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Uncle: Rapper Chris Kelly devoted to family

Wed, 05/08/2013 - 4:23pm

ATLANTA (AP) — An uncle of former Kris Kross rapper Chris Kelly was among the mourners Wednesday at an Atlanta funeral home and said his nephew was a good person who loved his family and was very devoted to his mother and grandmother.


Ohio man charged with kidnap, rape as women found

Wed, 05/08/2013 - 4:21pm

CLEVELAND (AP) — Kidnapping and rape charges were filed Wednesday against a man arrested after three women missing for about a decade were found alive at his home.


Wrestling seeks to add 2 women's weight classes

Wed, 05/08/2013 - 4:15pm
Wrestling's international governing body is poised to add two weight classes for women in its push to remain in the Olympics, The Associated Press has learned.

Dow average gains, holds on to 15,000 level

Wed, 05/08/2013 - 4:13pm

NEW YORK (AP) — The Dow Jones industrial average rose, closing above 15,000 for a second day after breaching the landmark level for the first time Tuesday.


Grandma: Missing Kan. mom was found dead on farm

Wed, 05/08/2013 - 4:11pm

OTTAWA, Kan. (AP) — A grandmother of a missing Kansas woman says police have told her family that her granddaughter's body was one of three found this week on a farm.


Phoenix jury reaches verdict in Jodi Arias trial

Wed, 05/08/2013 - 3:10pm

PHOENIX (AP) — The jury has reached a verdict in the trial of Jodi Arias, a waitress and aspiring photographer charged with killing her one-time boyfriend in Arizona. Arias initially denied involvement and later blamed the killing on masked intruders. Two years after her arrest, she said she killed Travis Alexander in self-defense.


Dow average holds on to 15,000 with a small gain

Wed, 05/08/2013 - 3:09pm

NEW YORK (AP) — The Dow Jones industrial average held above 15,000 a day after it closed above the landmark level for the first time.


2 Cleveland victims arrive home; charges awaited

Wed, 05/08/2013 - 3:00pm

CLEVELAND (AP) — Two of the women held captive for a decade at a run-down Cleveland house were welcomed home by jubilant crowds of loved ones and neighbors with balloons and banners Wednesday as police built a case against the three brothers under arrest.


Rival Anne Frank charities in dispute over archive

Wed, 05/08/2013 - 2:44pm

AMSTERDAM (AP) — Two organizations bearing Anne Frank's name are in a bitter dispute over the possession of the Frank family archive, in an echo of a court battle they fought in the 1990s over which one had the right to trademark the Holocaust victim's name.


31 detained in probe of $50M Belgium diamond heist

Wed, 05/08/2013 - 2:44pm

BRUSSELS (AP) — Unlike the brilliant thieves in "Ocean's Eleven," it appears that those behind the clockwork-precision, $50 million diamond heist at Brussels Airport may not get a Hollywood ending.


Sharpton: Meeting with PepsiCo 'positive'

Wed, 05/08/2013 - 2:44pm

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Officials with PepsiCo Inc. apologized during a meeting Wednesday with relatives of civil rights icon Emmett Till who were offended by a rapper who had a promotional deal with the company, the Rev. Al Sharpton said.


NASCAR panel reduces JGR penalties

Wed, 05/08/2013 - 2:44pm

CONCORD, N.C. (AP) — A NASCAR appeals panel sided with Joe Gibbs Racing on Wednesday and eased some of the penalties imposed for having an illegal part in Matt Kenseth's race-winning engine at Kansas last month.


Popular Muslim cleric visits Gaza, bolsters Hamas

Wed, 05/08/2013 - 2:41pm
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — An influential Muslim preacher is making one of the most high-profile visits to the Palestinian territory since the Islamic Hamas seized control in 2007.

Kenya co. turns old sandals into colorful objects

Wed, 05/08/2013 - 2:40pm

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The colorful handmade giraffes, elephants and warthogs made in a Nairobi workshop were once only dirty pieces of rubber cruising the Indian Ocean's currents.


Deal would reduce sentence for Enron's Skilling

Wed, 05/08/2013 - 2:39pm

HOUSTON (AP) — Convicted ex-Enron Corp. CEO Jeffrey Skilling's more than 24-year prison sentence for his role in the once mighty energy giant's collapse could be trimmed by as many as 10 years if a federal judge approves an agreement reached Wednesday between prosecutors and defense attorneys.


RG3's pink cleats, photos raise $33K for charity

Wed, 05/08/2013 - 2:35pm
ASHBURN, Va. (AP) — Robert Griffin III's knee is still feeling fine. His ability to turn a room upside down is better than ever.

Rihanna booed in Boston, cheered on in Brooklyn

Wed, 05/08/2013 - 2:32pm

NEW YORK (AP) — Rihanna was booed for turning up late at a concert in Boston, but the audience in New York cheered her on even though she didn't start on time the following night.


Wendy's loses share in value menu category

Wed, 05/08/2013 - 2:32pm

NEW YORK (AP) — Wendy's is trying to reinvent itself as a purveyor of relatively higher-quality fast food. The problem is that its competitors are aggressively promoting cheap eats and stealing away price-conscious customers.


Ferguson key in Man U's financial transformation

Wed, 05/08/2013 - 2:32pm

LONDON (AP) — Manchester United and Sir Alex Ferguson. Apple and Steve Jobs. Will one of the world's most recognized soccer clubs face the same challenges the world's technology darling did after the departure of its iconic leader?


Jury reaches verdict in Jodi Arias trial in Ariz.

Wed, 05/08/2013 - 2:30pm

PHOENIX (AP) — Jurors reached a verdict Wednesday in the trial of Jodi Arias after deliberating about 15 hours over four days on whether the former waitress should be convicted of murder in the 2008 fatal stabbing and shooting of her one-time boyfriend.