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New Mexico governor calls for calm after protest

A day after hundreds of people clashed with Albuquerque riot officers over police shootings, Gov. Susana Martinez said Monday that she understands the public’s frustration but called on protesters to remain calm while federal officials investigate.

 
1 missing after being swept away off Calif. coast

Rescuers scoured the waters off a Central Coast beach Sunday after three people were swept to sea during a baptism ceremony, and only two managed to return to shore on their own, authorities said.

 
Fallen comrades, mixed-martial arts help Marine beat PTSD

Mixed-martial artist Shane Kruchten was down on the mat in Las Vegas on Saturday night but not out of his fight for life — and his fallen Marine comrades were there with him, their names tattooed on his back.

 
FBI sting shows San Francisco Chinatown underworld

Beneath the strings of red paper lanterns and narrow alleyways of the nation’s oldest Chinatown lies a sinister underworld, according to an FBI criminal complaint that has stunned even those familiar with the neighborhood’s history of gambling houses, opium dens and occasional gangland-style murders.

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New Malaysia plane search area turns up objects

Australian officials moved the search area for the lost Malaysian jetliner 680 miles to the northeast Friday following a new analysis of radar data, and planes quickly found multiple objects in the new zone.

 
Raffled puppies heading to new homes

The puppies rescued from a January pet shop fire started going to their new homes Thursday morning. The first three winners of a raffle to find owners for the 25 canines got to meet their furry friends about 10 a.m.

 
Search for missing girl a ‘recovery operation,’ DC police says

A search of a park for a missing 8-year-old girl is a “recovery operation,” although District of Columbia police haven’t given up hope of finding the child alive, Chief Cathy Lanier said Thursday.

 
Minn. teen gets $70,000 settlement over Facebook post

A school district and a girl represented by the American Civil Liberties Union of Minnesota have settled a lawsuit that claimed school officials violated the student’s constitutional rights by viewing her Facebook and email accounts without permission.

 
Hammerhead shark drags kayaker for 2 hours

A hammerhead shark dragged a college student in his kayak up the Atlantic coast for a two-hour “South Florida sleigh ride” that the kayaker taped with a head-mounted camera and posted on YouTube.

 
Tornadoes touch down in Northern California

Tornadoes touched down during storms in Northern California, including one twister near Sacramento that damaged a dozen homes and left a path of debris about 300 yards long.

 
Bad weather cutting Malaysia plane search short

Hints about the lost Malaysian jetliner piled up Thursday, but there was precious little chance to track them down. Bad weather cut short the hunt for possible debris fields from the aircraft as satellite data revealed hundreds more objects that might be wreckage.

 
Obama expresses admiration for Pope Francis as two meet at Vatican

A visibly energized President Barack Obama held a nearly hourlong audience with Pope Francis at the Vatican on Thursday, expressing his great admiration for the pontiff and inviting him to visit the White House.

 
2 firefighters killed in Boston blaze

A fast-moving fire that sent smoke and flames pouring from the roof and windows of a brownstone killed two firefighters on Wednesday and injured at least five others.

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