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Arkansas pastor is new Southern Baptist president 06/10/2014 06:30pm • JULIET LINDERMAN Associated Press BALTIMORE (AP) -- An Arkansas megachurch pastor was elected Tuesday to lead the country's Southern Baptists as the conservative denomination tries to turn around declining membership, church attendance and baptisms and faces increasing conflict with mainstream cultu Patrick Hope: Why You Should Vote for Me 06/05/2014 02:00pm • Last week, we asked the candidates for the Democratic nomination in the 8th District congressional race to write a sub-750 word essay describing why Arlington residents should vote for them in the June 10 primary. Here is Del. Patrick Hope’s unedited response: Arlington is my home. When my wif Website raising awareness on cigarette trafficking 05/29/2014 11:28am • MICHAEL FELBERBAUM AP Tobacco Writer RICHMOND, Va. (AP) -- Reynolds American Inc. is inviting lawmakers, law enforcement officials and others to take a trip along "the New Tobacco Road," where organized criminals are garnering huge profits for smuggling cigarettes and selling them on the black marke The other side of the lens: 5Qs about Paparazzi 05/28/2014 04:52pm • SANDY COHEN AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Kristen Bell's No Kids Policy seeks to reduce the market for paparazzi photography of celebrity children by leveraging celebrity itself: She assembled a roster of dozens of stars, from Jennifer Aniston to Jennifer Lawrence, who agreed not to gr The CEO got a huge raise. You didn't. Here's why. 05/28/2014 06:28am • JOSH BOAK AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) -- Pay for globe-trotting CEOs has soared to new heights, even as most workers remain grounded by paychecks that are barely budging.While pay for the typical CEO of a company in the Standard & Poor's 500 stock index surged 8.8 percent last year to $10.5 African-American cowboy crooner Herb Jeffries dies 05/27/2014 11:46am • JESSICA HERNDON AP Film Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Herb Jeffries, the jazz singer and actor who performed with Duke Ellington and was known as the "Bronze Buckaroo" in a series of all-black 1930s Westerns, died of heart failure Sunday morning at a Los Angeles hospital. He was 100.His death was confi Hunter-Reay gets $2.4 million for winning Indy 500 05/26/2014 10:40pm • INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- Ryan Hunter-Reay's narrow Indianapolis 500 win brought him a $2.49 million payday.The overall purse was $14.23 million. The winnings were announced Monday night.Hunter-Reay edged Helio Castroneves by 0.060 seconds Sunday in the second-closest margin of victory in the history of Here are 5 things to know about the Preakness 05/17/2014 01:16pm • DAVID GINSBURG AP Sports Writer BALTIMORE (AP) -- If trainer Art Sherman coughed, no one would care. When his horse coughs, that's news.Kentucky Derby winner California Chrome coughed after training Thursday, leaving open the possibility the horse wouldn't be in top shape for Saturday's Preakness.Sh Bowyer wins Showdown, Josh Wise wins fan vote 05/16/2014 09:09pm • JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer CONCORD, N.C. (AP) -- Clint Bowyer, a usual Chase for the Sprint Cup championship participant, had to earn a spot into the $1 million Sprint All-Star Race.It wasn't a surprise when he won Friday night's Sprint Showdown to earn an automatic transfer into the main eve Drivers run for $1 million payday at All-Star race 05/16/2014 08:06pm • JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer CONCORD, N.C. (AP) -- It's dash-for-cash, nothing on the line for NASCAR's top drivers but a big payday.The Sprint All-Star race begs the question: What would a driver do for a cool $1 million?"If you can reach out and grab somebody you will get pretty aggressive fo Nets want to keep Pierce, Garnett, rest of core 05/15/2014 07:51pm • BRIAN MAHONEY AP Basketball Writer EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) -- Jason Kidd's shirt read "GOLF," which he said was more random wardrobe choice than upcoming itinerary.He has plenty of time for that hobby with his first season as an NBA coach over, but it won't be all fun for the Brooklyn Nets this o Haden happy with contract, Manziel joining Browns 05/14/2014 07:30pm • BEREA, Ohio (AP) -- The moment that rocked Cleveland, when NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell announced Johnny Manziel was coming, even wobbled one of the Browns.Like everyone, Joe Haden caught Johnny Football fever."I was hyped," the Pro Bowl cornerback said Wednesday. "You know me. I'm a little bit on In The Pits: Edwards again has everybody guessing 05/12/2014 10:12pm • CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) -- Social media was abuzz all weekend as Carl Edwards celebrated his return to Kansas Speedway: Carl sat with Joe Gibbs Racing at the driver meeting! Carl was flustered when asked if he can win a championship at Roush Fenway Racing!Here we go again.It's another contract year for Roby glad to join Super Bowl contender in Denver 05/09/2014 07:31pm • ARNIE STAPLETON AP Pro Football Writer ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) -- Bradley Roby's slip down the draft board surely will cost him a few million dollars. He swears he doesn't care.The star cornerback from Ohio State said he's glad he's going to play for the AFC champion Denver Broncos and not a rebuilder Montgomery County mulls ban on 'phone ATMs' 04/09/2014 03:53am • WASHINGTON -- Forty-three states, including Maryland recently, have passed laws allowing machines that let you trade in old cellphones for cash -- just like an ATM. It sounds convenient, but Montgomery County Council President Craig Rice says the machines are convenient for cellphone thieves a