In this April 4, 2001, file photo, P-3C Orion practices touch-and-go landings at Whidbey Island Naval Air Station near Oak Harbor, Wash. The similar type of the P-3 Orion, favored by the Australian and New Zealand defense forces, is used in the search for the Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 which went missing on March 8, 2014, off the west coast of Australia.Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today:
- PUTIN: NO NEED FOR FURTHER RETALIATION AGAINST US SANCTIONS
The Russian president spoke after Obama ordered a second round of sanctions targeting about two dozen members of Putin’s inner circle and a major bank supporting them.
- SEARCH CONTINUES FOR JET DEBRIS IN VAST INDIAN OCEAN
Planes flying deep into rough seas have found nothing so far that could be from the missing Malaysian airliner.
- GUNMEN ATTACK FOREIGNERS IN KABUL
The restaurant inside a luxury hotel — considered one of the safest places to stay in Afghanistan — was the scene of a bloody assault that left nine people dead, including four foreigners.
- BLACK PRESCHOOLERS MORE LIKELY TO BE SUSPENDED
The racial disparities in American education are highlighted in a new report released by the Education Department’s civil rights arm.