Obama visits Watertown as 1st SD tech scholarships awarded
By REGINA GARCIA CANO SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) _ President Barack Obama is slated to speak this week at the commencement ceremony of a South …
Wearable fitness tracker maker Fitbit files for $100M IPO
NEW YORK (AP) _ Fitbit, the maker of a popular line of wearable fitness-tracking devices, on Thursday filed for an initial public offering worth up …
Bulls’ Jimmy Butler selected as NBA’s Most Improved Player
By ANDREW SELIGMAN AP Sports Writer CHICAGO (AP) _ There was a time when Jimmy Butler was kicked out of his home as a teenager …
Patriots employees traded texts about deflated footballs
An investigator’s report into “Deflategate” cited a series of texts between two New England Patriots employees as key evidence in the conclusion that the Patriots …
New standardized tests bring technical challenges, concern
By KIMBERLY HEFLING AP Education Writer WASHINGTON (AP) _ Call this the year of the test. Or, at least the year of standardized test mania. …
Education Management to close 15 Art Institute campuses
PITTSBURGH (AP) _ A Pittsburgh-based for-profit college company has announced plans to close 15 of its Art Institute campuses nationwide, one quarter of the total, …
FIFA hits back at German TV after arrests in Qatar
By GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer GENEVA (AP) _ FIFA has heavily criticized its broadcasting partner in Germany for a documentary about World Cup hosts …
Woods has memories of Peete, but never a meeting
By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. (AP) _ Calvin Peete competed in The Players Championship for the last time a year …
Cablevision CEO wants New York cable deal
By TALI ARBEL AP Business Writer CHICAGO (AP) _ The CEO of Cablevision said he wants deals with New York cable operators. Cablevision Systems Corp. …
Using a smartphone microscope to detect parasites in blood
By LAURAN NEERGAARD AP Medical Writer WASHINGTON (AP) _ Prick a finger and have the blood checked for parasites _ by smartphone? Scientists are turning …