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Derby winner Orb prepares for Preakness run

Sun, 05/05/2013 - 5:18pm

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Now that Shug McGaughey has won the Kentucky Derby, it's time for the 62-year-old trainer to go after another race missing from his Hall of Fame resume.


Halladay hurt; Hechavarria has 7 RBIs for Marlins

Sun, 05/05/2013 - 5:14pm

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Adeiny Hechavarria hit a grand slam and a bases-loaded triple off an ailing Roy Halladay, driving in seven runs for the Miami Marlins in their 14-2 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies on Sunday.


U.N. has testimony that Syrian rebels used sarin gas: investigator

Sun, 05/05/2013 - 5:13pm
GENEVA (Reuters) - U.N. human rights investigators have gathered testimony from casualties of Syria's civil war and medical staff indicating that rebel forces have used the nerve agent sarin, one of the lead investigators said on Sunday. The United Nations independent commission of inquiry on Syria has not yet seen evidence of government forces having used chemical weapons, which are banned under international law, said commission member Carla Del Ponte. ...

Israel strikes Syria, says targeting Hezbollah arms

Sun, 05/05/2013 - 5:13pm

By Dominic Evans and Oliver Holmes BEIRUT (Reuters) - Israeli jets devastated Syrian targets near Damascus on Sunday in a heavy overnight air raid that Western and Israeli officials called a new strike on Iranian missiles bound for Lebanon's Hezbollah. As Syria's two-year-old civil war veered into the potentially atomic arena of Iran's confrontation with Israel and the West over its nuclear program, people were woken in the Syrian capital by explosions that shook the ground like an earthquake and sent pillars of flame high into the night sky. ...


Cooler weather aids fight against Calif. wildfire

Sun, 05/05/2013 - 4:53pm

CAMARILLO, Calif. (AP) — Cool, moist air moving into Southern California on Sunday helped firefighters build containment lines around a huge wildfire burning through coastal mountains.


Hechavarria has 7 RBIs, Marlins rout Halladay 14-2

Sun, 05/05/2013 - 4:52pm

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Adeiny Hechavarria hit a grand slam and a bases-loaded triple off beleaguered Philadelphia Phillies starter Roy Halladay, driving in seven runs for the Miami Marlins in their 14-2 victory Sunday.


Hungary's prime minister denounces anti-Semitism

Sun, 05/05/2013 - 4:44pm

BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Hungary's prime minister told an international assembly of Jews on Sunday that his government has declared "zero tolerance" on anti-Semitism, but his speech failed to impress those gathered who said he has failed to confront the country's largest far-right party.


Kunitz's 2nd PP goal gives Pens OT win over Isles

Sun, 05/05/2013 - 4:35pm

UNIONDALE, N.Y. (AP) — The Pittsburgh Penguins bounced back from their home disappointment and dished out their fair share to the suddenly shocked New York Islanders.


Hinchcliffe wins IndyCar's Sao Paulo 300

Sun, 05/05/2013 - 4:31pm
SAO PAULO (AP) — On the final turn of the final lap, James Hinchcliffe finally saw an opening — and made sure he squeezed into it.

Frederic Franklin, British-born dancer, dies at 98

Sun, 05/05/2013 - 4:29pm

NEW YORK (AP) — Frederic Franklin, a British-born dancer who helped popularize modern ballet in the United States and performed until his mid-90s, has died. He was 98.


Juventus clinches 29th Serie A title

Sun, 05/05/2013 - 4:28pm

MILAN (AP) — Juventus clinched its record 29th Serie A title and second in a row, beating Palermo 1-0 Sunday on Arthur Vidal's penalty kick in the 59th minute.


Warren Buffett offers advice on investing and life

Sun, 05/05/2013 - 4:27pm

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Billionaire Warren Buffett dispensed plenty of advice on investing and life during this weekend's Berkshire Hathaway shareholders meeting.


Obama dares graduates to reject cynical voices

Sun, 05/05/2013 - 4:19pm

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A year to the day after kicking off his victorious re-election campaign on this college campus, President Barack Obama returned to Ohio State University and told graduates that only through vigorous participation in their democracy can they right an ill-functioning government and break through relentless cynicism about the nation's future.


Obama heads out on new jobs tour - first stop: Austin, Texas

Sun, 05/05/2013 - 4:19pm

By Roberta Rampton WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will travel on Thursday to Austin, Texas, the first stop in a new series of day trips designed to draw attention to policies and programs that help spur the economy, and build support for his economic policies, the White House said on Sunday. In Austin, Obama will visit a high school and a technology company, and will talk with entrepreneurs and workers about proposals he made earlier this year to boost jobs and training. ...


Car bomber kills 7 in Somali capital

Sun, 05/05/2013 - 3:46pm

MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — Seven people were killed Sunday morning when a suicide bomber attempted to ram a car laden with explosives into a military convoy escorting a four-member Qatari delegation.


Trombone Shorty, Aaron Neville to close Jazz Fest

Sun, 05/05/2013 - 3:21pm
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — For more than two decades, the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival has closed with a performance by the city's own Neville Brothers.

Rookie Derek Ernst wins Wells Fargo in a playoff

Sun, 05/05/2013 - 3:14pm

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — One phone call changed his plans. One shot changed a whole lot more for Derek Ernst.


Malaysia coalition extends rule despite worst electoral showing

Sun, 05/05/2013 - 3:06pm

By Stuart Grudgings and Al-Zaquan Amer Hamzah KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysia's governing coalition extended its half-century rule despite its worst-ever performance in a general election, a result that exposes growing racial polarization in the Southeast Asian nation and could undermine Prime Minister Najib Razak. With just one result left to declare, the National Front had won 133 seats in the 222-member parliament, falling well short of the two-thirds majority that Najib had aimed to capture in Sunday's election. ...


Buffett devotees stick by him even as growth slows

Sun, 05/05/2013 - 3:04pm

By Jonathan Stempel and Jennifer Ablan OMAHA, Nebraska (Reuters) - Short-seller Douglas Kass, Warren Buffett's handpicked bear, raised a concern on the minds of many shareholders at the "Woodstock for capitalists" this weekend: Has Berkshire Hathaway Inc become so big that it will find it hard to grow? Many retail investors who converged on Omaha, Nebraska, for Berkshire's annual meeting on Saturday acknowledged that its fastest growth days are likely behind it. ...


Attacks in Iraq kill 9, wound 33

Sun, 05/05/2013 - 2:48pm
BAGHDAD (AP) — A series of attacks including a blast near an Internet cafe in a Sunni area of Baghdad killed nine people and wounded dozens on Sunday in and around the Iraqi capital.