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counted going into "combat mode" after hearing a possible intruder in his home. It turned out to be a laundry machine.
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• 8. WHO WILL -- AND WON'T -- BE MARCHING IN THE NYC ST. PATRICK'S DAY PARADE
• New York City Mayor Bill De Blasio is out, as is Guinness sponsorship, because gay groups are not allowed to march openly. Ireland's head of state will be there, reasoning the parade is about "Irishness and not sexuality."
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• 9. WHY CHRIS BROWN IS HEADED BACK TO COURT
• The Grammy-winning R&B singer is facing a court hearing over his dismissal from rehab, which landed him in jail over the weekend.
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• 10. A LOOK BEHIND THE NCAA SEEDINGS
• Florida earns the overall No. 1 seed for the NCAA tournament, but reigning national champ Louisville draws a No. 4 seed. The rankings are proof that to the tournament selection committee a game is a game, no matter when it's played.
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AP News in Brief
After referendum to leave Ukraine, Crimean parliament declares region independent
• SIMFEROPOL, Ukraine (AP) -- Crimea's parliament on Monday declared the region an independent state, after its residents voted overwhelmingly to break off from Ukraine and seek to join Russia.
• In the same resolution, it said that all Ukrainian state property on the territory of the Black Sea peninsula will be nationalized and become the property of the Crimean Republic.
• Sunday's referendum is not recognized by the West, and the United States and the European Union are preparing sanctions against Russia, whose troops have been occupying Crimea for several weeks.
• Crimean lawmakers have asked the United Nations and other nations to recognize it.
• A delegation of Crimean lawmakers is set to travel to Moscow Monday for negotiations on how to proceed further. Russian lawmakers have suggested that formally annexing Crimea is just a matter of time.
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