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Woods: Surgery erased doubts; no date for return 05/20/2014 06:08pm • JOSEPH WHITE AP Sports Writer BETHESDA, Md. (AP) -- Tiger Woods still doesn't know when he'll return. For a while, he didn't know whether he would return at all.Woods said Monday his back injury became so debilitating this year it caused him to doubt his ability to play golf again."Forget about play Housing debt still traps 10 million Americans 05/20/2014 06:00pm • JOSH BOAK AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) -- Nearly 10 million Americans remain financially trapped by homes worth less than their mortgage debts -- an enduring drag on the U.S. economy almost seven years after the housing bust triggered the Great Recession.During the first three months of this Most US Open spots are going to qualifiers 05/20/2014 05:50pm • DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer The USGA has tweaked the criteria for U.S. Open exemptions over the years without giving up two important objectives. It wants the most deserving players to be at the U.S. Open, and it wants to remain the most democratic of all majors.The formula appears to be working.At Sherlock Holmes is focus of London museum show 05/20/2014 04:16pm • JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) -- The Museum of London is turning its magnifying glass on the most famous Londoner who never lived -- Sherlock Holmes.The museum on Tuesday announced an exhibition devoted to Arthur Conan Doyle's Victorian detective, featuring everything from hand-written m Floods, landslides leave many Bosnians homeless 05/20/2014 03:51pm • AIDA CERKEZ Associated Press TOPCIC POLJE, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) -- It took only a few minutes for a roaring landslide to leave Ramiz Skopljak homeless for the second time in his life.The first time he had been 47, and though his house was a ruin, the Bosnian war at least left him his land in Topc Stocks tumble...Retailers disappoint...GM recalls 2.4 million more...10 million still underwater 05/20/2014 03:20pm • NEW YORK (AP) -- Stocks are sharply lower in afternoon trading. Investors have been selling shares of major retailers following some disappointing earnings reports. The Dow and the Nasdaq composite are down 1 percent. All 10 sectors in the S&P 500 are down, led by telecom stocks.NEW YORK (AP) -- Qua Case against former Va. Gov. McDonnell to proceed 05/20/2014 03:11pm • ALAN SUDERMAN RICHMOND, Va. (AP) -- The corruption case against former Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell and his wife, Maureen, is set to go to trial this summer after a judge tossed out a motion to dismiss most of the charges against the couple.U.S. District Judge James R. Spencer also decided Tuesday t Merriweather Post Pavilion to get makeover 05/20/2014 10:28am • COLUMBIA, Md. (AP) -- Merriweather Post Pavilion is getting a makeover. Howard County Executive Ken Ulman announced a $19 million plan Monday for improvements to the outdoor concert venue in Columbia.The renovations planned over five years are set to begin after the current concert season. They in How much you need to earn to own a home 05/20/2014 10:18am • WASHINGTON -- The difference in how much you need to earn to buy a home in Cleveland, Ohio versus San Francisco is more than $117,000. San Francisco ranks as the most expensive of 27 metro areas when it comes to home buying, while Cleveland is the cheapest, according to data crunched by HSH.com, Arlington Home Buyer Seminar Next Tomorrow (Promoted) 05/20/2014 07:00am • Are you considering buying a home in Arlington in 2014? If so, attend this Arlington home buyer seminar in Courthouse tomorrow Wednesday, May 21st. Three industry experts – Joe Zamoiski of 1st Portfolio Lending, George Papakostas of Long & Foster, and George Glekas of GPN Title – will g Corruption case again McDonnell moves forward 05/20/2014 03:10am • UPDATE - Tuesday - 5/20/14, 11:30 a.m. ET Former Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell will face corruption charges in a July trial. A judge denied motions to toss out the charges. EARLIER - Tuesday - 5/20/14, 8:30 a.m. ET RICHMOND, Va. (AP) -- A federal judge in Richmond is deciding whether to toss US seeking 1st WCup goal from forward since 2002 05/19/2014 07:50pm • RONALD BLUM AP Sports Writer STANFORD, Calif. (AP) -- It's been 12 years since an American forward scored in a World Cup.Brian McBride's go-ahead goal against Mexico during a 2002 second-round match in South Korea helped the Americans advance to the quarterfinals in their best showing since 1930. Th Taste of Arlington Sets Attendance Record 05/19/2014 03:30pm • More than 40,000 attendees — a record — flooded the streets of Ballston Sunday afternoon for sunshine and lots of food and drink during Taste of Arlington. Circa restaurant in Clarendon took home the day’s award for best appetizer with its Cobb lettuce wraps. The Green Spoon w 5 credit card mistakes that will cost you 05/19/2014 08:35am • Considering that each American credit card holder has an average of 3.7 cards — according to the results of a recent Gallup survey— it’s safe to say that most people in the U.S. have a general understanding of how credit cards work. Unfortunately, myths and misinformation about cr Asian stocks lower on weak China housing data 05/19/2014 06:10am • JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) -- Asian stock markets were mostly lower Monday after China reported a weak increase in housing prices.Oil gained to stay above $102 a barrel after rising last week on concern about tensions in Ukraine.China's Shanghai Composite Index fell 1 percent to 2,