| CNN.com delivers up-to-the-minute news and information on the latest top stories, weather, entertainment, politics and more. | Obama to Russia: Back off Ukraine | | U.S. President Barack Obama didn't speak very long at the White House on Friday, but his message was clear: Russia should not use military force to change the fate of Ukraine. |
| Ukraine | | The new pro-Russian leader of Ukraine's southern Crimea region said Saturday he had taken temporary control of its security apparatus and asked Russian President Vladimir Putin for help in maintaining peace. |
| Calif. goes from drought to mudslides | | Southern California has been in the middle of its worst drought in 100 years, so it would seem that rain would be good news. But in much of the area, it has been anything but. |
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