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Booking early may not help Thanksgiving travelers 09/18/2014 01:54pm • WASHINGTON - The bad news for air travelers hoping to book early for that Thanksgiving flight is that buying early may not help them at all. Many flights are nearly full already, says CBS Travel Editor Peter Greenberg. Waiting until the last minute to nab the last seat on a plane is also no longer Ex-Raven donates kidney to his younger brother 09/17/2014 09:18pm • WASHINGTON -- One NFL brother has given the gift of life to another. Ma'ake Kemoeatu, who has played for the Ravens and the Redskins, donated a kidney to his younger brother, former Steelers player Chris Kemoeatu. "I'm a Raven, he's a Steeler, and at our household it's kind of split in half, UPS expects to hire up to 95,000 seasonal workers 09/17/2014 03:40am • DAVID KOENIG AP Business Writer DALLAS (AP) -- UPS plans to hire up to 95,000 workers to help deliver packages during the busy holiday season -- an increase from last year, when the company was caught unprepared for a boom in online shopping.The Atlanta-based company said Tuesday that the positions Rays beat angry Yankees 6-1 after Jeter gets hit 09/17/2014 01:02am • ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) -- The Tampa Bay Rays paid tribute to Derek Jeter, then plunked him.The retiring New York Yankees star was hit by a pitch in the eighth inning and both benches emptied in the Rays' 6-1 victory Tuesday.Yankees manager Joe Girardi was ejected after Jeter was hit on the left h Rays beat angry Yankees 6-1 after Jeter gets hit 09/17/2014 12:17am • MARK DIDTLER Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) -- Yankees manager Joe Girardi has seen enough of his players getting hit by pitches from the Rays lately.Derek Jeter was plunked on the left hand by Steve Geltz in the eighth inning of a 6-1 loss to Tampa Bay on Tuesday night, the fifth time a Pirates studio voice Tekulve has heart transplant 09/16/2014 02:10pm • PITTSBURGH (AP) -- Former Pittsburgh Pirates reliever Kent Tekulve is recovering from heart transplant surgery.Allegheny General Hospital said Tuesday the 67-year-old Tekulve was discharged Friday after the Sept. 5 operation. Tekulve works for Root Sports Pittsburgh, regularly appearing on studio sh Kidney donor's brain studied, could shed light on compassion 09/15/2014 11:43am • WASHINGTON -- In 2000, Harold Mintz gave the ultimate gift: He became the first person in the Washington area to donate a kidney to a stranger. Now, his generous act is being studied by researchers, eager to shed light on compassionate behavior. Mintz says his decision to donate an organ was on Gates' 3 TD catches carry Bolts to 30-21 upset 09/15/2014 03:22am • BERNIE WILSON AP Sports Writer SAN DIEGO (AP) -- Philip Rivers has been throwing passes to Antonio Gates for nine seasons now, so games like Sunday's are bound to happen.It wasn't quite like sandlot ball, but with these two guys, it might as well have been.Gates had three touchdown catches, includin Orioles rally to beat Yankees 3-2 09/15/2014 12:17am • DAVID GINSBURG BALTIMORE (AP) -- No matter what the situation and regardless of who's at the plate, the Baltimore Orioles believe they're going to win.Often, that's precisely what happens. And that is why they're on the brink of becoming AL East champions.Steve Pearce hit an RBI double in the ninth Man's family disputes police version of shooting 09/14/2014 06:30pm • SARATOGA SPRINGS, Utah (AP) -- The family of a 22-year-old black man who was fatally shot by police in Utah is disputing investigators' statements that he was shot after he lunged at officers with a sword and that race played no role in the shooting.Randall Edwards, an attorney for the family of Dar FIFA: Senior officials were given luxury watches 09/14/2014 06:20pm • ZURICH (AP) -- FIFA has acknowledged that its executive committee members were given luxury watches by the Brazilian Football Confederation at the World Cup and says its ethics committee is "dealing with the matter."British newspaper Sunday Times reported that senior FIFA officials were given Swiss Mother blames race for shooting of son by police 09/14/2014 12:00am • SARATOGA SPRINGS, Utah (AP) -- A woman has criticized police in the Utah County city of Saratoga Springs over the fatal shooting of her 22-year-old son, saying she believes the outcome would have been different had he not been black.Susan Hunt of Saratoga Springs said her family wants answers about Robert Plant sets aside rambling ways on new LP 09/13/2014 01:40pm • CHRIS TALBOTT AP Music Writer NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Robert Plant has been a lifelong rambler with almost no interest in returning home to Great Britain. These days, though, he's as snug as a hobbit in his hole in his native country after returning to record his latest album, and he doesn't plan o Peter’s Take: Lessons From the McDonnell Verdict 09/11/2014 02:45pm • Peter’s Take is a weekly opinion column. The views and opinions expressed in this column are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of ARLnow.com. Last week, a jury rendered its guilty verdict in the trial of former Gov. Bob McDonnell and his wife Maureen. The jury f War gives inspiration to Gaza's artists 09/11/2014 12:52pm • HAMZA HENDAWI Associated Press GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) -- Palestinian filmmaker Khalil Mozayen's latest work was already complexly layered -- a movie within a movie about a director and screenwriter producing a film about an honor killing in the Gaza Strip.Then the latest Gaza war burst in to add