(AP) Jesse Owens’ Olympic medal up for auctionBy RAQUEL MARIA DILLONAssociated PressLAGUNA NIGUEL, Calif.Amid the jerseys and baseball bats held in a secure room at SCP Auctions, there’s a piece of sports memorabilia that speaks to much more than athletic
(AP) Governor: 4 dead, 63 hurt in NYC train derailmentBy VERENA DOBNIK and DEEPTI HAJELAAssociated PressNEW YORKGov. Andrew Cuomo says a Metro-North passenger train derailment in New York City has left four people dead and 63 injured. Cuomo spoke Sunday
(AP) Officials say health care website is improvedBy DARLENE SUPERVILLEAssociated PressWASHINGTONThe errors are fewer, the pages load faster, and more people can log on at the same time to the government’s troubled health care website, according to Obama administration officials.
(AP) Publicist: ‘Fast & Furious’ star dies in car crashBy DAISY NGUYEN and JAKE COYLEAssociated PressLOS ANGELESPaul Walker, the star of the “Fast & Furious” movie series, died Saturday in a car crash that killed one other person north of
By CHARMAINE NORONHAAssociated PressTORONTOEmbattled Toronto Mayor Rob Ford and his brother say they will host an online show so they can take their message straight to “Ford Nation,” the name of the show and the term they use for the
(AP) Column: Best ever? Alabama closing in on titleBy PAUL NEWBERRYAP National WriterAlabama has already established itself as one of college football’s greatest dynasties under Nick Saban. Bu they’re not the best ever. Not quite. Let’s not forget some powerhouses
By SYLVIA HUIAssociated PressLONDONProsecutors showed jurors graphic videotape of the events surrounding the near decapitation of a British soldier on a London street, as the trial of two men opened Friday in the suspected Islamic extremist attack. Michael Adebolajo, 28,
By The Associated PressThe holiday shopping season kicked off early, as several retailers began offering deals on Thanksgiving Day. Many people complained about the early start and the mad rush for deals–yet they went out shopping anyway. There were scattered
(AP) Mexican drug cartels now make money exporting oreBy MARK STEVENSONAssociated PressMEXICO CITYMexican drug cartels looking to diversify their businesses long ago moved into oil theft, pirated goods, extortion and kidnapping, consuming an ever larger swath of the country’s economy.
(AP) Egypt Islamists rally to defy protest lawBy TONY G. GABRIEL and MARIAM RIZKAssociated PressCAIROEgyptian security forces fired tear gas Friday to disperse hundreds of Islamist demonstrators defying a draconian new law restricting protests, which has drawn widespread criticism from
(AP) 18 Sunnis kidnapped in Iraq later found shot deadBy SAMEER N. YACOUBAssociated PressBAGHDADMen dressed as Iraqi soldiers abducted 18 Sunnis, whose bullet-ridden corpses turned up in farmland just south of Baghdad, authorities said Friday, a grim reminder of the
Consumers nationwide have criticized this year’s trend of retailers opening on Thanksgiving Day, saying that for many it has ruined the traditional family time so many cherish, but retailers may also find that because of the earlier opening, traditional “Black
(AP) West Texas teen who survived 2 strokes scores TDBy BETSY BLANEYAssociated PressLUBBOCK, TexasJust three months after Kenbriel Hearn emerged from a coma, the 18-year-old football star scored the most memorable touchdown of his life. The senior at Memphis High
(AP) Market bombings, attacks across Iraq kill 22By SINAN SALAHEDDINAssociated PressBAGHDADThree car bombs exploded at outdoor markets and on a street full of shops near Iraq’s capital, the deadliest of a series of attacks Thursday across the country that killed
(AP) Syrian troops capture town near Lebanon borderBy ALBERT AJI and BASSEM MROUEAssociated PressDAMASCUS, SyriaSyrian troops captured a western town near the border with Lebanon on Thursday, after days of heavy fighting that killed dozens including nine doctors and nurses
(AP) Winds cooperate, allow NYC parade balloons to flyBy JAKE PEARSONAssociated PressNEW YORKSnoopy, Spider-Man and the rest of the iconic balloons have gotten the all-clear to fly between Manhattan skyscrapers at the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. There were fears the
(AP) Brazil under pressure after collapse at WCup venueBy TALES AZZONI and STAN LEHMANAssociated PressSAO PAULOPart of the stadium that will host the 2014 World Cup opener collapsed Wednesday, killing two workers and aggravating already urgent concerns Brazil won’t be
The lawyer for Florida State quarterback and Heisman Trophy frontrunner Jameis Winston said the open rape case against Winston will negatively impact his chances of winning the Heisman. Tim Jansen, the lawyer, reportedly met with prosecutors after state attorney Willie
By MAGGIE MICHAELAssociated PressCAIROEgyptian authorities on Wednesday took a heavy hand against both Islamist and secular opponents, handing down heavy prison sentences to a group of female supporters of the ousted Islamist president–including teenagers as young as 15–and ordering the
(AP) Gov’t to allow another group of immigrants to stayBy ALICIA A. CALDWELLAssociated PressWASHINGTONSome immigrants who have stayed in the United States longer than they were allowed can soon apply to keep living in the U.S. under another immigration policy
(AP) Colorado lawmaker resigns to avoid recallBy KRISTEN WYATTAssociated PressDENVERA third Democratic Colorado state senator facing possible recall after voting for gun-control measures says she will resign. Sen. Evie Hudak of Denver’s western suburbs announced her resignation Wednesday, less than
(AP) IRS pushes to rein in tax-exempt political groupsBy ANDREW TAYLORAssociated PressWASHINGTONThe Obama administration is trying to rein in the use of tax-exempt groups for political campaigning. The effort launched Tuesday is an attempt to reduce the role of loosely
(AP) Syria says it won’t give up power in peace talksBy ALBERT AJIAssociated PressDAMASCUS, SyriaThe Syrian government said Wednesday it will participate in U.N.-sponsored peace talks aimed at ending the country’s civil war, but insisted that it is not going
(AP) Iraq: 13 executed corpses found as attacks kill 5By SINAN SALAHEDDINAssociated PressBAGHDADPolice around Iraq’s capital found the corpses of 13 men Wednesday apparently gunned down in executions, as other attacks in the country killed at least five, authorities said.
(AP) Supreme Court will take up new health law disputeBy MARK SHERMANAssociated PressWASHINGTONThe Supreme Court agreed Tuesday to referee another dispute over President Barack Obama’s health care law: whether businesses may use religious objections to escape a requirement to cover
