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Zsa Zsa Gabor turned 95 on Monday, and her husband, Prince Frederic von Anhalt, made sure to throw her a party. It was a party Gabor didn't exactly attend: She remained in bed behind closed doors and was presented a chocolate cake by her husband, who paraded it for the guests and said it was a gift from chef Wolfgang Puck. "Larry King talked to her," Von Anhalt told ABC News. “He touched her h...

ATLANTA (AP) -- A high-ranking official resigned Tuesday from the Susan G. Komen for the Cure breast-cancer charity after a dispute over whether the group should give funding to Planned Parenthood, according to a letter obtained by The Associated Press....

(AP) -- A high-ranking official resigned Tuesday from the Susan G. Komen for the Cure breast-cancer charity after a dispute over whether the group should give funding to Planned Parenthood, according to a letter obtained by The Associated Press.

NEW YORK -- Chris Brown will perform at this year's Grammy Awards, the event where his career almost ended three years ago.Brown admitted to assaulting then-girlfriend Rihanna at a pre-Grammy party in 2009 and is serving five years of probation for the felony attack. A source told The Associated Press on Monday that Brown will hit the stage at Sunday's show. The source spoke on condition of ano...

The world’s largest democracy has begun censoring the web. Google India and Facebook removed content Monday on the orders of the Indian government, which had issued a court order asking for censorship of pages offensive to Indian’s political and religious leaders, the Associated Press reports. The government also sought to censor content from YouTube and Blogspot, saying these sites had two w...

Kentucky is on top of The Associated Press' college basketball poll for a third straight week.

Google India and Facebook have removed web pages considered offensive to India’s political and religious leadership to satisfy a court ord…

The Associated Press reports that Alberto Contador was stripped of his 2010 Tour de France title Monday and banned for two years.

INDIANAPOLIS - Green Bay quarterback Aaron Rodgers has won the 2011 Associated Press NFL Most Valuable Player award in a landslide.

Green Bay quarterback Aaron Rodgers won the 2011 Associated Press NFL Most Valuable Player award in a landslide.

CAIRO (AP) -- Two California women kidnapped by Bedouin tribesmen tell The Associated Press their Egyptian kidnappers fed them tea and snacks and said they wouldn't hurt them....

If you’re following the Nevada caucuses this evening, you may notice something different about the election results: They’ll be broadcast via Google and Twitter. It’s the second time Republican Party officials have partnered with Google to release election results.  In January, the Iowa GOP provided caucus results via Google, providing a faster alternative to the Associated Press, which most ne...

The Susan G. Komen Foundation has reversed its decision to cut funding for Planned Parenthood, the Associated Press reports.

No joke: Roseanne Barr says she is gunning for the Green Party's presidential nomination,  The Associated Press reports.

The wire reports from St. Paul that two more high-profile Minnesota Republicans will back Mitt Romney ahead of the caucuses there: Minnesota's House speaker and majority leader planned Friday to endorse Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney days ahead of the state's political caucuses, according to a leading state Capitol Republican familiar with their intentions. The official told T...

The NYPD recommended spying on several mosques in the New York City area as tensions flared between the U.S. and Iran in 2006, according to a secret document obtained by the Associated Press and released Thursday.

MITT ROMNEY has had a rough time explaining how he would maintain a social safety net for the poor. His recent remarks have suggested callousness. But amid the kerfuffle, he offered one good idea: specifically, he told the Associated Press on Wednesday that he backs indexing the federal minimum wage to inflation, just as he did when running for governor of Massachusetts a decade ago. Read full ...

Dementia is a disease Gordie Howe knows well. Only three years ago, it killed his wife, Colleen. And now it’s affecting Howe, too. According to an Associated Press report, Howe’s family has yet to seek a diagnosis, but signs of the disease are starting to emerge. Howe is experiencing short-term memory loss, difficulty speaking and some confusion after the sun sets, a condition called “sundownin...

LAS VEGAS (AP) -- Donald Trump planned to endorse Mitt Romney's bid for the Republican presidential nomination Thursday, three Republican officials told The Associated Press....

The no-fly list jumped from about 10,000 known or suspected terrorists one year ago to about 21,000, according to government figures provided to the Associated Press.

