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Man kills wife, granddaughter; gets life in prison 07/15/2014 03:30pm • YORK, S.C. (AP) -- A suicidal South Carolina man was sentenced to life in prison for killing his bedridden wife and their 9-year-old granddaughter, saying he wanted to spare them the pain of living without him, prosecutors said.Ronald Gregory shot his wife, 71-year-old Barbara Gregory, and his grand 89 killed in suicide blast in east Afghanistan 07/15/2014 02:29pm • KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) -- There's been no claim of responsibility for today's deadly suicide bomb attack near a busy market and a mosque in eastern Afghanistan.The attack killed 89 people and wounded dozens of others.The Taliban issued a statement denying involvement, saying they "strongly condemn Penguins: No wrist surgery for Sidney Crosby 07/15/2014 02:20pm • PITTSBURGH (AP) -- The Pittsburgh Penguins say captain Sidney Crosby doesn't need surgery on his injured wrist.Crosby dealt with a wrist injury during the playoffs. The Penguins announced Tuesday on Twitter that "after seeking additional medical advice, doctors have decided not to perform surgery on Bull gores Alaska rodeo promoter at his own event 07/15/2014 12:50pm • ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) -- Rodeo cowboy Frank Koloski has been gored before, but never at an event he sponsored.The founder and co-owner of Rodeo Alaska on Saturday was promoting and participating in the Alaska Sales & Service Bear Paw Rodeo Round-Up and took a steer horn to the abdomen."I have a nic Bull gores Alaska rodeo promoter at his own event 07/15/2014 12:50pm • ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) -- Rodeo cowboy Frank Koloski has been gored before, but never at an event he sponsored.The founder and co-owner of Rodeo Alaska on Saturday was promoting and participating in the Alaska Sales & Service Bear Paw Rodeo Round-Up and took a steer horn to the abdomen."I have a nic GoCam! app: Gestures signal phone to take selfie 07/15/2014 08:24am • Data Doctors Ebola crisis in West Africa deepens; 500+ dead 07/15/2014 04:32am • KRISTA LARSON Associated Press DAKAR, Senegal (AP) -- Deep in the forests of southern Guinea, the first victims fell ill with high fevers. People assumed it was the perennial killer malaria and had no reason to fear touching the bodies, as is the custom in traditional funerals.Some desperate relativ Washington's Top News - Tuesday, July 15, 2014 07/15/2014 04:00am • Here's a look at some of the day's top stories from WTOP. Hamas says no to cease-fire proposal A senior Hamas official says his group rejects an Egyptian proposal for a cease-fire with Israel. Egypt had proposed the plan to end a week of heavy fighting that has killed at least 185 people in Gaza 911 tapes depict response to collapse of vet 07/14/2014 11:50pm • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) -- Newly released emergency dispatch tapes reveal further details about efforts to revive a Vietnam veteran who collapsed with a heart attack in a Veterans Affairs hospital in Albuquerque.Two calls were made while 71-year-old Jim Napoleon Garcia lay on the floor as an ambulanc 8 accused of illegal World Cup betting in Vegas 07/14/2014 09:40pm • MICHELLE RINDELS Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) -- Eight people from Malaysia, China and Hong Kong were accused Monday of operating a temporary, illegal gambling ring from exclusive high-roller villas at a Las Vegas Strip resort that investigators said logged millions of dollars in bets on FIFA Wor Musical of 'American Psycho' heading off-Broadway 07/14/2014 06:20pm • MARK KENNEDY AP Drama Writer NEW YORK (AP) -- The yuppie serial killer Patrick Bateman from "American Psycho" is about to stalk an off-Broadway stage.Second Stage Theatre said Monday it will stage the musical based on Bret Easton Ellis's 1991 Manhattan-based novel starting in February 2015. No casti Lawmakers seek lower price for bill on vets' care 07/14/2014 05:28pm • MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) -- Stung by sticker shock, members of Congress are scrambling to lower the cost of a bill to fix veterans' health care amid a growing uproar over long waits for appointments and falsification of records to cover up the delays at Veterans Affairs hospital China indicts US, British corporate investigators 07/14/2014 04:38pm • GILLIAN WONG Associated Press BEIJING (AP) -- Chinese authorities have indicted British and American investigators hired by GlaxoSmithKline on charges of illegally obtaining and selling private information, state media reported Monday, as the Briton blamed the pharmaceutical company for misleading a Ex-President George W. Bush has 2nd knee surgery 07/14/2014 01:49pm • DALLAS (AP) -- Former President George W. Bush has had his left knee partially replaced -- seven weeks after having the same procedure on his right knee.Bush spokesman Freddy Ford says the procedure on Bush's left knee took place Saturday at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago.Ford says the ex Aid group: Child malnutrition rises in South Sudan 07/14/2014 01:30pm • KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) -- Doctors Without Borders says children in parts of South Sudan are suffering from shocking rates of malnutrition.The group said in a statement Monday that more than 13,270 children, most under the age of 5, have been admitted to its feeding programs in South Sudan so far this