(AP) Gordon’s 2012 drive gives hope to Chase contendersBy JENNA FRYERAP Auto Racing WriterRICHMOND, Va.Jeff Gordon rolled into Richmond International Raceway last year with his season on the line, locked in a tight battle with Kyle Busch for one of
Antonio Castro, son of long-time former Cuban leader Fidel Castro, told AFP on Friday that his battle to get baseball and softball restored to the Olympic Games sport roster came from “deep inside me and my soul.” Antonio Castro, who
(AP) Bolt closes out season with another winBy JOHN LEICESTERAP Sports WriterBRUSSELSUsain Bolt closed out the season Friday with another win in the 100 meters, finishing in 9.80 seconds in the Memorial Van Damme. The time, sluggish by his stellar,
(AP) Microsoft works to save face after Xbox backlashBy DERRIK J. LANGAP Entertainment WriterLOS ANGELESWhen it comes to hyping next-generation hardware, the video game industry doesn’t typically opt for simplicity. However, during a presentation at the GameStop Expo in Las
(AP) Virgin Mary statue on Mass. traffic island smashedWEST SPRINGFIELD, Mass.A Massachusetts pizza shop-owner says he’s heartbroken that someone smashed a statue of the Virgin Mary he had placed on a traffic island. Antonio Liquori, owner of Liquori’s Pizzeria, placed
(AP) Hernandez pleads not guilty to murder indictmentBy ERICA NIEDOWSKIAssociated PressFALL RIVER, Mass.Former New England Patriots star Aaron Hernandez pleaded not guilty to a first-degree murder charge Friday following his indictment in the killing of a friend authorities say was
(AP) North Korea report says Rodman, Kim meet againPYONGYANG, North KoreaNorth Korea’s official news agency says former NBA star Dennis Rodman has met leader Kim Jong Un on his second visit to the country. The brief report by KCNA on
By KELVIN CHANAP Business WriterHONG KONGChina’s yuan has joined the ranks of the most traded currencies for the first time, underlining the growing might of the country’s economy, the world’s second-largest. The yuan became one of the top 10 traded
By KRISTEN GELINEAU and ROD McGUIRKAssociated PressSYDNEYThe ruling Labor Party’s probable collapse in Australia’s next election is largely the consequence of its qualified success in the last one three years ago. To form the coalition she needed to stay in
By MATTHEW LEEAP Diplomatic WriterWASHINGTONThe State Department on Friday ordered nonessential American diplomats and the families of staffers at the U.S. Embassy in Beirut to leave Lebanon immediately due to security concerns as the Obama administration and Congress debate military
Adolf Hitler’s personal bodyguard, who was the last surviving witness of the Nazi dictator’s final days in the bunker towards the end of World War II, has died, his agent said Friday. Rochus Misch died aged 96 in Berlin on
Pakistani teen Malala Yousafzai, shot in the head last year by the Taliban for campaigning for girls’ education, vowed Friday to intensify her struggle for “a world where everyone can go to school.” Speaking at a ceremony in The Hague
By JIM SALTERAssociated PressDEXTER, Mo.A Missouri man who told authorities he had sexual contact with as many 300 people since being diagnosed with HIV pleaded not guilty on Thursday to infecting another man with the virus, and prosecutors said more
By MIKE STOBBEAP Medical WriterATLANTAAfter falling four years in a row, U.S. births may finally be leveling off. The number of babies born last year _ a little shy of 4 million _ is only a few hundred less than
By MIKE STOBBEAP Medical WriterATLANTAChildren _ like adults _ are increasingly trying electronic cigarettes, according to the first large national study to gauge use by middle and high school students. About 2 percent of the students said they’d used an
At the top of the Exempt America website, it reads: “If Obamacare isn’t good enough for Big Business, Big Labor, or Big Government, then it isn’t good enough for the American people.” These words are all-too-true, and we hope you
(AP) Start of college football lifts ABCNEW YORKABC’s best week in the television ratings since mid-June has much to do with the start of college football season. The Nielsen company said ABC finished second behind CBS in the weekly ratings
(AP) Manning ties NFL record with 7 TDsDENVER Peyton Manning and the Denver Broncos waited eight long months, then another 33 minutes, to get the season started. A record-tying seven touchdown passes – something no one had done in 44
(AP) Vin Scully to be grand marshal of 2014 Rose ParadeBy BETH HARRISAP Sports WriterPASADENA, Calif.Vin Scully will usher in 2014 as grand marshal of the 125th Rose Parade, an honor the Los Angeles Dodgers broadcaster initially wasn’t sure he
By JAKE PEARSONAssociated PressNEW YORKA teenage remote control helicopter enthusiast flying one in a park on Thursday was struck in the head by it and killed. Roman Pirozek Jr., 19, was pronounced dead at a Brooklyn park near a busy
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Cities looking to add glamour and sporting weight in support of their bids to hold the Olympic Games have turned in the past to the likes of Pele and David Beckham. Former England soccer captain Beckham
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Defending champion Andy Murray was the latest grand slam winner to be bundled out of the U.S. Open, thrashed in straight sets by Stanislas Wawrinka in a quarter-finals shocker on Thursday. Ninth-seeded Wawrinka dominated an out
(AP) Nationwide Series celebrates 1,000th raceRICHMOND, Va.NASCAR will mark a milestone at Richmond International Raceway on Friday night when the Nationwide Series waves the green flag on the 1,000th race in series history. In the 999 races since Dale Earnhardt
(AP) Wrestling boss: IOC vote was ‘shock therapy’By STEPHEN WILSONAP Sports WriterBUENOS AIRES, ArgentinaNenad Lalovic remembers the phone call from a friend seven months ago: Wrestling was being dropped from the Olympics. It wasn’t. The IOC executive board in February
(AP) Grand Slam slips away from Bryan brothersBy EDDIE PELLSAP National WriterNEW YORKWith history on the line, the Bryan brothers finally met their match. Trying to become only the second men’s doubles team to win all four Grand Slam tournaments
