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Can living like a star produce a happy ending? 07/07/2014 04:22pm • BROOKE LEFFERTS Associated Press "Jennifer, Gwyneth & Me: The Pursuit of Happiness, One Celebrity at a Time" (Ballantine Books), by Rachel BertscheAuthor and celebrity-watcher Rachel Bertsche spent nearly a year emulating the lifestyles of several famous female stars, seeking contentment, productivi Study: Just thinking by yourself isn't much fun 07/07/2014 02:04pm • MALCOLM RITTER AP Science Writer NEW YORK (AP) -- Wouldn't you love to escape this busy world and just spend some time alone with your thoughts? Maybe not, says a study of volunteers who actually tried it.Some even started giving themselves electric shocks as the minutes ticked by."I think many of t Hornets look into altercation involving Hairston 07/07/2014 12:40am • DURHAM, N.C. (AP) -- The Charlotte Hornets say they are looking into an altercation involving rookie P.J. Hairston and a person his agent described as an area high school player during a pickup basketball game at the Durham YMCA.The Hornets issued a statement Sunday night saying they're aware of the Stealth World Cup ads raise sponsorship questions 07/06/2014 11:02am • ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer In an ad for Beats by Dr. Dre stereo headphones, Neymar jams to Jay-Z's remix of the song "Jungle." Fans cheer, toast and pray across Brazilian neighborhoods and cameras flash while reporters shout questions, but the pounding rhythm of the rap drowns out distraction 32,000 Mormon missionaries to get iPad minis 07/06/2014 11:00am • BRADY McCOMBS Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) -- The Mormon church is moving forward with its plan to arm missionaries with iPad minis and broaden their proselytizing to social media.A test program that began last fall with 6,500 missionaries serving in the United States and Japan went well, pr France needs to build on World Cup success 07/05/2014 04:58pm • JEROME PUGMIRE AP Sports Writer RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) -- With no competitive games for two years, France coach Didier Deschamps may struggle to gauge just how much progress has been made by his young team after its run to the World Cup quarterfinals in Brazil.The one certainty as his country prepares Bouchard gives Canada a Slam finalist at Wimbledon 07/04/2014 10:16am • HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer LONDON (AP) -- Eugenie Bouchard could have lost her focus after the fourth game of her Wimbledon semifinal Thursday, when play was delayed for five minutes during Simona Halep's medical timeout for a left ankle injury.Bouchard also could have gotten sidetracked when Ex-mob boss' son convicted in looting of company 07/03/2014 07:20pm • KATHY MATHESON Associated Press CAMDEN, N.J. (AP) -- The son of a former Philadelphia mob boss and another reputed mob associate were convicted Thursday of federal fraud charges for taking over a Texas-based mortgage company and then plundering its assets to buy homes, luxury cars, a plane and a yac Game review: 'Valiant Hearts' a grim WWI tribute 07/03/2014 03:34pm • LOU KESTEN Associated Press The 100th anniversary of the beginning of World War I has been relatively subdued, without much of the ceremony one would expect around such a historic date. Oddly enough, the most stirring tribute I've seen has come in the form of a video game -- one that fully appreciat A look at the unsettling trend of children dying in hot cars 07/03/2014 12:05pm • WASHINGTON -- Rising temperatures have given way to rising statistics. Too many young children are dying in hot cars -- left there by loving parents who simply forgot, says psychologist Elaine Ducharme. Forty four children died last year in sweltering cars, according to the statistics supplied Hammon scores 18 to lead Stars past Sun, 74-71 07/01/2014 11:20pm • UNCASVILLE, Conn. (AP) -- The San Antonio Stars are making up for their losses at home by winning on the road.Becky Hammon scored 18 points and Danielle Robinson had 17 to help the Stars beat the Connecticut Sun 74-71 on Tuesday night for their fifth straight road win.Kayla McBride added 15 points f Slimmed-down Oregon police horse collars suspect 07/01/2014 08:44am • PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) -- Murphy the horse, once a woebegone Oregon ranch animal, had to shed 200 pounds to make the Portland police force, and now he has collared his first suspect.Murphy, carrying Officer Cassandra Wells, galloped six blocks to catch a break-in suspect last week. He kept the suspect Indians' Kluber loses 1-0 to Dodgers' Haren 07/01/2014 03:40am • JOE RESNICK Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) -- For the third straight game, the Cleveland Indians were involved in a one-hit shutout. And for the second day in a row, they were on the short end.Michael Bourn was awarded a single in the third inning after umpire Adrian Johnson's original call was r Haren 1-hits Indians through 7 in Dodgers' 1-0 win 07/01/2014 02:19am • JOE RESNICK Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) -- All that separated Dan Haren from a possible chance at a no-hitter was a third-inning single that was awarded to Cleveland's Michael Bourn after a replay review.Rookie Clint Robinson made sure the right-hander's best outing of the season didn't go to Fans lose things, get robbed amid exuberance 06/30/2014 12:30pm • JORGE SAINZ Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) -- Distracted by the World Cup atmosphere, American fan Jack Smith slipped his card into an ATM in a Rio airport.He believes the card was cloned in an instant and, over several days before he discovered it, his account was debited for $12,000, a loss