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Spain 'not good enough' after early World Cup exit 06/19/2014 04:02am • PAUL LOGOTHETIS AP Sports Writer RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) -- Spain's players had different explanations for the team's early World Cup exit.Captain Iker Casillas said there was lack of commitment, midfielder Xabi Alonso thought there wasn't enough hunger. According to Fernando Torres, Spain was "just not Young CB Hayward's return could get Packers INTs 06/19/2014 03:39am • GENARO C. ARMAS AP Sports Writer GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) -- Casey Hayward extended for a one-handed interception at the Packers' minicamp Tuesday, looking nothing like a player who had missed nearly a season to injury.Green Bay would like to see their young cornerback making those big plays again this US aims for trial of Benghazi suspect held on ship 06/19/2014 03:18am • LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) -- The capture of an alleged leader of the deadly 2012 attacks on Americans in Benghazi, Libya, gave U.S. officials a rare moment of good news. Now, they are preparing to try the captured Libyan in the U.S. court system and pledging to double down on GM employee warned of stalling in Impalas in '05 06/19/2014 03:08am • PAUL WISEMAN AP Business Writer WASHINGTON (AP) -- General Motors employee Laura Andres was driving a 2006 Chevrolet Impala home when she hit a bump in the road. The engine stalled, and the Impala came to a dead stop. The car behind her had to swerve to avoid a collision. Andres took the car into th FedEx 4Q profit rises on growth in ground shipping 06/18/2014 05:00pm • DAVID KOENIG AP Business Writer DALLAS (AP) -- The boom in online shopping may be hurting some store-based retailers, but it is doing wonders for FedEx Corp.The package-delivery giant said Wednesday that its fiscal fourth-quarter profit rose sharply thanks to the growth in e-commerce, which is boost Taylor, Davis look to impress at minicamp 06/18/2014 03:31pm • ANDY KENT Associated Press DAVIE, Fla. (AP) -- Miami Dolphins cornerback Jamar Taylor had a frustrating time as a rookie last season after a painful groin injury prevented him from being able to play at his best.Now healthy, Taylor has his sights set on earning a starting spot opposite Pro Bowl corn US turns attention to weekend game vs Portugal 06/18/2014 03:30pm • RONALD BLUM AP Sports Writer SAO PAULO (AP) -- After arriving back at their rooms at 4:45 a.m., victorious American players skipped breakfast Tuesday, slept late, went for medical tests and turned their attention to Portugal.The U.S. opened the World Cup with a thrilling 2-1 win over nemesis Ghana o Weiner and fans bond at New York City reading 06/18/2014 01:00pm • HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) -- Jennifer Weiner had so much to share with her readers.The author of such best-sellers as "Goodnight Nobody" and "In Her Shoes" spoke before around 100 fans Tuesday at a Barnes & Noble on Manhattan's Upper West Side. They came out on a humid evening Libya demands US to handover Benghazi suspect 06/18/2014 11:20am • TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) -- The Libyan government on Wednesday denied it had prior knowledge of the U.S. capture of a top suspect in the deadly 2012 assault on Americans in Benghazi and demanded his return.In a statement read on television, the interim government condemned the seizure of Ahmed Abu Khatta Fact sheet: 2015 Lexus RX 06/18/2014 09:30am • The Associated Press 2015 Lexus RX 350 AWDBASE PRICE: $40,795 for FWD; $42,195 for AWD.PRICE AS TESTED: $50,558.TYPE: Front-engine, all-wheel drive, five-passenger, mid-size, sport utility vehicle.ENGINE: 3.5-liter, four cam V-6 with VVT-i.MILEAGE: 18 mpg (city), 25 mpg (highway).TOP SPEED: 112 mph Humiliation at rout hits Iraqi military hard 06/18/2014 09:11am • HAMZA HENDAWI Associated Press BAGHDAD (AP) -- The Iraqi soldiers tell of how they can hardly live with the shame of their rout under the onslaught of the Islamic militants. Their commanders disappeared. Pleas for more ammunition went unanswered. Troops ran from post to post only to find them alread Some stars shining at World Cup, others remain dim 06/18/2014 08:54am • MIKE CORDER Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) -- After just one match each, Robin van Persie and Lionel Messi have already equaled their goal tallies from their previous two World Cups combined.Two of football's biggest stars are finally shining where it matters most.While it has taken Van Persie US seizes Benghazi suspect in deadly Libya attack 06/18/2014 03:06am • LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) -- U.S. special forces seized a "key leader" of the deadly Benghazi, Libya, attack and he is on his way to face trial in the U.S. for the fiery assault that killed the U.S. ambassador and three other Americans, the Obama administration announced Tues Washington survives Houston rally in 6-5 win 06/18/2014 01:51am • By HARVEY VALENTINE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Washington Nationals had managed just four runs in losing four straight and were facing one of baseball's top pitchers Tuesday night. Instead of becoming overly aggressive at the plate, they chose wait out Houston starter Dallas Keuchel World Cup stadium stairs wobble under fan weight 06/18/2014 01:31am • ALAN CLENDENNING Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) -- Video of a staircase most people use to get to and from Rio's famed Maracana stadium shows the structure built atop scaffolding wobbling under the weight of fans who attended the World Cup game between Argentina and Bosnia over the weekend.Fan