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They also hurt the Chicago Bears in the process.... http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_RI_BISHOP_KENNEDY?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) -- A month of harsh words between Rep. Patrick Kennedy and a strident critic, Roman Catholic Bishop Thomas Tobin, escalated Sunday when the bishop acknowledged asking Kennedy not to receive Holy Communion because of the Democratic lawmaker's support for abortion rights.... http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/A/AS_CHINA_MINE_EXPLOSION?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT HEGANG, China (AP) -- When gas levels suddenly spiked deep in the Xinxing coal mine, Wang Jiguo grabbed two co-workers and they ran for their lives. Minutes later, there was a huge bang, a torrent of hot air and the earth shuddered.... http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/A/AS_INDONESIA_FERRY_SINKS?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) -- Rescuers returned to choppy waters off Indonesia's Sumatra island Monday to search for 21 passengers still missing after a ferry sank in a storm. Officials say 254 survivors were pulled from the sea and at least 29 other people drowned.... http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/S/SUNDAY_SCORES?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT ... http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/B/BKC_T25_ST_JOSEPHS_PURDUE?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT St. THOMAS, Virgin Islands (AP) -- JaJuan Johnson had 18 points and 10 rebounds to lead No. 7 Purdue to an 85-60 win over St. Joseph's on Sunday night in the Paradise Jam.... http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_TRAIN_STATION_OFFICER_HURT?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) -- A train passenger's video of an arrest shows heavy-duty glass shattering and showering down on a San Francisco area transit police officer and an unruly passenger in an incident that injured both men.... http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_POLICE_SHOOTING?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT NEW YORK (AP) -- A teenager killed in a confrontation with New York City police over the weekend was shot 11 times, the medical examiner's office said Sunday.... http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/H/HKN_NHL_STANDINGS?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT ... http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/F/FBN_NFL_STANDINGS?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT ... http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/B/BKN_NBA_STANDINGS?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT ... http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_RHODES_SCHOLARS?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT When Henry Spelman found out he'd won a Rhodes Scholarship, his first call was to his girlfriend. To share the good news, of course, but also to see whether she was a winner as well.... http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_PALIN_BILLY_GRAHAM?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT MONTREAT, N.C. (AP) -- Sarah Palin on Sunday dined and prayed with the Rev. Billy Graham, who has counseled presidents and other politicians for decades.... http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/B/BKC_T25_VILLANOVA_MISSISSIPPI?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) -- Scottie Reynolds scored 21 points, Corey Stokes added 18 and No. 5 Villanova beat Mississippi 79-67 on Sunday to win the Puerto Rico Tip-Off.... http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/B/BKC_MURRAY_ST_NC_CENTRAL?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT MIAMI (AP) -- B.J. Jenkins scored 16 points, leading five Murray State players in double figures, as the Racers routed North Carolina Central 84-61 on Sunday night.... http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/B/BKC_NC_STATE_AUBURN?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) -- Tracy Smith's basket with 1.3 seconds remaining lifted North Carolina State to a 60-58 victory over Auburn on Sunday night.... http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/B/BKN_PISTONS_SUNS?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT PHOENIX (AP) -- Amare Stoudemire scored 21 points and Steve Nash added 20 for Phoenix, then sat out the fourth quarter to watch the Suns rout road-weary Detroit 117-91 Sunday night for the Pistons' fifth straight loss.... http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/B/BKW_T25_NICHOLLS_ST_LSU?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) -- Allison Hightower scored 15 points, reaching 1,000 for her career, and No. 7 LSU routed Nicholls State 86-49 on Sunday night.... http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_SEPT_11_TRIAL_DEFENDANTS?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT NEW YORK (AP) -- The five men facing trial in the Sept. 11 attacks will plead not guilty so that they can air their criticisms of U.S. foreign policy, the lawyer for one of the defendants said Sunday.... http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_HEALTH_CARE_OVERHAUL?