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Chief in $800M fraud gets 20 years prison 08/29/2014 03:30pm • CURT ANDERSON AP Legal Affairs Writer MIAMI (AP) -- The man who masterminded an $800 million insurance scam that fleeced tens of thousands of investors in one of Florida's all-time largest fraud schemes was sentenced Friday to 20 years in prison.U.S. District Judge Robert Scola gave Joel Steinger, 6

No. 6 Auburn unlikely to overlook Arkansas 08/29/2014 10:28am • JOHN ZENOR AP Sports Writer AUBURN, Ala. (AP) -- The Auburn Tigers are unlikely to dismiss a team coming off a lousy season when it couldn't even win a Southeastern Conference game.The sixth-ranked Tigers open defense of their SEC championship Saturday against an Arkansas team that's in pretty much

Final Analysis: What really happened to Tony Soprano? 08/29/2014 07:28am • WASHINGTON - It's been seven years since a "cut to black" triggered a collective panic attack, sending couch potatoes to Dr. Melfi's therapist couch to cope with the final seconds of HBO's "The Sopranos" (1999-2007). While "Dallas" revealed who shot J.R. and "The Simpsons" explained who shot Mr

Sony network hacked, exec's flight diverted 08/28/2014 01:40pm • DAVID KOENIG AP Business Writers DALLAS (AP) -- Hackers attacked Sony's PlayStation Network and apparently disrupted the travel plans of a top company executive by going on Twitter to suggest that there was a bomb on his American Airlines plane.American cut short the Sony Corp. executive's flight on

3 Questions to Answer Before Quitting Your Job 08/28/2014 12:00am • All good things -- and hopefully bad ones, too -- must come to an end. If you are at the point in your career where you are ready to leave your employer, consider these factors before giving your two weeks' notice: 1. Are you performing well in your job? It is very tempting to want to bail from yo

A leader admits guilt in big disability-fraud case 08/27/2014 07:49pm • JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) -- An accused ringleader of a sprawling disabilities fraud scheme admitted Wednesday he helped coach retired police officers and others to fake mental-health problems to get Social Security benefits.Joseph Esposito pleaded guilty to grand larceny in a sc

Wisconsin, LSU playing QB games before opener 08/27/2014 06:54pm • GENARO C. ARMAS AP Sports Writer MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- Wisconsin hasn't officially named a starting quarterback. LSU has declared it will use two.It might be that Wisconsin and LSU are both really that undecided about the starting quarterback job. Or both teams might really go with a two-QB system.W

Women's World Cup turf war heats up 08/27/2014 06:06pm • ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer Even actor Tom Hanks has an opinion about whether the athletes at the 2015 Women's World Cup should play on artificial turf or grass.A group of players from the U.S. women's national team, who will vie for a spot in the World Cup in October qualifying, have joined w

Baltimore's 1st casino highlights national trend 08/27/2014 05:16pm • JULIET LINDERMAN BALTIMORE (AP) -- At the Horseshoe Casino's grand opening, showgirls adorned in gold glitter, beaded loincloths, feather headdresses and fuchsia false eyelashes stood atop pedestals in the courtyard, while VIP patrons in high heels and higher hemlines downed glass after glass of ch

Browns head into season with hope, Manziel on deck 08/27/2014 03:58pm • TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) -- The Browns, unspeakably miserable for years, have a major buzz about them. It may soon become deafening.The Dawg Pound is barking -- and some of its more rabid members are begging -- for Johnny Manziel.With starter Brian Hoyer on the sideline wearing a

4 Kochs took genes, money in different directions 08/26/2014 09:56am • NANCY BENAC Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) -- They are the outsized force in modern American politics, the best-known brand of the big money era, yet still something of a mystery to those who cash their checks.They're demonized by Democrats, who lack a liberal equal to counter their weight, and no

Switzerland murder suspect arrested in New Zealand 08/26/2014 03:10am • NICK PERRY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) -- A man accused of murdering his girlfriend nearly 14 years ago in Switzerland was arrested Tuesday in New Zealand.The 42-year-old Sri Lankan national is accused of murdering 23-year-old Kavitha Kandiah on Dec. 13, 2000, in the city of Basel.

Meyer says No. 5 Buckeyes are ready without Miller 08/25/2014 10:26pm • RUSTY MILLER AP Sports Writer COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- A week after the loss of three-year starting quarterback Braxton Miller, Ohio State coach Urban Meyer is going through final preparations for the Buckeyes' opener on Saturday against Navy.He says his team is ready."Oh, yeah. If you have good playe