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Uproar: Self-published poet laureate in NC resigns 07/18/2014 05:52am • MARTHA WAGGONER Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) -- North Carolina's poet laureate resigned Thursday, less than a week after her appointment as criticism of the governor for choosing a writer with just two self-published books of poems continued.Valerie Macon, a disability examiner for the state, Christie aide: I didn't alert bosses about jams 07/17/2014 06:32pm • GEOFF MULVIHILL Associated Press TRENTON, N.J. (AP) -- An aide to Gov. Chris Christie said Thursday that she did not alert any of her bosses when she learned about the closure of lanes leading up to the George Washington Bridge in part because she believed someone else was trying to get to the botto 'Nine-Nine' cast has fun with Q&A stenographer 07/17/2014 01:06pm • ALICIA RANCILIO Associated Press BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) -- A funny thing happened during a Q&A for Fox's "Brooklyn Nine-Nine."The show's producers and cast, including Andy Samberg and Andre Braugher, gathered on the set Wednesday to take questions as part of the Television Critics Association's Griner blossoming in WNBA after rough 1st year 07/17/2014 10:42am • BOB BAUM AP Sports Writer PHOENIX (AP) -- After a tough first season in the WNBA, Brittney Griner is blossoming into the player everyone thought she would be, all the while embracing her status as a role model for gay youth." We need more people in the LGBT community to step up and be role models," Linklater's 'Boyhood' is one-of-a-kind time capsule 07/17/2014 08:40am • WASHINGTON -- The phrase "one of a kind" gets thrown around a lot, but Richard Linklater's long-term experiment "Boyhood" is more deserving of the title than any movie in recent memory. Thanks to its grand vision and careful execution, 12 years in the making, it instantly joins the list of movies Inside the art of life and death masks (Photos) 07/16/2014 04:42pm • WASHINGTON -- From ancient Greece to the American Confederacy, famous and powerful figures have been immortalized through plaster masks sculpted during a person's life or immediately after their death. In some cases, these haunting images served as the foundations for grand monuments. In othe Review: Systematic errors led to bridge collapse 07/15/2014 06:48pm • RACHEL LA CORTE Associated Press OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) -- Insufficient route planning, a distracted pilot driver and an inadequate permitting process by the state of Washington all played a part in last year's Interstate 5 bridge collapse north of Seattle, which sent two cars into a river below, the N 2016 SPIN METER: 5 things to know not to believe 07/14/2014 04:10pm • CALVIN WOODWARD Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) -- It's considered bad form for politicians to say things that are not true.When they talk about their own ambitions, though, deception pretty much comes with the territory and no one seems to mind.People who are patently feeling out their presidentia Quiz: Test your cellphone etiquette during National Cellphone Courtesy Month 07/14/2014 11:17am • WASHINGTON -- Between texting, tweeting and typing, cellphones can be distracting, but this month, people are being encouraged to practice courteous cellphone use. July is National Cellphone Courtesy Month. International etiquette expert Jacqueline Whitmore founded the month in 2002 as a way t Major crimes drop 12 percent in Leesburg in 2013 07/14/2014 09:20am • LEESBURG, Va. (AP) -- The Leesburg Police Department is reporting a 12 percent drop in major crimes in 2013.The police department says the improvement stems largely from a 13 percent drop in larcenies, the most common offense among those included in the category.In an annual report released Monday, Brazil protests fizzled, but roots of anger remain 07/13/2014 03:54pm • JENNY BARCHFIELD Associated Press IRAJA, Brazil (AP) -- The protesters who many feared would wreck Brazil's World Cup party failed to show up. While the national team fell short of claiming the coveted championship, the country at least can say the tournament that wraps up with Sunday's title game h Key vote needed before local casino breaks ground 07/13/2014 08:00am • WASHINGTON -- A new Maryland casino will most likely get the "okay" Monday. The MGM Casino at National Harbor has one more hurdle to clear before construction can get underway. The Prince George's County Council hearing on July 13 is expected to vote and will most likely approve the application, Fog of war in Benghazi hampered military response 07/12/2014 09:48am • BRADLEY KLAPPER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) -- The military might have been able to prevent two of the four U.S. deaths in Benghazi if commanders had known more about the intensity of the sporadic gunfire directed at the CIA installation where Americans had taken refuge and had pressed to get a Commanders: Benghazi rescue hampered by info lack 07/12/2014 02:18am • DONNA CASSATA Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) -- Two of the four U.S. deaths in Benghazi might have been prevented, military leaders say, if commanders had known more about the intensity of the sporadic gunfire directed at the CIA facility where Americans had taken refuge and had pressed to get a r How World Cup cash is paid to teams, players 07/12/2014 01:10am • GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) -- The most valuable and expensive World Cup ever will earn billions of dollars for FIFA, millions for the competing countries and thousands for the more than 700 players selected.From its near $4.5 billion in revenue from broadcasters, sponsors, ho