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Venus loses to Robson, who faces Serena next

Mon, 05/13/2013 - 5:29pm

ROME (AP) — Beating one of the Williams sisters is an accomplishment any young tennis player should celebrate. Winning consecutive matches against both of them would likely be a career highlight.


Dell board committee seeks more info on Icahn plan

Mon, 05/13/2013 - 5:27pm

Dell board members say they need more details from investor Carl Icahn if he wants them to seriously consider his latest challenge to Michael Dell's $24.4 billion plan to take the computer maker private.


Detroit is broke; could bankruptcy lie ahead?

Mon, 05/13/2013 - 5:25pm

DETROIT (AP) — The first report by Detroit's emergency manager declares that the city is broke and at risk of running completely out of money — a financial meltdown that could mean employees don't get paid, retirees lose their pensions and residents endure even deeper cuts in municipal services.


Report: Bloomberg private messages leaked online

Mon, 05/13/2013 - 5:23pm
NEW YORK (AP) — A published report says financial data and news service Bloomberg accidently leaked online more than 10,000 private messages containing sensitive pricing data exchanged by users of Bloomberg's financial information service.

Ex-yeshiva teacher admits sex assault of NJ boy

Mon, 05/13/2013 - 5:11pm

TOMS RIVER, N.J. (AP) — With other accusers stepping forward, a former yeshiva teacher changed pleas Monday in the middle of his trial, admitting he sexually abused a boy he met while working as a camp counselor.


Boogaard family sues NHL for son's death

Mon, 05/13/2013 - 5:07pm
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Joanne Boogaard watched her son Derek duke it out on the ice with other NHL tough guys for six seasons as one of the most feared enforcers in the game, a 6-foot-7 brawler who was not there to skate or score, but to defend his teammates when it was called for.

Associated Press says U.S. government seized journalists' phone records

Mon, 05/13/2013 - 5:04pm

By David Ingram WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Associated Press on Monday said the U.S. government secretly seized telephone records of AP offices and reporters for a two-month period in 2012, describing the acts as a "massive and unprecedented intrusion" into news-gathering operations. AP Chief Executive Gary Pruitt, in a letter posted on the agency's website, said the AP was informed last Friday that the Justice Department gathered records for more than 20 phone lines assigned to the agency and its reporters. ...


Poll shows favorable views of EU in sharp decline

Mon, 05/13/2013 - 5:04pm

BRUSSELS (AP) — Positive views of the European Union by its citizens are near all-time lows. And no EU country is plunging faster into the abyss of gloom than France. Germans are broadly perceived as being the most trustworthy Europeans — but also the least compassionate. Britons, often seen as deeply skeptical of the benefits of EU membership, are in fact split right down the middle — 46 percent to 46 percent — over whether to leave the union or stay in it.


UK's Lord Ahmed resigns from Labour Party

Mon, 05/13/2013 - 5:00pm
LONDON (AP) — A member of Britain's House of Lords quit the Labour Party on Monday, two days before he was due to face a hearing over allegations he made anti-Semitic remarks in a television interview.

Buddy Nix steps down as Bills GM

Mon, 05/13/2013 - 4:57pm
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Not getting any younger and confident he's put in place a young foundation capable of turning the Buffalo Bills into a winner, Buddy Nix called this the right time to step down as general manager on Monday.

Obama raises cash for Dems in New York

Mon, 05/13/2013 - 4:56pm

NEW YORK (AP) — Huddling with A-list celebrities and top re-election donors, President Barack Obama bemoaned the partisan forces that have stymied compromise in Washington as he raised campaign cash for Democrats in New York.


High court rules for Monsanto in patent case

Mon, 05/13/2013 - 4:49pm

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court said Monday that an Indiana farmer violated Monsanto Co.'s patents on soybean seeds resistant to its weed-killer by growing the beans without buying new seeds from the corporation.


GM says supercomputers to keep recalls in check

Mon, 05/13/2013 - 4:47pm

WARREN, Mich. (AP) — General Motors Co. says a new supercomputing data center and a fledgling shift to bring software development in-house should help it limit the size of future safety recalls.


Philly abortion doctor guilty in 3 babies' deaths

Mon, 05/13/2013 - 4:43pm

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — An abortion doctor was convicted Monday of first-degree murder and could face execution in the deaths of three babies who were delivered alive and then killed with scissors at his grimy, "house of horrors" clinic.


Federal board issues mixed ruling on San Onofre

Mon, 05/13/2013 - 4:17pm
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A federal board has ruled partly in favor of an environmental group that wants an extended hearing on the plan to restart the troubled San Onofre nuclear power plant in California.

Obama tries to swat down 2 swirling controversies

Mon, 05/13/2013 - 4:15pm

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama tried to swat down a pair of brewing controversies Monday, denouncing as "outrageous" the targeting of conservative political groups by the federal IRS but angrily denying any administration cover-up after last year's deadly attacks in Benghazi, Libya.


Nephew: Man mistakenly jailed for pressure cooker

Mon, 05/13/2013 - 4:12pm

DETROIT (AP) — The nephew of a Saudi man arrested at Detroit Metropolitan Airport says the case is a misunderstanding, and that the pressure cooker his uncle was bringing for him so he could make lamb.


LinkedIn looks to build on its impressive resume

Mon, 05/13/2013 - 4:10pm

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. (AP) — LinkedIn and Facebook will celebrate the anniversaries of their IPOs just a few days apart this week. But their experiences as publicly traded companies couldn't be more different.


'Iron Man 3,' 'Gatsby' combine for big business

Mon, 05/13/2013 - 4:05pm

LOS ANGELES (AP) — "Iron Man 3" maintained its box office mettle with $72.5 million in its second weekend, while "The Great Gatsby" proved a strong runner-up with a $50.1 million debut.


IRS assured Congress Tea Party not targeted

Mon, 05/13/2013 - 4:04pm

WASHINGTON (AP) — When members of Congress repeatedly raised concerns with the Internal Revenue Service about complaints that Tea Party groups were being harassed last year, a deputy IRS commissioner took the lead in assuring lawmakers that the additional scrutiny was a legitimate part of the screening process.