Detroit one of five cities to bid on X Games
LOS ANGELES (AP) — After an 11-year run, the X Games are skating, riding and revving away from LA.
View ArticleOhio: Lake Erie kayaking dad, daughter drowned
PORT CLINTON, Ohio (AP) — A coroner in northern Ohio says a father and daughter who went missing while kayaking on Lake Erie died from drowning.
View ArticlePepsiCo pulls Mountain Dew ad after criticism
NEW YORK (AP) — PepsiCo is once again learning the risks of celebrity partnerships after an ad for Mountain Dew was criticized for portraying racial stereotypes and making light of violence toward women.
View ArticleKentucky: 5-year-old boy shoots 2-year-old sister
BURKESVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A 5-year-old boy accidentally shot his 2-year-old sister to death in rural southern Kentucky with a rifle he had received as a gift last year, authorities said.
View ArticleScholars find cannibalism at Jamestown settlement
WASHINGTON (AP) — Scientists revealed Wednesday that they have found the first solid archaeological evidence that some of the earliest American colonists at Jamestown, Va., survived harsh conditions by...
View ArticleFBI: 3 removed backpack from Boston suspect's room
BOSTON (AP) — Three college friends of Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev removed a backpack containing fireworks emptied of gunpowder from his dorm room at the University of...
View ArticlePink Floyd poser arrested for theft by swindle
ST. CLOUD, Minn. (AP) — A man is accused of pretending to be a member of rock band Pink Floyd at a Minnesota hospital — and racking up as much as $100,000 in unpaid medical bills.
View ArticlePolice: W. Pa. man tried to blame DUI on grandma
ROCHESTER, Pa. (AP) — Police say a western Pennsylvania man tried to blame his drunken driving on his grandmother. The only problem is, she wasn't there.
View ArticleVt. woman disfigured in attack reveals new face
BOSTON (AP) — A Vermont woman revealed her new face Wednesday, six years after her ex-husband disfigured her by dousing her with industrial-strength lye, and said she went through "what some may call...
View ArticleMichigan House OKs welfare benefits drug screening
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — The Republican-led Michigan House approved legislation Wednesday that would require some people to pass drug tests and ensure that their children don't miss too many days of...
View ArticleTwins snap Detroit's streak with 6-2 victory
DETROIT (AP) — Scott Diamond pitched six solid innings, and the Minnesota Twins got to Anibal Sanchez early in a 6-2 win over Detroit on Wednesday that snapped the Tigers' five-game winning streak.
View ArticleUS: Women in NY, NJ forced into sex 25 times a day
NEW YORK (AP) — The young Mexican women were driven to rural New Jersey, U.S. authorities said, where their handlers used threats to make them have sex with 25 farmworkers a day. Or they were confined...
View ArticleJustice Dept to appeal morning-after case
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department is appealing a judge's decision lifting all age limits on the Plan B morning-after birth control pill and a cheaper generic.
View ArticleAstros to start Lyles on Thursday against Tigers
NEW YORK (AP) — Jordan Lyles will be recalled from the minors by the Houston Astros to start Thursday night against the AL champion Detroit Tigers.
View ArticleAgeless Selanne leads Ducks early against Detroit
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Teemu Selanne scored his first NHL playoff goal when Detroit defenseman Danny DeKeyser was 3 years old. The Finnish Flash has been tormenting goalies for two decades since then,...
View ArticleWoman, 76, dies after brush fires grow
Officials say a 76-year-old woman who was burning several small brush piles in London Township has died after winds prompted the fires to grow out of control.
View Article2 pounds of loose skin removed from fat Oregon dog
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Obie the formerly obese dachshund is recovering after surgery at an Oregon veterinary clinic that removed 2 1/2 pounds of loose skin.
View ArticleRemains of Boston Marathon bombing suspect claimed
BOSTON (AP) — The body of Boston Marathon bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev (TAM'-ehr-lun tsahr-NEYE'-ehv) has been claimed.
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