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SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Two people are confirmed dead, but officials in South Korea fear the death toll could get much higher following the sinking of a ferry off the southern coast. Nearly 300 people are unaccounted for. Officials say 459 people were on board when the multi-story ferry starting leaning today. One of the 325 high school students on the ferry says he and others jumped into the water with their life jackets and swam to rescuers nearby. Now divers are trying to search the inside of the submerged vessel for anyone still inside.
PERTH, Australia (AP) — The joint agency coordinating the search for Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 says there's been no sign of the plane yet as a robotic submarine searches the depths of a section of the Indian Ocean for a second day. The Bluefin 21 sub surfaced early on its first day when waters it encountered got too deep. And today, the sub experienced technical problems. It was sent back underwater after its data were downloaded.
SLOVYANSK, Ukraine (AP) — Some troops who today drove into the Ukrainian city of Slovyansk say they're Ukrainian soldiers who've switched loyalties. They entered the city in armored personnel carriers flying Russian flags. Slovyansk is one eastern city being controlled by pro-Russian demonstrators, and it's a hotbed of unrest against Ukraine's current government. In the regional capital of Donetsk, armed militias reportedly have seized the mayor's office.
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden are hitting the road today to announce $600 million in new competitive grants that could lead to well-paying jobs for some Americans. They'll announce the training and apprenticeship program at a community college in the western Pennsylvania borough of Oakdale. The Obama administration says too many businesses can't find skilled workers for jobs they need to fill, and officials say community colleges are among the best sources for job training.
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — A baby lost in the chaos of Monday's deadly bomb blast in Nigeria will be reunited with her mother today. Nigeria's Daily Trust newspaper says the 10-month-old girl named Goodness is being cared for at a hospital where it was presumed that her mother was among the 75 people killed in the blast at a city bus station. But the family found mother Gloria Adams at another hospital where she's in critical condition. Doctors tell the newspaper that the baby only sustained a swollen eye.
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