(AP) Messi set to answer questions in tax fraud caseBy JOSEPH WILSONAssociated PressGAVA, SpainBarcelona star Lionel Messi and his father are appearing before a Spanish judge to answer questions in a tax fraud case. Messi has been summoned to Gava’s
(AP) Cuba lets athletes compete in foreign leaguesBy ANNE-MARIE GARCIAAssociated PressHAVANACuba announced Friday that its athletes will be allowed to sign contracts to compete in foreign leagues, a shift from decades of policy that held professional sports to be anathema
By GEORGE M. WALSHAssociated PressALBANY, N.Y.Police say six people have been arrested on charges they were among hundreds of young partygoers who trashed the upstate New York vacation home of a former NFL player. The arrests came after former New
(AP) Dodgers: Slain fan was son of team security guardBy SUDHIN THANAWALA and TERRY COLLINSAssociated PressSAN FRANCISCOThe man who was fatally stabbed during a confrontation after a Dodgers-Giants game in San Francisco was the son of a Dodgers security guard,
(AP) Man faces homicide charge in Dodgers fan’s slayingBy SUDHIN THANAWALA and TERRY COLLINSAssociated PressSAN FRANCISCOSan Francisco police say a 21-year-old man faces a homicide charge in the fatal stabbing of a Los Angeles Dodgers fan after team’s game against
(AP) NY school team calls it quits after football deathBy CAROLYN THOMPSONAssociated PressBROCTON, N.Y.It was a question with no right answer that tugged heavy at the hearts of Damon Janes’ teammates when the 16-year-old died after a hit in a
San Francisco police investigator Scott Warnke did not immediately return texts and calls from Breitbart Sports regarding the investigation of the fatal stabbing of a Dodgers fan after the Giants 6-4 win Wednesday night. The communications department for the Giants
With just four days until the grand opening of Obamacare’s healthcare exchanges, the Obama Administration quietly told Latino groups on Wednesday that the Spanish version of the healthcare.gov website will not be ready for weeks. The delay could potentially affect
(AP) Ex-Mont. teacher freed after 30-day term for rapeBy MATTHEW BROWNAssociated PressBILLINGS, Mont.Montana prison officials released a former high school teacher Thursday after he completed a 30-day sentence for rape that is under review by the state’s high court and
(AP) Militant group attacks Kenyan border townBy TOM ODULAAssociated PressNAIROBI, KenyaThe Islamic extremist group that killed scores of people at a Nairobi mall attacked two Kenyan towns near the Somali border, killing three people. The leader of the Somali group
President George H.W. Bush and Barbara Bush served as official witnesses at a same-sex wedding in Maine over the weekend. According to ABC News, Bonnie Clement and Helen Thorgalsen who own a Kennebunk, Maine general store, and are longtime friends
(AP) USA’s comeback renews interest in America’s CupBy PAUL ELIASAssociated PressSAN FRANCISCOJust a month ago, the America’s Cup “village” along San Francisco’s waterfront had few visitors. Its trendy, temporary bars often had more staff than patrons and retail workers at
(AP) Schools criticized for bans on dreadlocks, AfrosBy LEANNE ITALIEAssociated Press With those words, second-grader Tiana Parker of Tulsa, Okla., found herself, at age 7, at the center of decades of debate over standards of black beauty, cultural pride and
(AP) Obamacare trade-off: low premium, high deductibleBy RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVARAssociated PressWASHINGTONYou might be pleased with the low monthly premium for one of the new health insurance plans under President Barack Obama’s overhaul, but the added expense of copayments and deductibles could
By BASSEM MROUEAssociated PressBEIRUTLebanese airport officials say a team of U.N. chemical weapons inspectors has arrived in Beirut on its way back to Syria. U.N officials say the inspectors will complete their investigation into “pending credible allegations” of chemical weapons
By DAVID RISING and RODNEY MUHUMUZAAssociated PressNAIROBI, KenyaThe militant group behind the takeover of a Nairobi mall claimed Wednesday that Kenyan government assault team carried out “a demolition” of the building, burying 137 hostages in rubble. A government spokesman denied
(AP) Cards’ Wacha loses no-hit bid with 2 outs in 9thBy STEVE OVERBEYAssociated PressST. LOUISIf he was heartbroken, Michael Wacha never showed it. Not so, the rest of the St. Louis Cardinals. Wacha lost his no-hit bid on Ryan Zimmerman’s
(AP) Officials: Obama, Rouhani will not meet at UNBy DARLENE SUPERVILLEAssociated PressUNITED NATIONSSenior U.S. officials say President Barack Obama and Iranian President Hasan Rouhani will not meet while both leaders are at the United Nations. The officials say a meeting
(AP) New signs of rising illegal immigration into USBy HOPE YENAssociated PressWASHINGTONAfter dropping during the recession, the number of immigrants crossing the border illegally into the U.S. appears to be on the rise again.The total number of immigrants living in
(AP) Germany gets its 1st black members of ParliamentBy FRANK JORDANSAssociated PressBERLINA chemist and an actor — both with family roots in Senegal — have become Germany’s first black federal lawmakers, according to official election results released Monday. They were
By ALICIA RANCILIOAssociated PressNEW YORKEllen Pompeo (pahm-PAY’-oh) wasn’t a fan of this year’s Emmy Awards show. The 43-year-old actress says she “was really disappointed” by Sunday’s telecast. ___ Online: http://www.abc.go.com/shows/greys-anatomy/ ___ Alicia Rancilio covers entertainment for The Associated Press. Follow
(AP) 10 Commandments monument toppled in WashingtonBy JESSICA GRESKOAssociated PressWASHINGTONA stone monument of the Ten Commandments that sits on a street behind the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington and was the subject of controversy in the past has been toppled
(AP) Pakistani Christians protest deadly church bombingBy RIAZ KHANAssociated PressPESHAWAR, PakistanAngry Pakistani Christians on Monday denounced the deadliest attack ever in this country against members of their faith as the death toll from the church bombings the day before climbed
(AP) Egypt bans Muslim Brotherhood groupBy MAGGIE MICHAELAssociated PressCAIROAn Egyptian court on Monday ordered the Muslim Brotherhood to be banned and its assets confiscated in a dramatic escalation of a crackdown by the military-backed government against supporters of the ousted
(AP) Multiple blasts rock Kenya hostage crisis mallBy JASON STRAZIUSOAssociated PressNAIROBI, KenyaMultiple large blasts have rocked Kenya’s Westgate Mall where a hostage siege is in its third day. Associated Press reporters on the scene Monday heard multiple blasts and a
