Cavendish Wins 12th Stage of Giro d’Italia
The sprinter Mark Cavendish won the rainy 12th stage of the Giro d’Italia for his 100th career victory, while Vincenzo Nibali maintained his overall lead. The Tour de France winner, Bradley Wiggins,...
View ArticleBea Arthur Topless Painting Fetches $1.9M in NYC
NEW YORK — A painting of actress Bea Arthur topless has sold for $1.9 million at a New York City auction. The painting is by artist John Currin and is titled "Bea Arthur Naked." It sold at Christie's...
View ArticleNews Summary: Cheap Gas Lowers US Consumer Prices
BIG PRICE DROP: A plunge in the cost of gas drove down a measure of U.S. consumer prices last month by the most since December 2008. The consumer price index fell 0.4 percent in April from March....
View ArticleTicketmaster Settles Rewards Lawsuit for $23M
LOS ANGELES — Ticketmaster has agreed to settle claims for up to $23 million over a lawsuit affecting more than a million people who, after buying a ticket online, were enrolled in a rewards program...
View ArticleNews Summary: Venezuela Faces Toilet Paper Crisis
WIPED OUT: Blaming political opponents for the shortfall, as it does for other shortages, the embattled socialist government of Venezuela says it will import 50 million rolls of toilet paper to boost...
View ArticleDjokovic Beats Dolgopolov to Advance in Rome
ROME — Top-ranked Novak Djokovic improved his clay-court record this season to 8-1 and reached the Italian Open quarterfinals by beating Alexandr Dolgopolov 6-1, 6-4 Thursday. The only danger Djokovic...
View ArticleTea Party Groups Call IRS Process a 'Nightmare'
WASHINGTON — Anger over President Barack Obama's policies drove businessman Tom Zawistowski to file paperwork with the Internal Revenue Service nearly three years ago to create the Ohio Liberty...
View ArticleObama Taps Giffords for Fulbright Board
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is tapping former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords for the board that selects recipients for Fulbright scholarships. The Arizona Democrat resigned from Congress in 2012, a...
View ArticleRBS to Cut Another 1,400 Retail Bank Jobs in UK
LONDON — Royal Bank of Scotland says it is cutting 1,400 jobs from its retail banking operations over the next two years. The bank says the latest round of cuts affects support staff. Around half of...
View ArticleObama: Time to Revisit Enacting Media Shield Law
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is defending investigations into government leaks, saying they are necessary for national security. But he also says it's important to balance such inquiries with...
View ArticleBoston Marathon Invites Stopped Runners Back
BOSTON — Boston Marathon organizers say runners who couldn't finish this year's race because of the explosions at the finish line can come back next year. The Boston Athletic Association says people...
View ArticleUS Sanctions on 4 Syrian Ministers, Rebel Leader
WASHINGTON — The Obama administration has added four Syrian government ministers to a U.S. terror blacklist as well as the leader of an al-Qaida-linked organization fighting President Bashar Assad's...
View ArticleRed Cross Says 3 Kidnapped Workers Safely Released
GENEVA — The International Committee of the Red Cross says three of its workers who had been kidnapped by armed men in the southern Yemeni province of Abyan have been released. Cedric Schweizer, who...
View ArticleUN: 3 Peacekeepers Abducted Between Israel-Syria
UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. peacekeeping chief says armed men broke into a U.N. outpost in a buffer zone separating Israel and Syria early Wednesday and abducted three U.N military observers. Herve...
View ArticleMore Than 20 Killed in Congo Mine Collapse
KINSHASA, Congo — The government of Congo says more than 20 people have died in a collapse at a bush mine in the region of Masisi in North Kivu province. That's in the far eastern part of the country....
View ArticleCoin Tossing Breaks Tie in Philippine Mayoral Race
MANILA, Philippines — What do you do when two candidates running for mayor in the Philippines get exactly the same number of votes? You get them to toss a coin. Marvic Feraren and Boyet Py both...
View ArticleMan Shoots Himself in Head at Paris School
PARIS — Paris police say that a man committed suicide at a private Catholic school in central Paris by shooting himself in the head. The shooting took place shortly before noon on Thursday as children...
View ArticleRays Put Cy Young Winner David Price on DL
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The Tampa Bay Rays have put AL Cy Young Award winner David Price on the 15-day disabled list because of a strained left triceps. This is the first time in Price's career that he...
View ArticleBills Promote Whaley to General Manager
Doug Whaley was promoted and will take over as the Buffalo Bills’ general manager, making the team’s near top-to-bottom off-season overhaul complete. The decision to elevate Whaley from his position...
View ArticleBriscoe Eager to Be Better on Indy 500 Race Day
INDIANAPOLIS — A year ago, Ryan Briscoe captured the Indianapolis 500 pole and wound up five on race day. After not finding a fulltime ride this season, Briscoe is back for another 500 former employer...
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