(AP) No. 5 Stanford beats inspired Army 34-20By JOHN KEKISAP Sports WriterWEST POINT, N.Y.Kevin Hogan threw for three touchdowns, Tyler Gaffney had two touchdowns and 132 yards rushing, and No. 5 Stanford beat Army 34-20 on Saturday. The Cardinal (2-0)
(AP) Epileptic Minnesota coach carted off at halftimeBy DAVE CAMPBELLAP Sports WriterMINNEAPOLISMinnesota coach Jerry Kill suffered another game-day seizure, at halftime while the Gophers were playing Western Illinois on Saturday, and was taken to a local hospital as a precaution.
By MATTHEW LEE and JOHN HEILPRINAssociated PressGENEVAU.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Saturday they have reached an agreement on a framework for Syria to destroy all of its chemical weapons, and would seek
(AP) Texas law gets tough on public, private drone useBy WILL WEISSERTAssociated PressAUSTIN, TexasTexas is among seven states to recently pass a law limiting drone use in civilian airspace. While discussion in almost every state legislature has mainly focused on
(AP) Colorado recall stifles gun effort in CongressBy ALAN FRAMAssociated PressWASHINGTONGun control advocates say the National Rifle Association-aided recall of two Colorado legislators who backed new gun restrictions will make it harder to revive stalled efforts in Congress to tighten
LAKE FOREST, Illinois (Reuters) – A fuming Tiger Woods refused to speak to reporters following his second round at the BMW Championship on Friday after he was penalised two shots due to his ball moving on his opening hole. The infringement
The Miss World beauty contest, which has attracted fierce opposition by hardline Islamic groups in host country Indonesia, is now facing another challenge — a rival pageant exclusively for Muslims. The Muslimah World contest to be held on Wednesday in
Four Chinese ships entered waters around islands at the centre of a bitter dispute with Japan on Saturday with no sign of a compromise seen between Asia’s two largest powers. The four Chinese coastguard vessels sailed into the 12-nautical-mile territorial
By BRADLEY KLAPPERAssociated PressWASHINGTONAfter 2 1/2 years of civil war in Syria, President Barack Obama’s larger policy is in disarray even as his administration, with help from Russia, averted a military showdown for the time being. In an address to
By STEPHEN OHLEMACHERAssociated PressWASHINGTONSocial Security made $1.3 billion in potentially improper disability payments to people who had jobs when they were supposed to be unable to work, congressional investigators said in a report Friday. The Government Accountability Office estimated that
(AP) Fresno St-Colorado game postponed by floodingBy PAT GRAHAMAP Sports WriterThe football game between Fresno State and Colorado in Boulder was postponed on Friday because of flooding that’s devastating the state. The teams were scheduled to play Saturday at Folsom
(AP) Review clears Vikings owners’ financesBy PATRICK CONDONAssociated PressMINNEAPOLISA financial review shows Minnesota Vikings owners Zygi and Mark Wilf are able to pay their share of the $1 billion cost for the team’s new downtown Minneapolis stadium, officials with the
Former Los Angeles Lakers star Lamar Odom was charged Friday with driving while intoxicated, after being arrested while driving erratically in LA last month, officials said. Odom — the subject of a rash of news stories about alleged drug use
Floyd Mayweather, who is fighting twice in the same calendar year for the first time since 2007, weighed in 1 1/2 pounds lighter than Mexican star Saul Alvarez. The boisterous crowd of about 12,000 that squeezed into the MGM arena
(AP) OSU president: School will investigate allegationsBy The Associated PressOklahoma State President Burns Hargis says the school will conduct an investigation into possible rules violations by the football program that have been alleged in a series of stories by Sports
(AP) Archer, Rays add to wild-card lead, beat TwinsBy DAVE CAMPBELLAP Sports WriterMINNEAPOLISChris Archer pitched six scoreless innings and the Tampa Bay Rays added to their slim wild-card lead by beating the Minnesota Twins 3-0 on Friday night. The Rays
By NICHOLAS K. GERANIOSAssociated PressSPOKANE, Wash.The two 16-year-old boys charged in the beating death of an 88-year-old World War II veteran have entered not guilty pleas and will be tried in November. Demetruis Glenn and Kenan Adams-Kinard are being tried
(AP) LOS ANGELES–The organizers of the Golden Globe Awards say they will honor Woody Allen for his contributions to filmmaking. The Hollywood Foreign Press Association said Friday that Allen will receive the 2014 Cecil B. DeMille Award. A tribute to
(AP) FARMINGDALE, N.Y.–Lindsay Lohan’s mother is facing an aggravated drunken driving charge in New York following a traffic stop on Long Island. State police say Dina Lohan, 50, was stopped in Nassau County late Thursday night after troopers clocked her
On Friday, Heritage Foundation President Jim DeMint blasted Russian President Vladimir Putin, who recently ripped into the notion of American exceptionalism in The New York Times. DeMint wrote, “America is an exceptional nation – that is, one like no other,
(AP) NEW YORK–Nicole Kidman says she was shaken up after being knocked down by a bicyclist on a city sidewalk. Kidman appeared on the red carpet Thursday night celebrating Francisco Costa’s 10th anniversary as the women’s creative director of the
SACRAMENTO (Reuters) – A California bill to let undocumented immigrants become lawyers passed its last legislative hurdle on Thursday and will be sent to Governor Jerry Brown for his signature. The legislation was prompted by the case of an undocumented
DAR ES SALAAM (Reuters) – A Roman Catholic priest was hospitalized on Friday after acid was thrown at him in Zanzibar, police said, a month after two British teenage girls were victims of a similar acid attack there. The incident
(AP) UN: Report will show chemical weapons use in SyriaUNITED NATIONSSecretary-General Ban Ki-moon says he believes there will be “an overwhelming report” from U.N. inspectors that chemical weapons were used in an attack in Syria on Aug. 21.The U.N. chief
(AP) Vandy WR pleads guilty to role in rape caseBy TRAVIS LOLLERAssociated PressNASHVILLE, Tenn.Suspended Vanderbilt wide receiver Chris Boyd has entered a conditional guilty plea to a role in attempting to cover up the rape of an unconscious student. Deputy
