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Kosar believes he’s off TV for slurred speech

Tom Withers, AP April 24, 2014

CLEVELAND (AP) — Former Browns quarterback Bernie Kosar believes he has been unfairly sacked as a TV broadcaster.Kosar has been removed as a color commentator for Cleveland's preseason games by the team....

FDA eases into regulating e-cigarettes

Michael Felberbaum, AP April 24, 2014

WASHINGTON (AP) — The federal government's move to regulate e-cigarettes is a leap into the unknown.Most everyone agrees a ban on selling them to kids would be a step forward. But health and public policy...

Court critical of Ohio law punishing campaign lies

Sam Hananel, Associated Press April 22, 2014

WASHINGTON The Supreme Court appears to be highly skeptical of laws that try to police false statements during political campaigns, raising doubts about the viability of such laws in more than 15 states.Justices...

Transcript reveals confusion over ferry evacuation

JINDO, South Korea (AP) — The South Korean ferry that sank was crippled by confusion and indecision well after it began listing, a radio transcript released Sunday showed, suggesting the chaotic situation...

Pope Francis, huge crowd joyously celebrate Easter

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Marking Christianity’s most hopeful day, Pope Francis made an Easter Sunday plea for peace and dialogue in Ukraine and Syria, for an end to terrorist attacks against Christians...

Confused, chaotic scene described on sinking ferry 


Foster Klug, AP & Youkyung Lee, AP April 17, 2014

MOKPO, South Korea (AP) — There was chaos and confusion on the bridge of a sinking ferry, with the captain first trying to stabilize the listing vessel before ordering its evacuation, a crewman said...

Pirates beat Reds 8-7 in suspended game

Joe Kay, Associated Press April 15, 2014

CINCINNATI — After all those home runs and an overnight delay, it was settled by a single.Andrew McCutchen doubled and came around on Russell Martin’s single in the seventh inning on Tuesday, giving...

Immigration activists urge Obama to act boldly

Erica Werner, Associated Press April 15, 2014

WASHINGTON (AP) Latinos and immigration activists are warning of political peril for President Barack Obama and Democrats in the fall election unless the president acts boldly and soon to curb deportations...

A memorial is shown for Boston Marathon bombing victims at Copley Square in Boston, Massachusetts, Thursday, April 25, 2013. Courtesy of MCT Campus.

Solemn tributes mark Boston Marathon bombing

Denise Lavoie, Associated Press April 15, 2014

BOSTON — Survivors, first responders and family members of those killed in the Boston Marathon bombing marked the anniversary Tuesday with tributes that combined sorrow over the loss of innocent victims...

Kansas shooting suspect had no record of violence

Jim Suhr & Maria Sudekum; Associated Press April 14, 2014

OVERLAND PARK, Kan. (AP) — Never one to keep his hatred to himself, Frazier Glenn Cross for decades sought out any soapbox to espouse his white-supremacist beliefs, twice running for federal office with...

Blue Jackets say just making playoffs not enough

Rusty Miller; Associated Press April 14, 2014

COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Columbus Blue Jackets have never won a playoff game.Forward Mark Letestu looks at that as an opportunity instead of a stigma."I don't think there's a burden," he said during preparations...

Chief urges civil online comments after stabbings

Kantele Franko April 10, 2014

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — In the crush of social media reaction to the Pittsburgh-area school stabbings that wounded 21 students, a small-town Ohio police chief drew a response with a straightforward plea:...

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