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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 Who pays your doc? Coming soon to a site near you 07/09/2014 03:20pm • MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) -- When many of us have a medical appointment we're concerned about our finances: how much will we owe out-of-pocket? What's our co-pay? But next time, you may also want to ask your doctors about their financial situation.That's because nearly 95 perc Jeter recalls memorable moments in Cleveland 07/07/2014 09:08pm • CLEVELAND (AP) -- Derek Jeter's memories of playing in Cleveland include his first major league home run, a swarm of midges and three tough playoff series against the Indians."I like this stadium, I've always liked coming here to play," Jeter said Monday before the opener of his final regular-season War hero Zamperini lived 'unimaginable drama' 07/04/2014 02:10pm • CHRISTOPHER WEBER Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Seventy years ago, the world was convinced that Louis Zamperini was dead. There had been no word of the track star and former Olympian since his World War II bomber crashed into the Pacific Ocean. The military told his parents he was dead, and a Walter Dean Myers, children's author, dies at 76 07/03/2014 11:26am • HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) -- Walter Dean Myers, a best-selling and prolific children's author and tireless champion of literacy and education, has died. He was 76.Myers, a longtime resident of Jersey City, New Jersey, died Tuesday at Beth Israel Medical Center in Manhattan after