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North Korean ship symbolizes hopes for Japan ties 07/03/2014 12:48am • ERIC TALMADGE Associated Press WONSAN, North Korea (AP) -- The barbecues are all fired up along the jetty and the beach is dotted with sunbathers. Divers plunge into the water in search of clams, which are dipped in hot sauce and eaten raw right there on the spot. Wonsan, a sleepy port on North Kore Groom chases thief who grabbed wedding gifts 07/02/2014 12:08pm • JOPLIN, Mo. (AP) -- A Kansas couple who had just renewed their wedding vows got a rude shock when a man tried to steal wedding gifts from the reception and the groom ran after him shouting "Stop! Thief! Stop!"Jared Lightle, of Galena, Kansas, was outside during the reception Saturday after renewing Man gets 4 years for gift card conspiracy 07/01/2014 09:31pm • BALTIMORE (AP) -- A store owner has been sentenced to more than four years in prison for running a scheme in which he directed others to steal items from large retailers and then return them for gift cards.Forty-five-year-old John Tadros of Baltimore was also ordered to pay $400,000 in restitution a Cavaliers building on momentum; LeBron next? 07/01/2014 05:21pm • TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) -- Sitting on a stage last week alongside No. 1 overall draft pick Andrew Wiggins and new coach David Blatt, general manager David Griffin said he hoped this would be a monumental offseason for the Cavaliers.It's already been quite a summer.And LeBron Jame Cuba prosecutors seek 15 years for Canadian man 06/30/2014 03:58pm • PETER ORSI Associated Press HAVANA (AP) -- Prosecutors are seeking 15 years in prison for a Canadian businessman who was arrested in a high-profile crackdown on corruption, Cuban authorities said Monday.The trial of Cy Tokmakjian, president of an automotive and transportation company, the Tokmakjian Wade tells Heat he will become free agent 06/28/2014 05:08pm • TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer MIAMI (AP) -- Dwyane Wade has said he wants to stay with the Miami Heat. Apparently, that means he has to technically leave first.Wade told the Heat on Saturday that he is opting out of the final two years of his contract, making him a free agent who may negotiate w Medal of Honor recipient: This belongs to comrades 06/26/2014 10:16pm • RIK STEVENS Associated Press CONCORD, N.H. (AP) -- Ryan Pitts will wear the nation's highest award for combat valor, but the humble and soft-spoken Medal of Honor recipient who continued to fight after being wounded in one of Afghanistan's bloodiest battles insisted Thursday that the medal belongs t 9/11 museum counts 300K visitors since May opening 06/25/2014 01:28pm • JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) -- Over 300,000 people have visited the Sept. 11 museum since it opened little more than a month ago, exceeding expectations, officials said this week.Organizers see it as a strong start for the ground zero museum, which had faced questions about its $24 China's gift causes big trouble for tiny Tonga 06/24/2014 03:23pm • NICK PERRY Associated Press NUKU'ALOFA, Tonga (AP) -- It's almost 10 a.m., but the barista at this tiny Pacific kingdom's domestic air terminal has yet to make a single cup of coffee.Molly Fatai says her wages at the cafe have been cut by a third since last year. Flights leaving for Tonga's outer is China's gift causes big trouble for tiny Tonga 06/24/2014 03:23pm • NICK PERRY Associated Press NUKU'ALOFA, Tonga (AP) -- It's almost 10 a.m., but the barista at this tiny Pacific kingdom's domestic air terminal has yet to make a single cup of coffee.Molly Fatai says her wages at the cafe have been cut by a third since last year. Flights leaving for Tonga's outer is Olympic champ Gabby Douglas nearing return 06/23/2014 05:19pm • WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer PITTSBURGH (AP) -- Gabby Douglas can't describe it exactly. It just kind of happened.At some point over the winter while the defending women's gymnastics Olympic all-around champion hung out with her family in Los Angeles, something clicked.Rested and healthy following a Suarez says knee 'perfect' before Italy match 06/23/2014 03:36pm • JIM VERTUNO AP Sports Writer NATAL, Brazil (AP) -- Uruguay striker Luis Suarez smiled and shrugged off any lingering concerns about his surgically repaired left knee, declaring Monday it was in "perfect shape" the day before a match against Italy that Uruguay must win to advance beyond the group sta Christie cites his anti-abortion credentials 06/20/2014 10:44pm • STEVE PEOPLES Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) -- New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie on Friday declared his opposition to abortion, telling religious conservatives that "every life is a gift from God that's precious and must be protected."In his first major address to social conservatives, the potential Prolific philanthropist, education advocate dies 06/15/2014 11:40pm • MARTIN GRIFFITH Associated Press Jim Rogers, a philanthropist and education advocate who served as chancellor of Nevada's higher education system from 2005 to 2009 without pay, died Saturday evening at his Las Vegas home after a bout with cancer. He was 75.Rogers also was the owner of KSNV-TV, the N Sanchez carrying Chile's hopes at World Cup 06/13/2014 05:46am • STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer CUIABA, Brazil (AP) -- In the shadow of Lionel Messi at Barcelona, Alexis Sanchez is undoubtedly the main man for Chile as the fleet-footed forward attempts to cap the most prolific season of his career by playing a starring role at the World Cup.Sanchez is the face of