American Meghan Neville and her boyfriend moved to Ukraine to be near his family. But rising tension with Russia forced the couple to evacuate this week. She hopes they can go back in a month or so.

Three crew members including the vessel's captain were rescued. The Canadian air force and coast guard and other Spanish fishing vessels are searching the area.

Republicans boycotted a meeting of the Senate Banking Committee Tuesday, delaying a vote on five nominees to the Fed's board. The move was aimed at one nominee: Sarah Bloom Raskin.

It was a one-two punch for Sarah Palin: The verdict came a day after the presiding judge said he would dismiss the case because Palin's lawyers failed to meet the legal standard of actual malice.