Possible deal could cut ex-Enron CEO's sentence
HOUSTON (AP) — A possible agreement that could reduce the prison sentence of former Enron Corp. CEO Jeffrey Skilling for his role in the collapse of the once mighty energy giant is being discussed,...
View ArticleDad: W.Virginia sheriff slaying suspect mentally 'off'
WILLIAMSON, W.Va. (AP) — The man suspected of killing a West Virginia sheriff as he ate lunch in his car was mentally disturbed and had no particular vendetta with law enforcement, his father told The...
View ArticleElmwood vs North Baltimore baseball April 4th 2013
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View ArticleBlackBerry-maker RIM stops BBM music service
TORONTO (AP) — BlackBerry-maker Research In Motion says it is silencing its streaming music service barely two years after it launched. The Canadian company emailed BlackBerry Messenger Music...
View Article(Updated) Second lost hiker rescued from California forest
RANCHO SANTA MARGARITA, Calif. (AP) — A young woman missing in a Southern California forest since setting out on a Sunday hike was rescued from a rocky ledge on steep slope Thursday, authorities....
View ArticleSpokane grandmother shoots at intruder, gets badge
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Friends say Sandra Mize is soft-spoken with a great laugh, but don't mess with the 63-year-old grandmother of 10. When she was awakened by an intruder smashing through her...
View ArticleSun-Times: Famed movie critic Roger Ebert dies
CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago Sun-Times is reporting that its film critic Roger Ebert has died. He was 70. The paper says on its website the Pulitzer Prize-winning film critic died Thursday. Ebert was...
View ArticleDowntown Fire (04-05-13)
Engines from the Bowling Green Fire Department is seen on the 100 block of South Main Street in Bowling Green, Ohio on the early morning hours of April 5, 2013 as crews investigate the cause of a fire...
View ArticleSearch crews recount dramatic California hiker rescue
RANCHO SANTA MARGARITA, Calif. (AP) — At first, the rescuers couldn't believe their ears: After four days of grueling searching, they suddenly heard a faint female voice calling for help. Over the next...
View ArticleTexas inmates back in jail after capture in barn
SULPHUR SPRINGS, Texas (AP) — A capital murder suspect and a convicted drug offender whose escape from a Texas jail left residents in the largely rural area on edge are back in lockup after being...
View ArticleEbert: Not just a critic, but a part of Hollywood
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Roger Ebert could be tough on filmmakers, but unlike many critics, he earned their respect. So much so that they claimed him as one of their own when the Directors Guild of America...
View ArticleAlabama Legislature votes to pardon Scottsboro Boys
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Opening a final chapter to one of the most important civil rights episodes in American history, Alabama lawmakers voted Thursday to allow posthumous pardons for the "Scottsboro...
View ArticleJapan's Nikkei jumps above 13,000 on BOJ stimulus
BANGKOK (AP) — Japan's benchmark stock index surged to its highest level in more than four years Friday, its second straight day of big gains after the central bank announced aggressive action to lift...
View ArticleNorth Korea threats spark buzz on Guam, not panic
HAGATNA, Guam (AP) — C.J. Urquico has lived on Guam for 19 years so he's used to a military backdrop to everyday life. Navy ships visit, Air Force jets fly overhead and war games are played off the...
View ArticleMiami's Larranaga, Michigan's Burke win AP awards
ATLANTA (AP) — Jim Larranaga made his mark as a basketball coach years ago at places like Bowling Green and George Mason. This season, with his Miami Hurricanes enjoying unprecedented success,...
View ArticleFAA funded airport towers using 30-year-old data
WASHINGTON (AP) — The government has been using 30-year-old data on aircraft collisions to justify the cost of operating control towers at small airports even though accident rates have improved...
View ArticleHP's chairman steps down, two directors to depart
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Hewlett-Packard Co. Chairman Ray Lane is stepping down and two other board members are leaving in a shake-up spurred by disgruntled stockholders stung by the personal computer...
View ArticleSamsung's operating profit up 53 percent in 1Q
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Samsung Electronics Co. said its operating profit last quarter rose 53 percent over a year earlier, outpacing expectations for what's normally a slow time for consumer...
View ArticleMississippi detective, suspect shot, killed inside police HQ
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Stunned police officials in Jackson, Miss., are trying to determine how a suspect was able to shoot and kill a homicide detective inside an interrogation room at police...
View ArticleDowntown BG fire claims a life
Firefighters are seen near an engine on the 100 block of South Main Street in Bowling Green, Ohio on the early morning hours of April 5, 2013 as crews investigate the cause of a fire which broke out...
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