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US man killed by camel at Mexican wildlife park 10/15/2014 06:00pm • MARK STEVENSON Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) -- The American owner of a wildlife park in the Mexican resort of Tulum died after being kicked, bitten and sat on by a camel, and authorities seized the private facility's animals pending an investigation.Rescuers had to use a rope tied to a pickup t Little takes crash course on Bengals playbook 10/15/2014 05:43pm • JOE KAY AP Sports Writer CINCINNATI (AP) -- Greg Little spent the last six weeks running routes and catching passes from a friend who played quarterback in high school. He'd decide which NFL games to watch on Sundays based upon which team might need him.His long wait is over.Little signed with the B Democratic ads off the air in Kentucky Senate race 10/15/2014 05:42pm • ADAM BEAM Associated Press FLORENCE, Ky. (AP) -- In the final weeks of a cross-country battle for Senate control, officials in both political parties are making multimillion-dollar advertising decisions that offer clues about where the real battlefields lie.In Kentucky, after spending about $2 milli Big 12 coaches express concern about autographs 10/15/2014 03:46pm • AMIE JUST Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) -- After every home game at Kansas, players file out of the locker room at Allen Fieldhouse and spend about 15 or 20 minutes signing autographs. Sometimes, there will be hundreds of fans -- many of them children -- waiting for their favorite player.Th 17-year-old jockey dies after riding accident 10/15/2014 03:10pm • BETH HARRIS AP Racing Writer A 17-year-old apprentice jockey considered to be a rising star in horse racing died from head injuries sustained in a riding accident at an Indiana track.The Jockeys' Guild said Wednesday that Juan Saez died Tuesday night at Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis, where he w Fact sheet: 2015 Mitsubishi Mirage 10/15/2014 12:50pm • The Associated Press 2015 Mitsubishi Mirage ES CVTBASE PRICE: $12,995 for DE manual; $14,095 for DE with CVT; $14,295 for ES manual; $15,395 for ES CVT.PRICE AS TESTED: $17,105.TYPE: Front-engine, front-wheel drive, five-passenger, compact hatchback.ENGINE: 1.2-liter, double overhead cam, MIVEC inl Top gas mileage goes to Mitsubishi Mirage 10/15/2014 11:47am • ANN M. JOB For The Associated Press The non-hybrid new car with the best gasoline mileage rating in the United States is not a Honda or Toyota. It's a Mitsubishi that's priced less than the average cost of a used car or truck.Mitsubishi's 2015 Mirage compact, five-door hatchback is rated by the fede A definitive guide to the best minor league baseball towns 10/15/2014 06:57am • WASHINGTON -- Last week, the website SmartAsset published a list of America's Best Minor League Baseball Towns. Unfortunately, the criteria used to comprise this list -- as well as some of the glaring errors within it -- rendered the entire exercise essentially useless. As a former minor league Flood cleanup keeping team out of Pauley Pavilion 10/15/2014 12:50am • LOS ANGELES (AP) -- UCLA's men's basketball team has yet to practice in Pauley Pavilion, more than 2 1/2 months after the historic arena was flooded by a water main break near campus.The Bruins have been practicing in the nearby Student Activities Center, which has a smaller-sized court than Pauley. Intuitive Eating and the Case for Not Weighing Yourself 10/15/2014 12:00am • We've all heard it before: To lose weight, you need to account for every calorie the passes across your lips. The scale and calculator are necessary tools to get results. As much as we've heard this advice, it's no secret that such traditional diet approaches are ineffective in producing long-term Why Flash Mobs are Good for Your Health 10/15/2014 12:00am • Flash mobs can make you do funny things. The seemingly spontaneous public performances made Heather Vega, a public relations professional in San Francisco, wake up early one Saturday morning in August to crouch behind a Macy's fragrance counter, where she and her sister waited for their cues. The Stop Waiting for Corporations and Governments to Help -- the Case for Guerrilla Nutrition 10/15/2014 12:00am • Coca-Cola wants to help fight obesity. Or so they say. Calling it "Coming Together," their website boasts of their commitments. Yet their recently stated five priorities as a corporation speak primarily of company growth and don't mention obesity -- priorities very much in line with the hopes expre Know When it Makes Sense to Consolidate Student Loans 10/15/2014 12:00am • Gone are the days when it was generally a good idea for most federal student loan borrowers to consolidate their loans. The student loan world has changed significantly, eliminating two of the biggest benefits of consolidation. First, most federal loans previously featured variable interest rates. 5 Investing Rules In Case of a Market Correction 10/15/2014 12:00am • I have long felt the greatest threat to the retirement dreams of most investors can be found in the combination of misinformation promulgated by the securities industry and much of the financial media. Together, they deliver a stream of marketing hype carefully crafted to enrich themselves at your e Appeals court reinstates Texas voter ID law 10/14/2014 10:00pm • JIM VERTUNO Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) -- A federal appeals court on Tuesday temporarily reinstated Texas' tough voter ID law, which the U.S. Justice Department had condemned as the state's latest means of suppressing minority voter turnout.The ruling by a three-judge panel of the New Orlea