(AP) Review clears Vikings owners’ financesBy PATRICK CONDONAssociated PressMINNEAPOLISA financial review shows Minnesota Vikings owners Zygi and Mark Wilf are able to pay their share of the $1 billion cost for the team’s new downtown Minneapolis stadium, officials with the
(AP) OSU president: School will investigate allegationsBy The Associated PressOklahoma State President Burns Hargis says the school will conduct an investigation into possible rules violations by the football program that have been alleged in a series of stories by Sports
By NICHOLAS K. GERANIOSAssociated PressSPOKANE, Wash.The two 16-year-old boys charged in the beating death of an 88-year-old World War II veteran have entered not guilty pleas and will be tried in November. Demetruis Glenn and Kenan Adams-Kinard are being tried
(AP) Appeals court upholds slugger Bonds’ convictionBy PAUL ELIASAssociated PressSAN FRANCISCOA federal appeals court on Friday upheld former Giants slugger Barry Bonds’ obstruction of justice conviction stemming from rambling testimony he gave during a 2003 appearance before a grand jury
(AP) Afghan Taliban attack US Consulate, kill 2 AfghansBy AMIR SHAH and NAHAL TOOSIAssociated PressKABUL, AfghanistanTaliban militants unleashed car bombs at the U.S. Consulate in western Afghanistan on Friday morning, triggering a firefight with security forces in an attack that
(AP) Colorado flooding cuts off mountain towns, kills 3By P. SOLOMON BANDA and BEN NEARYAssociated PressLYONS, Colo.With rain still falling and the flood threat still real, rescuers were struggling to reach dozens of people cut off by flooding in Colorado
(AP) Judge refuses to block new meat labeling rulesBy JOSH FUNKAssociated PressOMAHA, Neb.A federal judge has refused to block new rules that require the meat industry to include specific information about the origin of their products on labels. Industry groups
(AP) Texas Tech upends No. 24 TCU 20-10By BETSY BLANEYAssociated PressLUBBOCK, TexasFreshman backup quarterback Davis Webb threw a 19-yard touchdown pass to Bradley Marquez with 3:48 remaining to lead Texas Tech to a 20-10 victory over No. 24 TCU on
(AP) Raging fire strikes at heart of Sandy-hit NJ townBy WAYNE PARRY and BRUCE SHIPKOWSKIAssociated PressSEASIDE PARK, N.J.A massive fire spitting fist-sized embers engulfed dozens of businesses along an iconic Jersey shore boardwalk Thursday, forcing workers to rip up stretches
Disgraced cyclist Lance Armstrong has returned his bronze medal from the 2000 Olympics after the International Olympic Committee stripped him of the time trial medal in January after Armstrong confessed to Oprah Winfrey that he had doped to win all
(AP) Senate panel Oks measure defining a journalistBy DONNA CASSATAAssociated PressWASHINGTONA Senate panel on Thursday approved a measure defining a journalist, which had been an obstacle to broader media shield legislation designed to protect reporters and the news media from
(AP) 8 die, hundreds evacuated in Romania floodingBy ALISON MUTLERAssociated PressBUCHAREST, RomaniaEight people have died and hundreds have been evacuated in remote eastern Romania as torrential rains caused flash flooding, officials reported Thursday. Authorities said some 700 houses were flooded
(AP) Somalia: Reports indicate American jihadi killedBy ABDI GULED and JASON STRAZIUSOAssociated PressMOGADISHU, SomaliaA rapping jihadi from Alabama who ascended the ranks of Somalia’s al-Qaida-linked militant group and was on the FBI’s Most Wanted list with a $5 million reward
(AP) Study: Wind farms killed 67 eagles in 5 yearsBy DINA CAPPIELLOAssociated PressWASHINGTONWind energy facilities have killed at least 67 golden and bald eagles in the last five years, but the figure could be much higher, according to a new
(AP) Voters slam Weiner, Spitzer comebacksBy JONATHAN LEMIRE and LARRY NEUMEISTERAssociated PressNEW YORKIt was perhaps a fitting end to an Anthony Weiner mayoral run that couldn’t seem to escape a sexting scandal.Outside a “victory” party where supporters mourned a disappointing
(AP) Libya: Blast hits Foreign Ministry in BenghaziBy ESAM MOHAMEDAssociated PressTRIPOLI, LibyaSecurity officials say a powerful explosion has caused serious damage to Libya’s Foreign Ministry building in the heart of the coastal city of Benghazi. The early Wednesday morning blast
(AP) Patient’s bill soars as health law program faltersBy RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVARAssociated PressWASHINGTONCoping with advanced cancer, Bev Veals was in the hospital for chemo this summer when she got a call that her health plan was shutting down. Then, the substitute
(AP) Big student debt in unexpected placesBy PHILIP ELLIOTTAssociated PressWASHINGTONDon’t let the big price tags nix an application to Harvard or Yale. The average student receiving financial aid on those campuses paid about a quarter of the public sticker price
(AP) $250 million gift to Kentucky college withdrawnBy BRUCE SCHREINERAssociated PressA small Kentucky liberal arts college lost out on one of the largest gifts in U.S. higher education history when the $250 million donation was withdrawn, school officials said Monday.
By THOMAS PEIPERTAssociated PressDENVERAbout 100 students and faculty at the University of Denver and others protested against a decision by the university’s international school to give a global service award Monday to former President George W. Bush. Protesters demonstrated on
(AP) World leaders push big companies to pay more taxesBy ANGELA CHARLTONAssociated PressST. PETERSBURG, RussiaIt’s time to make Google, Apple and other multinational companies pay more taxes. That’s the message President Barack Obama and the leaders of the world’s leading
(AP) Conservatives sweep to Australia election victoryBy ROD McGUIRKAssociated PressCANBERRA, AustraliaAustralia’s conservative opposition swept to power Saturday, ending six years of Labor Party rule and winning over a disenchanted public by promising to end a hated tax on carbon emissions,
(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
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
(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
