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US Bank settles federal mortgage probe for $200M 06/30/2014 06:19pm • MARK GILLISPIE Associated Press CLEVELAND (AP) -- U.S. Bank has agreed to pay $200 million to settle allegations that it failed to check on the creditworthiness of thousands of applicants when it issued government-insured mortgage loans between 2006 and 2011, the local U.S. attorney's office announc

GOP bucking business priorities on Capitol Hill 06/30/2014 03:14pm • ERICA WERNER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) -- Traditional ties between the business community and the Republican Party are fraying on Capitol Hill, where the House GOP has bucked corporate interests on a series of priorities this year, from immigration to highway funding to trade.Rebuffed in Cong

Obama says US supporting Chilean solar power plant 06/30/2014 02:10pm • WASHINGTON (AP) -- The United States is willing to help Chile build the largest solar power plant in Latin America.President Barack Obama expressed that willingness during an Oval Office meeting today with Chilean President Michelle Bachelet (bah-cheh-LET'), who has returned to office after winning

Obama says US supporting Chilean solar power plant 06/30/2014 02:10pm • WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama said Monday that the United States wants to help Chile build Latin America's largest solar power plant.Obama touted the project during an Oval Office meeting with Chilean President Michelle Bachelet, who has returned to office after winning election in March

Rose overcomes a US Open setup at Congressional 06/30/2014 02:06pm • DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer BETHESDA, Md. (AP) -- The U.S. Open marked the wrong kind of anniversary for Justin Rose.When he left Pinehurst No. 2 two weeks ago, that marked one year and 25 tournaments around the world that Rose had failed to win. He had won during each of the previous four years, o

DC museum displays items from 2001 anthrax attacks 06/30/2014 01:10pm • WASHINGTON (AP) -- Evidence from the 2001 anthrax attacks is going on public display at the Smithsonian Institution.The Smithsonian's National Postal Museum opened an exhibit Friday about the work of the U.S. Postal Inspection Service. "Behind the Badge" explores the history of one of the nation's o

Eurozone inflation stuck at low 0.5 percent 06/30/2014 12:08pm • JUERGEN BAETZ Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) -- The inflation rate across the 18-country eurozone languished at a low of 0.5 percent in June, official figures showed Monday, adding urgency to the European Central Bank's recently announced measures to help the economy.Some economists warn the persist

Groundbreaking for 12-story apartment building in Bethesda 06/30/2014 11:45am • Washington Property Company has broken ground on the 139-unit, 12-story apartment building coming to the former site of Eastham’s Exxon Servicenter on Wisconsin Avenue. The Solaire Bethesda will be the Bethesda-based developer’s third Solaire-branded luxury apartment building. The com

How much does golf need Tiger? 06/30/2014 09:06am • BETHESDA, Md. -- Golf has always been a game predominantly played and watched by white men. That all changed in the late

Morning Notes 06/30/2014 08:15am • Fire Department Will Redevelop Station #6 – In a letter to the editor on Friday, representatives of the Bethesda Fire Department said they will share proposals to redevelop the station at Bradley Boulevard and Wisconsin Avenue with neighbors this summer. The group has also met with count

Obama: Congress obstructs, so I act alone 06/30/2014 03:38am • WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama says he'll keep acting on his own as long as congressional Republicans block his economic agenda.In his weekly radio and Internet address, Obama says he has moved to attract jobs, raise workers' wages and help students pay off loans because Republican obstru

Rose overcomes late mistake at Congressional 06/30/2014 02:54am • DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer BETHESDA, Md. (AP) -- Justin Rose has won enough times on the strongest golf courses to appreciate how one mistake can make a difference.He got away with one Sunday at Congressional to win the Quicken Loans National.Shawn Stefani did not.With the poise and the putting to

Stefani loses playoff, but gets into British Open 06/29/2014 08:24pm • JOSEPH WHITE AP Sports Writer BETHESDA, Md. (AP) -- Shawn Stefani's consolation prize for losing a playoff was a chance to play in his first British Open.Stefani, Charley Hoffman, Ben Martin and Brendan Steele qualified for the major next month at Royal Liverpool based on their placements Sunday at

American Apparel adopts stockholder rights plan 06/29/2014 05:00pm • ANNE D'INNOCENZIO AP Retail Writer NEW YORK (AP) -- American Apparel has adopted a one-year shareholder rights plan a day after its ousted CEO and founder Dov Charney made a bid to increase his control of the clothing chain.The Los Angeles-based retailer said early Saturday that the move, made by a

Donovan helps Gonzalez with World Cup tips 06/29/2014 04:50pm • ARON HELLER Associated Press SAO PAULO (AP) -- Landon Donovan is still playing a role for the U.S. World Cup team: supporting defender Omar Gonzalez, his Los Angeles Galaxy teammate.After injuring his left knee during a Major League Soccer game May 3, Gonzalez was supplanted in the U.S. starting lin