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Defense rests in corruption trial of ex-governor 08/27/2014 07:30pm • MATTHEW BARAKAT Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) -- Attorneys for former Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell and his wife wrapped up their case Wednesday in the couple's corruption trial, their defense featuring McDonnell's testimony and the idea that the marriage was so chilly they could not have conspi 10 new fall TV shows worthy of a first-night look 08/27/2014 08:10am • FRAZIER MOORE AP Television Writer NEW YORK (AP) -- It's a time-honored rite harking back to an era of black-and-white TVs and the trio of networks whose programs they delivered: the grand unveiling of new fall fare.As part of the ritual, this latest fall crop is an occasion for handicapping the goo Notre Dame will count on freshmen on defense 08/26/2014 07:20pm • TOM COYNE Associated Press SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) -- Notre Dame coach Brian Kelly expects some teeth-gnashing while watching the Fighting Irish defense this fall.The 17th-ranked Irish already were expected to be young on defense in the season opener against Rice on Saturday. That's before learning th Former Virginia governor denies corruption charges 08/26/2014 07:16pm • LARRY O'DELL Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) -- Former Gov. Bob McDonnell wrapped up a grueling four-plus days on the witness stand Tuesday by emphatically denying that he did special favors for a wealthy businessman in exchange for more than $165,000 in gifts, trips and loans.McDonnell acknowle Ex-Va. governor faces questions from prosecutors 08/25/2014 07:13pm • LARRY O'DELL Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) -- Former Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell faced sharp questions Monday from prosecutors about his personal finances, his interactions with a wealthy businessman and what the government claims were his attempts to conceal those details.Prosecutors began th Correction: Britain-Obit-Richard Attenborough 08/25/2014 01:30pm • LONDON (AP) -- In an obituary Aug. 24 on actor-director Richard Attenborough, The Associated Press erroneously reported that "In Which We Serve," a movie starring Attenborough, won an Oscar for Best Picture in 1942. The film did not win that award -- the best picture that year was "How Green Was National Zoo celebrates panda's first birthday 08/23/2014 03:07pm • JESSICA GRESKO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) -- The National Zoo in Washington threw a party Saturday in honor of the first birthday of panda cub Bao Bao.To celebrate, the cub got a cake made from frozen fruit juice and other treats like pears and apples. Bao Bao is only the second panda born at Emails show Walker recall election campaign push 08/23/2014 06:08am • TODD RICHMOND Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- Newly released court documents include excerpts from emails showing that Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker's recall election campaign team told him to instruct donors to give to a key conservative group that would run ads for Walker and distribute money GOP's Senate candidate: Alaska is my home, too 08/21/2014 01:58am • BECKY BOHRER Associated Press ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) -- The winner of Alaska's Republican Senate primary, Dan Sullivan, successfully turned back tea party opposition during an at-times contentious 10-month race. Next up, Democratic Sen. Mark Begich, who has tagged Sullivan as an outsider in a state Man United completes signing of defender Rojo 08/20/2014 02:49pm • MANCHESTER, England (AP) -- Manchester United completed the signing of defender Marcos Rojo from Sporting Lisbon for 20 million euros ($27 million) on Wednesday, and sent Nani on loan to the Portuguese club.The 24-year-old Rojo, who played for Argentina in the World Cup final loss to Germany last mo Anna Nicole Smith's estate loses bid for millions 08/20/2014 08:56am • SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) -- The estate of Anna Nicole Smith has failed in its final bid to obtain her late husband's money, seven years after the death of the Playboy model and reality TV star.A federal judge in Orange County on Monday rejected the effort to obtain about $44 million from the estate of Amusement park apologizes for gun shirt error 08/19/2014 10:30am • TRENTON, N.J. (AP) -- A 33-year-old disabled Marine who wasn't allowed into a New Jersey amusement park because he was wearing a shirt with a red, white and blue assault rifle on it has been given an apology.NJ.com reports (http://bit.ly/1v9YY2J) that Mario Alejandro received a phone call from Six F Column: Grief gives no timetable on Stewart return 08/19/2014 01:28am • JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) -- There are hundreds of guidebooks on how to handle grief, how to navigate the emotional suffering that follows a significant loss.None of those studies offer a clean timetable on when the roller coaster of emotion will come to a stop. So there Review: An insightful look at digital-age clutter 08/18/2014 02:08pm • MATT SEDENSKY Associated Press "The End of Absence: Reclaiming What We've Lost in a World of Constant Connection" (Current), by Michael HarrisI fall asleep to the glow of Netflix and, when I awake, begin the digital litany of my day: the relentless email and news, the Facebook and Twitter feeds, the Prosecutors rest in ex-Virginia governor case 08/15/2014 03:12am • ALAN SUDERMAN Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) -- Prosecutors wrapped up their case in the public corruption trial of former Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell and his wife, Maureen, on Thursday by giving jurors their first in-person look at the designer clothes and other gifts the couple received from