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Insufficient postage leads to bust of fake drugs 09/01/2014 01:20pm • VIENNA (AP) -- Austrian police have announced the breakup of an international gang dealing in phony health products and say insufficient postage provided the major lead.British, Hungarian and Austrian police were involved in the sweep that culminated Monday in eight arrests, including the suspected After nude celebrity photos leaked, iCloud security questioned 09/01/2014 10:05am • WASHINGTON -- Photos that allegedly capture nude celebrities -- including actress Jennifer Lawrence and singer Selena Gomez -- were leaked Sunday night, leaving many to question their online security. Photos of the celebrities started spreading on the anonymous imageboard site, 4Chan Sunday, and China: No open nominations for Hong Kong leader 09/01/2014 03:16am • JACK CHANG Associated Press BEIJING (AP) -- China's legislature on Sunday ruled out allowing open nominations in the inaugural election for Hong Kong's leader, saying they would create a "chaotic society." Democracy activists in the Asian financial hub responded by saying that a long-threatened mass Galaxy dominates Chivas USA 3-0 08/31/2014 11:10pm • CARSON, Calif. (AP) -- Gyasi Zardes scored twice to lead the L.A. Galaxy over Chivas USA 3-0 on Sunday.In the 41st minute, Landon Donovan made a run through midfield and found Zardes on the left wing, who fired a one-timer from the top corner of the box past goalkeeper Dan Kennedy for the lead.Robbi RB Gordon ready for criticism after Wisconsin loss 08/31/2014 02:38am • JORDAN GODWIN For The Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) -- Wisconsin running back Melvin Gordon said he can already hear the critics.After watching a 17-point lead dissolve in dramatic fashion in No. 14 Wisconsin's 28-24 loss to No. 13 LSU on Saturday night, Gordon said he knew what was coming."Obviousl Walsh, Oklahoma State hang with FSU in 37-31 loss 08/31/2014 01:40am • SCHUYLER DIXON AP Sports Writer ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) -- J.W. Walsh is running an Oklahoma State offense desperately short on experienced players.The Cowboys started the season with a pretty good building block Saturday night, even if it wasn't a win over No. 1 Florida State.Heisman Trophy winner Ja Illini, Lunt survive Youngstown scare 28-17 08/30/2014 03:52pm • DAVID MERCER Associated Press CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) -- It took a while but new quarterback Wes Lunt delivered a come-from-behind 28-17 win Saturday for Illinois over Youngstown State in a season opener.Lunt threw three late touchdowns for Illinois. The second was a 15-yarder to running back Josh Ferg Syracuse survives Villanova 27-26 in 2nd overtime 08/30/2014 01:08am • SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) -- Punter Riley Dixon threw a 1-yard touchdown pass to Kendall Moore on a fake field goal in the second overtime, and Syracuse stopped a 2-point try to beat Villanova 27-26 on Friday night."I'm an athlete. I'm a competitor," said Dixon, who attended nearby Christian Brothers Acad Hill leads BYU over UConn, spoiling Diaco's debut 08/30/2014 12:46am • PAT EATON-ROBB Associated Press EAST HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) -- BYU quarterback Taysom Hill says he had a serious case of the butterflies before his season opener at UConn.The Cougars began last year with a trip to the East Coast and a loss to Virginia, and this year they were traveling without several Dustin Diamond returns again to his inner Screech 08/29/2014 06:44pm • MARK KENNEDY AP Drama Writer NEW YORK (AP) -- The rank of mega-stars who are known simply by one name includes, of course, Madonna, Cher, Beyonce and Bono. Oh, and one more, surely -- that man-boy known as Screech.Samuel "Screech" Powers of the 1990s TV show "Saved by the Bell" has become almost an Suriname leader's son pleads guilty to US charge 08/29/2014 05:40pm • NEW YORK (AP) -- The son of the president of Suriname pleaded guilty on Friday to U.S. charges he sought to offer a home base in his South American country to the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah.Dino Bouterse, once picked by his father to lead a counterterrorism unit in Suriname, told a judge in f RBs take center stage in LSU-Wisconsin 08/29/2014 03:48pm • CHRIS DUNCAN AP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) -- The running backs are bringing the star power to Saturday's LSU-Wisconsin game.There's Wisconsin's Melvin Gordon, a Heisman Trophy hopeful who's coming off a 1,600-yard season and comes into the season averaging 8.1 yards per carry, tops in the nation. L 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