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Ex-governor's trial may hinge on cryptic email 09/03/2014 02:40am • PAT EATON-ROBB Associated Press NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) -- Former Connecticut Gov. John G. Rowland is scheduled to return to federal court almost a decade after pleading guilty to political corruption.Rowland faces a conspiracy trial this time around, accused of conspiring to hide political consulting Upcoming Sales You Should Know About 09/03/2014 12:00am • Labor Day weekend marked the unofficial end of summer. Most, if not all, kids are back in school now and the days are going to slowly start getting shorter. On the plus side, football season has returned with a vengeance, the air will turn brisk (justifying the super early release of Starbucks' Pump Guide to understanding 529 college savings plans 09/03/2014 12:00am • As tuition costs climb, saving early for education is one of the most important decisions parents can make. Tax-advantaged 529 savings plans, offered by states for more than a decade, are now one of the most popular options for making sure school expenses will be covered when your child reaches Former Va. governor's corruption case goes to jury 09/02/2014 06:20pm • LARRY O'DELL Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) -- The corruption case that could send former Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell and his wife to federal prison was in the hands Tuesday of jurors who must decide whether the couple sold the influence of the office to a wealthy vitamin executive seeking legi Lake Anne florist owner seeks buyer for business 09/02/2014 03:00pm • Linda Fuller, owner of Lake Anne Florist, Virginia Wine & Gourmet, says her shop at Lake Anne Plaza is for sale. Fuller is 65, and she says that after selling flowers and other gift products in Reston for 40 years, it is time to go. Fuller started her business in 1974, selling flowers from a Bautista homers again, Jays rally past Yankees 4-3 08/31/2014 07:06pm • IAN HARRISON Associated Press TORONTO (AP) -- The Blue Jays finished off a forgettable August with their biggest power display of the month.Jose Bautista homered for the fifth straight game and Toronto erased a three-run deficit to beat the New York Yankees 4-3 on Sunday.Edwin Encarnacion and Melky Jeter can't come through, Yankees lose 4-3 to Jays 08/31/2014 06:56pm • IAN HARRISON Associated Press TORONTO (AP) -- Derek Jeter's final regular-season at-bat in Canada didn't go the way he or the New York Yankees wanted.Jose Bautista homered for the fifth straight game and the Toronto Blue Jays erased a three-run deficit to beat the Yankees 4-3 on Sunday.Jeter had a c 5 things to know about former Va. governor trial 08/31/2014 11:10am • LARRY O'DELL Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) -- Jurors will begin deliberations Tuesday in the public corruption trial of former Gov. Bob McDonnell and his wife, Maureen, who could face decades in prison and millions of dollars in fines if convicted.They are charged with accepting more than $165 Ellsbury, Headley power Yankees past Blue Jays 6-3 08/30/2014 01:10am • IAN HARRISON Associated Press TORONTO (AP) -- For the first time in more than four months, Chris Capuano went home with a W next to his name.Jacoby Ellsbury and Chase Headley homered to help Capuano to his first victory since April 16, and the New York Yankees beat the slumping Toronto Blue Jays 6-3 Sizemore, last-place Phillies hand Mets 4-1 win 08/30/2014 12:26am • MIKE FITZPATRICK AP Sports Writer NEW YORK (AP) -- With a chance to climb out of last place, Grady Sizemore and the Phillies did all they could to stay there.The left fielder dropped an easy pop fly that allowed the tiebreaking runs to score Friday night, and Philadelphia mustered little offense aga Buehrle falls to Yankees again, Blue Jays lose 6-3 08/30/2014 12:00am • IAN HARRISON Associated Press TORONTO (AP) -- Through six solid innings, Mark Buehrle made it look as if his longtime slide against the New York Yankees might be about to end.Then, in a span of four batters, it all went wrong again.Jacoby Ellsbury and Chase Headley homered, and the Yankees beat Bueh Mets get gift, beat Phillies 4-1 behind deGrom 08/29/2014 11:26pm • MIKE FITZPATRICK AP Sports Writer NEW YORK (AP) -- A gift from Grady Sizemore gave the Mets the boost they needed to reward Jacob deGrom with a win.The rookie pitched seven crisp innings and New York scored the tiebreaking runs when Sizemore dropped an easy pop fly, handing the Mets a 4-1 victory ov Washington's Top News -- Friday, August 29, 2014 08/29/2014 03:34am • Here's a look at some of the day's top stories from WTOP: Closing arguments set in former Va. governor trial Closing arguments are scheduled in the public corruption trial of former Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell and his wife, Maureen. Prosecutors and defense lawyers will sum up the case for the jur Testimony wraps up in former Va. governor trial 08/28/2014 08:34pm • LARRY O'DELL Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) -- An FBI agent testified Thursday that former Gov. Bob McDonnell and his wife spent many nights together in the governor's mansion, a final effort to undercut the defense argument that the couple's failing marriage made a conspiracy implausible.The a Buy a mere ticket? How quaint. Be a team 'member' 08/28/2014 03:48pm • DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) -- The change made by the Kansas City Chiefs a few years ago was subtle -- one word, really -- yet it ushered a pronounced change in the way the franchise viewed its most important fans.Season-ticket holders became known as "season-ticket members."