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  • Golf adopts rule to ban anchored putting stroke

    Posted on May 21, 2013 at 10:00am

    Golf's governing bodies approved a rule Tuesday that outlaws the putting stroke used by four of the last six major champions, a move opposed by two major golf organizations that contend long putters are not hurting the game.

  • Oman proposes ban on niqab veils for women drivers

    Posted on May 21, 2013 at 10:00am

    (AP) — A Saudi online newspaper says Oman is proposing that women be banned from wearing face veils when driving.

  • France: Drugmaker on trial, suspected in deaths

    Posted on May 21, 2013 at 9:58am

    (AP) — A French drug company and its founder are on trial on charges of misleading the public about a diabetes drug marketed as a weight loss method and suspected in hundreds of deaths.

  • Teen star Zendaya finishes 1st on 'Dancing' finals

    Posted on May 21, 2013 at 9:57am

    (AP) — Four finalists are vying for the "Dancing With the Stars" title, and just one point separates the top two contestants.

  • Group: More Afghan women jailed for 'moral crimes'

    Posted on May 21, 2013 at 9:55am

    (AP) — The number of Afghan women and girls jailed for "moral crimes" has risen dramatically in the past 18 months, raising concerns that gains in women's rights might be reversed with the withdrawal of most international troops next year, a rights group said Tuesday.

  • Chelsea tops AP poll after winning Euro title

    Posted on May 21, 2013 at 9:54am

    (AP) — Chelsea surged to the top of the weekly Associated Press global soccer poll after winning the Europa League and qualifying for the Champions League for the 11th straight season.

  • Reports: Iran bars 2 top figures from June ballot

    Posted on May 21, 2013 at 9:54am

    (AP) — Iranian news websites boosted speculation Tuesday that election overseers have barred two prominent but divisive figures from next month's presidential ballot, in a move that would eliminate a threat to the country's hard-liners.

  • Tunisia announces 3 cases of coronavirus, 1 death

    Posted on May 21, 2013 at 9:49am

    (AP) — A 66-year-old Tunisian man has died from the new coronavirus following a visit to Saudi Arabia and two of his adult children were infected with it, the Tunisian Health Ministry reported.

  • Criteria Recording Studios founder Emerman dies

    Posted on May 21, 2013 at 9:48am

    (AP) — Mack Emerman, the founder of Criteria Recording Studios where acts including Eric Clapton, James Brown and the Bee Gees made some of their most famous records, has died after a long illness, according to his daughter. He was 89.

  • Indexes edge higher on Wall Street in early trade

    Posted on May 21, 2013 at 9:46am

    (AP) — Stock indexes are edging higher in early trading on Wall Street as investors look ahead to the Federal Reserve's next moves.

  • Romo to miss workouts after cyst removal on back

    Posted on May 21, 2013 at 9:46am

    (AP) — Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo will miss at least three weeks of offseason workouts after a procedure to remove a cyst from his back.

  • Medical examiner: 24 dead in Oklahoma twister

    Posted on May 21, 2013 at 9:45am

    (AP) — Search-and-rescue crews worked through the night after a monstrous tornado barreled through the Oklahoma City suburbs, demolishing an elementary school and reducing homes to piles of splintered wood. At least 24 people were killed, including at least seven children, and those numbers were expected to climb.

  • Microsoft expected to reveal next-generation Xbox

    Posted on May 21, 2013 at 9:45am

    (AP) — Will Xbox mark the spot once again for Microsoft?

  • Crews dig through night after deadly Okla. twister

    Posted on May 21, 2013 at 9:43am

    (AP) — Search-and-rescue crews worked through the night after a monstrous tornado barreled through the Oklahoma City suburbs, demolishing an elementary school and reducing homes to piles of splintered wood. At least 24 people were killed, including at least seven children, and those numbers were expected to climb.

  • Sprint boosts buyout offer for Clearwire

    Posted on May 21, 2013 at 9:41am

    (AP) — Sprint says it has raised its buyout offer for the stake in Clearwire it does not already own by 14 percent.

  • In Coens' Cannes hit, Oscar Isaac gets his break

    Posted on May 21, 2013 at 9:41am

    (AP) — Joel and Ethan Coen had almost given up on casting the lead for their film "Inside Llewyn Davis." The part, a folk musician in early 1960s Greenwich Village, demanded the elusive combination of someone who could both carry a movie and perform the songs central to the film.

  • NY Cuomo letter warns Kardashian over T-shirt logo

    Posted on May 21, 2013 at 9:41am

    (AP) — New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo's sent a letter to Khloe Kardashian informing the reality star the logo on her T-shirt line may be violating copyright law.

  • More troops arrive in Egypt's Sinai over hostages

    Posted on May 21, 2013 at 9:36am

    (AP) — Egyptian security officials say they have deployed additional military and police, along with helicopters and rocket launchers, to the northern Sinai Peninsula as part of a buildup in response to the kidnapping of security forces there.

  • Eminem's publisher sues Facebook over song usage

    Posted on May 21, 2013 at 9:26am

    (AP) — Eminem's song publisher is suing Facebook and an ad agency, saying they copied music from one of the rapper's songs.

  • Montana man dies in Yosemite climbing accident

    Posted on May 21, 2013 at 9:24am

    (AP) — A Montana man died in a rock climbing accident as he tried to climb to the top of El Capitan in Yosemite National Park, authorities said.