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Weir, DeLaet look to end 60-year Canadian drought 07/23/2014 05:33pm • MONTREAL (AP) -- Mike Weir was well aware that it has been 60 years since a Canadian won the Canadian Open."It's going to end at some point, so hopefully, if not myself, it's another Canadian that gets it done this week," said Weir, one of 19 Canadians in the field for the tournament that starts Thu Town hopes for answers after missing teen returns 07/22/2014 05:48pm • CONWAY, N.H. (AP) -- After a 15-year-old girl returned safely to her family nine months after vanishing on the way home from school, townspeople who searched and prayed that she would return are relieved -- and looking for answers about where she's been and how she got home.State Attorney General Jo Florida town stunned by news of police KKK ties 07/21/2014 02:28pm • MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press FRUITLAND PARK, Fla. (AP) -- Ann Hunnewell and her central Florida police officer husband knelt in the living room of a fellow officer's home, with pillow cases as makeshift hoods over their heads. A few words were spoken and they, along with a half-dozen others, were Florida town stunned by news of police KKK ties 07/21/2014 02:28pm • MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press FRUITLAND PARK, Fla. (AP) -- Ann Hunnewell and her central Florida police officer husband knelt in the living room of a fellow officer's home, with pillow cases as makeshift hoods over their heads. A few words were spoken and they, along with a half-dozen others, were Film, TV legend James Garner, reluctant hero, dies 07/21/2014 12:25pm • FRAZIER MOORE Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) -- Few actors could register disbelief, exasperation or annoyance with more comic subtlety.James Garner had a way of widening his eyes while the corner of his mouth sagged ever so slightly. Maybe he would swallow once to further make his point.This portra Haitian runners hope to put nation on marathon map 07/19/2014 12:02am • PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writer BOULDER, Colo. (AP) -- The lean 44-year-old Haitian runner settled into a brisk pace as he led the crew along the nearly deserted dirt trail.No horns honking at them. Only birds chirping.And no drivers hanging out the window to yell "You're crazy!" in Creole, either -- so $12.3M gift to help restore Robert E. Lee's home 07/18/2014 10:43am • BRETT ZONGKER Associated Press ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) -- A historic plantation originally built as a monument to George Washington overlooking the nation's capital, a site that later was home to Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee and 63 slaves, will be restored to its historical appearance using a $12.3 mi What are the best ways to save for college? 07/17/2014 04:04pm • Barry Glassman WTOP Financial Contributor WASHINGTON -- Despite escalating costs and recent debates as to whether obtaining a four-year degree is worth it, having a college education is still the best route to financial success. The Economic Policy Institute found that those with a four-year Judd Hirsch returns to TV in new ABC drama 07/16/2014 12:00pm • BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) -- Judd Hirsch is going from the ridiculous to the sublime in his newest TV roles.The 79-year-old actor best known for "Taxi" appears in "Sharknado 2: The Second One," about sharks unleashed on New York City airing July 30 on Syfy."They told me I was going to be eaten by a AP sources: Rockets sending Jeremy Lin to Lakers 07/13/2014 03:20pm • JON KRAWCZYNSKI AP Basketball Writer Jeremy Lin is still on his way to the Los Angeles Lakers, even after the Houston Rockets failed to land coveted forward Chris Bosh in free agency.The Rockets still plan to execute the trade that will send the point guard to Los Angeles for cash, two people with k Woman charged with staging husband's 2011 suicide 07/12/2014 05:31pm • AVON LAKE, Ohio (AP) -- An Ohio woman who called 911 to report that her husband committed suicide by suffocating himself has been charged with his 2011 murder.A three-year investigation into the death of 55-year-old Michael Gabel concluded that he didn't commit suicide and that his wife, Jeane Harri Yankees' Tanaka has partially torn elbow ligament 07/11/2014 04:46pm • STEVE HERRICK Associated Press CLEVELAND (AP) -- Allowing nine runs in the last two innings wasn't the worst thing that happened to the New York Yankees on Thursday night.New York's 9-3 loss to the Cleveland Indians was overshadowed by the news that rookie sensation Masahiro Tanaka has a partially t Help available for first-time homebuyers 07/11/2014 03:21pm • Barry Glassman WTOP Financial Contributor WASHINGTON -- Buying a home for the first time can be both an exhilarating and scary experience. While there are many challenges to making the purchase, the highest hurdle for many is saving enough for the down payment. From the early 2000s until the Stars react to 66th Emmy Awards nominations 07/10/2014 06:39pm • The Associated Press Stars react to nominations for the 66th Primetime Emmy Awards, announced Thursday in Los Angeles:-- "If the phone rings, I completely forget what's going on. I think someone is in trouble, someone is in jail, I'm in trouble, what could possibly be wrong? I immediately go to tha In New Orleans, a 10-year sentence for Ray Nagin 07/10/2014 02:06pm • KEVIN McGILL Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- He entered New Orleans City Hall as a cool and confident self-styled reformer, won fame there as a passionate, if profane, critic of the federal response to Hurricane Katrina and exited under suspicion.Next stop for former New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin