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Trial turns to trips for former Va. first family 07/30/2014 12:28pm • ALAN SUDERMAN Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) -- The former assistant to the wealthy businessman at the center of the corruption case against former Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell and his wife took the stand Wednesday to talk about trips and checks for the former first family.Bob and Maureen McDonn Billions of GI Bill funds go to for-profit schools 07/30/2014 10:29am • KIMBERLY HEFLING AP Education Writer WASHINGTON (AP) -- Iraq and Afghanistan veterans have flocked to for-profit colleges, including a troubled chain that is closing or selling its campuses amid a series of federal and state investigations.A report to be released Wednesday from the office of Sen. To Barclays chief applauds claw-back idea on bonuses 07/30/2014 08:20am • DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) -- The CEO of Barclays said having provisions to claw back bankers' bonuses, as outlined by regulators on Wednesday, is a good idea in principle.The Bank of England published new rules Wednesday to punish executives who misbehave. They include introducing a West seeks to inflict more economic pain on Russia 07/30/2014 03:54am • JULIE PACE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) -- Citing Russia's stalled growth rate and a flow of foreign capital out of Moscow, U.S. and European officials hope a new round of sanctions targeting energy and defense entities, as well as major banks, will deepen Russia's economic pain even further and Obama eats ribs with 4 Kansas City letter writers 07/30/2014 03:38am • NEDRA PICKLER Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) -- President Barack Obama feasted on barbecue Tuesday with four people who wrote him letters in a trip to highlight the struggles of working families in American's heartland, as the clock ticked on pressing issues before Congress goes on summer br US, Europe impose tough new sanctions on Russia 07/30/2014 01:38am • JOHN-THOR DAHLBURG Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) -- Spurred to action by the downing of the Malaysian airliner, the European Union approved dramatically tougher economic sanctions Tuesday against Russia, including an arms embargo and restrictions on state-owned banks. President Barack Obama swift Artist's foundation sues over NYC hotel painting 07/30/2014 12:30am • JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) -- A former owner of the Chelsea Hotel, for decades a famed artists' haunt, have removed and won't return a loaned Larry Rivers painting that hung in the lobby, the pop art pioneer's foundation said in a lawsuit Tuesday."Dutch Masters" was plucked from i Obama eats ribs with 4 Kansas City letter writers 07/29/2014 11:30pm • KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) -- President Barack Obama feasted on barbecue with four people who wrote him letters in a trip to highlight the struggles of working families in America's heartland.Obama's dinner took place at Arthur Bryant's, a Kansas City self-serve barbecue joint. The president ordered a ha FC Dallas trades Jacobson to expansion New York 07/29/2014 10:00pm • FRISCO, Texas (AP) -- FC Dallas has traded midfielder Andrew Jacobson to expansion New York City FC for a third-round pick in the 2016 MLS SuperDraft.The deal was announced Tuesday, about eight months before New York's newest team starts play in Yankee Stadium next March. Jacobson becomes the fifth NCAA puts Henderson State on probation 07/29/2014 09:30pm • ARKADELPHIA, Ark. (AP) -- The NCAA has placed Henderson State on two years of probation and fined the school $2,500 for rules violations by the women's basketball program, including a coach offering a loan to a prospective athlete, exceeding phone contact limits and holding impermissible tryouts and American Express 2Q profit rises 9 percent 07/29/2014 09:12pm • ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writer American Express Co.'s net income grew 9 percent in the second quarter, as spending by cardholders increased and the credit card issuer set aside less money to cover potential credit losses. A one-time gain related to the company's business travel division also helped b Ex-governor's corruption trial focuses on marriage 07/29/2014 06:58pm • LARRY O'DELL Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) -- The corruption trial for ex-Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell and his wife plunged Tuesday into the sordid details of the couple's marriage and the former first lady's "crush" on a businessman who, according to prosecutors, lavished them with gifts and c Fed is weighing key issues but may reveal little 07/29/2014 05:58pm • MARTIN CRUTSINGER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) -- This much is clear: The Federal Reserve will make another cut this week in its monthly bond purchases, which have been aimed at keeping long-term loan rates low.This much is not: When will the Fed start tightening its interest-rate policy to t Strip club endorses Democratic pastor for Congress 07/29/2014 05:20pm • PHOENIX (AP) -- An Arizona strip club has endorsed a Democratic candidate for Congress. And the candidate, the Rev. Jarrett Maupin, says he's happy to have the support of The Great Alaskan Bush Company of Phoenix.The Arizona Republic reports (http://goo.gl/HPFDpw) the strip club recently announced i Senate Democrats seek to split GOP on export bank 07/29/2014 10:58am • CHARLES BABINGTON Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) -- Familiar with the Export-Import Bank? In all likelihood, most voters in Louisiana and Virginia aren't either.And yet Democratic Sen. Mark Warner is talking about the bank on the campaign trail, portraying it as a job creator that must be protecte