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A look at South Carolina sheriffs in legal trouble 07/01/2014 11:12pm • COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) -- The longest-serving sheriff in South Carolina, Lexington County Sheriff James Metts, has pleaded not guilty to federal bribery and fraud charges. But sheriffs charged under the laws they are supposed to uphold is nothing unusual in South Carolina these days. Metts is the eight New owner for former Vegas Hilton where Elvis sang 07/01/2014 08:42pm • MICHELLE RINDELS Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) -- The storied former Las Vegas Hilton, famous for staging Liberace and more than 800 sold-out Elvis Presley concerts in the 1960s and 1970s, has a new name and owner.Florida-based timeshare company Westgate Resorts announced it purchased the LVH hote British Open qualifying leaves younger players out 07/01/2014 07:09pm • DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer The British Open this year decided to scrap its 36-hole qualifiers on the European Tour and PGA Tour in favor of what effectively is 72-hole qualifiers. Four leading players from the top 12 on the leaderboard at Congressional and the Greenbrier earn spots. In Europe, the Ousted American Apparel CEO increases stake 07/01/2014 06:30pm • ANNE D'INNOCENZIO AP Retail Writer NEW YORK (AP) -- The battle for control of clothing chain American Apparel is heating up.Ousted American Apparel CEO Dov Charney has increased his stake in the clothing chain to nearly 43 percent as he fights to keep control of the company he founded in 1998. Charn Tiny Turks and Caicos gets first credit rating 07/01/2014 05:58pm • MIAMI (AP) -- The Turks and Caicos Islands received its first sovereign credit rating Tuesday in what officials portrayed as a milestone for a British territory that only recently emerged from direct rule imposed amid a corruption scandal.Credit ratings agency Standard & Poor's assigned a rating of Tiger Woods is back, but where is he going? 07/01/2014 05:31pm • DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer BETHESDA, Md. (AP) -- Tiger Woods back on the golf course is a big deal.There was never any doubt, except for one sarcastic scribe who was walking toward the first tee at Congressional and noticed a sparse gallery for Woods' first appearance in three months. "Tiger reall GM, Chrysler see gains 07/01/2014 05:21pm • DETROIT (AP) -- GM's continuing recalls haven't kept the company from posting a sales increase in June. GM saw an increase of one percent over last June, even though the company's total safety recalls for the year had reached 29 million by the end of the month.Sales of GM's best-selling vehicle, the Orlando MLS club formally introduces Kaka 07/01/2014 04:38pm • DAN RYAN Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) -- Orlando City owner Flavio Augusto da Silva knows there's no way his MLS expansion franchise could take the place of any Brazil club in the hearts of any Brazilian soccer fan.But with the signing of Kaka, da Silva hopes there's one room for more."We wan Golf Glance 07/01/2014 01:57pm • The Associated Press All Times EDTPGA TOURTHE GREENBRIER CLASSICSite: White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia.Schedule: Thursday-Sunday.Course: The Greenbrier Resort, The Old White TPC (7,287 yards, par 70).Purse: $6.5 million. Winner's share: $1.17 million.Television: Golf Channel (Thursday, 3-7 p.m. Student loan interest rates to increase 07/01/2014 11:00am • KIMBERLY HEFLING AP Education Writer WASHINGTON (AP) -- Interest rates go up Tuesday for students taking out new federal loans. This hike is relatively minimal but could foreshadow more increases to come.The change stems from a high-profile, bipartisan deal brokered last year by Congress and signed Kaka leaves AC Milan to sign with Orlando in MLS 06/30/2014 10:10pm • MILAN (AP) -- Kaka ended his contract with AC Milan, leaving the star midfielder free to sign with Orlando City Soccer Club, an MLS expansion team.The Italian club said on its Milan website that it had come to a "mutual agreement" with Kaka, but "there is no doubt that the mutual feeling of love and American MF Joe Gyau moves to Dortmund II 06/30/2014 09:10pm • The Associated Press American midfielder Joe Gyau is moving from Hoffenheim to Borussia Dortmund II, the club's reserve team in Germany's third division.The transfer was announced Monday on Dortmund's website.The 21-year-old from Silver Spring, Maryland, is a member of the U.S. under-23 team that f Bittersweet end to Yobo's international career 06/30/2014 08:10pm • STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) -- It wasn't exactly the way Joseph Yobo wanted to mark his 100th and final appearance for Nigeria.With one of his last touches in international football, the man who has held Nigeria's defense together for the past 13 years scored an injury-time Compton, Koepka among those headed to British Open 06/30/2014 07:20pm • DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer BETHESDA, Md. (AP) -- Erik Compton's runner-up finish in the U.S. Open should be enough to get him into the next major championship.With only two weeks remaining in British Open qualifying, there will not be enough players to fill the 156-man field at Royal Liverpool. Th Argentina hits debt deadline, but not yet default 06/30/2014 06:50pm • BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) -- Argentina will likely miss a bond payment on Monday, setting it on a course for a possible catastrophic default.Argentina owes an interest payment to the majority of its creditors, but the government has a 30-day grace period after Monday to avoid going into its secon