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Gay Games 9 to begin Saturday in Ohio 08/08/2014 01:42pm • MARK GILLISPIE Associated Press CLEVELAND (AP) -- If Cleveland and Akron seem like odd choices to host the international Gay Games, that's because they are. The eight previous hosts for this quadrennial affair have been gay-friendly cities where those who identify themselves as lesbian, gay, bisexua Pepe Reina joins Bayern on 3-year contract 08/08/2014 01:14pm • MUNICH (AP) -- Bayern Munich has signed Spain goalkeeper Pepe Reina on a three-year deal.Bayern said Reina signed his contract with the Bundesliga champions on Friday, joining as a backup to first-choice goalkeeper Manuel Neuer, who is also Germany's No. 1. Reina passed a medical on Thursday evening Week 2 of former Va. governor trial wrapping up 08/08/2014 10:28am • LARRY O'DELL Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) -- Week two of the public corruption trial of former Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell and his wife, Maureen, is wrapping up in federal court in Richmond.The McDonnells are charged in a 14-count indictment with accepting more than $165,000 in gifts, vacatio Landon Donovan says he'll retire after season 08/08/2014 01:56am • GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer CARSON, Calif. (AP) -- A year after Landon Donovan returned to soccer, he realized he had lost his passion for the sport again. This time, the best player in American history decided to walk away for good.The 32-year-old Donovan announced Thursday he will retire from pr Fannie, Freddie post profits in 2Q; pay dividends 08/07/2014 10:32pm • MARCY GORDON AP Business Writer WASHINGTON (AP) -- Government-controlled mortgage companies Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac posted profits for the April-June period as the U.S. housing market continued to recover. Gains in recent years have enabled them to fully repay their government aid after being res Fannie, Freddie post profits in 2Q; pay dividends 08/07/2014 10:32pm • MARCY GORDON AP Business Writer WASHINGTON (AP) -- Government-controlled mortgage companies Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac posted profits for the April-June period as the U.S. housing market continued to recover. Gains in recent years have enabled them to fully repay their government aid after being res Va. health director skeptical of Jonnie Williams 08/07/2014 07:07pm • MATTHEW BARAKAT Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) -- Virginia's health secretary testified Thursday that he was deeply skeptical of the medical claims made by former Star Scientific Inc. CEO Jonnie Williams about his tobacco-based dietary supplement, but that he met with Williams anyway because th US consumer credit increases at slower pace June 08/07/2014 06:36pm • JOSH BOAK AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) -- U.S. consumers expanded their borrowing at a slower rate in June compared to the prior month.Overall credit rose by $18.3 billion in June to a total of $3.17 trillion, the Federal Reserve said Thursday. The rise was down from a gain of $21.5 billion i Argentina Catholics celebrate patron saint of work 08/07/2014 05:24pm • BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) -- An annual pilgrimage to a Roman Catholic shrine to the patron saint of work in Argentina drew thousands of people Thursday amid uncertain economic times in the country.The line of faithful to attend Mass and give thanks at the Church of San Cayetano in the capital Bue Education Department to ease college loan rules 08/07/2014 03:29pm • ANDREW TAYLOR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Department of Education said Thursday it will try to make it easier for students and parents with troubled credit histories to get college loans.New rules would ease restrictions on college students seeking loans from the government's direct loan Average US 30-year mortgage rate at 4.14 percent 08/07/2014 02:54pm • WASHINGTON (AP) -- Average long-term U.S. mortgage rates rose slightly this week but remained near their lows for the year.Mortgage company Freddie Mac said Thursday the nationwide average for a 30-year loan inched up to 4.14 percent from 4.12 percent last week. The average for a 15-year mortgage, a Bulgaria's Corpbank facing bond repayment deadline 08/07/2014 02:40pm • VESELIN TOSHKOV Associated Press SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) -- At the end of its first week in office, Bulgaria's interim government is facing its first serious challenge with the expectation that the Corporate Commercial Bank, or Corpbank, won't repay a $150 million bond maturing this Friday.If it doesn' ECB's Draghi cautions over Ukraine impact 08/07/2014 01:46pm • DAVID McHUGH AP Business Writer FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) -- European Central Bank head Mario Draghi cautioned Thursday that the crisis in Ukraine could weigh on the fragile economic recovery in the 18-country eurozone -- but gave little sign the bank was so alarmed it was ready to deploy new stimulus Mansion director: McDonnells were in love 08/07/2014 01:40pm • MATTHEW BARAKAT Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) -- The woman who ran the governor's mansion under Bob McDonnell testified Thursday that the governor and his wife appeared to be a happy couple but acknowledged telling investigators that the former first couple seemed to lack healthy communication Parade of witnesses in Va. ex-governor's trial 08/07/2014 12:58pm • MATTHEW BARAKAT Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) -- The woman who ran the governor's mansion under Bob McDonnell said the governor worshipped the ground his wife walked on during the time she worked with them.Sarah Scarbrough, a family friend of the McDonnells, served as mansion director for much