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AP Sources: US offers Ukraine $46M in security aid 09/18/2014 12:28pm • JULIE PACE AP White House Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama will announce $46 million in new security assistance for the Ukrainian military, including equipment to help detect incoming artillery fire. But he will stop short of fulfilling Ukraine's request for lethal aid to help FedEx to add 50,000 seasonal jobs 09/18/2014 01:46am • DAVID KOENIG AP Business Writer DALLAS (AP) -- Growth in online shopping is boosting profit at FedEx, and the company plans to hire more than 50,000 extra workers to handle what is shaping up as another record year for holiday-season package deliveries.That's up from about 40,000 temporary holiday w Auburn, K-State get early chance to make statement 09/17/2014 11:20pm • DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) -- Kansas State coach Bill Snyder was busy revolutionizing the spread offense, and the idea of a run-pass quarterback, at college football's highest level during the 1990s.Gus Malzahn was watching it all transpire while coaching high schools in Arka LB Matthews on the move on field with Packers 09/17/2014 07:35pm • GENARO C. ARMAS AP Sports Writer GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) -- No matter how the Packers defense lines up, Clay Matthews is adamant that his top goal is to disrupt opponents and make big plays.It's just that Green Bay's best pass rusher these days may not be getting as much of a chance to do it close to t Kohl's holiday hiring to rise 15 pct 09/17/2014 02:00pm • ANNE D'INNOCENZIO AP Retail Writer NEW YORK (AP) -- Kohl's Corp. plans to hire more than 67,000 seasonal workers nationwide for the holiday shopping season, which the company said is a 15 percent increase over last year.The department store operator declined to specify how many seasonal workers it h Stocks edge higher...Consumer prices decline...Homebuilder confidence soars 09/17/2014 11:48am • NEW YORK (AP) -- Stocks are rising slightly in early trading on Wall Street, ahead of a Federal Reserve announcement this afternoon that might signal when the central bank will raise interest rates. The Fed is wrapping up a two-day meeting with a statement and press conference. FedEx stock rose 4 pe Salt Lake City launches campaign to lure skiers 09/17/2014 10:20am • BRADY McCOMBS Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) -- Utah officials launched a $1.8 million campaign Tuesday to market Salt Lake City as "Ski City USA" in an effort to lure skiers away from top destination spots like Colorado and earn a bigger chunk of the lucrative winter sports market.A package o FedEx tops Street 1Q forecasts 09/17/2014 09:22am • MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) -- FedEx's fiscal first-quarter net income rose 24 percent, thanks partly to a strong performance by its ground division.Its results beat analysts' estimates. The stock climbed before the market open on Wednesday.FedEx is getting a boost from the growth in online shopping, which UPS expects to hire up to 95,000 seasonal workers 09/17/2014 03:40am • DAVID KOENIG AP Business Writer DALLAS (AP) -- UPS plans to hire up to 95,000 workers to help deliver packages during the busy holiday season -- an increase from last year, when the company was caught unprepared for a boom in online shopping.The Atlanta-based company said Tuesday that the positions FedEx to hike ground, express delivery rates 09/16/2014 06:40pm • MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) -- FedEx says it will raise U.S. rates for express, ground and home-delivery shipments by an average of 4.9 percent in January.The company said Tuesday that rates also will change for FedEx SmartPost, which uses the U.S. Postal Service for final delivery, although it didn't say h Plenty of candidates as Big Ten's best on offense 09/16/2014 04:26pm • RUSTY MILLER AP Sports Writer So who's the best offensive player in the Big Ten?Yes, the conference has gotten off to a dismal start. And, yes, the season is young.Ohio State's Braxton Miller, the Big Ten's top offensive player the past two years, is out for the season after shoulder surgery. Someon Governor signs first California groundwater rules 09/16/2014 04:10pm • FENIT NIRAPPIL Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) -- California will no longer be the last Western state with a pump-as-you-please approach to groundwater.Gov. Jerry Brown signed legislation on Tuesday overhauling the state's management of its groundwater supply, bringing it in line with other Stocks slightly positive...Producer prices flat...UPS to hire up to 95,000 seasonal workers 09/16/2014 11:30am • NEW YORK (AP) -- Stocks are inching higher in early trading on Wall Street. Investors are keeping an eye on the two-day meeting of Federal Reserve policy makers that starts today. They're watching for indications that the central bank is moving closer to raising its key interest rate as the economy Appiah out as Ghana coach after 2 years 09/16/2014 10:20am • ACCRA, Ghana (AP) -- Kwesi Appiah has left his position as Ghana coach, nearly three months after failing to guide the national team out of the group stage at the World Cup in Brazil.The Ghana Football Association says it "agreed to mutually part ways" with Appiah at a meeting on Friday. A severance Tiny Qatar plays outsize role in US war strategy 09/16/2014 05:20am • ROBERT BURNS Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) -- Just miles from where former Guantanamo Bay terror suspects have resettled, American warplanes take off from Qatar's al-Udeid air base in the global war on extremism.The contrast in images illustrates why tiny but rich Qatar is an intriguing player in