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Russian aid convoy waiting for security guarantees 08/17/2014 04:12am • ALEXANDER ROSLYAKOV Associated Press KAMENSK-SHAKHTINSKY, Russia (AP) -- Hundreds of trucks in a Russian aid convoy waited Saturday near the Ukrainian border as complicated procedures dragged on for allowing them into eastern Ukraine to help civilians suffering amid fighting between Ukrainian forces John Kerry talks Asian relationships, trade pact 08/16/2014 10:12pm • CHRISTOPHER BODEEN Associated Press BEIJING (AP) -- U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry's address to Hawaii's East-West Center think tank this week drew attention primarily for its focus on the need for a constructive relationship with China to ensure regional peace and stability. However, Kerry touc Iowa hosts final public scrimmage 08/16/2014 06:30pm • LUKE MEREDITH AP Sports Writer IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) -- Iowa coach Kirk Ferentz wants his players focused on little more than football during fall camp.That is why there is just one public opportunity to see what the Hawkeyes might look like when they open the season in two weeks.Iowa's annual mid-ca Pick 6: College football coaches on the rise 08/16/2014 03:48pm • RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer Now that Chris Petersen has left Boise State for Washington, college football needs another coach from outside the so-called Big 5 conferences that will have his name come up for almost every big job.Six coaches whose names are likely to come up often when t Paul George still hopeful of returning this season 08/16/2014 11:42am • MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- Paul George beat the odds to become an NBA star. He'll have to do it all over again to play next season.Two weeks after a gruesome compound fracture of his right leg, George said Friday he remains hopeful that he can make it back onto the court lat Chiefs WR Bowe suspended for season opener 08/16/2014 10:30am • DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Dwayne Bowe was suspended for the season opener against Tennessee on Friday for violating the NFL's substance-abuse policy.Bowe was pulled over for speeding in a Kansas City suburb on Nov. 10, and was arrested af China rights attorney starved in prison, wife says 08/16/2014 08:10am • BEIJING (AP) -- The wife of Chinese human rights attorney Gao Zhisheng said Saturday that her husband was kept in isolation for 2 1/2 years and starved before his release from prison a week ago.Geng He said by telephone from San Francisco that Gao lost about 50 pounds (23 kilograms) while in prison Dog sheltered, led rescuers to girl lost in Siberian forest 08/16/2014 01:13am • WASHINGTON-- They are calling her "miracle girl," and the moniker doesn't seem far off. They should also call her chief rescuer "super dog" or "angel," too, because, according to this Siberian Times story, three-year-old Karina Chikitova would have never survived her 11-day ordeal lost in the b Istanford wins Sandy Blue Handicap at Del Mar 08/16/2014 12:28am • DEL MAR, Calif. (AP) -- Istanford led all the way in winning the $96,350 Sandy Blue Handicap for 3-year-old fillies by 3 1/4 lengths at Del Mar on Friday.Ridden by Rafael Bejarano, Istanford ran a mile on the turf in 1:34.18 and paid $4.60, $3.20 and $2.60. She carried high weight of 124 pounds in t California pastor cleared in Las Vegas man's death 08/15/2014 09:36pm • MICHELLE RINDELS Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) -- Prosecutors have dropped their case against a California pastor who was suspected of punching a man in a Las Vegas parking lot tussle, leading to the man's death six months later.The Clark County district attorney's office announced Friday that it White-nose syndrome affecting bats throughout the U.S. 08/15/2014 04:53pm • WASHINGTON -- The deadly fungus killing bats has now spread to Arkansas, Michigan and Wisconsin, among other states. White-nose syndrome has affected 25 U.S. States and five Canadian provinces. It can kill up to 100 percent of hibernating bats over a winter in impacted colonies, and is estimat Von Miller rounding into form for Broncos 08/15/2014 03:50pm • ARNIE STAPLETON AP Pro Football Writer ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) -- Peyton Manning barely had a chance to backpedal two steps after taking the snap Friday when Von Miller slapped his shoulder as he flew past him after slicing through the line untouched.Sack.Seven months post-surgery, Miller is showing f Benneteau upsets Wawrinka to reach Cincy semis 08/15/2014 03:17pm • MARK SCHMETZER Associated Press MASON, Ohio (AP) -- Julien Benneteau upset Australian Open champ Stan Wawrinka in the Western & Southern Open quarterfinals Friday.The unseeded Frenchman won 1-6, 6-1, 6-2.On the women's side, top-seeded Serena Williams needed just 58 minutes to beat Jelena Jankovic 6 Redskins appeal trademark decision on team name 08/15/2014 09:44am • JOSEPH WHITE AP Sports Writer ASHBURN, Va. (AP) -- The Washington Redskins on Thursday formally appealed a ruling that stripped the team of trademark protection, the latest legal maneuver in the franchise's attempt to defend its name against those who consider it a racial slur.The team announced tha Obese children are in denial about their weight 08/15/2014 09:33am • Dr. Drew, One Minute Clinic