USADA boss wants further investigation into Vrijman report
By SAMUEL PETREQUIN PARIS — The head of the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency promised further investigation Monday into a “sordid incident” of collusion between Lance Armstrong and cycling’s …
Greece faces tough sell to creditors to get loan payout
BRUSSELS — Greece will try to convince eurozone creditors on Monday that its proposed economic reforms are enough for them to start paying out rescue loans …
APPLE WATCH ANTICIPATION: Features, functions unveiled
By Technology Writer Anick Jesdanun SAN FRANCISCO — The Apple Watch. CEO Tim Cook is expected to unveil the company’s newest device and make the case for …
Solar-powered plane takes off for flight around the world
By AYA BATRAWY ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates — A Swiss solar-powered plane took off from Abu Dhabi early Monday, marking the start of the first attempt …
Major credit agencies agree to changes sought by advocates
NEW YORK — The three largest credit-reporting agencies will change the way they handle records in a major revamp long sought by consumer advocates. People who …
Bloody Sunday 50th anniversary: Thousands crowd Selma bridge
By KIM CHANDLER and PHILLIP LUCAS SELMA, Ala. — Thousands of people crowded an Alabama bridge on Sunday, many jammed shoulder to shoulder, many unable to move, to commemorate …
Dollars can be a dirty word at banks on US-Mexico border
By ELLIOT SPAGAT SAN DIEGO — The clamor to crack down on laundering drug money was loud in 2010 when Wachovia National Bank was found to …
First Lady: most important civil right, education
PHOTO COURTESY OF THEFABEMPIRE.COM By DARLENE SUPERVILLE WASHINGTON — Michelle Obama on Friday called education the “single most important” civil rights issue facing the …
SC State trustees meet as senators want them fired now
PHOTO COURTESY OFTHE TANDD.COM By JEFFREY COLLINS ORANGEBURG, S.C. — South Carolina State University trustees said Thursday they are being unfairly blamed for the university’s …
E-book, Autobiography of Malcolm X expected
PHOTO COURTESY OF inagist.com By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK — One of the last major digital holdouts, “The Autobiography of Malcolm X,” …