A woman reads messages for passengers aboard a missing Malaysia Airlines plane, at Kuala Lumpur International Airport in Sepang, Malaysia, on Tuesday, March 18, 2014.Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today:
- PUTIN APPROVES DRAFT BILL FOR ANNEXATION OF CRIMEA
The action by Russia’s president means it is one step closer to formally taking over the Black Sea peninsula, which voted to secede from Ukraine.
- CHINA FINDS NO TERROR LINK TO ITS NATIONALS ON JET
The remarks will dampen speculation that Uighur separatists in Xinjiang province may have been involved with the disappearance of the Boeing 777.
- WHAT ILLINOIS VOTERS ARE UP TO
They’ll choose a Republican to try to win back the governor’s office in a race that already has drawn intense interest from labor unions.
- ‘I FAILED HER AS A LEADER’
That’s what Army Brig. Gen. Jeffrey Sinclair says of his treatment of a woman who accused him of sexual misconduct. Sinclair pleaded guilty to lesser charges and awaits sentencing.