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Defense Rallies EWU Past Montana State 27-24

Defense Rallies EWU Past Montana State 27-24
BOZEMAN, Mont. (AP) - Eastern Washington's Evan Day scored on a blocked punt and Jordan Tonani scored on an interception return early in the fourth quarter to give the Eagles a 27-24 win Saturday over Montana State. The plays occurred 59 seconds apart and gave the Eagles a 27-17 lead. Montana

Prosecutors: Utah man stabbed grandma 111 times

Prosecutors: Utah man stabbed grandma 111 times
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - A Utah man accused of stabbing his grandmother 111 times told police he slit her heart and belly and removed several of her internal organs, prosecutors said in court documents. Police went to 84-year-old Joyce Dexter's Salt Lake City home on Oct. 3 after neighbors heard

No. 1 Alabama whips Missouri 42-10

No. 1 Alabama whips Missouri 42-10
By R.B. FALLSTROMAP Sports Writer COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) - Nick Saban came off the field Saturday and sized up the afternoon for No. 1 Alabama. "It was tough sledding out there today, guys," the Crimson Tide coach said. The thing is, he was speaking more about the weather than the opponent. "For

Tropical Storm Paul strengthens in east Pacific

Tropical Storm Paul strengthens in east Pacific
MIAMI (AP) - Tropical Storm Paul is lumbering across the eastern Pacific, well southwest of Mexico's Baja California peninsula. The U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami reported at 5 a.m. EDT Sunday that Paul is 665 miles (1070 kilometers) south-southwest of the southern tip of Mexico's

Los Angeles mayor wants ID card for immigrants

Los Angeles mayor wants ID card for immigrants
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Immigrants would get access to banking services in Los Angeles under a proposal by the mayor that would create an official city photo identification card that could also be used as a prepaid ATM card for their private bank account. Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa says his plan is

Hemline flap prompts 2nd homecoming dance in Utah

Hemline flap prompts 2nd homecoming dance in Utah
STANSBURY PARK, Utah (AP) - A Utah high school threw a second homecoming dance for students after it turned away about two dozen girls last month because their dresses were deemed too short. Friday night's dance was held as a goodwill gesture after many students ended up not going to the first

AP PHOTOS: Endeavour makes terrestrial journey

AP PHOTOS: Endeavour makes terrestrial journey
By The Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) - It's a surreal sight residents won't soon forget: A hulking space shuttle strutting down city streets, pausing every so often to get its bearings as it creeps toward retirement. The Endeavour's terrestrial journey continued through

Few good options to secure Syria chemical arsenal

Few good options to secure Syria chemical arsenal
By KARIN LAUBAssociated Press BEIRUT (AP) - The U.S. and regional allies are closely monitoring Syria's chemical weapons - caught in the midst of a raging civil war - but options for securing the toxic agents stuffed into shells, bombs and missiles are fraught with risk. President Bashar

2 Tulsa ministers want charges dismissed

2 Tulsa ministers want charges dismissed
TULSA, Okla. (AP) - Two youth ministers at a Tulsa megachurch say misdemeanor charges of failing to report child abuse against them should be dismissed because no one in the case has been, nor can be, charged with child abuse. Victory Christian Center ministers John Daugherty, his wife, Charica,

Missing NH college student dead; suspect charged

Missing NH college student dead; suspect charged
DOVER, N.H. (AP) - A martial arts instructor active in community theater was charged Saturday in the death of a 19-year-old University of New Hampshire student who disappeared days earlier. Elizabeth "Lizzi" Marriott, a marine biology major who volunteered at the New England Aquarium, is believed