Top Stories: Search For Missing Jet Narrows; Westboro Baptist Founder Dies

By Mark Memmott

Published March 20, 2014 at 12:43 PM EDT

Good afternoon.

Sorry for being late in our daily roundup. Here's what has been happening so far today:

-- Search For Missing Jet Focuses On Objects Seen Off Australia

-- Ukrainian Troops' Departure From Crimea Isn't A Simple Matter

-- U.S. Adds To Sanctions On Russian Officials

-- Westboro Baptist Church Founder Rev. Fred Phelps Sr. Dies

-- Reprimand, $20K Fine, No Jail Time For General's Misconduct

-- Jobless Claims Stay Toward Lower End Of Recent Range

-- Book News: Meg Wolitzer To Publish A YA Novel Inspired By Sylvia Plath

Mark Memmott

Mark Memmott is NPR's supervising senior editor for Standards & Practices. In that role, he's a resource for NPR's journalists – helping them raise the right questions as they do their work and uphold the organization's standards.

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