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AP Exclusive: Prince exalts in his 'heaven' 09/30/2014 09:16am • NEKESA MUMBI MOODY AP Entertainment Writer CHANHASSEN, Minn. (AP) -- Nightfall is fast approaching at Paisley Park.There are few lights on in the cavernous compound, and unseen doves (of course there would be doves) are cooing up a racket before twilight fades to darkness. But even their collective Time for Utah's youth movement to step up 09/30/2014 12:02am • MATTHEW COLES Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) -- The Utah Jazz rebuilding project has reached the point where it's time for the young talent to sink or shine.The five probable starters are all 24 or younger so there won't be the luxury of deferring to veterans when games get tight.Still, the mo The Perks of Retirement in Thailand and the Philippines 09/30/2014 12:00am • Southeast Asia is a remarkably beautiful and diverse region that is becoming much more welcoming to Western retirees. Southeast Asia's big appeal for foreign retirees is the cost of living. Several countries here are among the world's cheapest places to retire. Your money goes much further in this Israel's shadowy Mossad looks to recruit online 09/29/2014 06:34pm • ARON HELLER Associated Press TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) -- It used to be that if you wanted to join one of the world's most secretive espionage organizations you had to sneak into a foreign embassy, answer a cryptic newspaper ad or show up in a nondescript building in Tel Aviv to meet a shadowy recruiter NYC man's chokehold death goes to grand jury 09/29/2014 04:20pm • TOM HAYS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) -- A grand jury began hearing evidence Monday to determine whether there will be criminal charges in the chokehold death of an unarmed New York City man whose videotaped confrontation with police sparked outrage, union officials said.The proceedings come five Constant phone calls allowed on European flights 09/29/2014 03:40pm • DAVID RISING Associated Press BERLIN (AP) -- European skies may soon be alive with the sound of small talk with new safety rules allowing the use of all portable electronics, including cell phones, at any time during flights.Under the guidelines issued Friday by the European Aviation Safety Agency, Death toll from GM ignition switches now at 23 09/29/2014 03:10pm • DETROIT (AP) -- At least 23 people have died and 16 people have been seriously injured in crashes involving General Motors cars with defective ignition switches.Attorney Kenneth Feinberg, who was hired by GM to compensate victims, updated the totals in an Internet posting Monday.Feinberg says he has Activist investor pushes Yahoo to buy rival AOL 09/29/2014 02:08pm • MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Technology Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer is getting some unsolicited advice on how to turn around the long-struggling Internet company, just like some of her predecessors who tangled with investors dissatisfied with management's performance.In a letter Frida Get Started: Business sales, women's competition 09/29/2014 01:18pm • JOYCE M. ROSENBERG AP Business Writer UPBEAT ABOUT AN EXITSmall business owners are growing more optimistic they'll be able to get a good price for their companies, according to a survey by BizBuySell.com, an online marketplace for businesses.More than 21 percent of prospective sellers questioned in Q&A: Experts warn of Bash Bug, what are the risks? 09/29/2014 11:56am • MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Technology Writers NEW YORK (AP) -- Internet security experts are warning that a new programming flaw known as the "Bash Bug" may pose a serious threat to computers and other devices such as home Internet routers. Even the systems used to run factory floors and power plants could Rights group: Turkey rolling back human rights 09/29/2014 07:40am • ANKARA, Turkey (AP) -- Turkey is rolling back on human rights and the rule of law, a human rights group said Monday, calling on the country to take steps to protect free speech, the right to peaceful protests and legal principles.In a 38-page report, the New York-based Human Rights Watch criticized Night Owls vs. Early Birds -- Who is Healthier, Wealthier and Wiser? 09/29/2014 12:00am • Benjamin Franklin is quoted to have said: " Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise." The author and wit James Thurber amended it to, "Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and dead." Who do we believe? I am a morning person. I love getting up ear Poll: Confused by issues of the day? Join the club 09/28/2014 08:56am • CONNIE CASS Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) -- Confused by President Barack Obama's health care law? How about the debate over government surveillance? The way the Federal Reserve affects interest rates?You're far from alone.Most people in the United States say the issues facing the country are get Syrian rescuer, on a break, recalls horror of war 09/28/2014 07:28am • ZEINA KARAM Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) -- Thousands of miles from his ravaged homeland in the comfort and security of midtown Manhattan, Raed Saleh chokes up as he recalls some of the horrors he has witnessed as a rescue worker in northern Syria.He feels angry, cheated and most of all, deeply sa American football growing quickly in Brazil 09/27/2014 10:30pm • TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer SAO PAULO (AP) -- Brazilians are starting to pay attention to a different type of football -- the one played with the hands.American football -- once the sport nobody could understand -- is quickly gaining space in the land of soccer, attracting a growing number of fans