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49ers CBs Johnson, Cox step up after injuries 09/11/2014 06:35pm • ANTONIO GONZALEZ AP Sports Writer SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) -- As a fourth-round pick with nothing more than a fill-in performance on his NFL resume, San Francisco 49ers rookie Dontae Johnson knows what to expect when Jay Cutler and the Chicago Bears see him matched up against a wide receiver Sunday Browns don't want to look like tackling dummies 09/11/2014 06:19pm • TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer BEREA, Ohio (AP) -- Browns punter Spencer Lanning missed a big tackle last week, but at least he had a good reason. He got run over by Steelers returner Antonio Brown, who stomped on Lanning's helmeted head.The rest of the Browns had no excuses."None," said linebacker Ka Eagles' Kelly, Indy's Luck familiar from college 09/11/2014 02:53pm • PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- For now, Philadelphia Eagles coach Chip Kelly is up on Indianapolis Colts quarterback Andrew Luck in head-to-head matches.But that was college. They're meeting for the first time in the NFL when the Eagles play in Indianapolis on Monday night.Kelly and Luck met three times in NC Few critics as Nevada mulls Tesla tax breaks 09/11/2014 02:20pm • SCOTT SONNER Associated Press CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) -- Critics say Nevada lawmakers are gambling with taxpayers' money, but they clearly were in the minority as legislators moved forward with an unprecedented package of up to $1.3 billion in incentives they hope to approve in the days ahead to brin ACLU supporting Md. woman in Supreme Court case 09/11/2014 11:58am • WASHINGTON (AP) -- A Maryland woman whose pregnancy discrimination case will be heard by the U.S. Supreme Court is getting support from the American Civil Liberties Union.The ACLU announced Thursday that it joined with New York-based A Better Balance in filing a brief with the Supreme Court in suppo Stocks break losing streak...Oil prices continue to drop...Nevada lawmakers consider Tesla deal 09/11/2014 08:00am • NEW YORK (AP) -- The Dow and the S&P 500 have broken a two-day losing streak. The Dow gained nearly 55 points on Wednesday, closing at 17,068.71. The S&P rose 7.25 points to 1,995.69. The Nasdaq also made gains, closing up 34 points at 4,586.52. Apple drove the S&P and the Nasdaq's advance. It's the Ferrari president Montezemolo to leave the company 09/11/2014 06:40am • DANIELLA MATAR Associated Press MARANELLO, Italy (AP) -- After more than two decades presiding over one of the biggest and most successful teams in Formula One, Luca Di Montezemolo is stepping down as president of Ferrari.The 67-year-old Montezemolo spent 23 years as president of the Italian car man Few critics as Nevada mulls Tesla tax breaks 09/11/2014 03:32am • SCOTT SONNER Associated Press CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) -- Critics say Nevada lawmakers are gambling with taxpayers' money, but they clearly were in the minority Wednesday night as legislators moved forward with an unprecedented package of up to $1.3 billion in incentives they hope to approve in the da GOP bill would avert fed shutdown till Dec. 11 09/11/2014 01:06am • ANDREW TAYLOR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) -- Republicans controlling the House unveiled a short-term spending bill Tuesday that would keep the government open into mid-December and provide $88 million to battle the Ebola outbreak.The spending measure will also extend the authority of the Export Make a Work-Study Job Pay Off 09/11/2014 12:00am • Amber Bunnell had always wanted to work in a library. So when the option of holding down a work-study job was offered as part of her financial aid package from Macalester College in St. Paul, Minnesota, she stated that preference "in all capital letters" on her application for a position. Working a Leverage MBA Mentors to Reach Career Goals 09/11/2014 12:00am • When it comes to pairing MBA students with a mentor, Beth Ursin believes a mismatch is the best kind of match. Ursin, the director of career management at Willamette University's Atkinson Graduate School of Management, is more inclined to connect a student interested in finance with a marketing mast Wild Turkey maker reaches 60th year in business 09/10/2014 06:54pm • BRUCE SCHREINER Associated Press LAWRENCEBURG, Ky. (AP) -- Jimmy Russell strolled into a roomful of tourists, and soon the patriarch of Kentucky bourbon was surrounded by fans, posing for pictures and autographing bottles. The man behind Wild Turkey even took a turn as barkeeper, pouring samples of ACC teams seeking new ways to lure bigger crowds 09/10/2014 05:34pm • HANK KURZ Jr. AP Sports Writer North Carolina wide receiver Ryan Switzer got tired of playing in front of empty seats, so he wrote a letter to fans. Syracuse coach Scott Shafer offered to buy every fan that bought a ticket a second one when the Orange opened the season against Villanova.With the com Farm-to-belly: A farmer, chef and doctor discuss the future of food 09/10/2014 05:34pm • WASHINGTON -- Chef Spike Gjerde's 14-ounce dry-aged ribeye has been "a mainstay" on Woodberry Kitchen's menu over the years. The meat, which hails from a farm in Baltimore County, is prepared in a cast iron skillet and is basted with butter, garlic and herbs. Gjerde calls the ribeye "beautiful EU says Cyprus legislation clashes with bailout 09/10/2014 03:52pm • MENELAOS HADJICOSTIS Associated Press NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) -- The European Union warned Cyprus Wednesday that it may be flouting the terms of its multibillion-euro rescue package after the country's parliament approved legislation softening a crucial foreclosures law.Though legislators have approved