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Diamondbacks drop 4th straight, fall 8-1 to Nats 08/19/2014 11:52pm • JOSEPH WHITE AP Sports Writer WASHINGTON (AP) -- Chase Anderson has been one of the few consistent bright spots for the Arizona Diamondbacks this season. The rookie right-hander had only one bad outing in his first 15 major league starts.Well, make that two in 16.Anderson failed to record an out in Nationals win 8th straight, beat Diamondbacks 8-1 08/19/2014 11:48pm • JOSEPH WHITE AP Sports Writer WASHINGTON (AP) -- After three straight walk-offs, the Washington Nationals went for a cakewalk instead.Sure, winning late over and over again is a thrill, but it's not good for the blood pressure -- not to mention the workload of the bullpen. Stephen Strasburg provided Lawyer: Man shot trespasser he thought pointed gun 08/19/2014 11:10pm • SCOTT SONNER Associated Press RENO, Nev. (AP) -- A 73-year-old former schoolteacher facing a murder charge in the death of an unarmed trespasser should have his $2 million bail reduced dramatically because he poses no flight risk and opened fire in self-defense when he thought the man pointed a gun 'Canadian Idol' contestant acquitted on terrorism 08/19/2014 09:52pm • OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) -- A former "Canadian Idol" contestant was acquitted on Tuesday of conspiring to facilitate terrorism, with the judge finding insufficient evidence that he intended to join a plot.Khurram Syed Sher, an Ontario doctor whose 2010 arrest got international attention because of his a Denbrock recovering from prostate cancer 08/19/2014 08:00pm • SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) -- Notre Dame offensive coordinator Mike Denbrock disclosed Tuesday the reason he missed the start of training camp is he's recovering from prostate cancer surgery.Denbrock said he learned he had cancer while undergoing blood tests in June while applying for life insurance. He Denbrock recovering from prostate cancer 08/19/2014 08:00pm • SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) -- Notre Dame offensive coordinator Mike Denbrock disclosed Tuesday the reason he missed the start of training camp is he's recovering from prostate cancer surgery.Denbrock said he learned he had cancer while undergoing blood tests in June while applying for life insurance. He Denbrock recovering from prostate cancer 08/19/2014 08:00pm • SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) -- Notre Dame offensive coordinator Mike Denbrock disclosed Tuesday the reason he missed the start of training camp is he's recovering from prostate cancer surgery.Denbrock said he learned he had cancer while undergoing blood tests in June while applying for life insurance. He Teen testifies against pal in rock-throwing case 08/19/2014 07:32pm • MARK SCOLFORO Associated Press LEWISBURG, Pa. (AP) -- One of four young men charged with throwing a rock onto a darkened central Pennsylvania interstate testified Tuesday that they intended to do some damage during a night of mayhem last month but did not anticipate their actions would cause severe Fairfax County mom dies after hornet sting 08/19/2014 06:49pm • ANNANDALE, Va. -- On a Saturday afternoon earlier this month, Melodye Creason decided to trim back the azaleas in front of her family's Annandale home before running an errand. It was a life changing decision, says her husband of 24 years, Rich Creason. As she was trimming the azaleas the Defense: School may have withheld Holmes records 08/19/2014 06:20pm • DAN ELLIOTT Associated Press DENVER (AP) -- Defense attorneys in the Colorado theater shooting case say the University of Colorado might have withheld records that show the school failed to act on information it had about defendant James Holmes when he was a student there.In court filings made publi Golson: Notre Dame rallying around loss of players 08/19/2014 06:18pm • TOM COYNE Associated Press SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) -- Quarterback Everett Golson said the adversity of abruptly losing four teammates while Notre Dame investigates whether they were involved in academic dishonesty is bringing the Fighting Irish together."I guess I can go back to my instance, where you Colts' defensive plan finally taking shape 08/19/2014 05:28pm • MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- Coach Chuck Pagano spent the past two seasons changing the Colts' defensive philosophy.He wanted his players to be physical and aggressive. He wanted them to play with passion. He expected results, and he wasn't going to let anything deter this tra Lawsuit alleges sex assault by Maryland doctor 08/19/2014 04:26pm • DAVID DISHNEAU Associated Press HAGERSTOWN, Md. (AP) -- A suspended western Maryland physician at the center of a licensing scandal and facing molestation charges now has been hit with a lawsuit saying that he sexually assaulted a second female patient.A West Virginia woman is suing Dr. William Dand Patient advocates say insurers avoiding the sick 08/19/2014 03:18pm • RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) -- Ending insurance discrimination against the sick was a central goal of the nation's health care overhaul, but leading patient groups say that promise is being undermined by new barriers from insurers.The insurance industry responds that cri 'Jaw-dropping' results from heart health study 08/19/2014 02:25pm • WASHINGTON -- Americans are taking better care of their hearts, and it's paying off. There has been a significant decline in heart-related hospitalizations and deaths over the last decade, according to a new report by the American Heart Association published in the journal Circulation. Researche