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT WASHINGTON (AP) -- Moderate Senate Democrats threatened Sunday to scuttle health-care legislation if their demands aren't met, while more liberal members warned their party leaders not to bend.... http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_TV_NBC_PEOPLE_OF_THE_YEAR?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Pilot Chesley Sullenberger jokes that his heroic handling of a disabled jetliner brought him "rock star sex" in an interview for "NBC's People of the Year" TV special.... http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/C/CN_CANADA_AFGHAN_DETAINEES?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT HALIFAX, Nova Scotia (AP) -- Canada's top general said Sunday the transfer of prisoners to Afghan authorities has been halted more than once due to concerns detainees would be tortured.... http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/B/BKC_ROCHESTER?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT KENT, Ohio (AP) -- Rodriquez Sherman scored 15 points to lead Kent State to a 63-44 victory over Rochester (Mich.) on Sunday night.... http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/L/LT_BRAZIL_STING?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) -- British pop star Sting says Brazil's government should listen to the voices of local indigenous groups before building a massive hydroelectric dam in the Amazon rain forest.... http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/E/EU_SPAIN_CRUISE_MOVIE_BULLS?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT MADRID (AP) -- Seven bulls being used on the set of a film starring Tom Cruise and Cameron Diaz have broken free in Spain and slightly injured two people.... http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/C/CB_BERMUDA_JAILED_TOURIST?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT HAMILTON, Bermuda (AP) -- Bermuda's highest court has struck down the conviction of a Florida woman who accidentally brought the ammunition magazine from her gun to the British island territory.... http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/C/CAR_NASCAR_HOMESTEAD?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT HOMESTEAD, Fla. (AP) -- Jimmie Johnson was chasing much more than a championship.... http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/B/BKC_COLLEGIATE_HALL_OF_FAME?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Larry Bird finished his speech, walked back to his seat and received a fist bump from the man sitting next to him on the dais.... http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_THREE_MILE_ISLAND_RADIATION?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT MIDDLETOWN, Pa. (AP) -- The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission says the small amount of radiation detected at the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant is not significant.... http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/B/BKC_ROBERT_MORRIS_ALBANY?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) -- Will Harris scored 22 points and Tim Ambrose added 15 points to lead Albany (N.Y.) to a 71-66 victory over Robert Morris in the third round of the 2K Sports Classic on Sunday.... http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/F/FBC_T25_COLLEGE_FB_POLL?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT NEW YORK (AP) -- Mississippi, California and North Carolina, teams that started the season with lofty expectations before stumbling, have surged back into the AP Top 25 college football poll.... http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/B/BKN_HORNETS_HEAT?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT MIAMI (AP) -- Dwyane Wade had 31 points, and Udonis Haslem hit a jumper with 15.4 seconds left to lift the Miami Heat past the New Orleans Hornets 102-101 on Sunday night.... http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_BOX_OFFICE?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT LOS ANGELES (AP) -- The vampire romance "The Twilight Saga: New Moon" sucked up $140.7 million in its first three days and pulled in a total of $258.8 million worldwide, according to studio estimates Sunday.... http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/B/BKC_JAMES_MADISON_FLA_INTERNATIONAL?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT MIAMI (AP) -- Julius Wells scored 23 points and grabbed 12 rebounds to lead James Madison to an 81-68 win over Florida International on Sunday night.... http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/B/BKC_T25_DEPAUL_TENNESSEE?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT ST. THOMAS, Virgin Islands (AP) -- Tyler Smith made two free throws with 13.7 seconds left, and No. 10 Tennessee held off DePaul 57-53 in the second round of the Paradise Jam on Sunday.... http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/H/HKN_LIGHTNING_THRASHERS_SUMS?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT ... http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/B/BKC_T25_KANSAS_STATE_DAYTON?