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Success of Salvador gang truce: Stronger gangs 09/07/2014 03:16pm • ALBERTO ARCE Associated Press ILOPANGO, El Salvador (AP) -- Marvin Gonzalez waves to shopkeepers as he enjoys a morning walk through the sunny, working-class resort of Ilopango. His cellphone rings nonstop with residents seeking his support for anything from dealing with a drunk who won't pay his ba Turmoil in 2 states keeps Senate control in play 09/07/2014 10:36am • CHARLES BABINGTON Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) -- Labor Day week ought to start clarifying the partisan battle to control the Senate, but if anything, the picture just got muddier and the map bigger.An afterthought all year, conservative Kansas is suddenly abuzz.An independent candidate drove th Egypt prosecutor orders 7 held for homosexuality 09/06/2014 03:46pm • CAIRO (AP) -- Egypt's top prosecutor ordered Saturday seven men detained and physically examined over accusations of "debauchery," a charge often leveled at gays, after a video emerged of a same-sex wedding party, the state news agency reported.A statement from the prosecutor's office said the suspe Greek premier eyes growth for 1st time in 8 years 09/06/2014 11:32am • DEMETRIS NELLAS Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) -- Greece's economy is expected to expand in the third quarter for the first time in eight years, Prime Minister Antonis Samaras said Saturday.In a speech in the northern Greek city of Thessaloniki, Samaras hailed what he said was an "unprecedente Third-party candidates in Senate races a GOP worry 09/06/2014 06:12am • CHARLES BABINGTON Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) -- Caught off-guard by a third-party candidate, veteran GOP Sen. Pat Roberts replaced his campaign manager and summoned new aides to try to revive his re-election bid in a state that should be easy for Republicans.It's a rare achievement by independ Family mourns slain journalist in tearful service 09/05/2014 06:00pm • CHRISTINE ARMARIO Associated Press PINECREST, Fla. (AP) -- Letters slain journalist Steven Sotloff wrote to his family before he was beheaded by Islamic State militants were read at his memorial service Friday, with him telling them to be happy and stay positive and that if they didn't meet again, h Making a difference through bond investing 09/05/2014 05:50pm • STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) -- Instead of lending to just the government or some faceless corporation, what if your bond mutual fund also helped to vaccinate kids around the world? Or helped finance a clean-water project or solar-energy farm?More mutual fund managers are seeking out b Man who stole Army IDs gets 2 years in prison 09/05/2014 04:48pm • AMY FORLITI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- A Minnesota man who admitted to stealing identification information from soldiers in his former Army unit at North Carolina's Fort Bragg, then selling it so false identities could be created for militia members, was sentenced Friday to two years in pr Silicon Valley firms halted spread of grisly video 09/05/2014 04:24pm • LORI HINNANT Associated Press SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) -- Silicon Valley firms were prepared this week to quickly block video of an Islamic State militant beheading an American journalist after a previous video by the same group showing the death of James Foley ricocheted through social networks in wha ECB action alone can't lift gloom over Europe 09/05/2014 03:38pm • PAN PYLAS AP Business Writers LONDON (AP) -- Europe has gotten another dose of stimulus. But the latest medicine by itself will not bring life to an economy that over the past six years has slid from crisis to crisis.Though the European Central Bank surprised markets Thursday with the broad thrust o Democrats' Senate push starts New Hampshire ads 09/05/2014 03:22am • PHILIP ELLIOTT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) -- Senate Democrats' campaign arm on Thursday began running its first ads to help Sen. Jeanne Shaheen's unexpectedly rocky re-election bid in New Hampshire.The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee's multimillion-dollar ad push, which will run throu Power outage hits Egypt subway, TV stations 09/05/2014 01:34am • MAGGIE MICHAEL Associated Press CAIRO (AP) -- Egypt suffered a massive power outage that halted parts of the Cairo subway, took TV stations off the air and ground much of the country to a halt for several hours Thursday, as officials offered no clear explanation for how the country suddenly lost 50 How to save when eating on the go 09/05/2014 12:00am • As a professional actress, I've spent months at a time out on the road, touring with musicals and generally living the gypsy artist's life. While the idea of discovering a new city every day might sound glamorous, the reality can prove mundane, especially on a restricted budget with painfully li Hackers break into HealthCare.gov 09/04/2014 11:40pm • RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) -- Hackers successfully breached HealthCare.gov, but no consumer information was taken from the health insurance website that serves more than 5 million Americans, the Obama administration disclosed Thursday.Instead, the hackers installed mali Column: While PSG thrives, French football drowns 09/04/2014 07:42pm • JOHN LEICESTER AP Sports Columnist PARIS (AP) -- When billionaire investors bought Paris Saint-Germain and Monaco in 2011, it seemed like the dawn of a new era for French football, a chance for the puniest of Europe's "Big 5" leagues to grow some financial and competitive muscle.Pop! How quickly tha