An unidentified armed man patrols a square in front of the airport in Simferopol, Ukraine, on Friday, Feb. 28, 2014. Dozens of armed men in military uniforms without markings occupied the airport in the capital of Ukraine’s strategic Crimea region early Friday.Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today:
- RUSSIA UPS ITS INVOLVEMENT IN UKRAINE TURMOIL
Ukraine’s parliament calls for the U.N. Security Council to meet on the nation’s ongoing crisis as Russian military blocks an airport in Crimea.
- WHO’S PLANNING A COMEBACK IN AFGHANISTAN
U.S. officials say Al-Qaida’s leader in Afghanistan is laying the groundwork to relaunch his shattered organization once international forces withdraw.
- A MAJOR U.S. NUCLEAR WASTE DUMP IS SHUTTERED
Back-to-back accidents and an above-ground radiation release has shut down the federal government’s only deep underground nuclear waste dump indefinitely, raising disposal questions.
- TEA PARTY VOWS TO KEEP FIGHTING
Republican primaries this election year will be a crucial test for the movement as the GOP establishment aggressively challenges tea-party backed candidates.