(AP) Plane with Americans crashes in Colombia, 4 deadAssociated PressBOGOTA, ColombiaA plane carrying five Americans and a Panamanian on an anti-drug mission crashed Saturday in a remote part of northern Colombia, killing four of the occupants and seriously injuring the
(AP) Bridgewater leads No. 7 Louisville past TempleBy DAN GELSTONAP Sports WriterPHILADELPHIATeddy Bridgewater threw for 348 yards and two touchdowns to keep No. 7 Louisville undefeated with a 30-7 win over winless Temple on Saturday. Bridgewater made it look easy
(AP) Georgia’s Murray sets SEC record for yards passingKNOXVILLE, Tenn.Georgia’s Aaron Murray is the new Southeastern Conference record holder for career yards passing. Murray’s 24-yard completion to Chris Conley on a fourth-and-4 play from the Tennessee 39-yard line in in
(AP) Pentagon: Most furloughed civilians ordered backBy ROBERT BURNSAP National Security WriterWASHINGTONThe Pentagon is ordering most of its approximately 400,000 furloughed civilian employees back to work.The decision by Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel is based on a Pentagon legal interpretation of
(AP) A-Rod sues Yankees team doctor, NYC hospitalBy DAVID B. CARUSOAssociated PressNEW YORKAlex Rodriguez has expanded his assault on the baseball establishment with a lawsuit accusing the Yankees team physician and a New York City hospital of mishandling his medical
Italian film director Carlo Lizzani committed suicide on Saturday by jumping from a third-floor window in Rome at the age of 91, the police said. The death comes nearly three years after another well-known director, Mario Monicelli, died the same
(AP) Police: Man who set himself ablaze on Mall diesBy ERIC TUCKERAssociated PressWASHINGTONA man who set himself on fire on the National Mall in the U.S. capital has died of his injuries, which were so severe that authorities will have
(AP) Braves hold off Dodgers 4-3, division series tiedBy CHARLES ODUMAP Sports WriterATLANTAThe Braves are supposed to be a team that relies on strong pitching and home runs. Instead, Atlanta evened its NL division series against the Los Angeles Dodgers
(AP) Scherzer dazzles as Tigers take Game 1 from A’sBy JANIE McCAULEYAP Baseball WriterOAKLAND, Calif.It doesn’t matter all that much to Max Scherzer when or where he pitches, or exactly how he goes about piling up his victories. Pitching the
(AP) LA students get iPads, crack firewall, play gamesBy JOHN ROGERSAssociated PressLOS ANGELESEducation officials in the nation’s second-largest school district are working to reboot a $1 billion plan to put an iPad in the hands of each of their 650,000
(AP) Prospect for quick end to shutdown is remoteBy DAVID ESPOAP Special CorrespondentWASHINGTONProspects for a swift end to the 4-day-old partial government shutdown all but vanished Friday as lawmakers squabbled into the weekend and increasingly shifted their focus to a
(AP) Government doors closed, but workers may get paidBy ANDREW TAYLORAssociated PressWASHINGTONTheir government has failed to keep the doors open and has told federal workers to stay off the job as the political parties fight over spending and health care
(AP) Red Sox jump on Rays miscues, win ALDS opener 12-2By JIMMY GOLENAP Sports WriterBOSTONOne ball fell between two outfielders. Another took a bad hop off the Green Monster standings. One batter reached safely on a dropped third strike and
(AP) Man sets himself on fire on the National MallBy ERIC TUCKERAssociated PressWASHINGTONA man who poured a can of gasoline on his head and set himself on fire on the National Mall in the nation’s capital has been airlifted to
(AP) Cole, Pirates reverse roles, top Cards, tie seriesBy R.B. FALLSTROMAP Sports WriterST. LOUISGerritt Cole and the Pittsburgh Pirates played a game of role reversal, and pulled even with the St. Louis Cardinals. The hard-throwing rookie gave up two hits
(AP) NBA suspends Nets coach Kidd 2 games for DWINEW YORKBrooklyn Nets coach Jason Kidd has been suspended for two games for pleading guilty to driving while ability impaired. The NBA announced Friday that Kidd will miss the first two
(AP) Reds dump manager Dusty Baker after playoff lossBy JOE KAYAP Baseball WriterCINCINNATIThe Reds fired Dusty Baker on Friday, ousting the manager who led them to their best stretch of success since the Big Red Machine but couldn’t get them
(AP) NEW YORK–CBS says Halle Berry will star in a serialized drama coming to the network next summer. The Oscar-winning actress will headline “Extant,” a 13-episode thriller. Berry will play an astronaut trying to reconnect with her family when she
(AP) Feds set repairs on glitchy health care websiteBy RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVARAssociated PressWASHINGTONThe Obama administration says it’s planning fixes to the glitch-prone federal website that uninsured people can use to sign for coverage under the new health care law. Officials said
(AP) NEW YORK–The ABC drama “Lucky 7” has won a dubious derby as the first television show of the new season to be cancelled. ABC said Friday the show is gone after two episodes. The show is about a group
(AP) 79-year-old Hylton says good bye to racingBy DAVE SKRETTAAP Sports WriterKANSAS CITY, Kan.The oldest driver to race in each of NASCAR’s top three divisions is calling it a career. James Hylton is 79. He will race Friday night in
(AP) Browns QB Hoyer’s season ended by knee injuryBy TOM WITHERSAP Sports WriterCLEVELANDBrian Hoyer’s story, seemingly pulled from a Disney movie script, took a cruel turn. The Cleveland quarterback’s season is over. A lifelong Browns fan living out his boyhood
Everything that rises must fall, and that’s particularly true of hit television shows. Could that be happening to Duck Dynasty, A&E’s smash reality series? The show, which depicts the God-fearing Robertson family and their entrepreneurial pluck, is a ratings powerhouse
(AP) Migrants used empty water bottles to stay afloatBy ANDREA ROSAAssociated PressLAMPEDUSA, ItalySurvivors of a fiery shipwreck that killed more than 100 African migrants clung to empty water bottles to keep themselves from drowning and were coated in gasoline, an
(AP) UK mother of starved boy jailed for 15 yearsLONDONAn alcoholic British mother who let her 4-year-old son starve to death and left his body in a cot for almost two years was sentenced Friday to 15 years in jail.
