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Stocks slip...Regulators adopt new rules on bank risk in mortgage bonds...Google offers new Gmail app 10/22/2014 03:20pm • NEW YORK (AP) -- Stocks are sliding in afternoon trading on Wall Street, a day after the Standard & Poor's 500 index had its biggest gain of the year. The Dow Jones industrial average is on track to end three days of gains after a stretch of tumultuous trading. European markets rose on hopes that th

AUTO RACING PACKAGE: Auto Racing Glance 10/22/2014 03:00pm • The Associated Press All Times EDTNASCARSPRINT CUPGOODY'S HEADACHE RELIEF SHOT 500Site: Martinsville, Virginia.Schedule: Friday, practice (Fox Sports 1, noon-1:30 p.m.), qualifying (Fox Sports 1, 4:30-6 p.m.); Saturday, practice (Fox Sports 1, 9-10 a.m., noon-1 p.m.); Sunday, race, 1:45 p.m. (ESPN,

ACC cherishes exposure of Thursday Night Lights 10/22/2014 03:00pm • HANK KURZ Jr. AP Sports Writer Atlantic Coast Conference football has enjoyed a long run in the starring role on Thursday Night Lights.The league has been playing football on Thursday nights since 1991.Sure, the short week presents challenges when it comes to game preparations, but ACC coaches say t

Fact sheet: 2015 Mazda MX-5 Miata 10/22/2014 12:40pm • The Associated Press 2015 Mazda MX-5 Miata Grand Touring Hard TopBASE PRICE: $23,970 for Sport soft top with five-speed manual; $26,230 for Sport soft top with automatic; $26,905 for Club soft top with manual; $27,505 for Club soft top with automatic; $27,550 for Grand Touring soft top with manual;

Korean 'superfan' of Royals headed back to KC 10/22/2014 07:23am • KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- The die-hard, long-time Kansas City Royals fan from Seoul who became an international celebrity after he was superstitiously credited with sparking the team's playoff run created quite a scene at Kauffman Stadium Tuesday night before the Wor

Malaysia goes deep in FedEx Cup list to fill field 10/22/2014 07:22am • DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer Nicholas Thompson missed qualifying for the FedEx Cup playoffs by one point last year. He finished at No. 125 on the PGA Tour money list by $725 and only kept his full card for this season because the tour used the top 125 from the money list for the last time.So what do

Stocks rally...Oil prices up...Yahoo earnings soar...Ebola gear in demand...Naproxin recall 10/22/2014 07:21am • NEW YORK (AP) -- Solid earnings from U.S. companies and reassuring economic growth numbers from China have spurred a rally on Wall Street. The stock market had its best day of the year, with the S&P 500 gaining 2 percent, up 37 points to 1,941. Both the Dow and the Nasdaq registered triple-digit gai

New rules adopted in hopes of spurring home loans 10/22/2014 07:21am • MARCY GORDON AP Business Writer WASHINGTON (AP) -- Buying a home may have gotten a little easier this week.With the financial crisis and subprime mortgage bust receding further into history, the government is loosening some financial rules, hoping to inject more life into the country's still-recover

Stocks climbing...Relaxing mortgage rules... Subprime mortgage firm accused of abuses 10/22/2014 07:20am • NEW YORK (AP) -- Stocks appear on track for more gains today. The market is getting a boost from an encouraging report on China's economic growth as well as strong quarterly results from Apple and several other big companies. The Dow had gained more than 1 percent by early afternoon, up close to 200

Ukraine, Russia end gas talks without breakthrough 10/22/2014 07:20am • RAF CASERT Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) -- Ukraine and Russia on Tuesday failed to get a decisive breakthrough in their standoff over gas supplies to Kiev and will resume European Union-sponsored talks next week.Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Ukraine counterpart Petro Poroshenko had agre

Not so fast cordcutters_cable's not going anywhere 10/21/2014 02:23pm • MAE ANDERSON AP Technology Writer NEW YORK (AP) -- Cord cutters rejoiced last week after HBO and CBS announced plans to sell stand-alone streaming services, a move that cable and satellite television providers have resisted for years. Customers tired of paying big fees for hundreds of channels they

Olympic leaders to finalize Bach's reform package 10/21/2014 01:30pm • STEPHEN WILSON AP Sports Writer LONDON (AP) -- IOC leaders gather in the Swiss lakeside town of Montreux this week to put the finishing touches on a package of reforms, including changes to the bidding process and sports program and creation of an Olympic television channel.IOC President Thomas Bach

Packaging error prompts recall of naproxen pills 10/21/2014 12:40pm • GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) -- A North Carolina company is recalling nearly 12,000 boxes of pain relief tablets sold at Dollar Tree stores because some cartons contain a different medication that could cause allergic reactions.Greensboro-based Contract Packaging Resources Inc. says it mistakenly placed bo

Nigeria declared Ebola-free; 'spectacular success' 10/21/2014 12:24pm • MICHELLE FAUL Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) -- Water laced with salt and sugar, and gallons of the nasty-tasting stuff.Doctors who survived Ebola in Nigeria credited heavy doses of fluids with saving their lives as the World Health Organization declared the country Ebola-free Monday, a rare v

Another down year expected for Celtics 10/21/2014 11:30am • JIMMY GOLEN AP Sports Writer BOSTON (AP) -- The Boston Celtics didn't get the franchise player they need from the draft.Now general manager Danny Ainge must decide whether to buy another ticket for the NBA lottery or put together a package of picks and players like the ones that brought Ray Allen an