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Falcons soar to top of AP Pro32 NFL power rankings
A close call on the field, a clear win in the AP Pro32 NFL power rankings. The Atlanta Falcons soared to the top of the rankings Tuesday after a 23-20 ...
Court hears arguments in Calif. clean fuels case
In a case seeking to stop California's first-in-the-nation mandate requiring fuel producers to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, federal justices on ...
Daughter of Mexican drug lord held in San Diego
The daughter of one of the world's most sought-after drug lords has been charged with trying to enter the United States on someone else's passport, U.
Slide sparks Giants past Cardinals to even NLCS
Marco Scutaro stayed steady behind second base, absorbing Matt Holliday's hard takeout slide and tossing the ball to first for a possible double play.
Manning's 3 TD passes spur Broncos' comeback
Down 24-0 at halftime, Peyton Manning and the Denver Broncos reveled after one of the biggest comebacks in NFL regular-season history. On the flip ...
Teen to stand trial in theft of chef's Lamborghini
A California teen accused of stealing a celebrity chef's Lamborghini and later shooting at a couple will have to stand trial on a number of charges, ...
Giants beat Cardinals 7-1 in Game 2 to even NLCS
The sight of Marco Scutaro on the ground in pain after getting flattened by Matt Holliday's hard takeout was just the spark the San Francisco Giants ...
APNewsBreak: Daughter of Mexican drug lord held
The daughter of one of the world's most sought-after drug lords has been charged with trying to enter the United States on someone else's passport, U.
Tina Fey, Amy Poehler to host Golden Globes
Tina Fey and Amy Poehler are teaming up for the Golden Globes. The Hollywood Foreign Press Association, Dick Clark Productions and NBC announced ...
Study: Privatized Medicare would raise premiums
Nearly six in 10 Medicare recipients would pay higher premiums under a hypothetical privatized system along the lines of what Republican presidential ...
Correction: 10 Things to Know-Monday story
In the 10 Things to Know for Monday that ran on Oct. 14, The Associated Press reported erroneously that the space shuttle Endeavour's trip though Los ...
Giants make 'statement' in routing 49ers 26-3
The New York Giants issued a statement of their own to 49ers coach Jim Harbaugh on Sunday. Maybe the rest of the NFL, too. While questions still ...
Endeavour finally reaches permanent LA museum home
Space shuttle Endeavour was finally lodged at its retirement home Monday following a slow weekend parade through city streets that turned out to be ...
Beltran, Freese hit 2-run HRs, Cards beat Giants
The St. Louis Cardinals' unheralded bullpen is making quite a name for itself in October right along with proven postseason stars Carlos Beltran and ...
Giants force 3 INTs, rout 49ers 26-3
Antrel Rolle and the New York Giants studied Alex Smith so much they practically knew what was coming. On one play in the third quarter, even running ...
'League of Legends' crowns $1M champions
It had all the makings of an Olympic event: an indoor arena, play-by-play announcers, 7,000 enthusiastic fans, uniformed competitors from across the ...
'Taken 2' takes down 'Argo' in close weekend
Liam Neeson's "Taken 2" has defended its box-office title with a narrow win over Ben Affleck's "Argo." Sunday studio estimates put 20th Century Fox's ...
For dollars' worth of copper farmers out thousands
Cannon Michael is a folk hero across California's agriculture heartland, where these days the price of scrap metal influences a farmer's bottom line ...
AP Impact: Feds muff kid jewelry cadmium crackdown
Federal regulators failed to pursue recalls after they found cadmium-tainted jewelry on store shelves, despite their vow to keep the toxic trinkets ...
Shuttle inches toward retirement home at LA museum
At every turn of Endeavour's stop-and-go commute through urban streets, a constellation of spectators trailed along as the space shuttle ploddingly ...
Taping of NBC's 'Fashion Star' halted by picketers
Union picketing has brought a temporary halt to second-season production of the NBC reality show "Fashion Star." About 70 members of the International ...
Cardinals, Giants each pulled off remarkable rally
As many times as he gets asked, Cardinals closer Jason Motte still has no perfect answer for how St. Louis found a way to win at Washington after ...
Giants first base coach Kelly injured during BP
San Francisco Giants first base coach Roberto Kelly sustained a concussion Saturday after getting hit in the back of the head when Buster Posey's ball ...
22 saved from sinking boat in San Francisco Bay
Nearly two dozen people who were enjoying a bachelor party on what's billed as San Francisco Bay's only "floating wine tasting room" are OK after ...
AP PHOTOS: Endeavour makes terrestrial journey
It's a surreal sight residents won't soon forget: A hulking space shuttle strutting down city streets, pausing every so often to get its bearings as ...