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Teen's death puts focus on caffeine powder dangers 07/21/2014 05:12pm • ANN SANNER Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- A few weeks before their prom king's death, students at an Ohio high school had attended an assembly on narcotics that warned about the dangers of heroin and prescription painkillers.But it was one of the world's most widely accepted drugs that kill Broncos primed for another super run 07/21/2014 03:50pm • ARNIE STAPLETON AP Pro Football Writer ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) -- Sacred cows were scarce when Broncos general manager John Elway dug out from the wreckage of that Super Bowl blistering by the Seahawks.Cornerback Champ Bailey, a perennial Pro Bowler and potential Hall of Famer, was sent packing.So wer Cornhole champions being decided in West Virginia 07/21/2014 03:02pm • JOHN RABY Associated Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) -- Cornhole, the strange-sounding game made popular in backyards and at football tailgate parties, is taking on a serious side this week.The American Cornhole Organization will crown its world champions as about 380 competitors from 17 states vie for Bodies from downed jet piled in boxcars in Ukraine 07/21/2014 08:04am • YURAS KARMANAU Associated Press TOREZ, Ukraine (AP) -- Pro-Moscow rebels piled nearly 200 bodies from the downed Malaysian jetliner into four refrigerated boxcars Sunday in eastern Ukraine, and cranes at the crash scene moved big chunks of the Boeing 777, drawing condemnation from Western leaders th Bills open camp seeking to end playoff drought 07/21/2014 12:35am • JOHN WAWROW AP Sports Writer PITTSFORD, N.Y. (AP) -- Going on his fourth year in Buffalo, safety Aaron Williams is all too familiar with the cycle of emotions Bills players and fans endure during a season.The high expectations elicited at the start of training camp in July are usually dashed by Dece First moonwalk was 45 years ago today 07/20/2014 11:36pm • CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) -- It was 45 years ago today that Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin became the first humans to set foot on the moon.Armstrong's "one small step ... one giant leap" on July 20, 1969, still stirs hearts.To mark the anniversary, NASA TV will broadcast restored footage of Armstron Mideast divisions cloud Gaza cease-fire efforts 07/20/2014 05:08am • MAGGIE MICHAEL Associated Press CAIRO (AP) -- Even as the death toll mounts in the Gaza Strip, attempts to broker a cease-fire between Hamas and Israel have so far run aground -- in part because they have become mired in the deep divisions between Mideast countries.At the center of the problems is t Roark continues to roll; Nats beat Brewers 8-3 07/20/2014 12:24am • HARVEY VALENTINE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) -- Last year at this time, Washington Nationals pitcher Tanner Roark was still weeks away from making his Major League debut.He continues to pitch like a veteran.Roark pitched seven strong innings, and Ryan Zimmerman and Wilson Ramos drove in three r Garza knocked out in 1st; Nats beat Brewers 8-3 07/20/2014 12:10am • HARVEY VALENTINE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) -- Milwaukee manager Ron Roenicke thought starter Matt Garza threw some good pitches Saturday night. They certainly were good for Washington to hit.Garza was knocked out in the first inning of his shortest major league start, and Ryan Zimmerman an Sunday marks 2 years since theater massacre 07/19/2014 08:46pm • DAN ELLIOTT Associated Press DENVER (AP) -- On July 20, 2012, a man wearing police-style armor killed 12 people and injured 70 during a midnight showing of "The Dark Knight Rises" in the Denver suburb of Aurora. James Holmes, a former neuroscience graduate student, pleaded not guilty by reason of in Police: Mom, grandparents nearly starved boy, 7 07/19/2014 01:40pm • GREENVILLE, Pa. (AP) -- A 7-year-old boy was nearly starved to death, suffered regular beatings and resorted to catching insects to eat during brief times he was allowed outside, police said in charging his mother and grandparents with assault and other offensesChild welfare workers, responding to a 5 things to know about caffeine powder 07/19/2014 03:30am • The Associated Press The sudden death of a healthy high school senior in Ohio has increased attention on unregulated caffeine powder and the ease of taking a toxic dose. Here's a look at five things to know about the substance:___CAFFEINE POWDER IS EASILY AVAILABLEBulk caffeine powder can be easily GM delayed recall in another ignition switch case 07/18/2014 08:10pm • DETROIT (AP) -- General Motors knew of ignition switch problems with 6.7 million midsize and large cars for 11 years, yet it failed to warn customers with a recall until last month, according to documents posted by federal safety regulators.The documents, released Friday, show yet again that the Det NCAA sets vote on modified governance proposal 07/18/2014 04:59pm • MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- The biggest conferences in college sports may finally get exactly what they want -- autonomy over some of today's most contentious issues.After years of consternation and months of debate, the NCAA announced Friday that its board of directors will NCAA's modified proposal for governance change 07/18/2014 03:20pm • The Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- Highlights comparing alterations made to a proposal that could change the NCAA's governance structure. The modifications were released Friday and are scheduled to be voted on Aug. 7.-- Original Proposal: The five biggest football conferences -- the ACC, Big