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Bethesda left off top 100 ‘Best Place To Live' list 09/15/2014 02:05pm • Bethesda may be among the coolest, most snobby and richest small cities in America, but it’s not one of the 100 best to live in, according to a media and marketing company called Livability.com. The website’s editors said they studied a host of factors and hooked up with research te Hong Kong rethinks rules after Alibaba IPO loss 09/15/2014 11:36am • KELVIN CHAN AP Business Writer HONG KONG (AP) -- Alibaba's choice of New York over Hong Kong for its blockbuster IPO was a blow for the Chinese financial center. Now, the city's stock market is starting to rethink rules that stopped it from accommodating the Chinese e-commerce giant's unique managem Santa Monica using $1M to evaluate its happiness 09/15/2014 01:32am • JOHN ROGERS Associated Press SANTA MONICA, Calif. (AP) -- As Eileen Brown and her dog stand on a bluff at Santa Monica's Palisades Park and survey endless miles of sparkling blue ocean, clear skies and shimmering sandy beaches, she ponders how life could possibly get any better in this corner of par Greg Norman recovering from chain-saw accident 09/14/2014 05:44pm • DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer ATLANTA (AP) -- Greg Norman is recovering from a chain saw accident that nearly cost him his left hand, but not his sense of humor."At least I can still play tennis," Norman told The Associated Press by phone Sunday morning.Norman, the Hall of Fame golfer and entrepreneu Muschamp feels no relief after triple OT victory 09/14/2014 12:08pm • MARK LONG AP Sports Writer GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) -- Drenched in sweat and flush from screaming, coach Will Muschamp celebrated Florida's latest victory against Kentucky about like any other.He hugged players, high-fived fans and walked across Florida Field with his wife."I don't really feel relief Ohio State band alumni: Reinstate director 09/12/2014 06:19pm • ANDREW WELSH-HUGGINS Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- Ohio State University should disavow the investigative report of the school's celebrated marching band that led to the firing of its director for failing to stop a "sexualized culture" and immediately reinstate him, according to report by Improved diet, sleep habits help Arkansas' Collins 09/12/2014 04:49am • KURT VOIGT AP Sports Writer FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) -- Alex Collins never paid quite as much attention in high school to his diet and sleeping habits as he did his performance on the football field.Thanks to the constant needling of coach Bret Bielema, the Razorbacks' running back appears to have fi Holiday, Anderson gear up as Pelicans camp nears 09/12/2014 04:42am • BRETT MARTEL AP Sports Writer METAIRIE, La. (AP) -- Pelicans point guard Jrue Holiday has been feeling the best kind of pain this week -- that general muscle soreness that comes from finally playing the sport he loves again.Sharp-shooting forward Ryan Anderson will have that same feeling in a week Why Breast-feeding is Important for Mom's Heart Health 09/12/2014 12:00am • Eleanor Bimla Schwarz believes doctors -- and mothers-to-be -- are making a big mistake if they think pregnancy and childbirth is a nine-month journey that ends in the delivery room. The next months are critical too, she says, because that's when both mother and baby build a foundation for long-ter Column: Big season for Dale Earnhardt Jr. 09/11/2014 10:10pm • JIM LITKE AP Sports Columnist CHICAGO (AP) -- Dale Earnhardt Jr. turns 40 in a month, and much of his adult life is still a blur. It's just one more reminder there isn't much time for reflection inside a race car."I've always wondered what happens to a person as they age, physically and mentally, th FDA panel backs Novo Nordisk injection for obesity 09/11/2014 07:30pm • WASHINGTON (AP) -- Federal health experts say a diabetes drug from Novo Nordisk should be approved for a new use in treating obesity.The panel of Food and Drug Administration advisers voted 14-1 that the injectable drug's benefits outweigh it risks for patients who are obese or dangerously overweigh Men's Wearhouse and Vail are big market movers 09/11/2014 05:30pm • NEW YORK (AP) -- Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Thursday on the New York Stock Exchange and the Nasdaq Stock Market:NYSEMen's Wearhouse Inc., down $1.62 to $52.25The clothing retailer reported a slump in second-quarter profit and its revenue fell short of expectations.Restoration Why fund managers are sad you're not on vacation 09/11/2014 05:20pm • STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) -- Your stock-fund manager wishes you'd buy more fun things.Most mutual funds are failing to keep up with broad market indexes again. It's a trend that's gone on for years, and the most recent struggles for portfolio managers may be due to their preference Stocks down...Jobless claims up...Mortgage rates edge higher 09/11/2014 11:50am • NEW YORK (AP) -- Stocks are lower in early trading on Wall Street, led by a decline in energy stocks as the price of oil continue to slide. Oil has tumbled 13 percent in the last three months as supplies have remained ample despite geopolitical tension.WASHINGTON (AP) -- The number of Americans seek Fitness Wisdom: Exercise Evolution 09/11/2014 11:45am • Editor’s Note: This column is sponsored by FitnessWise (4801-B Montgomery Lane). Visit their Facebook page for more. Why do we have our bodies? Why are we blessed with such a magnificent machine? Why do we have approximately 700 muscles that move approximately 206 bones in