The Associated Press reports that Susan G. Komen for the Cure, the nation’s leading breast-cancer charity, will cut off its funding to Planned Parenthood affiliates, where the foundation has traditionally paid for preventive screening services. Read full article >>

DAVOS, Switzerland (AP) -- World leaders at an Associated Press debate say while more countries are moving toward democracy many still lack the accountability and social participation that define true democracies....

Mississippi officials tell the Associated Press they do not have files on four killers and others pardoned by former governor Haley Barbour.

A Fresno mother who shot four family members before killing herself was extremely high on methamphetamine, officials said.

[[351754]] NEW YORK (AFP) : L'agence de presse américaine Associated Press (AP) a annoncé lundi que son directeur général Tom Curley allait prendre sa retraite cette année, et que la recherche d'un successeur avait été lancée. "Tom Curley était le parfait dirigeant pour guider AP dans la période la...

During my first semester at the College of Charleston 15 years ago, I was teaching a journalism writing course where I gave weekly current-events quizzes....

The Associated Press is reporting Joe Paterno's family says doctors have "characterized his status as serious."

Der US-Republikaner Rick Perry gibt dem Sender CNN zufolge seine Bewerbung um die Präsidentschaftskandidatur seiner Partei auf. Der Gouverneur von Texas werde dies im Laufe des Donnerstags bekanntgeben, hieß es weiter. Wie die Agentur Associated Press berichtet, will der Gouverneur von Texas seinen ehemaligen Konkurrenten Newt Gingrich unterstützen.

Well this is shitty! A cruise headed for the Falkland Islands was turned away from dock because of a norovirus infection on board:The Falkland Islands came under further criticism Tuesday for refusing to allow a cruise ship with an outbreak of stomach flu to dock, as passengers complained about their missed travel plans and an expert called the decision an overreaction. Tourists on the Star P...

Syrian army and opposition agree to a truce in Zabadani After a reported two days of negotiating, Syrian regime forces and the opposition agreed to a ceasefire in the town of Zabadani, 19 miles north of Damascus, near Lebanon's border. The town has been a frequent site of large demonstrations and was attacked on Friday by troops and tanks in one of the biggest strikes since the be...

North Korea’s new leadership under the inexperienced Kim Jong-un appears to be functioning "relatively smoothly," but he has to look beyond key ally China to rebuild its shattered economy, South Korea’s senior most official on the North said on Monday. This comes as The Associate Press attempts to open up the closed country by opening a news bureau in the capital.

SEATTLE (AP) -- A person familiar with the deal tells The Associated Press the Seattle Mariners have agreed to trade right-hander Michael Pineda to the New York Yankees for catcher Jesus Montero in a deal involving two of baseball's top young talents....

The Associated Press reports that Kelly Clarkson will sing the national anthem at the Super Bowl Feb. 5 in Indianapolis, Ind.

ISLAMABAD – The US gave money to a Pakistani Muslim group that organised anti-Taliban rallies, but which later demonstrated in support of an extremist who killed a leading liberal politician, the US Embassy said Wednesday. The Fox News quoting American news agency The Associated Press reported that the grant highlights the difficulties facing Washington as it seeks partners to support ...

ISLAMABAD – The US gave money to a Pakistani Muslim group that organised anti-Taliban rallies, but which later demonstrated in support of an extremist who killed a leading liberal politician, the US Embassy said Wednesday. The Fox News quoting American news agency The Associated Press reported that the grant highlights the difficulties facing Washington as it seeks partners to support ...

ISLAMABAD – The US gave money to a Pakistani Muslim group that organised anti-Taliban rallies, but which later demonstrated in support of an extremist who killed a leading liberal politician, the US Embassy said Wednesday. The Fox News quoting American news agency The Associated Press reported that the grant highlights the difficulties facing Washington as it seeks partners to support ...

A person familiar with the decision told The Associated Press that Baylor's Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback Robert Griffin III has opted to declare for the NFL draft.

NEW ORLEANS -- I was completely prepared to do my part for a split national title if LSU lost a close one to Alabama on Monday. I had examined all the factors, and I had decided that in the event of a true one-possession game -- not a comeback-in-garbage-time close game, but a real nail-biter -- LSU's résumé merited a first-place vote on my Associated Press poll ballot.

