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Former Hostages React to Iran's Nuclear Deal

Former Hostages React to Iran's Nuclear Deal

(AP) Former hostages react to Iran’s nuclear dealBy MATTHEW BARAKATAssociated PressMcLEAN, Va.A nuclear deal between the U.S., Iran and other world powers has been described as a trust-building step after decades of animosity that hopefully will lead to a more

Police Handling of FSU Player's Case Under Fire

Police Handling of FSU Player's Case Under Fire

(AP) Police handling of FSU player’s case under fireBy GARY FINEOUTAssociated PressTALLAHASSEE, Fla.Its handling of sexual assault allegations against Florida State quarterback Jameis Winston is just the latest controversy to hit the Tallahassee Police Department. A handful of grand juries

Iowans worry about ethanol's lost political clout

Iowans worry about ethanol's lost political clout

(AP) Iowans worry about ethanol’s lost political cloutBy THOMAS BEAUMONTAssociated PressALTOONA, IowaFor decades, presidential candidates’ chances in Iowa were wounded if not doomed unless they backed federal support for ethanol, a boon to the state’s corn-growing economy. That rule of

NY case sheds light on meth cooking in North Korea

NY case sheds light on meth cooking in North Korea

(AP) NY case sheds light on meth cooking in North KoreaBy TOM HAYSAssociated PressNEW YORKThe capture of five men in a Drug Enforcement Administration sting operation has given fresh insight into methamphetamine production in North Korea. The men pleaded not

Obama: Nuclear Deal Blocks Iran's Path to Bomb

Obama: Nuclear Deal Blocks Iran's Path to Bomb

(AP) Obama: Nuclear deal blocks Iran’s path to bombBy JOHN HEILPRIN and JAMEY KEATENAssociated PressGENEVAIran struck a historic deal Sunday with the United States and five other world powers, agreeing to a temporary freeze of its nuclear program in the

Wind Energy Company Pleads Guilty to Eagle Deaths

Wind Energy Company Pleads Guilty to Eagle Deaths

(AP) Guilty plea in bird deaths at wind farms a firstBy DINA CAPPIELLOAssociated PressWASHINGTONA major U.S. power company has pleaded guilty to killing eagles and other birds at two Wyoming wind farms and agreed to pay $1 million as part

UN Climate Talks on 'Brink of Collapse'

UN Climate Talks on 'Brink of Collapse'

(AP) UN climate talks on ‘brink of collapse’By KARL RITTERAssociated PressWARSAW, PolandU.N. climate talks were deadlocked Saturday as the U.S. and China clashed over what role the Chinese and other fast-growing economies should play in a new pact to fight

Pakistani Drone Protesters Block NATO Supply Route

Pakistani Drone Protesters Block NATO Supply Route

(AP) Pakistani drone protesters block NATO supply routeBy RIAZ KHANAssociated PressPESHAWAR, PakistanThousands of people protesting U.S. drone strikes blocked a road in northwest Pakistan on Saturday used to truck NATO troop supplies and equipment in and out of Afghanistan, the

Feds Lose $139M on Loan to Electric Car Maker

Feds Lose $139M on Loan to Electric Car Maker

(AP) Energy loses $139M on loan to electric car makerBy MATTHEW DALYAssociated PressWASHINGTONThe Obama administration said Friday it will lose $139 million on a loan to struggling electric car maker Fisker Automotive Inc. after selling part of the loan to

South African Carjackers Favor Downtown Spot

South African Carjackers Favor Downtown Spot

(AP) South African carjackers favor downtown spotBy CHRISTOPHER TORCHIAAssociated PressJOHANNESBURGThe carjackers were swift and methodical. They were also creatures of habit. On three occasions this month, armed criminals who apparently knew their victims were carrying cash or valuables pounced at

Report: A-Rod Decision Likely in January

Report: A-Rod Decision Likely in January

(AP) Hearing over; A-Rod decision likely in JanuaryBy RONALD BLUMAP Sports WriterNEW YORKAlex Rodriguez’s grievance hearing to overturn his 211-game suspension ended Thursday when both sides rested their cases, a day after the New York Yankees third baseman angrily walked

MLB Players Union Head Michael Weiner Dies at 51

MLB Players Union Head Michael Weiner Dies at 51

(AP) MLB players’ union head Michael Weiner dies at 51By RONALD BLUMAP Sports WriterNEW YORKMichael Weiner, the plain-speaking, ever-positive labor lawyer who took over as head of the powerful baseball players’ union four years ago and smoothed its perennially contentious

Seahawks Owner Allen to Fund Brain Injury Research

Seahawks Owner Allen to Fund Brain Injury Research

(AP) Seahawks owner Allen to fund brain injury researchBy DONNA GORDON BLANKINSHIPAssociated PressSEATTLEMicrosoft co-founder and Seattle Seahawks owner Paul Allen said Thursday he will pay for a two-year, $2.4 million study into whether repeated blows to the head can lead

A-Rod's Lawyers Rest Case at Grievance Hearing

A-Rod's Lawyers Rest Case at Grievance Hearing

(AP) AP source: A-Rod’s lawyers rest case at hearingBy RONALD BLUMAP Sports WriterNEW YORKAlex Rodriguez’s lawyers rested their primary case Thursday without calling the player as a witness at the grievance hearing to overturn his 211-game suspension, a person familiar

North Korea Detains US War Veteran, 85, Son Says

North Korea Detains US War Veteran, 85, Son Says

(AP) North Korea detains US war veteran, 85, son saysBy FOSTER KLUG and ROBERT JABLONAssociated PressSEOUL, South KoreaNorth Korean officials detained an 85-year-old American veteran of the Korean War last month as he sat in a plane set to leave

Afghan President Will Defer Signing US Deal

Afghan President Will Defer Signing US Deal

(AP) Afghan president will defer signing US dealAssociated PressKABUL, AfghanistanAfghanistan’s president says he backs the signing of a security deal with the United States but tells a gathering of elders that if they and parliament approve the agreement it should

Rare US Drone Strike Kills 6 in Pakistan

Rare US Drone Strike Kills 6 in Pakistan

(AP) Rare US drone strike kills 6 in PakistanBy HUSSAIN AFZAL and RASOOL DAWARAssociated PressPARACHINAR, PakistanA suspected U.S. drone carried out a rare missile strike in northwest Pakistan outside the country’s remote tribal region on Thursday, killing six people, including

Key U.S. Nuclear Missile Officers 'Burned Out'

Key U.S. Nuclear Missile Officers 'Burned Out'

By ROBERT BURNSAP National Security WriterWASHINGTONTrouble inside the Air Force’s nuclear missile force runs deeper and wider than officials have let on. An unpublished study for the Air Force, obtained by The Associated Press, cites “burnout” among launch officers with

Sebelius: 'Bad Call' to Launch ObamaCare On October 1

Sebelius: 'Bad Call' to Launch ObamaCare On October 1

During a Tuesday interview with the Associated Press, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius went off the White House talking points and admitted that launching the federal ObamaCare exchange on October 1 was “a bad call.” Sebelius was responding