BUSH TO MAKE DECISION ON BID THIS YEAR
washington Jeb Bush says the speculation about whether he’ll run for president in 2016 is getting him more attention than if he had already entered the race. The former Republican governor of Florida said that’s not by design and that he’ll make his decision before year’s end.
He told Fox News Channel in an interview airing Sunday that the state of politics is “crazy right now.”
Bush said one factor in his decision will be whether he can deliver an optimistic, hopeful message without getting drawn into a “mud fight.” He said the other main factor in his decision will be whether it’s OK with his family if he ran.
Israel, Palestinians want to continue talks
jerusalem » Israel and the Palestinians accused each other Sunday of undermining U.S.-led peace efforts in the region but nonetheless signaled their readiness to find a way to revive the faltering talks.
Israeli Prime Minister BenjaminNetanyahu told hisweekly Cabinet meeting that “we are ready to continue talks,” while condemning the Palestinian moves. Saeb Erekat, the chief Palestinian negotiator, also expressed willingness tomove forward.
Navy rescues family with sick baby
san diego » U.S. sailors rescued an American family with an ill 1-year-old from a sailboat that broke down hundreds of miles off theMexican coast— boarding them Sunday onto a San Diego-bound Navy ship so the girl could get treatment.
The baby, Lyra, was in stable condition at 8 a.m. Sunday when sailors helped bring her, her 3year-old sister, Cora, and her parents, Charlotte and Eric Kaufman, aboard the USS Vandegrift.
“Captain America” sets April record B
los angeles » Continuing the success of the Marvel superhero franchise, “Captain America: The Winter Soldier” has set a record as the biggest domestic April release ever.
The sequel debuted with $96.2 million, topping 2011’s “Fast Five,” which opened with $86.2 million. Paramount’s biblical saga “Noah” took a drastic dip in its second weekend, earning $17 million. Lionsgate’s young adult science-fiction thriller “Divergent” was in third with $13 million.
Pro-Russians storm buildings in Ukraine
kiev, ukraine » Crowds of pro-Russian demonstrators stormed government buildings Sunday in several major cities in eastern Ukraine, where secessionist sentiment has sparked protests since Ukraine’s Russia-friendly president was ousted in February.
Speed, rain probed in crash
new york » Speed and rain were being investigated as possible factors in the deadly crash of a car into a New York City creek that left four young people dead, police said Sunday.
Investigators were trying to determine the cause of Friday’s accident, which sent a car with five people inside tumbling into a creek on a deadend street in Queens. The only survivor was the 20-year-old driver.
Syrian camp protest alarms U.N.
amman, jordan » The United Nations said Sunday it is alarmed at the “violent nature” of a demonstration in a massive Syrian refugee camp in Jordan that killed one person and wounded dozens.
The deadly protest Saturday in the sprawling Zaatari camp reverberated around the region as international aid agencies and host governments struggle to cope and manage millions of Syrians who have fled the 3-year-old conflict.
Two police officers critical after fire B
new york » Two New York City police officers were overcome by smoke while responding to a fire in a residential building in the Coney Island section of Brooklyn on Sunday and were in critical condition, police said.