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Alcoa swings to 2Q profit of $138M, revenue flat 07/09/2014 04:00am • NEW YORK (AP) -- Alcoa Inc. (AA) on Tuesday reported a second-quarter profit of $138 million, reversing a year-ago loss, and the results beat analysts' expectations.The company reported strong results in its engineered-products business, which makes parts for industrial customers, while looking to c Cardinals' Garcia to undergo thoracic surgery 07/08/2014 10:20pm • R.B. FALLSTROM AP Sports Writer ST. LOUIS (AP) -- Cardinals left-hander Jaime Garcia will undergo thoracic outlet surgery Friday to relieve nerve issues in his pitching arm, shoulder and hand. Garcia and doctors believe the injury has dogged him for several years.Garcia referred to the procedure, wh UN pushes for migrants to be called refugees 07/08/2014 06:35pm • ALBERTO ARCE Associated Press SAN JOSE, Costa Rica (AP) -- United Nations officials are pushing for many of the Central Americans fleeing to the U.S. to be treated as refugees displaced by armed conflict, a designation meant to increase pressure on the United States and Mexico to accept tens of thou Expedience, pragmatism shape new Asian alliances 07/08/2014 05:42pm • ERIC TALMADGE Associated Press TOKYO (AP) -- Moscow is cozying up to its old rival China. China is holding hands with Seoul. Tokyo is striking deals with Pyongyang.In the ever-shifting game of Asian alliances, where just about everybody has a dispute over something or can actually remember a shootin Column: Brazil World Cup killed 'beautiful game' 07/08/2014 03:06pm • JOHN LEICESTER AP Sports Columnist BELO HORIZONTE, Brazil (AP) -- Because it is turning out better than expected, the World Cup is doing more good than harm to brand Brazil. The opposite is true for Brazil's brand of football.The national team's grinding route to Tuesday's semifinal against Germany, Report: Good service keeps customers coming back 07/08/2014 11:31am • WASHINGTON -- Businesses' low prices won't keep customers coming back, according to a new Gallup report. While Americans value a good deal, low prices can't be the only thing that distinguishes the business, according to the Gallup report, State of the American Consumer, which examined what con Video released of Mazza Gallerie diamond thieves 07/08/2014 09:37am • WASHINGTON -- Police released a video of a smash-and-grab robbery that netted the thieves $43,000 worth of jewelry last week at Mazza Gallerie in Northwest. The two knocked off the Pampillonia Jewelers around 12:40 p.m. Thursday, July 3. During the robbery, the two wore masks and used a hammer NYC man gets 18 years in college essay rape case 07/08/2014 01:20am • JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) -- She never told her family that her then-stepfather had raped her when she was 8, then revealed the allegation in a college application essay. Telling her painful story to a jury finally put it to rest, she wrote in a statement read Monday as her ex-st Free birth control is emerging standard for women 07/07/2014 10:20pm • RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) -- More than half of privately insured women are getting free birth control under President Barack Obama's health law, a major coverage shift that's likely to advance.This week the Supreme Court allowed some employers with religious scruples t Summer cocktails may be more potent than you think 07/07/2014 09:18pm • LAURAN NEERGAARD AP Medical Writer WASHINGTON (AP) -- How strong is that pina colada? Depending on how it's made, it could contain as much alcohol as two glasses of wine.The National Institutes of Health is trying to spread the word: Take a look at its online alcohol calculator to see how much you'r Cardinals pitcher Wacha not cleared to throw yet 07/07/2014 08:39pm • R.B. FALLSTROM AP Sports Writer ST. LOUIS (AP) -- The St. Louis Cardinals say an MRI exam on right-hander Michael Wacha's injured shoulder showed progress, but not enough for him to resume throwing.General manager John Mozeliak said Monday that Wacha, the NL championship series MVP last fall, will b Police seek medical records in hot car death 07/07/2014 02:56pm • JEFF MARTIN Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) -- Court records released Monday show police want to learn about the health of a toddler in the months before he died of heat exposure in his father's car near Atlanta.Search warrants and affidavits released Monday show investigators are seeking medical reco Boris Diaw is staying in San Antonio 07/06/2014 11:30pm • JON KRAWCZYNSKI AP Basketball Writer Boris Diaw was on his way out of the NBA when he arrived in San Antonio, where the Spurs were trying to breathe new life into a core that had not won a championship in five years.They proved to be a perfect match, and after playing a key role in the Spurs' latest Creditors face deadline for bankruptcy plan vote 07/06/2014 11:08am • COREY WILLIAMS Associated Press DETROIT (AP) -- The most anticipated vote in Detroit this summer isn't for a city office. Instead, ballots submitted by city retirees could determine how quickly Detroit exits its historic bankruptcy and how much of the financial weight pensioners will bear.They are b Wall Street, Marine vet mayor shakes things up 07/06/2014 11:04am • DAVID PORTER Associated Press JERSEY CITY, N.J. (AP) -- A young, energetic urban mayor reshapes the political landscape and spurs talk of higher office. Six or seven years ago in New Jersey, that description would have applied to Newark Mayor Cory Booker. Now it describes Steven Fulop, the ex-Marine