coming from the athlete's house the night he shot dead his girlfriend, according to testimony in the South African murder trial Friday.

Morning Jolt: U.S. adds 175,000 jobs in February

Fri, 07 Mar 2014 08:58:51 +0000

In the news

The U.S. economy added 175,000 jobs in February, more than was expected, according to the Department of Labor. The numbers top January's as well. The unemployment rate in February was 6.7 percent.

Happening today

The big movies opening this weekend are "300: Rise of an Empire," an R action movie that is a sequel [...]

Today in the News: House approves $1B in aid for Ukraine

Thu, 06 Mar 2014 19:00:00 +0000

Quote of note

"We must remember that the purpose of our pressure on Russia is not simply to punish aggression — and certainly it is not to escalate the confrontation — but instead to move (President Vladimir) Putin toward a resolution that protects the territorial integrity of Ukraine." - Rep. Ed Royce, R-Calif., who co-sponsored a resolution [...]

Business update: Prosecutor says executives lied as NYC law firm failed

Thu, 06 Mar 2014 17:01:16 +0000

Three former leaders of a once-potent New York City law firm are facing fraud charges stemming from its collapse.

Witness: Oscar Pistorius prayed over his shot girlfriend

Thu, 06 Mar 2014 14:00:00 +0000

As the girlfriend he shot lay dead or dying in his home, a weeping, praying Oscar Pistorius knelt at her side and struggled in vain to help her breathe by holding two fingers in her clenched mouth, a witness testified Thursday at the double-amputee runner's murder trial.

Seoul: North Korea artillery launched near Chinese flight

Thu, 06 Mar 2014 13:00:00 +0000

South Korean officials on Thursday criticized a North Korean artillery launch that they say happened minutes before a Chinese commercial plane reportedly carrying 202 people flew in the same area.

Greg Zyla: Designer and performance cars, and cartoon characters

By Greg Zyla More Content Now — Thu, 06 Mar 2014 10:15:18 +0000

While test driving a 2014 Chrysler 300H John Varvatos Luxury Edition recently, it brought back memories of the many designer and performance cars that have graced American showrooms.
Varvatos, by the way, is the noted menswear American contemporary fashion designer who not only lends his name to the 300H, he OKs and designs the numerous style accompaniments and special touches. The result is hands down one of the best-looking cars on the road today.
As for using designer names for cars, [...]

Silvio Calabi: Toyota 4Runner is the world’s 4�4

By Silvio Calabi More Content Now — Thu, 06 Mar 2014 10:12:24 +0000

Way back in the early days of the sport-utility boom, when American families aspired to Ford Explorers, high praise for an SUV was to say "It drives just like a car!" Since most of those vehicles were nothing more than pickup trucks with covered beds and extra seats and doors, this was reassuring to the soccer mom who was moving "up" from a minivan.
It was sometimes true too, mostly because a lot of cars weren't that sophisticated back then either. Now, though, as far as cars have come in 25 [...]

Business update: EU ready to provide Ukraine aid worth $15 billion

Wed, 05 Mar 2014 17:00:00 +0000

The European Union is ready to give Ukraine 11 billion euros ($15 billion) in loans and grants over the coming years to help stabilize its economy, the head of the bloc's executive arm said Wednesday.

Pope defensive on sex abuse as commission lags

Wed, 05 Mar 2014 14:00:00 +0000

Pope Francis is coming under increasing criticism that he doesn't get it on sex abuse.

Hillary Clinton compares Vladimir Putin actions to Hitler's

Wed, 05 Mar 2014 13:00:00 +0000

Former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton likened Russian President Vladimir Putin's actions on the Crimean peninsula of Ukraine to those of Adolf Hitler in the 1930s.

Business update: Jobless rate likely to stay over 6 percent until 2017

Tue, 04 Mar 2014 17:00:00 +0000

President Barack Obama's $3.9 trillion budget proposal for next year suggests the U.S. economic recovery that began in 2009 will continue to gain momentum over the next few years but that the unemployment rate won't fall to pre-recession levels of below 6 percent until 2017.

Air Force Academy begins another cheating probe

Tue, 04 Mar 2014 14:00:00 +0000

The Air Force Academy in Colorado is conducting its fourth probe of cheating at the school since 2004.

Witness cries at 2nd day of Oscar Pistorius murder trial

Tue, 04 Mar 2014 13:00:00 +0000

The first witness in the Oscar Pistorius murder trial broke down in tears Tuesday, saying she still remembers the terrified screams of a woman on the night the double-amputee athlete killed his girlfriend by shooting four times through a toilet door.

Greg Zyla: The AMC French connection

By Greg Zyla More Content Now — Thu, 06 Mar 2014 10:07:30 +0000

Q: Hello, Greg! I appreciate your car articles, as they sure bring back great memories. I noticed in one of your columns on AMC where you had the incorrect manufacturers named in the AMC merger. I know it was a memory lapse, as you've written about AMC in the past and mentioned some AMC cars you owned.
I want to also say that AMC was once a partner with Renault before it was sold to Chrysler. Some of the Renault cars were good, others not so good. Just wanted to write you a letter letting [...]

Business update: Warren Buffett says economy continues to grow steadily

Mon, 03 Mar 2014 17:13:00 +0000

Investor Warren Buffett says the economy continues the steady improvement that began in fall of 2009 and he remains optimistic despite Russia's advance into Ukraine.

Oscar Pistorius trial: Witness heard screams then shots

Mon, 03 Mar 2014 14:00:00 +0000

The first witness in the Oscar Pistorius murder trial testified Monday to hearing "blood-curdling" screams from a woman before she heard four gunshots on the night the double-amputee Olympian killed his girlfriend.