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) -- Jacob Pullen scored 26 points and Denis Clemente added 21 to lead Kansas State to an 83-75 victory over No. 18 Dayton on Sunday in the third-place game of the Puerto Rico Tip-Off.... http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/B/BKC_MIAMI_SOUTH_CAROLINA?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) -- James Dews scored 22 points and Dwayne Collins added 17 points to go with 15 rebounds, leading Miami past South Carolina 85-70 in the championship game of the Charleston Classic on Sunday night.... http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/B/BKC_AUSTIN_PEAY_NIAGARA?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) -- Marcel Williams scored with 3.5 seconds remaining to give Austin Peay a 69-67 victory over Niagara on Sunday in the Glenn Wilkes Classic.... http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/H/HKN_LIGHTNING_THRASHERS?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT ATLANTA (AP) -- Steven Stamkos scored his 15th goal at 2:56 of overtime to give the Tampa Bay Lightning their second straight win, 4-3 over the Atlanta Thrashers on Sunday.... http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/G/GLF_LPGA_TOUR_CHAMPIONSHIP?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT RICHMOND, Texas (AP) -- Lorena Ochoa and Jiyai Shin will settle their duel for LPGA Tour player of the year on the final, frantic day of the season.... http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/J/JUD_OBIT_JUDO_PIONEER?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT DENVER (AP) -- Rena "Rusty" Kanokogi, known as the "Mother of Judo" partly for her role in bringing women's judo to the Olympic Games, has died. She was 74.... http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/F/FBN_JETS_PATRIOTS?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) -- The defense Bill Belichick didn't want to put on the field a week ago kept the offense of the New York Jets off it Sunday.... http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/F/FBN_TITANS_ADAMS?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT NEW YORK (AP) -- Tennessee Titans owner Bud Adams is making a friendlier gesture to the Buffalo Bills one week after his obscene hand sign to fans of the team earned him a hefty fine.... http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/I/IL_ILLINOIS_PRISON_WHITE_HOUSE?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT WASHINGTON (AP) -- A deal to house Guantanamo Bay detainees at a northwestern Illinois prison could bring nearly 3,000 jobs to the area, a White House analysis says.... http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_RHODES_SCHOLARS_LIST?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT The 32 American students chosen as Rhodes Scholars for 2010, listed by geographic region:... http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/M/ML_IRAN_WAR_GAMES?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT TEHRAN, Iran (AP) -- Iran on Sunday began large-scale air defense war games aimed at protecting its nuclear facilities from attack, state TV reported, as an air force commander boasted the country could deter any military strike by Israel.... http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/B/BKN_PACERS_BOBCATS?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) -- Nazr Mohammed scored 18 points, Boris Diaw added 17 and the Charlotte Bobcats beat the Indiana Pacers 104-88 on Sunday to snap a seven-game losing streak.... http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/F/FBN_BENGALS_RAIDERS?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) -- Bruce Gradkowski provided more than a spark for the struggling Oakland Raiders. He delivered a much-needed comeback victory that the Cincinnati Bengals handed over to Oakland.... http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_GRAND_CANYON_PERMITS?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) -- Getting one of the roughly 11,500 permits granted each year to backpack overnight in the Grand Canyon has become so competitive and "unfair" that managers at the national park have decided to change the system.... http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/B/BKW_T25_NORTH_CAROLINA_UNLV?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT LAS VEGAS (AP) -- Italee Lucas scored 24 points and Cetera DeGraffenreid added 22 to help No. 4 North Carolina beat UNLV 78-68 on Sunday.... http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/T/TEN_ATP_FINALS?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT LONDON (AP) -- Roger Federer overcame an erratic forehand and Fernando Verdasco on Sunday, rallying to beat his Spanish opponent 4-6, 7-5, 6-1 in the round-robin stage of the ATP World Tour Finals.... http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/F/FBN_CHARGERS_BRONCOS?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) -- It didn't matter which quarterback the Denver Broncos had under center Sunday. The San Diego Chargers bottled up both the rusty Chris Simms and the hobbled Kyle Orton.... http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/B/BKC_VERMONT_RUTGERS?