An Associated Press poll finds that some voters would consider voting for Louisiana State even if Alabama wins the Bowl Championship Series title game Monday.An Associated Press poll finds that some voters would consider voting for Louisiana State even if Alabama wins the Bowl Championship Series' title game Monday.

NEW YORK (AP) -- The Associated Press and the NFL will announce the annual league awards, including Most Valuable Player, in a two-hour prime-time special "NFL Honors" to air on NBC on Super Bowl eve, Feb. 4....

Congratulations are in order for the Queen of Soul she's getting married Today Aretha Franklin told the Associated Press that she and "longtime friend" William "Willie" Wilkerson became engaged over the holidays She added that the couple is mulling a summer wedding in Miami Beach with a reception to follow on...

In 1997, Apple gifted the Stanford University Libraries its historical collections of paperwork, hardware, software, artifacts, and other materials documenting the organization since Woz and Jobs founded it in 1976. The Associated Press toured the collection. No, it's not available for public viewing.

After running HP for 11 months, former CEO Léo Apotheker got several million dollars in severance benefits. Exactly how much is hard to determine. For that, HP has won a unique and dubious award.

ATLANTA (AP) -- In a story Dec. 27 about state efforts around the country to reduce Medicaid costs, The Associated Press reported erroneously that New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie is pushing a plan that would mean a parent of two making more than $103 a week would no longer be eligible for coverage. Such an option had been under consideration but was rejected....

Is this going to shock anyone? Obviously not! The Associated Press has named their top albums of the year 2011, and not surprisingly, Goddess Adele and her latest effort, the simply STUNNING 21 has hit the number one spot! 100% well-deserved! And check out the rest of their selections, as well as the honorable mentions…AFTER THE JUMP! 1. "21," Adele: [...]

François Xavier Roux, un cirujano francés, viajó de urgencia a Corea del Norte en 2008 para atender a un paciente cuyo nombre no le fue revelado. A su llegada, los médicos le mostraron una pila de informes sobre los que le pidieron opinión. La mayoría no revestían ninguna gravedad, pero uno estaba en estado crítico. Solo pudo acceder a él tras horas de discusión: era Kim Jong-il, y había sufrid...

El mariscal de campo de los Empacadores de Green Bay fue elegido por The Associated Press como el mejor deportista del 2011

An Associated Press poll shows the killing of Osama bin Laden was the top news story of 2011, followed by Japan's earthquake/tsunami disaster.

Operational commander Shameem Mehsud allowed Associated Press reporter Ishtiaq Mahsud to spend six days with him and fighters from the Pakistani Taliban close to the Afghan border with fascinating results.

Delta Air Lines says it expects to post an $800 million profit this year and to be "solidly profitable in 2012," The Associated Press writes ...

Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari – son of Asif Ali Zardari and Benazir Bhutto – stays in Pakistan while his father is treated in DubaiSenior aides of the Pakistani president, Asif Ali Zardari, have said that he will remain out of Pakistan for up to two weeks following a "small stroke" eight days ago, raising fears of a long period of political instability in the south Asian state.An associate of the pres...

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- In a Dec. 7 story about the Mars rover Opportunity, The Associated Press erroneously reported the affiliation of a scientist. Bruce Banerdt is a project scientist at the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif., not NASA headquarters....

Virginia Tech confirms police officer, 1 other person killed in shootings on campus, the Associated Press reports.

NEW YORK (AP) -- In a Nov. 21 story about digital book security, The Associated Press erroneously reported on the publishers involved in Amazon.com's Prime lending program, which allows members to rent one book a month from a selection of titles. Books from Penguin Group (USA) are not included....

Mike McQueary wrote an email in the last week, griping that he's "getting hammered" unfairly because he claims he stopped Jerry Sandusky from continuing to anally rape a 10-year-old before leaving the locker room in 2002.The email -- obtained by the Associated Press, reads as follows:"You are the first person I have told this ... and I don't know you extremely ...

MISSISSIPPI – Voters in Mississippi rejected a ballot initiative that would have made the state the first in the US to ban abortion by declaring that life begins at conception. The so-called personhood bid lost today by a margin of 58.6 per cent to 41.4 per cent, with 52 per cent of precincts reporting, according to the Associated Press.