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US, Europe escalate economic sanctions on Russia 07/17/2014 03:26am • JULIE PACE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) -- Struggling to defuse the persistent crisis in Ukraine, both the U.S. and European Union imposed new economic sanctions on Russia Wednesday, with President Barack Obama declaring that Russian leaders must see that their actions supporting rebels "have co 10 Things to See in Sports: AP's top sports photos 07/16/2014 10:32pm • The Associated Press Here's a look at some of the defining moments, exciting scenes, triumphs and defeats from the world of sports.This week's images include Germany's Mario Goetze celebrating after scoring the opening goal during the World Cup final; fans cheering outside Quicken Loans Arena in Cl Feds seek to air consumer finance complaints 07/16/2014 08:00pm • JEFF HORWITZ Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has heard from hundreds of thousands of consumers who feel wronged by banks and finance companies. Now the agency wants the public to hear from those consumers too.On Wednesday, the bureau proposed allowing con Museum raises $80M toward Detroit bankruptcy deal 07/16/2014 07:53pm • COREY WILLIAMS Associated Press DETROIT (AP) -- The Detroit Institute of Arts says it has pledges for about 80 percent of the $100 million it promised toward an effort involving the state of Michigan and major foundations to prevent the sale of art and soften cuts to city retirees during Detroit's b Judge mostly sides with feds in McDonnell case 07/16/2014 06:18pm • RICHMOND, Va. (AP) -- A federal judge is mostly siding with prosecutors on several pre-trial motions filed ahead of the corruption trial for former Gov. Bob McDonnell and his wife, Maureen.Judge James R. Spencer ruled Wednesday against motions made by the McDonnells' lawyers to bar certain evidence Nigeria seeks to borrow $1 billion for military 07/16/2014 05:20pm • ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) -- Nigeria's president says he wants to borrow $1 billion from abroad for equipment and training for the military fighting an Islamic insurgency.President Goodluck Jonathan sought approval from legislators in a letter Wednesday saying the money is needed "to enable them to more f Study: US millennials buying homes later 07/16/2014 02:46pm • JOSH BOAK AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) -- Don't blame the millennial generation for lackluster home sales.They are increasingly ethnically diverse, more educated and less likely to be married -- all factors that make them less likely to own a home, said a new report released Wednesday by Trul USDA guarantees $40m loan for Va. electric co-op 07/16/2014 02:30pm • CREWE, Va. (AP) -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture is guaranteeing a $40 million loan for Southside Electric Cooperative for system improvements.The loan will be used to build or improve more than 1,300 miles of line. The funding includes more than $8 million for smart grid projects.Agriculture S Reputed Detroit mob boss Jack W. Tocco dies at 87 07/16/2014 11:45am • GROSSE POINTE PARK, Mich. (AP) -- Reputed Detroit mob boss Jack W. Tocco, who was convicted of racketeering in 1998 in a federal crackdown on organized crime, has died. He was 87.Tocco, who said he fought his entire life to clear his name, died Monday at home in the Detroit suburb of Grosse Pointe P Charges detailed for Utah ex-attorney generals 07/15/2014 09:19pm • SALT LAKE CITY (AP) -- After investigating for more than a year, authorities on Tuesday arrested two former Utah attorneys general on charges of bribery, misusing public funds and other counts. Salt Lake County District Attorney Sim Gill on Tuesday laid out allegations against John Swallow and Mark 2 ex-Utah attorneys general charged with bribery 07/15/2014 08:00pm • MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) -- Two former Utah attorneys general were arrested on an array of bribery charges Tuesday stemming from cozy relationships with several businessmen, a stunning fall for a pair of politicians who built immense political clout in their years at th Lawsuit: Madoff sons knew of fraud, deleted emails 07/15/2014 07:42pm • BERNARD CONDON AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) -- The trustee trying to recover money for victims of Bernard Madoff says in a new lawsuit that Madoff's two sons knew of the Ponzi scheme and sought to cover up the fraud by deleting emails during a Securities and Exchange Commission probe.The lawsuit JPMorgan and Lorillard are big market movers 07/15/2014 05:50pm • NEW YORK (AP) -- Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Tuesday on the New York Stock Exchange and the Nasdaq Stock Market:NYSEJPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM), up $1.98 to $58.27The banking and financial services company reported second-quarter revenue and profit that beat Wall Street expectat Drive-ins use creativity to afford digital switch 07/15/2014 04:38pm • PATRICK WHITTLE Associated Press SACO, Maine (AP) -- Many in the movie industry feared the need to convert to digital could be the death knell for drive-ins, but drive-in operators are finding creative ways to afford the switch.Drive-in movie theater operators say more than 200 of the remaining 348 JPMorgan's second-quarter net income falls 07/15/2014 03:36pm • STEVE ROTHWELL AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) -- JPMorgan Chase, the nation's largest bank by assets, said Tuesday its second-quarter earnings fell 9 percent as revenue at its investment banking and mortgage businesses dropped.The bank's net income totaled $5.6 billion in the quarter after payment