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT PISCATAWAY, N.J. (AP) -- Evan Fjeld had 19 points as Vermont beat Rutgers 77-71 in the Legends Classic on Sunday.... http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/B/BKC_CHATTANOOGA_RICHMOND?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT RICHMOND, Va. (AP) -- Kevin Anderson scored 23 points and Richmond took advantage of 23 turnovers to roll over Chattanooga 75-49 in the South Padre Island Invitational on Sunday.... http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/F/FBC_BCS_STANDINGS?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT NEW YORK (AP) -- Iowa and Penn State ended their seasons eligible for an at-large BCS bid, and Oklahoma State and Virginia Tech are also in position to be eligible for invites to the four big-money bowl games even though they have no shot to win their conferences.... http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/B/BKW_T25_BAYLOR_CALIFORNIA?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) -- Brittney Griner had her chance to dunk in the waning minutes and missed again. It didn't matter much.... http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/B/BKW_T25_TENNESSEE_TECH_LOUISVILLE?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) -- Becky Burke scored 16 points and No. 23 Louisville overcame a sloppy first half to beat Tennessee Tech 84-54 on Sunday.... http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/F/FBN_COWBOYS_SIDELINE_SCUFFLE?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) -- Cowboys cornerback Terence Newman and secondary coach Dave Campo had a brief physical confrontation on the sideline Sunday, though Campo and head coach Wade Phillips both downplayed the incident after Dallas' 7-6 victory over the Washington Redskins.... http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/A/AS_AUSTRALIA_ASYLUM_SEEKERS?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT CANBERRA, Australia (AP) -- Sri Lankan and Afghan asylum seekers were separated at an island immigration detention center after a riot left 37 injured, an official said Monday.... http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/B/BKW_T25_STANFORD_UC_DAVIS?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT DAVIS, Calif. (AP) -- Kayla Pedersen had 17 points and 11 rebounds in leading No. 2 Stanford past UC Davis 76-51 on Sunday.... http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_MICHAEL_JACKSON_DOCTOR?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT LAS VEGAS (AP) -- Michael Jackson's former personal physician is returning to work at his Houston clinic for the first time since before the pop singer's death, his lawyer said Sunday.... http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/B/BKW_T25_MICHIGAN_KANSAS?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) -- Sade Morris scored a a career-high 26 points and became the 21st player in school history to eclipse 1,000 points, lifting No. 19 Kansas to a 77-66 win over Michigan on Sunday.... http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/B/BKW_T25_MICHIGAN_ST_WMICHIGAN?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) -- Lykendra Johnson scored 21 points and Aisha Jefferson added 12 to lead No. 21 Michigan State to a 74-51 win over Western Michigan on Sunday.... http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/W/WORLD_BRIEFLY?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT Lawyer says 9/11 defendants will plead not guilty so they can express their political views... http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/B/BKW_T25_TEXAS_AM_AUBURN?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT AUBURN, Ala. (AP) -- Danielle Adams scored 22 points and No. 15 Texas A&amp;M shot 53 percent in a 79-59 win over Auburn on Sunday.... http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/B/BKW_T25_TENNESSEE_VIRGINIA?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) -- Angie Bjorklund scored 24 points and hit the big shots when Tennessee needed them as the No. 6 Lady Vols beat No. 12 Virginia 77-63 on Sunday.... http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/F/FBN_CARDINALS_WARNER_INJURED?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT ST. LOUIS (AP) -- Arizona Cardinals quarterback Kurt Warner left Sunday's game after taking a blow to the head in the second quarter, and the team said his return was questionable.... http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/B/BKC_DRAKE_UCF?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) -- A.J. Rompza hit two difficult shots down the stretch and Central Florida held Drake scoreless over the final 6 minutes for a 59-50 victory on Sunday.... http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/B/BKC_UNC_WILMINGTON_SOUTH_FLORIDA?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) -- Dominique Jones scored 28 points and South Florida beat North Carolina-Wilmington 74-66 on Sunday in the third round of the Charleston Classic.... http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/L/LT_HONDURAS_COUP?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (AP) -- The coup last summer in this tiny, Central American country blew up into an international incident, with thousands of Hondurans taking to the streets while everyone from Barack Obama to Fidel Castro lined up behind ousted President Manuel Zelaya.... http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/F/FBC_WEIS_FUTURE?