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Haiti seeks to rebuild, or just build, power grid
By TRENTON DANIEL Associated Press BOUCAN CARRE, Haiti (AP) -- Sometimes it seems as though the people here have only the sun and moon: the blinding sun that bakes their mud homes and moonlight that with flickering gas lamps fights against the dark of nig
Smoke from wildfire 60 miles away blankets Denver
By DAN ELLIOTT Associated Press LOVELAND, Colorado (AP) -- A northern Colorado wildfire 60 miles away wrapped Denver in a pungent cloud of smoke for several hours Tuesday and complicated the aerial offensive against the spreading mountain blaze, which has
TURKEY WARNS SYRIA AWAY FROM ITS BORDER
By ELIZABETH A KENNEDY Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) -- Turkey warned Syria on Tuesday to keep its forces away from the countries' troubled border or risk an armed response -- a furious reply to the downing of a Turkish military plane last week by the Damas
Tyson Gay returns to competition, clocks 10.0 in 100
By RACHEL COHEN AP Sports Writer NEW YORK (AP) -- Former world champion Tyson Gay made a successful return to competition, running the 100 meters in 10.0 seconds into a headwind at the Adidas Grand Prix on Saturday. Gay had not raced since hip surgery las
PATRIOTS EAGER FOR ANOTHER SHOT IN THE SUPER BOWL
By HOWARD ULMAN AP Sports Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- Less than an hour after losing the Super Bowl again, Tom Brady slowly slipped on his dark vest and suit jacket and walked to the postgame podium. The next time he puts on his New England Patriots unifo
PATRIOTS EAGER FOR ANOTHER SHOT IN THE SUPER BOWL
By HOWARD ULMAN AP Sports Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- Less than an hour after losing the Super Bowl again, Tom Brady slowly slipped on his dark vest and suit jacket and walked to the postgame podium. The next time he puts on his New England Patriots unifo
PATRIOTS EAGER FOR ANOTHER SHOT IN THE SUPER BOWL
By HOWARD ULMAN AP Sports Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- Less than an hour after losing the Super Bowl again, Tom Brady slowly slipped on his dark vest and suit jacket and walked to the postgame podium. The next time he puts on his New England Patriots unifo
Rush for Christmas start leaves NBA in disarray
By BRIAN MAHONEY AP Basketball Writer THE lockout ended, and the NBA's woes were just beginning. Dwight Howard asked to be traded. Chris Paul was dealt to the Lakers, it seemed, until the league decided he wasn't. So the Lakers made another trade, which
Packers perfect after 46-16 win over Raiders
GREEN BAY, Wisconsin (AP) -- Winning every week is one thing. On Sunday, Aaron Rodgers and the Green Bay Packers made a legitimate playoff contender look like a team that was ready to pack its bags. Rodgers threw for 281 yards with two touchdowns and an in
Johnson in 3-way tie at Pebble; Tiger starts well
By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer PEBBLE BEACH, California (AP) -- Twenty months later, Dustin Johnson finally hit the drive he wanted at Pebble Beach. Ten years later, Tiger Woods must have wondered what kept him away from the Pebble Beach National Pro-Am.
Johnson in 3-way tie at Pebble; Tiger starts well
By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer PEBBLE BEACH, California (AP) -- Twenty months later, Dustin Johnson finally hit the drive he wanted at Pebble Beach. Ten years later, Tiger Woods must have wondered what kept him away from the Pebble Beach National Pro-Am.
Johnson in 3-way tie at Pebble; Tiger starts well
By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer PEBBLE BEACH, California (AP) -- Twenty months later, Dustin Johnson finally hit the drive he wanted at Pebble Beach. Ten years later, Tiger Woods must have wondered what kept him away from the Pebble Beach National Pro-Am.
Johnson in 3-way tie at Pebble; Tiger starts well
By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer PEBBLE BEACH, California (AP) -- Twenty months later, Dustin Johnson finally hit the drive he wanted at Pebble Beach. Ten years later, Tiger Woods must have wondered what kept him away from the Pebble Beach National Pro-Am.
Johnson in 3-way tie at Pebble; Tiger starts well
By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer PEBBLE BEACH, California (AP) -- Twenty months later, Dustin Johnson finally hit the drive he wanted at Pebble Beach. Ten years later, Tiger Woods must have wondered what kept him away from the Pebble Beach National Pro-Am.
Noriega returns to Panama a largely forgotten man
By JUAN ZAMORANO Associated Press PANAMA CITY, Panama (AP) -- More than two decades after the US forced him from power, Manuel Noriega returned to Panama on Sunday as a prisoner and, to many of those he once ruled with impunity, an irrelevant man. Some Pa
Commando raid followed drug shooting
By ALBERTO ARCE Associated Press AHUAS, Honduras (AP) -- The gunfire from a US-backed Honduran anti-drug mission that appears to have targeted civilians by mistake wasn't the only terror that night more than a week ago, villagers say. They describe heavil
Lisbon to host 2014 Champions League final
ISTANBUL (AP) -- UEFA chose Lisbon's Stadium of Light on Tuesday to host the 2014 Champions League final. UEFA's executive committee selected the 65,000-capacity home ground of Benfica, a quarterfinalist in this season's competition, at the opening of a tw
Venezuela criticizes US stance on Falklands
By CHRISTOPHER TOOTHAKER Associated Press CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) -- Venezuela has criticized the US government for its stance on Argentina's long-standing dispute with Britain over the Falkland Islands. At the Summit of the Americas in Colombia over the
Blake wins 100m in 9.84
GRAND CAYMAN (AP) -- World 100-meter champion Yohan Blake ran the year's second-fastest time Wednesday night, winning the Cayman Invitational in 9.84 seconds in an early tuneup for the London Olympics. Only Usain Bolt -- Blake's training partner in their ho
Argentina's oil takeover rattles investors
By LUIS ANDRES HENAO and MICHAEL WARREN Associated Press BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) -- Argentina's takeover of its top energy company from Spain's Repsol might solve the country's short-term energy needs, and thrills Argentines who blame privatizations
