NFL looking at 2015 draft sites
NEW YORK - The NFL is looking at options for where to hold the draft in 2015. Next year's draft, one of the most popular events on the league calendar, was moved from April to May 8-10 to keep it at...
View Article90-year-old lobsterman survives sinking off Maine
HARPSWELL, Maine - A 90-year-old lobsterman is eager to get back on the water after surviving the sinking of his boat by swimming to a nearby island through the cold waters of the Gulf of Maine....
View ArticleNews Summary: Feds back morning-after pill access
COMPLYING WITH ORDER: The Obama administration said it will comply with a judge's order to allow girls of any age to buy emergency contraception without prescriptions. FIGHT OVER: The decision ends a...
View ArticleUS stocks end a choppy day with a loss
NEW YORK - Stocks are ending lower after a volatile day as investors position themselves for less economic stimulus from central banks. The Dow Jones industrial average fell 116 points to close at...
View ArticleDispatch call describes Paris Jackson's injuries
LOS ANGELES - Audio released by authorities reveals that paramedics were dispatched to Paris Jackson's home last week on a report that the 15-year-old had taken 20 Motrin pills and cut herself with a...
View ArticleAP Source: Ewing new Bobcats associate head coach
CHARLOTTE, N.C. - A person familiar with the situation says the Charlotte Bobcats have reached an agreement in principle with Hall of Famer Patrick Ewing to become their new associate head coach. The...
View ArticleLibya army chief vows end to militias this year
TRIPOLI, Libya - Libya's interim army chief of staff insists militias will have to lay down their arms or join the military by the end of this year. His comments come just days after 31 people, mostly...
View ArticleSpanish ex-nursing home worker killed 11 residents
MADRID - A jury has convicted a former Spanish nursing home worker of killing 11 residents over a one-year period by forcing them to drink toxic liquids like bleach. Joan Vila confessed during his...
View Article5 things to know in Florida for June 12
Your daily look at news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today. ZIMMERMAN JURY SELECTION Jury selection continued Tuesday in the second-degree murder trial of George...
View ArticleAP PHOTOS: Turkey protesters face riot police
Hundreds of police in riot gear attempted to clear Istanbul's central Taksim Square of anti-government protesters who have been occupying the area for more than a week. Police used tear gas and water...
View ArticleReview: 'Reasons to Be Happy' is intense, funny
NEW YORK - Actual happiness isn't especially prevalent in Neil Labute's new play, "Reasons To Be Happy." But then, LaBute can send his plots in surprising directions, so be prepared for an avalanche...
View ArticleMaddon still convinced HBP intentional
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - Tampa Bay manager Joe Maddon watched the videotape and it didn't change his mind that Boston's John Lackey hit Rays leadoff hitter Matt Joyce intentionally Monday night....
View ArticleMan gets life for killing daughter's girlfriend
BARTOW, Fla. - A central Florida man was sentenced to life in prison Tuesday for strangling his daughter's girlfriend and hiding her body in an empty house. Polk County Circuit Judge Donald Jacobsen...
View ArticleACLU: pill mill database leaked patient info
MIAMI - The American Civil Liberties Union is looking for answers after it says confidential prescription drug information for 3,300 patients stored in a statewide database has landed in the hands of...
View ArticleMysterious brown foam prompts testing at Lake Mead
LAS VEGAS - Authorities are investigating mysterious brown foam that showed up on the surface of Lake Mead over the weekend. Dozens of carp were also found dead in the area. Southern Nevada Water...
View ArticleLawyer: Subcontractor is scapegoat in Pa. collapse
PHILADELPHIA - A Philadelphia lawyer says a subcontractor charged in a deadly building collapse is a scapegoat who was merely following orders. The lawyer for 42-year-old Sean Benschop denies that he...
View ArticleJaguars giving basketball player Kearse a tryout
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Lance Kearse's first football practice in nearly a decade got off to a rough start. Before he even caught a pass, he ran off the field and vomited. It was understandable if he was...
View ArticleVirgin Islands plumber accused of coercing 3 girls
CHARLOTTE AMALIE, U.S. Virgin Islands - A plumber in the U.S. Virgin Islands is being accused of using the Internet to coerce three female minors to engage in sexual activity. U.S. Attorney Ronald W....
View ArticleA cheeky problem: NJ town to restrict baggy pants
WILDWOOD, N.J. - Mayor Ernest Troiano Jr. thinks he's found a way to put one of this Jersey shore resort town's problems behind it. Wildwood is ready to ban overly saggy pants, no ifs, ands or butts....
View ArticleOkla. AG files gambling case forfeiture petition
OKLAHOMA CITY - The Oklahoma Attorney General's Office is stepping up its effort to have almost $7.8 million that was seized from an Anadarko couple and the corporations they control during an illegal...
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