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Indonesian province considers caning for gay sex 09/24/2014 12:48pm • NINIEK KARMINI Associated Press BANDA ACEH, Indonesia (AP) -- People caught having homosexual sex could be publicly caned in Indonesia's conservative Aceh province if an Islam-inspired draft law is approved this week.Lawmaker Moharriadi Syafari said a majority of provincial legislators supported cri Obama opens a new front against al-Qaida 09/24/2014 06:42am • KEN DILANIAN AP Intelligence Writer WASHINGTON (AP) -- The U.S. decision to strike the Khorasan Group to stop a possible terror attack represents a significant expansion of the largely secret war against core al-Qaida, a group President Barack Obama has proclaimed was "a shadow of its former self."A Pastor: UPS gunman was 'troubled' over work 09/24/2014 04:26am • JAY REEVES Associated Press BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) -- The man who killed two former co-workers and then himself at a UPS shipping center Tuesday had told some people that he was having problems at work but never suggested the situation might turn violent, his pastor said.Birmingham police late Tuesda Arlington board passes streetcar money 09/24/2014 01:06am • ARLINGTON, Va. -- The Arlington County Board approved a $26 million contract for preliminary engineering or design for the Columbia Pike streetcar line on a 3-to-2 vote. The decision, with Board Chairman Jay Fisette voting with Walter Tejada and Mary Hynes in favor and members Libby Garvey and 4 unusual ways to earn money 09/24/2014 12:00am • Have you taken a hard look at all of your possessions and considered ways to use those items to bring in some money? If some of your belongings are collecting dust in the garage or otherwise going unused, then it might be time to take advantage of the booming "sharing" economy, which will let y How to be frugal and invest the difference 09/24/2014 12:00am • It can be disappointing to hear that the secret to building the finances necessary to fund a comfortable retirement is that there are no secrets. All you have to do is live below your means, invest the surplus and stay the course. This simple strategy gives almost everybody a chance to accumula 10 Ways to Protect Yourself From Online Fraud 09/24/2014 12:00am • Steer clear of trouble. As holiday shopping season heats up, more people will be shopping online, and more scam artists will be trying to steal their information (and money). You can protect yourself, without scaling back your purchases, with a few smart strategies. Here are 10 suggestions from priv Past, Future Pell Grant Changes Offer Hope for Families 09/24/2014 12:00am • As Congress prepares to reauthorize the Higher Education Act, the Student Loan Ranger expects to hear a lot more conversation about the most quintessentially American part of the U.S. federal financial aid program: the Pell Grant. The government established the Pell Grant in 1972 to help low-income Eastern Pennsylvania College Road Trip: Bryn Mawr 09/24/2014 12:00am • Ivy Gray-Klein was working on her thesis and venting her stress on her blog when she received a surprise in the mail: a care package of snacks and study-break reading material from a 2001 Bryn Mawr College alumna, a loyal reader she had never met. "We all kind of have each other's backs," says Gray NASCAR sets testing ban that includes Daytona 500 09/23/2014 07:08pm • JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) -- NASCAR announced a new rules package Tuesday that will ban all private testing in 2015, including the annual Daytona 500 test, and levy the stiffest penalty possible on any team caught conducting its own sessions.The only testing allowed next Small organic companies become big food brands 09/23/2014 05:23pm • WASHINGTON -- A field of vegetables glistening in the sun, happy cows grazing in green pastures and pure, whole grains blowing in the wind? Not so fast: Organic food isn't exactly what it used to be. Earlier this month, food conglomerate General Mills purchased Annie's Homegrown -- a popular n Man dies after crash at Kentucky Speedway 09/23/2014 05:10pm • GARY B. GRAVES AP Sports Writer Rusty Wallace's racing organization is trying to determine what caused the death of an Indiana man at a fan driving event bearing the former NASCAR driver's name.Stephen Cox of Decatur, Indiana, died Sunday at the University of Cincinnati Medical Center from injuries Stocks start lower...Health stocks hit by rules discouraging inversions...Greece won't ask for more 09/23/2014 11:40am • NEW YORK (AP) -- U.S. stocks are mixed this morning following some disappointing economic reports from overseas and news that U.S.-led forces have started airstrikes against Islamic State militants in Syria. The losses so far are modest, with the Dow down about 20 points. The S&P 500 has been mostly Greek PM: no 3rd bailout, will set out reform plan 09/23/2014 10:46am • BERLIN (AP) -- Greece isn't seeking another financial rescue and will soon set out a new economic reform program to underpin the recovery, the country's prime minister said Tuesday as he visited key creditor Germany.Since 2010, Greece has relied on two bailout packages totaling 240 billion euros ($3 5 Healthy Hacks Your Takeout Meals Need 09/23/2014 12:00am • Here in New York City, it's not uncommon for me to encounter patients who rely on takeout for one to two meals daily. There are many reasons folks here may rely so heavily on takeout: NYC kitchens are notoriously small -- some of them don't even contain an oven!; workdays can be very long; and many