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Cochran, Perry tied for lead in Senior PGA
Longtime Kentucky pals Russ Cochran and Kenny Perry have shared a massive gallery the first two rounds of the Senior PGA Championship. Now, they also ...
Oklahoma gets far more than its share of disasters
Many states get hit frequently with tornadoes and other natural catastrophes, but Oklahoma is Disaster Central. The twister that devastated Moore, ...
Safe room mandates remain rare in tornado states
After living nearly 20 years in their one-story brick home, Sherry and Larry Wells finally won the lottery — for a state rebate on a home storm ...
Correction: Oklahoma Tornado story
In some early versions of a story May 22 about damage estimates from the tornado in Moore, Okla., The Associated Press misspelled the name of the ...
School storm protection is spotty in tornado zones
With its single-story design and cinder-block walls, Plaza Towers Elementary School may have seemed sturdy when it was built a couple of generations ...
Chelsea tops AP poll after winning Euro title
Chelsea surged to the top of the weekly Associated Press global soccer poll after winning the Europa League and qualifying for the Champions League ...
Missouri city aids tornado-ravaged Okla. town
Officials in Joplin, Mo., have brought together a team of public safety employees they are sending to tornado-stricken Moore. Joplin was devastated ...
APNewsBreak: Deal reached in Catholic lawsuit
A lawsuit filed against the Diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph and Bishop Robert Finn by a girl who was 2 years old when Kansas City priest Shawn ...
Russia says alleged spying case was 2nd this year
A Russian security services operative — his features bathed in shadows — went on state television Wednesday to claim that the U.S. diplomat who was ...
St. Louis doctor with cerebral palsy offers hope
Dr. Jan Brunstrom-Hernandez gently but sternly admonishes a teenage cerebral palsy patient who clearly hasn't been doing his exercises, stressing the ...
Lampard, Barcelona top weekly AP soccer poll
Frank Lampard earned the top spot in the weekly Associated Press global soccer poll for the first time after setting Chelsea's career goals record.
De La Rosa dominates, Rockies beat Cardinals 8-2
Jorge De La Rosa answered a pair of pitching gems by the St. Louis Cardinals with one of his own. The Colorado Rockies' offense woke up, too. De La ...
Chamberlain scolds Rivera before Yankees game
New York Yankees reliever Joba Chamberlain scolded teammate Mariano Rivera before Saturday night's game, telling the star closer never to "shush" him.
Cardinals beat Rockies 3-0 on Wainwright gem
Shelby Miller retired the last 27 batters Friday night, finishing with a one-hitter. A day later, the St. Louis Cardinals rookie sat in the dugout and ...
2 inmates charged in Mo. with attempted kidnapping
Two inmates who fled a Kansas prison face several charges in Missouri where they're accused of trying to ambush the officers pursuing them and of ...
Future heads of family farms dig into financials
Jake Anderson didn't have to delve too deep into the University of Missouri's agricultural economics program before realizing he was destined to ...
Lester pitches 1-hitter, Red Sox top Blue Jays 5-0
Jon Lester was inducing Toronto's aggressive batters to make outs by getting them to swing at first pitches — until Macier Izturis came up in the ...
Cardinals' Miller retires 27 straight in 1-hitter
Shelby Miller gave up a single to start the game then nothing else. Not a walk or a hit batter. No one even reached on an error. Nothing. The St.
Kings beat Blues 3-2 in OT, take 3-2 series lead
The way the Los Angeles Kings opened the playoffs is old news. The defending Stanley Cup champions are headed home where they've dominated, one win ...
Venus Williams, Roddick join WTT ownership group
Venus Williams and Andy Roddick were just kids when they got their first taste of World Team Tennis. Williams was 8, having met WTT co-founder Billie ...
Tiger, mountain lions seized from Kansas property
A tiger and two mountain lions were among a menagerie of wild cats seized from private farmland in rural northeast Kansas, where they lived in ...
Peavy to miss a 2nd straight start
Jake Peavy will miss a second consecutive start for the Chicago White Sox because of back spasms. The team announced the right-hander has been ...
Jackman gives Blues 2-1 win over Kings, 2-0 lead
For the second straight time, the St. Louis Blues stunned the goalie that stoned everyone last spring. Barret Jackman said his eyes were closed when ...
Ford adding 2,000 workers to Missouri plant
Ford Motor Co. said Thursday that it's adding 2,000 workers to the Missouri plant that makes the F-150 pickup because of surging U.S. truck demand.
Steen's OT gives Blues 2-1 win over Kings
Oh, too casually, Jonathan Quick fiddled with the puck behind the net. Switching from backhand to forehand, last year's Stanley Cup playoffs MVP was ...