Tag: Associated Press

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Washington starting pitcher Gio Gonzalez denied taking any performance-enhancing drugs and said he had been cooperating with Major League Baseball's investigation.

Gio Gonzalez looks to move past allegations of PED use

Associated Press · February 12, 2013 5:00 am

Lady Gaga unable to walk, postpones 4 shows

Lady Gaga unable to walk, postpones 4 shows

Associated Press · February 12, 2013 5:00 am

Ohio school board votes to keep Jesus portrait up

Ohio school board votes to keep Jesus portrait up

Associated Press · February 12, 2013 5:00 am

Mexico's President Enrique Pena Nieto awards a certificate of recognition to an emergency worker for his efforts in the aftermath of last week's explosion at the Mexico's state-owned oil company Petroleos Mexicanos or Pemex, that killed 37 people in Mexico City, Friday, Feb. 8, 2013. A gas buildup ignited by an electrical spark or other heat source caused the blast that killed the 37 people and wounded dozens said Mexico's attorney general. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo)

Mexico unveils details of new security strategy

Associated Press · February 12, 2013 5:00 am

Cardinal Angelo Scola, Archbishop of Milan, celebrates mass on the occasion of the 8th anniversary of the death of Father Luigi Giussani, founder of the catholic movement Communion and Liberation, in Milan's Duomo cathedral, Italy, Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2013. The resignation on Feb. 28, 2013 of Pope Benedict XVI opens the door to a host of possible successors, from the cardinal of Milan Scola to a contender from Ghana and several Latin Americans. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni)

And they’re off: Papal campaigning gets under way

Associated Press · February 12, 2013 5:00 am

WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 12: U.S. President Barack Obama delivers his State of the Union speech before a joint session of Congress at the U.S. Capitol February 12, 2013 in Washington, DC. Facing a divided Congress, Obama concentrated his speech on new initiatives designed to stimulate the U.S. economy and said, "It?s not a bigger government we need, but a smarter government that sets priorities and invests in broad-based growth". (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Text of Obama’s State of the Union address

Associated Press · February 12, 2013 5:00 am

This photo provided by Hanser's Automotive shows pieces of two trailers that went into the Clarks Fork River near Belfry, Mont. on Monday, Feb. 11, 2013 spilling an estimated 7,000 gallons of magnesium chloride, a chemical used as road salt. (AP Photo/Hanser's Automotive)

Chemical spill into Montana river spurs water watch

Associated Press · February 12, 2013 5:00 am

On a large television screen in front of Pyongyang's railway station, a North Korean state television broadcaster announces the news that North Korea conducted a nuclear test on Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2013. North Korea conducted a nuclear test at an underground site in the remote northeast Tuesday, taking an important step toward its goal of building a bomb small enough to be fitted on a missile that could reach United States. The TV screen text reads: "Korean Central News Agency reports," and "The third underground nuclear test successfully conducted."(AP Photo/Kim Kwang Hyon)

North Korea brandishing nukes to get US to talk peace

Associated Press · February 12, 2013 5:00 am

FILE - In this Jan. 31, 2103 file photo, former Nebraska Republican Sen. Chuck Hagel, President Obama's choice for defense secretary, testifies before the Senate Armed Services Committee during his confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington. Sen. Carl Levin, D-Mich., the chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, pushed ahead Monday with plans for a vote on Hagel's nomination to be defense secretary despite Republican demands for more financial information from him. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Senate panel approves Pentagon nominee Chuck Hagel

Associated Press · February 12, 2013 5:00 am

Police arrest man accused of mass stabbing on Guam

Police arrest man accused of mass stabbing on Guam

Associated Press · February 12, 2013 5:00 am

A trampoline rests on top of a damaged American Red Cross disaster relief truck outside of the Hattiesburg American Red Cross center which was completely destroyed by an apparent tornado that moved through Hattiesburg, Miss., Sunday, Feb. 10, 2013. (AP Photo/The Hattiesburg American, Bryant Hawkins)

People search for sentimental items after twister

Associated Press · February 12, 2013 5:00 am

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Washington winger Troy Brouwer scored the winning goal in overtime on Tuesday to lead the Capitals past Florida 6-5.

Big rally leads to big win for Capitals

Associated Press · February 12, 2013 5:00 am