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Case of American jailed in Cuba back in US court 09/19/2014 07:16pm • JESSICA GRESKO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) -- A government subcontractor who has spent over four years imprisoned in Cuba should be allowed to sue the U.S. government over lost wages and legal fees, his attorney told an appeals court Friday.Alan Gross was working in Cuba as a government subcont Oracle and Concur are big market movers 09/19/2014 05:50pm • NEW YORK (AP) -- Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Friday on the New York Stock Exchange and the Nasdaq Stock Market:NYSEOracle Corp., down $1.75 to $39.80The technology company's CEO, Larry Ellison, is stepping down and its financial results and outlook fell short of expectations.Dr Your Beermonger: Why So Negative? 09/19/2014 03:00pm • Editor’s Note: This sponsored column is written by Nick Anderson, beermonger at Arrowine (4508 Lee Highway). Will Gordon writes about beer for Deadspin on their sub-blog, The Concourse. Earlier this week, he ran an opinion piece about how he thinks Yuengling, well, sucks (you can re New Zealand's election-day gag: no public politics 09/19/2014 06:16am • NICK PERRY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) -- A heated campaign has been running for weeks in New Zealand, but when people go to the polls Saturday, there will be no discussion of the election in the newspapers, on Twitter or even in song.At least until the polls close.Many developed n Alibaba's plan: Today, China. Tomorrow, the world. 09/19/2014 03:32am • MAE ANDERSON AP Technology Writer NEW YORK (AP) -- Amazon and eBay should watch their backs.As Chinese e-commerce powerhouse Alibaba readies what could be the biggest initial public offering ever on the New York Stock Exchange, it is quietly hinting at plans to expand into the U.S. The company contr Alibaba symbol of China's new tech giants 09/19/2014 01:50am • JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) -- Alibaba Group's U.S. stock offering is a wakeup call about an emerging wave of technology giants in China's state-dominated economy.Until now, Chinese companies that made a splash in global stock markets were state-owned banks and oil companies. But th British hostage appears in new video 09/19/2014 12:14am • ZEINA KARAM Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) -- The Islamic State group on Thursday released a video showing a British journalist who says he is a prisoner of the extremists.In a slick, three-minute video shot with three cameras, John Cantlie, a photojournalist, said he worked for publications including 3 Trends Could Affect These Real Estate Investments 09/19/2014 12:00am • Real estate investment trusts, or REITs, have been around for more than half of a century, but given fundamental changes in the national economy, you have to wonder if REITs can evolve and catch the latest trends. REITs were first authorized under the Cigar Excise Tax Extension of 1960. In basic te Column: Time for Goodell to really say something 09/18/2014 03:54pm • TIM DAHLBERG AP Sports Columnist Floyd Mayweather Jr., who has spent some time in jail for abusing women himself, was speaking some truth when he briefly rose to Ray Rice's defense last week while trying to sell some pay-per-views for his latest fight."I think there's a lot worse things that go on i FSU benches Winston for 1st half of Clemson game 09/18/2014 03:54pm • KAREEM COPELAND Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) -- Jameis Winston will be a spectator in the first half of Florida State's showdown against Clemson Saturday after making "offensive and vulgar" comments about women -- the latest embarrassment in a growing list of poor decisions off the field. 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 'Madam Secretary' stars hit red carpet for DC premiere 09/18/2014 12:13pm • WASHINGTON -- The nation's capital has always been the place for politics. Now it's increasingly becoming a hot spot for political entertainment. That's why the stars came out Thursday night for the D.C. premiere of the new CBS drama "Madam Secretary." The event recalled the 2012 premiere of Net New Census Numbers Show MoCo Continues To Grow 09/18/2014 10:45am • New estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau show Montgomery County’s population continuing to grow, thanks in part to more growth in the baby boomer population. The Census estimated the county had a total population of 1,016,677, according to its 2013 one-year American Community Survey study. T 43 accused of running cybersex ring in Philippines 09/18/2014 09:40am • MANILA, Philippines (AP) -- Philippine authorities arrested 43 suspected members of a syndicate that runs a lucrative online cybersex operation catering to clients worldwide, officials said Thursday.National Bureau of Investigation agents arrested the 43 men and women and seized 115 computer sets la Dissecting Apple's U2 blunder (or was it genius?) 09/18/2014 09:14am • WASHINGTON - The uproar over Apple's decision to put U2's new album directly on users' mobile devices and iTunes accounts, for free, is generating more media and social media attention than the tech giant's new products going on sale, Friday. To release U2's new "Songs of Innocence" album to A