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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — A friend of the Florida postal worker who piloted a gyrocopter onto the U.S. Capitol's lawn says he feared the man would get shot down. Mike Shanahan is quoted by The Tampa Bay Times as saying that Doug Hughes called him yesterday and told him about his plans. Shanahan says he feared law enforcement would open fire on the small aircraft, so he alerted the Secret Service. Police arrested the 61-year-old Hughes, saying he steered his tiny aircraft onto the Capitol's West Lawn after flying through restricted airspace.
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Officials in Malaysia say the search area for the missing Flight 370 will be expanded by another 23,000 square miles in the Indian Ocean if the jetliner is not found by May. Malaysia's transport minister says his country, along with Australia and China, is "committed to the search" for the Boeing 777 that went missing last year with 239 people on board.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The cornerstone of President Barack Obama's plan to address climate change is still months away from being finished, but it's already facing a high-stakes legal challenge from critics who want to halt the process in its tracks. A federal appeals court in the nation's capital later today will hear arguments in two cases challenging the Environmental Protection Agency's proposal to cut earth-warming pollution from the nation's coal-fired power plants.
MOSCOW (AP) — President Vladimir Putin is hailing the nation's economic performance. Speaking today in a televised call-in show, Putin says Russia's economic performance has remained strong, despite Western sanctions slapped on Moscow over the Ukrainian crisis and a slump in global oil prices. He touts a 3.7-percent increase in agricultural production and low unemployment, but acknowledges that an 11.4-percent annual inflation rate has put a strain on consumers' budgets.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A measles outbreak that began at Disneyland and reignited debate about vaccinations is nearing an end. The California Department of Public Health says the outbreak will be declared over tomorrow if no new cases pop up. Medical investigators worked for months to contain the highly contagious disease that originated at Disney theme parks in December and spread to several other states and countries. In all, 131 people in California were infected.
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