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KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Australia's prime minister says objects possibly related to the missing Malaysia Airlines flight have been spotted on satellite imagery. Prime Minister Tony Abbott says a Royal Australian Airforce Orion has been diverted to the area to attempt to locate the objects. Three additional aircraft are expected to follow for a more intensive search. Abbot says locating the objects will be extremely difficult and they may not be related to the jetliner.
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama says nobody wants to "trigger an actual war with Russia" because of its intervention in Ukraine and the annexation of Crimea. In interviews with TV stations NBC 7 in San Diego and KSKD in St. Louis, Obama said military action would serve no one's interests. He said the West will continue to apply pressure on Moscow in hopes of reaching a diplomatic solution.
WASHINGTON (AP) — NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen (AHN'-derz fohg RAHS'-moo-sihn) says Russia's advances in Ukraine are the greatest threat to European security since the Cold War. Rasmussen also told a Washington think tank that Russian interventions are a "wake-up call."
WASHINGTON (AP) —Toyota has agreed to settle a criminal case against it by paying a $1.2 billion penalty. The automaker admits it hid information about defects that caused Toyota and Lexus vehicles to accelerate unexpectedly and resulted in injuries and deaths. The four-year criminal investigation focused on whether Toyota promptly reported the problems related to unintended acceleration.
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Federal prosecutors in New Jersey are accusing the managing clerk of a New York City law firm and a stock broker of netting nearly $6 million through an insider trading scheme. FBI agents have arrested Steven Metro of Katonah, N.Y., and Vladimir Eydelman of Colts Neck, N.J. Both are charged with conspiracy to commit securities fraud, securities fraud and tender offer fraud.
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