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Olympics 2020: Madrid officials say financial crisis won't affect bid

MADRID (AP) -- Leaders of Madrid's 2020 Olympic candidacy say Spain's financial crisis will not affect the city's third consecutive bid and believe hosting the games could help the country...

news / sports / world Mon, Jan 30, 2012 - 11:36am

Commentary: Echoes of World War II in land of Normandy

No one told me that January is the wrong time to visit Normandy (until afterwards, that is). Most of the places we went to visit were closed. It was cold...

opinion / commentary / world Sat, Jan 14, 2012 - 12:00am

Letter: Our greatest generation

Dec. 7, 2011, marks the 70th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor, the day that does in fact live "in infamy." For on that fateful day in history, America...

opinion / letters / world Wed, Dec 07, 2011 - 12:00am

Associated Press
The St. Louis Cardinals celebrate after winning the World Series with a 6-2 victory over the Texas Rangers in Game 7 on Friday in St. Louis.

Cardinals stun Rangers

By Ben Walker AP Baseball Writer ST. LOUIS -- Pushed to the brink, the St. Louis Cardinals saved themselves. A frantic rush to reach the postseason on the final day...

sports / pro / world Sat, Oct 29, 2011 - 12:28am

St. Louis Cardinals' David Freese hits a walk-off home run during the 11th inning of Game 6 of baseball's World Series against the Texas Rangers Thursday, Oct. 27, 2011, in St. Louis. The Cardinals won the game 10-9 to tie the series 3-3. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

Cards' Series Game 6 win remind Twins fans of 2001 game 6 win (video)

Minnesota Twins fans who stayed up late Thursday night to watch the St. Louis Cardinals' dramatic 10-9 comeback win over the Texas Rangers in Game 6 of the World Series...

sports / pro / world / Cardinals Fri, Oct 28, 2011 - 9:24am

Associated Press
St. Louis Cardinals starting pitcher Chris Carpenter throws during the first inning in Game 5 of the World Series against the Rangers Monday in Arlington, Texas.

Rain could allow Cards to start Carpenter in Game 7

By Ronald Blum AP Sports Writer ST. LOUIS -- Bruce Hurst was in his room at the Grand Hyatt in New York when he got the call exactly 25 years...

sports / pro / world Thu, Oct 27, 2011 - 12:01am

Rescuers work today to save people from debris of collapsed buildings in Ercis, Van, eastern Turkey. At least 270 people are dead after a powerful quake in eastern Turkey, and dozens of people are still trapped in hills of debris. Authorities hope the death toll may not rise as high as initially feared. (AP Photo/Burhan Ozbilici)

4 quake survivors pulled out alive in Turkey

ERCIS, Turkey (AP) -- Four people were pulled alive from the rubble today when one managed to call for help on his cell phone after a 7.2-magnitude quake leveled buildings...

news / world Mon, Oct 24, 2011 - 9:15am

Napoli gives loaded Texas lineup some extra punch

By Stephen Hawkins AP Sports Writer ARLINGTON, Texas -- When Mike Napoli was playing for the other team, Texas Rangers second baseman Ian Kinsler had a serious dislike for him...

sports / pro / world Sat, Oct 22, 2011 - 12:30am

Associated Press
Texas Rangers' Ian Kinsler slaps Elvis Andrus, right, on the back of the neck as they take batting practice Friday in Arlington, Texas. The Rangers play St. Louis in Game 3 of the World Series on Saturday.

Hamilton gets excused absence from Series

By Jaime Aron AP Sports Writer ARLINGTON, Texas -- Josh Hamilton was an excused absence from the World Series on Friday. Actually, Hamilton was following orders by staying home and...

sports / pro / world Sat, Oct 22, 2011 - 12:27am

St. Louis Cardinals starting pitcher Chris Carpenter looks up after diving to tag first base to get Elvis Andrus of the Texas Rangers out during the first inning in Game 1 of the World Series Wednesday in St. Louis. Associated Press.

Cards take Game 1

By Ben Walker AP Baseball Writer ST. LOUIS -- Nobody plays a hunch like Tony La Russa. Not this October, anyway. The St. Louis manager once again looked like a...

sports / pro / world Thu, Oct 20, 2011 - 12:52am

Will Rangers, Cardinals make Series a TV hit?

By Ben Walker AP Baseball Writer ST. LOUIS -- A big star who's overcome personal adversity. A popular band that everyone counted out. A crazy critter with a cute nickname...

sports / pro / world Wed, Oct 19, 2011 - 12:56am

Iran sentences 2 American men to 8 years in jail

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) -- Two American men already held for two years in Tehran have been sentenced to 8 years each in prison on charges of espionage and illegal entry...

news / world Sat, Aug 20, 2011 - 9:16am

Doc: Dum-dum bullets used in Norway

HONEFOSS, Norway (AP) -- The chief surgeon at a hospital treating victims of Norway's camp massacre says the killer used special bullets designed to disintegrate inside the body and cause...

news / world Sun, Jul 24, 2011 - 12:27pm

Norway's Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg, left, embraces the leader of the Labour party's youth group Eskild Pedersen on Saturday at Stoltenberg as they visited survivors at a hotel in Sundvolden, Norway. Pedersen was on the island during the shooting attacks. The 32-year-old man suspected in the bomb and shooting attacks that killed at least 91 people in Norway bought six tons of fertilizer before the massacres, the supplier said Saturday as police investigated witness accounts of a second shooter. Norw...

Norway gunman fired for 1.5 hours on island

OSLO, Norway (AP) -- A gunman who opened fire on an island teeming with young people kept shooting for 1.5 hours before surrendering to a SWAT team, which arrived 40...

news / world Sat, Jul 23, 2011 - 1:08pm

United States' Abby Wambach, left, and France's Laura Georges challenge for the ball during the semifinal match between France and the United States at the Women's Soccer World Cup in Moenchengladbach, Germany, Wednesday, July 13, 2011. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

World Cup: Wambach lead USA to final with 3-1 win over France

Update 1 p.m.: MOENCHENGLADBACH, Germany (AP) -- The United States is in the World Cup final for the first time since it last won the title in 1999, and once...

sports / world Wed, Jul 13, 2011 - 12:00pm

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