(AP) Food stamp debit cards not working in many statesBy The Associated PressPeople in Ohio, Michigan and 15 other states found themselves unable to use their food stamp debit-style cards on Saturday, after a routine check by vendor Xerox Corp.
(AP) No. 20 Texas Tech beats Iowa St 42-35By BETSY BLANEYAssociated PressLUBBOCK, TexasBackup quarterback Davis Webb threw for three touchdowns and 415 yards in place of the injured Baker Mayfield to lead No. 20 Texas Tech over Iowa State 42-35
(AP) No. 24 Virginia Tech sacks Pittsburgh, 19-9By HANK KURZ Jr.AP Sports WriterBLACKSBURG, Va.Logan Thomas threw an early touchdown pass, Cody Journell kicked four field goals and No. 24 Virginia Tech sacked Pittsburgh’s Tom Savage eight times in a 19-9
(AP) Shaw leads No. 14 Gamecocks over Arkansas 52-7By KURT VOIGTAP Sports WriterFAYETTEVILLE, Ark.Connor Shaw threw for 219 yards and accounted for four touchdowns, and No. 14 South Carolina dominated Arkansas in a 52-7 win. Mike Davis added 128 yards
Sarah Palin and Mark Levin, considered the two North Stars of the conservative movement outside of Washington, D.C., are appearing for the first time together at a rally for New Jersey Senate candidate Steve Lonegan. The event is being sponsored
(AP) Groups criticize NC officer arrest in man’s deathBy MITCH WEISSAssociated PressCHARLOTTE, N.C.Hours after a Charlotte-Mecklenburg police officer fatally shot an unarmed man, the department made a rare move: It charged the officer with voluntary manslaughter. Most police departments, including
(AP) Texas seniors get over OU win for Mack, 36-20By STEPHEN HAWKINSAP Sports WriterDALLASCase McCoy threw two touchdowns, defensive tackle Chris Whaley returned an interception 31 yards for a score and Texas beat 12th-ranked Oklahoma 36-20 Saturday. It was the
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Senate Democratic leader Harry Reid on Saturday welcomed the start of negotiations with Senate Republicans on a way to end a 12-day-old government shutdown, but said there was a “long way to go” on fiscal talks.
(AP) No. 25 Missouri upsets No. 7 Georgia, 41-26By CHARLES ODUMAP Sports WriterATHENS, Ga.Receiver Bud Sasser threw a 40-yard touchdown pass to L’Damian Washington in the fourth quarter after quarterback James Franklin left with a shoulder injury and No. 25
(AP) Nun jumps from convent window to flee NYC blazeNEW YORKAuthorities say a nun has jumped from a second-floor window to escape a suspicious fire at a New York City convent. The 45-year-old woman suffered back injuries but was stable
(AP) Growing backlash to government surveillanceBy MARTHA MENDOZAAP National WriterSAN JOSE, Calif.From Silicon Valley to the South Pacific, counterattacks to revelations of widespread National Security Agency surveillance are taking shape, from a surge of new encrypted email programs to technology
Asian-American NBA star Jeremy Lin’s success was hailed as a “true milestone” by the league’s boss on Saturday, as the player visited Taiwan with the Houston Rockets amid much fanfare for a pre-season game. As the first American-born player of
(AP) Fireworks factory explosion kills 19 in VietnamHANOI, VietnamAn explosion Saturday at a military-run fireworks factory in northern Vietnam killed at least 19 workers and injured dozens of others, officials and state media said. Tran Minh Khanh, deputy director of
(AP) Mortar shells hit near inspectors’ hotel in SyriaBy KARIN LAUBAssociated PressBEIRUTTwo mortar shells hit Syria’s capital Saturday near a hotel where international chemical inspectors and United Nations staff are staying, state media and a hotel guest said. An 8-year-old
(AP) Statue of Liberty to reopen to public SundayBy COLLEEN LONGAssociated PressNEW YORKThe Statue of Liberty will reopen to the public Sunday after the state of New York agreed to shoulder the costs of running the site during the federal
(AP) Kerry, Karzai extend talks over Afghan securityBy MATTHEW LEEAP Diplomatic WriterKABUL, AfghanistanU.S. Secretary of State John Kerry extended talks Saturday with President Hamid Karzai on a bilateral security agreement with the United States, and while work remains to be
(AP) Thousands protest elections in AzerbaijanBAKU, AzerbaijanThousands have gathered in the capital of Azerbaijan to protest the re-election of President Ilham Aliyev in a vote widely criticized by international election monitors. The protesters in Baku are demanding that the election
(AP) Senate rejects Democratic debt limit extensionBy ANDREW TAYLORAssociated PressWASHINGTONThe Senate has rejected a Democratic effort to extend the government’s ability to borrow money through next year.Before the vote, Republican senators said Majority Leader Harry Reid and Minority Leader Mitch
(AP) In aging China, old woman sues children for careBy KRISTEN GELINEAUAssociated PressFUSHENG, ChinaThe daughter-in-law smashes the cockroach under her foot and rolls open the rusted metal doors to the garage. Light spills onto a small figure huddled on a
(AP) Nancy Pelosi, Betty Ford join Women’s Hall of FameBy CAROLYN THOMPSONAssociated PressSENECA FALLS, N.Y.House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi, the late former first lady Betty Ford and Title IX advocate Bernice Sandler are among the nine women set to be
(AP) Shutdown impact: Some national parks could reopenBy The Associated PressThe government shutdown continues with some glimmer of hope for those who would like to visit the nation’s national parks: The Obama administration said it would consider offers from the
(AP) Court allows NSA to keep collecting phone recordsBy KIMBERLY DOZIERAP Intelligence WriterWASHINGTONThe secret U.S. court that governs surveillance of terrorist and foreign espionage targets is authorizing the National Security Agency to keep collecting U.S. phone records. The director of
(AP) Giffords to attend gun show under NY sales modelBy MICHAEL GORMLEYAssociated PressALBANY, N.Y.Former U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, who survived an assassination attempt in 2011, is set to tour a New York gun show, the first such visit since she
(AP) Beltran, Cards top LA 3-2 in 13 in NLCS openerBy R.B. FALLSTROMAP Sports WriterST. LOUISCarlos Beltran capped his latest scintillating postseason performance with an RBI single in the 13th inning early Saturday that lifted the St. Louis Cardinals over
**UPDATE** According to Reuters, local media is reporting that Peterson’s son has died from his injuries. The two-year-old son of Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson is in the hospital with critical injuries, US media reported Friday. The boy was severely
