(AP) Basketball star Farmer gets 2-plus years in prisonBy BRETT BARROUQUEREAssociated PressFRANKFORT, Ky.Former University of Kentucky basketball star Richie Farmer was sentenced Tuesday to more than two years in prison for abusing his power as the state’s agriculture commissioner. Farmer
(AP) Emotions flow as Calif. police acquitted in deathBy GILLIAN FLACCUSAssociated PressSANTA ANA, Calif.By the time all four verdicts were read clearing two California officers of killing a homeless man, people on both sides of the gallery were sobbing.In the
(AP) Christie to address scandal in speech, aide saysBy ANGELA DELLI SANTIAssociated PressTRENTON, N.J.Faced with a widening political scandal that threatens to undermine his second term and a possible 2016 presidential run, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie will address the
(AP) French president admits to private life problemsBy SYLVIE CORBETAssociated PressPARISFrench President Francois Hollande said Tuesday he is going through “painful moments” in his personal life after a magazine report that he is having a secret affair with an actress.
(AP) Christie proposes longer school day amid scandalBy ANGELA DELLI SANTIAssociated PressTRENTON, N.J.New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie will propose extending the public school calendar and lengthening the school day in a speech he hopes will help him rebound from an
(AP) Wyo. lawmaker proposes firing squads for executionBy BEN NEARYAssociated PressCHEYENNE, Wyo.A Wyoming lawmaker is pushing to allow use of the firing squad to execute condemned state inmates if constitutional problems or other issues ever prevented the state from using
(AP) Judge gives go-ahead to release A-Rod decisionBy RONALD BLUM and LARRY NEUMEISTERAssociated PressNEW YORKAlex Rodriguez’s lawyers were given the go-ahead by a federal judge to make public the arbitrator’s decision that led to the season-long suspension of the New
California state senator Kevin de Leon (D) wants to expand “background checks” and firearm registration to include “homemade guns.” According to the Associated Press, de Leon wants to “preempt the spread of undetectable guns” by including 3-D printed guns and
By BETH HARRISAssociated PressPASADENA, Calif.Jack Bauer is back, and he’s on the run in London. Kiefer Sutherland returns as the intrepid counter-terrorist in a 12-episode run of “24: Live Another Day,” debuting with a two-hour show May 5 on Fox.
(AP) Italian charged with killing Irishman in chess rowBy SHAWN POGATCHNIKAssociated PressDUBLINAn Italian man allegedly cut open his Dublin landlord’s chest and tried to eat his heart following a fight over a chess match. Saverio Bellante, 34, was charged Monday
(AP) Text of statements on A-Rod ’60 Minutes’ segmentBy The Associated PressText of statements made in reaction to “60 Minutes” segment on the suspension of Alex Rodriguez: _From Major League Baseball Players Association: ___ _From Major League Baseball: ___ _From
By ANGELA DELLI SANTIAssociated PressTRENTON, N.J.A Democratic mayor of a New Jersey town at the center of a traffic jam scandal says he wants to believe Republican Gov. Chris Christie had no involvement but is having a difficult time buying
By RUSSELL CONTRERAS and KELLI KENNEDYAssociated PressALBUQUERQUE, N.M.Mirroring problems with the federal health care website, people around the nation attempting to navigate the Spanish version have discovered their own set of difficulties. The site, CuidadoDeSalud.gov, launched more than two months
By EDUARDO VERDUGOAssociated PressNUEVA ITALIA, MexicoGunfire has erupted in the western Mexico in an ongoing battle between community self-defense groups and the Knights Templar drug cartel as the vigilantes advance on the town of Nueva Italia. Members of the so-called
By LORI HINNANTAssociated PressPARISThe woman considered France’s first lady has been hospitalized after a report the president is having an affair with an actress. Valerie Trierweiler’s chief of staff, Patrice Biancone, confirmed Sunday the 48-year-old journalist who lives with President
By LOLITA C. BALDORAssociated PressCAMP LEJEUNE, N.C.Navy Cmdr. Valerie Overstreet wanted to start a family. But her job as a Navy pilot and the fact that she and her husband, also a naval officer, were stationed in different parts of
Healthcare insurance companies are announcing that they are having trouble getting paid by the thousands of new policy holders who signed up through the new healthcare exchanges, resulting in far fewer enrollees than expected. Despite this news, Obama’s former campaign
(AP) Fire destroys ancient Tibetan town in SW ChinaBy DIDI TANGAssociated PressBEIJINGA fire that raged for nearly 10 hours Saturday razed an ancient Tibetan town in southwest China that’s popular with tourists, burning down hundreds of buildings as fire engines
(AP) Iraq: At least 60 killed in 2 weeks Anbar violenceBy SAMEER N. YACOUBAssociated PressBAGHDADFighting between security forces and al-Qaida-linked militants in Iraq’s Sunni-dominated Anbar province has killed at least 60 people over the past two weeks, an official said
(AP) Chinese biz to put plant at former Ohio GM siteBy ANN SANNERAssociated PressCOLUMBUS, OhioA Chinese company will build an automotive glass-making plant in southwest Ohio, creating about 800 jobs and revitalizing a former General Motors factory site, officials said
(AP) Despite Dem wins, Va. still a two-party battleBy BILL BARROWAssociated PressTerry McAuliffe’s inauguration as governor of Virginia on Saturday will highlight a notable Democratic winning streak in one of the nation’s most competitive states, but both Democrats and Republicans
By JONATHAN MATTISE and BRENDAN FARRINGTONAssociated PressCHARLESTON, W.Va.A chemical spill left the water for 300,000 people in and around West Virginia’s capital city stained blue-green and smelling like licorice, with officials saying Friday it was unclear when it might be
By GRAHAM DUNBARAP Sports WriterGENEVASenior IOC member Gian Franco Kasper defended his comments about corruption in the multi-billion-dollar spending on the Sochi Olympics, saying Friday they are based on a common perception in Russia. Kasper, the long-time president of the
By ANGELA CHARLTON and THOMAS ADAMSONAssociated PressPARISFrench President Francois Hollande threatened legal action Friday over a magazine report saying he is having a secret affair with an actress, the latest breach in the French media’s practice of turning a blind
By COLLEEN LONGAssociated PressNEW YORKThe bong-tossing case against Amanda Bynes will be dismissed if the actress stays out of trouble for six months and goes to counseling twice a week, a judge ruled Friday. Bynes was charged in New York
