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Sacramento approves $477 million Kings NBA arena 05/21/2014 03:20am • JUDY LIN Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) -- Sacramento's City Council on Tuesday approved a financing plan for the Kings NBA franchise, clearing the way for construction on a $477 million downtown arena.The council voted 7-2 on the package during a meeting that caps off the city's lengthy s

Lawmakers delay initial vote on Detroit bankruptcy 05/20/2014 08:50pm • LANSING, Mich. (AP) -- Michigan lawmakers are waiting a day to hold an initial vote on giving $195 million in state money to help Detroit emerge from bankruptcy while potentially keeping the city under oversight for decades.A Republican-led House committee plans to vote on the 11-bill package Wednes

AT&T eyes football in DirecTV buy 05/20/2014 07:48pm • RYAN NAKASHIMA AP Business Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) -- One of the hidden benefits of AT&T's $48.5 billion planned purchase of DirecTV is that it raises the possibility of making DirecTV's programming crown jewel, NFL Sunday Ticket, more broadly available on mobile devices.Making exclusive live NFL ga

ABC reaches milestone 50th telecast of Indy 500 05/20/2014 05:24pm • DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer Strolling casually through the storied grounds of Indianapolis Motor Speedway this week, Scott Goodyear kept getting stopped by fans clutching a photograph and hoping for an autograph.It was the same photo every time: That iconic image of the finish line in 1992, when h

ACFD Responds to Suspicious Package at Pentagon Mail Facility 05/20/2014 11:45am • Hazmat teams from Arlington County and the City of Alexandria responded to the Pentagon this morning for a suspicious package in a mail facility. According to a spokeswoman for the Pentagon Force Protection Agency, a suspicious package was discovered in a mail facility adjacent to the Pentagon. Seve

Deal for new soccer stadium heads to D.C. lawmakers 05/20/2014 07:06am • WASHINGTON -- For the first time, lawmakers in D.C. will consider a deal for a 20,000-seat soccer stadium at Buzzard Point, according to The Washington Post. The plan calls for D.C. government to provide a maximum of $150 million of the project's $300 million price tag. Mayor Vincent Gray's admi

Chile president sends education reform to Congress 05/19/2014 05:36pm • LUIS ANDRES HENAO Associated Press SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) -- President Michelle Bachelet announced the first stage of her promised education overhaul Monday, proposing an end to state subsidies to for-profit schools -- a step toward eventual free university education in Chile.Bachelet said she is answ

WhiteWave recalls soymilk due to allergy risk 05/19/2014 04:10pm • BROOMFIELD, Colo. (AP) -- WhiteWave Foods is recalling some of its soymilk because it may contain almond milk.People with an allergy to almonds could suffer a life-threatening reaction if they consume the product.The company said Monday that no injuries have been reported.WhiteWave is recalling half