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) -- Charlie Weis wouldn't blame Notre Dame for firing him.... http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_CALIFORNIA_UNIVERSITY_FEES?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (AP) -- Officials at the University of California, Santa Cruz say dozens of protesters who were occupying the university's main administrative building have ended their protest.... http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_SUBWAY_STABBING?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT NEW YORK (AP) -- A subway passenger stabbed to death in front of horrified straphangers has been identified as 36-year-old Dwight Johnson of Brooklyn.... http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/F/FBN_NFL_CONCUSSIONS?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT NEW YORK (AP) -- NFL teams will soon be working with independent neurologists on concussion issues.... http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/B/BKW_T25_MARYLAND_MISSISSIPPIST?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT STARKVILLE, Miss. (AP) -- Alexis Rack scored a career-high 43 points and led a defensive effort that forced 28 turnovers to lead No. 25 Mississippi State to a 84-55 win over Maryland.... http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/F/FBN_STEELERS_CHIEFS?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) -- When the last player drafted in 2009 trotted onto the field, the best team of 2008 was doomed.... http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/B/BKW_T25_RUTGERS_GEORGIA?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT ATHENS, Ga. (AP) -- Ashley Houts scored 17 points to lead No. 16 Georgia to a come-from-behind 49-48 win over Rutgers on Sunday.... http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/F/FBN_FALCONS_GIANTS?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) -- Eli Manning and the New York Giants' offense bailed out their top-ranked defense.... http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_MRS_LINCOLN_EARRINGS?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) -- The Kentucky Historical Society has been displaying and publicizing a pair of earrings as having belonged to Mary Todd Lincoln, but others aren't as sure about their authenticity.... http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/B/BKC_ALCORN_ST_DETROIT?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) -- Xavier Keeling scored 17 points and Eli Holman notched a double-double, leading Detroit to a 79-59 win over Alcorn State on Sunday.... http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/E/EU_BRITAIN_FLOODS?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT LONDON (AP) -- Police and army experts say they're urgently checking the safety of about 1,800 bridges in northern England amid some of the worst storms ever recorded in Britain.... http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/B/BKC_MAINE_BROWN?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) -- Matt Mullery scored 24 points and Peter Sullivan added 20 points to lead Brown to a 75-62 victory over Maine on Sunday.... http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/F/FBN_49ERS_PACKERS?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) -- Aaron Rodgers made San Francisco pay for a draft-day snub in 2005 and the Green Bay Packers survived a second-half surge by the 49ers for a 30-24 victory Sunday.... http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/F/FBN_REDSKINS_COWBOYS?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) -- Tony Romo and the Dallas Cowboys were awful on offense for a second straight week. This time, they were lucky to be playing the broken-down Washington Redskins.... http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_REDHEAD_ASSAULT?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT CALABASAS, Calif. (AP) -- Authorities say a 12-year-old boy assaulted by a group of middle school classmates in Southern California may have been targeted after an Internet posting urged students to beat up redheads.... http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/F/FBN_SAINTS_BUCCANEERS?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT TAMPA, Fla. (AP) -- Drew Brees and the New Orleans Saints keep on rolling.... http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/F/FBN_COLTS_RAVENS?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT BALTIMORE (AP) -- The undefeated Indianapolis Colts found yet another way to win a close game, their 19th straight victory.... http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/F/FBN_BILLS_JAGUARS?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) -- David Garrard's second game-winning drive in as many weeks gave the Jacksonville Jaguars their first three-game winning streak in nearly two years.... http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/B/BKN_CELTICS_KNICKS?