Washington PostAmericans riding public transit in record numbersBusinessweekLOS ANGELES (AP) — Americans are boarding public buses, trains and subways in greater numbers than any time since the suburbs began booming. Nearly 10.7 billion trips in 2013, to be precise — the highest total since 1956, according to ridership data …Improving Networks and Economy Boost Transit RidershipStatelineAmericans make most journeys on public transport for 50 yearsThe Guardianall 111 news articles …read more    

Fashion Times’300: Rise of an Empire’ Tops Box Office Weekend with $45.1 Million DrawFashion TimesOnly a week has passed since the biggest night of Hollywood achievements that is the Academy Awards and new films are already hitting hard and raking it big to reach the top spots of recent the box office weekend. Two films were released in the week …300 slays at box officeTV3.ieMovie clockAlbany Times Union’300′ sequel lacks solid plot but makes up for it with bloody violenceDaily NebraskanTheHDRoom -Latinos Post -Daily News & Analysisall 272 news articles …read more    

Houston Chronicle25 injured as California school stage fallsSeattle Post IntelligencerANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Investigators combed through a collapsed theater stage at a Southern California high school Sunday, trying to determine why it buckled during a performance and sent 25 students to the hospital, some with broken bones but most with …Stage collapse that injured 25 students was a shock, witnesses sayLos Angeles TimesReport: Dozens injured when high school stage collapsesState Column2 dozen injured as California school stage falls6abc.comLos Cerritos Newsall 275 news articles …read more    

CBC.caNuns Return to Syria After ReleaseVoice of AmericaA group of Greek Orthodox nuns held by rebels since December are back in Syria, a day after being released in neighboring Lebanon. The 13 nuns and three attendants arrived early Monday in Jdeidet Yabous, a small town near the border about 30 …Seized nuns are released by Syria rebels in prisoner swapeuronewsNuns Released by Syrians After Three-Month OrdealNew York TimesSyria rebels release kidnapped nunsNews24The Times (subscription) -Fox News -Belfast Telegraphall 168 news articles …read more    

San Francisco Chronicle’300′ sequel rules box office with $45.1 million debutTimes LIVEThe stylish combat film ’300: Rise of an Empire’ topped the box office with a strong debut of $45.1 million seven years after the original ’300′ became an unlikely sensation. Save & Share. Tweet

euronewsMexico kills drug kingpin three years after mistakenly reporting him deadeuronewsMEXICO CITY (Reuters) – A Mexican drug lord who was falsely reported dead more than three years ago was killed by the armed forces in western Mexico early on Sunday, the government’s second major victory in its fight against organized crime in as many …’Dead’ gang leader is reported killed for a second timeThe Times (subscription)’Slain’ Mexico cartel leader dies a second timeSeattle Post IntelligencerMexico Says It Killed Top Cartel Leader Reported Dead in 2010BusinessweekWashington Post -Boston.comall 166 news articles …read more    

San Francisco ChronicleSeries of quakes – including 6.9 temblor – hits off coast of EurekaSan Francisco Chronicle(03-09) 23:26 PDT — A series of earthquakes, including a magnitude-6.9 quake, shook off the coast of Humboldt County on Sunday evening, according to the U.S. Geological Survey’s website. A 3.3 quake shook about 40 miles west of Eureka (Humboldt …Powerful quake strikes off N. Calif. coastBoston.com6.9 earthquake felt across Northern California, southern OregonLos Angeles TimesBig quake strikes off N. Calif., no tsunami threatWashington PostCNN -USA TODAYall 93 news articles …read more    

Irish IndependentUkraine braces for more protestsRTE.ieUkraine is bracing itself for more street protests following yesterday’s violent clashes between demonstrators wishing to join the Russian Federation and rival supporters who are calling for the unity of the country. As Russian forces continue to consolidate their …Ukraine Troops in Crimea Face Dilemma: To Defect, Flee Or FightTIMEUkraine crisis: Merkel, US warn Putin of Crimea annexationCBC.caCameron, Putin seek diplomatic solution of Ukraine crisisBusiness Standardall 10,497 news articles …read more    

The Times (subscription)’Dead’ gang leader is reported killed for a second timeThe Times (subscription)Mexico’s Government has reported that marines shot and killed a drugs lord who has been officially dead for more then three years. Nazario Moreno, who was nicknamed “the Craziest One”, was apparently killed in a gunfight in Michoacán state in West …’Slain’ Mexico cartel leader dies a second timeSeattle Post IntelligencerMexico Says It Killed Top Cartel Leader Reported Dead in 2010BusinessweekMexican authorities kill Knights Templar drug cartel leader Nazario MorenoWashington PostBoston.com -BBC Newsall 167 news articles …read more    

San Francisco ChronicleSeized nuns are released by Syria rebels in prisoner swapeuronewsAround a dozen nuns and several workers from the same convent have been released after being held for more than three months by rebels in Syria. The women were set free at the Lebanese border as part of a swap in which the Syrian government has …Nuns Released by Syrians After Three-Month OrdealNew York TimesKidnapped nuns released by Syrian rebelsThe Times (subscription)A group of nuns kidnapped by Syrian rebels emerge safely after their release …The AustralianXinhua -Voice of America -Houston Chronicleall 174 news articles …read more