Ukrainian police officers guard street in front of a local government building in Simferopol, Crimea, Ukraine, Thursday, Feb. 27, 2014. Ukraine put its police on high alert after dozens of armed pro-Russia men stormed and seized local government buildings in Ukraine’s Crimea region early Thursday and raised a Russian flag over a barricade.Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today:
- GOVERNMENT BUILDINGS SEIZED IN CRIMEA
Ukraine puts its police on high alert after dozens of armed men storm local government buildings and raise a Russian flag.
- YANUKOVYCH SURFACES IN MOSCOW
A Russian official says the fugitive Ukraine president has asked for — and received — protection.
- POLICE HAMPERED BY COMMUNICATIONS SLIP
The AP reports exclusively that a dispatcher who received a call seconds after a gunman opened fire last year at Los Angeles International Airport didn’t know where to send officers because the communications system didn’t identify where the call was coming from.
- ARIZONA GOVERNOR VETOES RELIGIOUS FREEDOM BILL
She says the bill, which would have granted people the right to refuse service to gays, is divisive and could result in unintended negative consequences.