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT NEW YORK (AP) -- Kevin Garnett made a jumper to beat the overtime buzzer, giving the Boston Celtics a 107-105 victory over the New York Knicks on Sunday.... http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_DEATH_PENALTY_OHIO?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- The man considered the father of lethal injection in the United States said it doesn't matter whether three fatal drugs are used or one - as his home state of Ohio has proposed - as long as the drug works efficiently.... http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/B/BKC_T25_MORGAN_ST_LOUISVILLE?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT LOUISVILLE, Ky. 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(AP) -- Comedian Stephen Colbert took the "Night Train" and it nearly left him speechless.... http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/E/EU_ROMANIA_PRESIDENTIAL_ELECTIONS?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) -- A presidential election aimed at helping Romania emerge from a political and economic crisis failed to produce a winner on Sunday, and the top two candidates will compete in a runoff next month, according to two exit polls.... http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_MARINE_CENSUS?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- The creatures living in the depths of the ocean are as weird and outlandish as the creations in a Dr. Seuss book: tentacled transparent sea cucumbers, primitive "dumbos" that flap ear-like fins, and tubeworms that feed on oil deposits.... http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/B/BKC_T25_VALPARAISO_MICHIGAN_ST?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT EAST LANSING, Mich. 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(AP) -- Delroy James scored 21 points and had eight rebounds to lead Rhode Island to a 92-75 victory over Holy Cross on Sunday.... http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_HEALTH_CARE_MAMMOGRAMS?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT WASHINGTON (AP) -- Lawmakers broke along party lines on a new aspect of the health care debate Sunday as a former National Institutes of Health chief urged women to ignore guidelines that delay the start of breast cancer screenings.... http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/A/ATH_ATHLETE_OF_THE_YEAR?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT MONACO (AP) -- Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt and 400-meter runner Sanya Richards of the United States won their second IAAF World Athlete of the Year awards on Sunday.... http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_US_INDIA_SINGH?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT WASHINGTON (AP) -- India's prime minister, Manmohan Singh, has arrived in Washington for a visit to be highlighted by an official welcoming ceremony and a state dinner at the White House with President Barack Obama.... http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/M/ML_IRAQ_US_CASUALTIES?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT BAGHDAD (AP) -- The U.S. military says an American soldier has been killed in action in Iraq.... http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_WALL_STREET_WEEK_AHEAD?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT NEW YORK (AP) -- Investors are heading toward the final month of the year with more questions about the economy than they had just a few weeks ago.... http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/B/BKN_MAGIC_RAPTORS?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT TORONTO (AP) -- Vince Carter scored 24 points, Dwight Howard had 17 points and 12 rebounds and the Orlando Magic won their fifth straight game, 104-96 over the Toronto Raptors on Sunday.... http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/B/BKC_TULANE_LA_SALLE?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) -- Rodney Green was 4-for-4 from the foul line in the final 48 seconds, and La Salle held on to beat Tulane 61-59 on Sunday in the third round of the Charleston Classic.... http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/S/SCI_CLIMATE_09_POST_KYOTO?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT WASHINGTON (AP) -- Since the 1997 international accord to fight global warming, climate change has worsened and accelerated - beyond some of the grimmest of warnings made back then.... http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/O/OLY_BOB_BOBSLED_WORLD_CUP?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT LAKE PLACID, N.Y. (AP) -- Steven Holcomb said the U.S. bobsled team was going to be a powerhouse this year. 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Maybe none of the above. 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(AP) -- Gov. Don Carcieri's administration has failed for months to spend $20 million meant to insulate poor people's homes against the winter chill and put unemployed people to work during one of the worst economic crises since the Great Depression.... http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_CALIFORNIA_FREEWAY_FATAL?