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(AP) Neymar leads Barcelona to 2-1 win over MadridBy JOSEPH WILSONAssociated PressBARCELONA, SpainNeymar scored one goal and set up Alexis Sanchez’s winning chip shot in the 78th minute, carrying Barcelona past Real Madrid 2-1 in the first “clasico” since the

Associated Press reporter Matt Lee battles with State Department spokeswoman Marie Harf over whether the world community trusts President Obama and the Administration when he says we are not spying on them. The discussion was initiated by Edward Snowden’s latest

(AP) Mexico clowns distance selves from costumed killerBy MARK STEVENSONAssociated Press WriterMEXICO CITYLeaders of clowns gathered for a convention in Mexico City said Wednesday they are saddened that a killer disguised himself as a clown to kill a drug lord

(AP) 700 IRS contract workers owe $5.4M in back taxesBy STEPHEN OHLEMACHERAssociated PressWASHINGTONNearly 700 employees of Internal Revenue Service contractors owe $5.4 million in back taxes, said a report Wednesday by the agency’s inspector general.More than half of those workers

On Monday, the Associated Press’ Scott Bauer blasted Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker’s new book, Unintimidated: A Governor’s Story and a Nation’s Challenge, by fibbing repeatedly about Walker’s record and criticizing Walker for not writing about matters that Bauer would prefer

(AP) Soft-spoken teen accused of killing Mass. teacherBy JAY LINDSAYAssociated PressDANVERS, Mass.A 14-year-old high school student described by classmates as soft-spoken and pleasant was accused of killing a well-liked math teacher, whose body was found in the woods behind the

On October 22, a 13-year old boy was shot and killed by Santa Rosa, California Sheriff’s deputies after they saw him walking down the street with what they thought to be an “assault rifle.” According to the Associated Press, the

Huffington Post labeled the Obama Administration’s attacks on press freedom a “Dictator’s Dream” when highlighting a wire story from the Associated Press.   The article details remarks made by AP CEO Gary Pruitt to the 69th General Assembly of the Inter

(AP) China, India sign border cooperation agreementBy LOUISE WATTAssociated PressBEIJINGChina and India sounded a new optimistic tone in their relationship Wednesday as they signed an agreement to boost meetings between their militaries to avoid any repeat of a tense standoff

By LYNN ELBERAP Television WriterLOS ANGELESNeil LaBute is far from snobbish about making room for television in his portfolio of stage and film projects. He directed two episodes of the AMC Western “Hell on Wheels,” wrote the 10-episode drama series

(AP) China faces human rights scrutiny with UN reviewBy JOHN HEILPRINAssociated PressGENEVAFaced with a U.N. review of its human rights, China acknowledged Tuesday that it still faces shortcomings but insists it has reduced poverty, deepened judicial reforms and protections of

(AP) France is latest US ally angered by NSA snoopingBy DEB RIECHMANN and KIMBERLY DOZIERAssociated PressWASHINGTONThe sweep and scope of National Security Agency snooping abroad forced President Barack Obama once again to hear complaints from a U.S. ally angry about

(AP) Titans owner Bud Adams has died at age 90By TERESA M. WALKERAP Sports WriterNASHVILLE, Tenn.Titans owner Bud Adams, who helped found the American Football League and whose battles for players helped lead to the merger with the NFL, has

(AP) Police: Student killed staffer at Nevada schoolBy SCOTT SONNERAssociated PressSPARKS, Nev.A student at a Nevada middle school opened fire on campus just before the starting bell Monday, wounding two boys and killing a staff member who was trying to

Two weeks ago the Associated Press published a false reportthat claimed Virginia gubernatorial candidate Terry McAuliffe had lied to an investigatorduring a federal fraud case. The story was retracted less than two hours later.Monday, the AP firedBob Lewis, the reporter

(AP) GOP Rep. Tim Griffin won’t run for 3rd termBy ANDREW DeMILLOAssociated PressLITTLE ROCK, Ark.Republican U.S. Rep. Tim Griffin says he won’t seek a third term representing central Arkansas in the U.S. House of Representatives. Griffin said Monday that he

(AP) With celebrations, NJ has 1st gay marriagesBy GEOFF MULVIHILL and SAMANTHA HENRYAssociated PressLAMBERTVILLE, N.J.Gay couples in a handful of New Jersey communities exchanged marriage vows in the first minutes of Monday morning, becoming the first to take advantage of

(AP) Egyptian PM condemns deadly attack on CoptsBy HAMZA HENDAWIAssociated PressCAIROEgypt’s interim prime minister on Monday condemned an attack outside a Coptic Christian church the night before that killed four people, including an 8-year-old girl, and pledged that police would

The Associated Press’s White House Correspondent Julie Pace says President Obama will address the widespread problems with the Affordable Care Act’s healthcare exchange website on Monday.

(AP) Obama nurtures his faith away from the spotlightBy JOSH LEDERMANAssociated PressWASHINGTONPresident Barack Obama is not an overtly religious man. He and his family rarely attend church, and he almost never elaborates in public about his own relationship to his

By LYNN ELBERAP Television WriterLOS ANGELESGavin MacLeod’s new autobiography recounts childhood poverty and loss, alcohol abuse and a brush with suicide, but the man and the book emerge as determinedly upbeat. But he is almost invariably kind to the many

(AP) Police: Baby found in NY shopping bag born aliveBy JENNIFER PELTZAssociated PressNEW YORKA dead baby found in a teenage girl’s shopping bag at a lingerie store was born alive and then asphyxiated, police said Friday, as the macabre discovery

Normally when a child is born and leaves its mother’s womb, we call it a “baby”–but not the Associated Press.  On October 17, a security guard at a Manhattan lingerie shop thought that two teen girls were shoplifting and stopped

(AP) EU, Canada reach landmark free trade dealBy JUERGEN BAETZAssociated PressBRUSSELSCanada and the European Union have struck a tentative free trade agreement meant to boost growth and employment. European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso on Friday said following talks with

(AP) DNA links mysterious Yeti to ancient polar bearBy JILL LAWLESSAssociated PressLONDONA British scientist says he may have solved the mystery of the Abominable Snowman — the elusive ape-like creature of the Himalayas. He thinks it’s a bear.DNA analysis conducted

By JOHN ROGERSAssociated PressLOS ANGELESVeteran character actor Ed Lauter, whose long, angular face and stern bearing made him an instantly recognizable figure in scores of movies and TV shows during a career that stretched across five decades, died Wednesday. He

Newark’s Democratic mayor, Cory Booker, won the special election to succeed the late Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ) in the United States Senate on Wednesday when Booker’s Republican opponent, Steve Lonegan, conceded at 9:50 pm. The Associated Press called the race for Booker

(AP) Crash tests use Center for Pet Safety’s dummy dogsBy SUE MANNINGAssociated PressLOS ANGELESTo make the world safer for pets, Lindsey Wolko had to design an indestructible dog. Two years and hundreds of thousands of dollars later, her nonprofit Center

(AP) College Football Playoff selection panel unveiledIRVING, TexasFormer Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, former Nebraska coach Tom Osborne and Hall of Fame quarterback Archie Manning are among the 13 people who will be part of the College Football Playoff selection

(AP) Death toll in Philippines quake reaches 110By BULLIT MARQUEZAssociated PressCEBU, PhilippinesThe death toll from a 7.2-magnitude earthquake that struck the central Philippine island of Bohol reached 110 Wednesday with only three people pulled alive from rubble. The three were