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Income gap widens as American factories shut down 06/16/2014 03:39am • By MICHAEL RUBINKAM Associated Press READING, Pa. (AP) -- In August 2008, factory workers David and Barbara Ludwig treated themselves to new cars -- David a Dodge pickup, Barbara a sporty Mazda 3. With David making $22 an hour and Barbara $19, they could easily afford the payments. A month later, Videos open window on Guantanamo hunger strike 06/15/2014 03:38am • BEN FOX Associated Press GUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL BASE, Cuba (AP) -- The U.S. military has long insisted it employs only humane methods to keep hunger-striking prisoners alive at Guantanamo. That assertion is under new scrutiny due to a judicial order.Attorneys for a Syrian prisoner have begun studying Belgium coach lauds aggressive training sessions 06/14/2014 06:26pm • RAF CASERT AP Sports Writer MOGI DAS CRUZES, Brazil (AP) -- Belgium winger Kevin De Bruyne was helped off the pitch, limping on a lame right ankle. At the same time, Divock Origi was already getting ice treatment on his ankle.No World Cup opponents were to blame for these knocks, just some very fire A Father's Day surprise for Kisner's dad at Open 06/13/2014 09:41pm • JOEDY McCREARY AP Sports Writer PINEHURST, N.C. (AP) -- Kevin Kisner got a jump on Father's Day by coaxing his own dad out of the gallery Friday to serve as a last-minute caddie.The 30-year-old PGA Tour pro was already 8 over and certain to miss the cut in his first national championship when he arr Vickerson eager to join comeback express 06/13/2014 02:24pm • ARNIE STAPLETON AP Pro Football Writer ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) -- Kevin Vickerson thought he'd be back on the football field by now.Instead, he spends his days rehabbing his right hip, which was dislocated seven months ago in New England, and working on his strength and conditioning so that he hold ca Emboldened after Cantor, tea party crows 06/13/2014 05:04am • EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press RICHLAND, Miss. (AP) -- A conservative underdog's swift dispatch of Majority Leader Eric Cantor is feeding tea party dreams in Mississippi and beyond in the 2014 midterm elections.Deeply conservative contenders across the country were cheering little-known Virgi White House says Obama in excellent health 06/13/2014 03:24am • DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) -- His frequent burger runs aside, President Barack Obama is in excellent health, the White House said Thursday in its first update on his well-being in nearly three years.Obama eats a healthy diet, exercises daily and remains tobacco free, accordi Review: Samsung fitness products offer the basics 06/12/2014 08:48pm • ANICK JESDANUN AP Technology Writer BIG SUR, Calif. (AP) -- Samsung's latest gadgets try to tap into people's passions for tracking fitness activities.The Gear 2 and Gear 2 Neo wristwatches, Gear Fit wristband and Galaxy S5 smartphone all come with heart rate monitors and software for tracking exerc Saints DE Jordan excited about 2nd year with Ryan 06/12/2014 06:42pm • METAIRIE, La. (AP) -- Coming off his first Pro Bowl, defensive end Cameron Jordan feels even better about his upcoming fourth season with the New Orleans Saints.For the first time since his junior year at California, he is working with a returning defensive coordinator -- Rob Ryan."It hasn't happene Alaska school gets $127K penalty for animal deaths 06/12/2014 03:28am • MARK THIESSEN Associated Press ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) -- The University of Alaska Fairbanks has been penalized $127,100 by the U.S. Department of Agriculture after 12 musk oxen died from malnutrition at the school's large animal research station earlier this decade.An administrative law judge for th Woman jailed over truancy fines found dead in cell 06/12/2014 02:40am • MARYCLAIRE DALE Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- A Pennsylvania mother of seven died in a jail cell where she was serving a two-day sentence for her children's absence from school, drawing complaints from the judge that sent her there about a broken system that punishes impoverished parents.Eil Syrian woman survives 700 days of blockade 06/12/2014 02:07am • DIAA HADID Associated Press HOMS, Syria (AP) -- Over the course of the 700-day blockade, her world shrunk to her living room and her kitchen. She survived by eating plants and reading books. She refused to look in the mirror, because seeing her withered state might break her spirit.Zeinat Akhras, a Vehicles, materials stored under Delaware bridges 06/11/2014 11:30pm • RANDALL CHASE Associated Press DOVER, Del. (AP) -- A wide-ranging inspection has found that vehicles and materials are being stored under several of Delaware's bridges, conditions similar to those at a major interstate bridge closed after shifting soils caused structural problems.It was not immediat Crossfit: Cult? Or community? 06/11/2014 04:49pm • WASHINGTON -- "There's a funny joke out there: How do you know if someone is a crossfitter?" Mark Minukas wipes the sweat off his face with his blue T-shirt; a touch of loose white chalk from his hands replaces the sweat over his eye. He just completed an hour-long workout at CrossFit DC on 14t Can't buy me love? 5 engagement ring buying tips 06/11/2014 04:27pm • ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writer You're in love and ready to buy an engagement ring.But are you ready to part with three months' salary as the diamond industry has traditionally suggested? If not, what's your magic number?Figuring that out can be a stressful, high-stakes undertaking. Engagement rings c