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One of US FBI's most wanted nabbed in Mexico
A state prosecutor says one of the U.S. FBI's 10 most wanted fugitives has been arrested in the resort city of Playa del Carmen. Prosecutor Gaspar Armando Garcia Torres says Walter Lee Williams, 64, is wanted on charges of sexual exploitation of children and traveling abroad for the purpose of ...
Altidore scores, US beats Honduras 1-0
No amount of tight defense could keep Jozy Altidore from doing what he does best. Altidore has been money in scoring timely goals for the U.S. national team this spring. Honduras made a concerted effort to keep him in check, but the American forward still put himself in the highlight ...
Oil falls near $98 a barrel before Bernanke speaks
The price of oil fell Wednesday, before the conclusion of a U.S. Federal Reserve meeting. Benchmark oil for July delivery fell 13 cents to $98.31 per barrel at midday Bangkok time in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. The contract rose 67 cents to close at $98.44 a ...
AL West-leading A's beat Rangers, Darvish 6-2
Facing Yu Darvish has been no problem for the Oakland Athletics. They have beaten the Texas Rangers' Japanese ace four times, more than any other team. Brandon Moss and John Jaso homered, Jarrod Parker went seven strong innings for his fourth consecutive victory and the AL West-leading A's beat the ...
Dish won't submit revised bid for Sprint
Satellite TV operator Dish Network Corp. said Tuesday it would not submit a revised bid for Sprint, leaving the path open for the wireless carrier to accept what it already considers a superior offer from Japan's Softbank. Dish said that Sprint Nextel Corp.'s decision to cut Dish's due diligence process ...
Rural lawmakers push for farm bill votes in House
Farm-state lawmakers are scrambling to win bipartisan support for a five-year, half-trillion-dollar farm bill on the House floor this week. The legislation would cut $2 billion a year from food stamps while raising subsidies for several crops. Though it has support from rural lawmakers across the political spectrum, it is ...
UCLA defeats Wolfpack 2-1 at College World Series
Never has a team swinging metal bats produced so few runs through two College World Series games yet found itself in such an enviable position. These UCLA Bruins are proving that in this day and age of college baseball, pitching and defense, more than ever, can be a winning formula. ...
NSA director says plot against Wall Street foiled
The U.S. foiled a plot to bomb the New York Stock Exchange because of the sweeping surveillance programs at the heart of a debate over national security and personal privacy, officials said Tuesday at a rare open hearing on intelligence led by lawmakers sympathetic to the spying. The House Intelligence ...
Gov't report: Smooth launch unsure for health law
There's no guarantee that President Barack Obama's health care law will launch smoothly and on time, congressional investigators say in the first in-depth independent look at its progress. But in a report to be released Wednesday, the congressional Government Accountability Office also sees positive signs as the Oct. 1 deadline ...
Australian jailed for life for rape, murder
A serial sex offender was sentenced to life in prison on Wednesday for raping and murdering an Irish woman while he was free on parole after previous convictions for raping five women. Adrian Ernest Bayley, 41, was sentenced by the Victoria state Supreme Court in Melbourne, and cannot be considered ...
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