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Authorities say a couple and a 14-year-old boy have been killed in a fiery freeway crash in Southern California that two younger children managed to survive.... http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_TRIBAL_MURDERS?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT INDIO, Calif. (AP) -- In the days before Fred Alvarez was shot execution-style with two friends on his verandah, the strapping Cabazon tribal leader feared he was a marked man: His motorcycle had been tampered with, his mailbox shot up and his house ransacked.... http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_THANKSGIVING_TRAVEL?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT WASHINGTON (AP) -- The number of Americans traveling away from home for Thanksgiving will be up only slightly this year from 2008, according to a report from the AAA auto club.... http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_OPERA_REVIEW_TRITTICO?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT NEW YORK (AP) -- Patricia Racette had just sung her moving final notes in "Suor Angelica" and fallen to the stage.... http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/C/CN_CANADA_FACEBOOK_INSURANCE?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT BROMONT, Quebec (AP) -- A Canadian woman on long-term sick leave for depression says she lost her benefits because her insurance agent found photos of her on Facebook in which she appeared to be having fun.... http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_UNEMPLOYMENT_TAXES?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT WASHINGTON (AP) -- As if small businesses needed another reason not to hire, consider their latest financial burden: The cost of rising unemployment itself.... http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/M/ML_IRAQ_SADDAMS_SUPPORTERS?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT BAGHDAD (AP) -- A stepped-up campaign by Iraq's prime minister against Saddam Hussein loyalists is alienating Sunni Muslims and stoking tensions between them and the majority Shiites ahead of key national elections.... http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/N/NY_ENERGY_EFFICIENCY?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) -- Turning off lights, turning down the heat and buying with an eye toward energy efficiency is saving New York more than $3.1 million so far this fiscal year.... http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/B/BKN_KNICKS_NATES_SHOT?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT NEW YORK (AP) -- Knicks coach Mike D'Antoni says Nate Robinson was not benched for taking a shot at the wrong basket Saturday.... http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_ATLANTIC_CITY_BOARDWALK_FIRE?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) -- Investigators say a fire that destroyed businesses on the famous Atlantic City boardwalk apparently started in a pizza shop.... http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/L/LT_VENEZUELA_MORE_WEAPONS?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) -- President Hugo Chavez is hailing the forthcoming arrival of 300 Russian-made tanks and armored vehicles, and urging civilians to join government-organized militias to be ready to defend Venezuela from a foreign invasion.... http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_SOCAL_EARTHQUAKES?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT LOS ANGELES (AP) -- A magnitude 3.7 earthquake has rattled Southern California's Big Bear Lake area, followed by a sharp aftershock.... http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/C/CLIMATE?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT COPENHAGEN (AP) -- Sixty-five world leaders have said they will attend the Copenhagen climate summit in December, and several more have responded positively to invitations, Danish officials said Sunday.... http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/E/EU_BRITAIN_IRAQ?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT LONDON (AP) -- Leaked British government documents call into question ex-Prime Minister Tony Blair's public statements on the buildup to the Iraq war and show plans for the U.S.-led 2003 invasion were being made more than a year earlier, a newspaper reported Sunday.... http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/M/ML_ISRAEL_PALESTINIAN_NUN?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT NAZARETH, Israel (AP) -- A Palestinian nun who co-founded a charity dedicated to educating Arab girls on Sunday took an important step toward sainthood.... http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_SAIPAN_SHOOTING?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT SAIPAN, Northern Mariana Islands (AP) -- The gunman who killed four people and wounded nine in a shooting rampage on the Pacific island of Saipan was identified Sunday as a Chinese national believed to be employed at the shooting range where the deaths occurred.... http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_IRAQI_REFUGEES_DETROIT?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT DETROIT (AP) -- The U.S. government resettled Mazen Alsaqa in Massachusetts in February. 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