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Fact sheet: 2014 Ford Fiesta 07/09/2014 11:41am • The Associated Press 2014 Ford Fiesta sedan SE EcoBoostBASE PRICE: $14,100 for S sedan manual; $15,195 for S sedan automatic; $15,580 for SE sedan manual.PRICE AS TESTED: $17,690.TYPE: Front-engine, front-wheel drive, five-passenger, subcompact sedan.ENGINE: 1-liter, double overhead cam, turbocharg Ford wrings mileage out of three-cylinder Fiesta 07/09/2014 11:41am • ANN M. JOB For The Associated Press There's a new little secret under the hoods of some 2014 Ford Fiesta small cars.Added as an optional selection for Fiesta buyers during the model year, a new, three-cylinder, gasoline engine with turbocharger is so fuel thrifty, it makes the Fiesta the top gasolin World Cup scalping scandal continues in Brazil 07/09/2014 08:36am • GRAHAM DUNBAR Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) -- A World Cup ticket scalping case has revived a reputation FIFA tries hard to fight, and threatens to stain a tournament which has been better than critics expected.Football's international governing body and its president Sepp Blatter have tried World Cup scalping scandal continues in Brazil 07/09/2014 08:36am • GRAHAM DUNBAR Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) -- A World Cup ticket scalping case has revived a reputation FIFA tries hard to fight, and threatens to stain a tournament which has been better than critics expected.Football's international governing body and its president Sepp Blatter have tried Hundreds line up for legal pot in Washington state 07/09/2014 06:06am • GENE JOHNSON Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) -- Surrounded by thousands of packages of marijuana, Seattle's top prosecutor sought some advice: Which one should he buy?A new day, indeed.Twenty months after voters legalized recreational cannabis for adults over 21, Washington state's first few licensed 'Free the weed': Scenes from Washington pot sales 07/09/2014 04:40am • The Associated Press As employees worked frantically to prepare the shelves and assess their inventory at Top Shelf Cannabis in Bellingham, Washington, 22-year-old Zoe Wainwright was among the dozens in line early Tuesday waiting for legal marijuana sales to begin.The Bellingham man said he's an oc Obama urgently asks $3.7 billion for border crisis 07/09/2014 03:12am • ERICA WERNER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama appealed to Congress on Tuesday for $3.7 billion in emergency spending to deal with the immigration crisis on the nation's southern border, where unaccompanied children have been showing up by the thousands in a human drama that Cubs get swept by Reds in doubleheader 07/09/2014 12:26am • JOE KAY AP Baseball Writer CINCINNATI (AP) -- When it comes to playing two, the Chicago Cubs can't even win one.The Cubs got swept in a doubleheader for the third time this season, losing to the Cincinnati Reds 4-2 and 6-5 on Tuesday. They blew a five-run lead in the nightcap, with their bullpen all Bruce helps Reds rally for DH sweep of Cubs 07/09/2014 12:12am • JOE KAY AP Baseball Writer CINCINNATI (AP) -- Jay Bruce homered again for a first-game win. Billy Hamilton finished off Cincinnati's biggest comeback of the season for a doubleheader sweep.Finally, the Reds sense they are making headway.Bruce's homer sent Cincinnati to a 4-2 win in the opener on Tue Hundreds line up for legal pot in Washington state 07/08/2014 10:07pm • GENE JOHNSON Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) -- Surrounded by thousands of packages of marijuana, Seattle's top prosecutor sought some advice: Which one should he buy?A new day, indeed.Twenty months after voters legalized recreational cannabis for adults over 21, Washington state's first few licensed Legal marijuana in Washington state: How it works 07/08/2014 07:43pm • GENE JOHNSON Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) -- Washington state's first recreational marijuana stores began opening for business Tuesday, more than a year and a half after voters decided to legalize, tax and regulate pot. Some questions and answers about the industry:___WHEN AND WHERE CAN I BUY WEED Priscilla Presley tells upset fans to 'calm down' 07/08/2014 02:52pm • ADRIAN SAINZ Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) -- Priscilla Presley is asking fans of her late ex-husband Elvis Presley to "please calm down" after a report that two jets once owned by the singer could be removed from Graceland.Fans have posted critical comments on Facebook since The Associated P 4 in 10 US homes are cellphone only, skip landline 07/08/2014 01:00pm • MIKE STOBBE AP Medical Writer ATLANTA (AP) -- More American households are ditching their old telephones: 4 out of 10 only use cellphones, a government survey shows.That's twice the rate from just five years ago, although the pace of dumping landlines seems to have slowed down in recent years.The Ce 4 in 10 US homes are cellphone only, skip landline 07/08/2014 01:00pm • MIKE STOBBE AP Medical Writer ATLANTA (AP) -- More American households are ditching their old telephones: 4 out of 10 only use cellphones, a government survey shows.That's twice the rate from just five years ago, although the pace of dumping landlines seems to have slowed down in recent years.The Ce $3B deal adds natural flavors to ADM portfolio 07/08/2014 07:58am • DECATUR, Ill. (AP) -- Archer Daniels Midland already makes sweeteners, fibers, emulsifiers and an array of other ingredients used in packaged foods and drinks. Now it's getting in the business of natural flavors.The agribusiness giant, based in Decatur, Illinois, said Monday it will acquire the priv