US pastor runs anti-gay effort in Uganda
BOSTON (AP) — An East African gay advocacy group filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday against a Massachusetts evangelist, alleging he has waged a decade-long campaign to persecute gays in Uganda. The suit was filed in federal court in Springfield against…
German court mulls restitution of Nazi-seized art
BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s top federal appeals court is set to rule Friday on whether a Berlin museum must return to a Jewish man from Florida thousands of rare posters that were seized from his father by the Nazis. Lower…
Beach replenishment a tough issue in Florida
PORT ST. JOE, Fla. (AP) — The St. Joseph Peninsula is picture-perfect Florida: 17 miles of sugar sand beach interrupted by a few clusters of homes, each with a million-dollar view of the Gulf of Mexico. But according to state…
Egypt charges 75 people in deadly soccer riot
CAIRO (AP) — Egypt’s top prosecutor on Thursday charged 75 people in connection with a deadly soccer riot last month in the Mediterranean city of Port Said in which authorities said fans were thrown to their death off the stadium…
Kate’s Goal: Duchess promotes Olympic field hockey
LONDON (AP) — She shoots, she scores! The former Kate Middleton smashed home a goal Thursday as she played a bit of field hockey while visiting the British Olympic women’s team at Olympic Park. The Duchess of Cambridge, who captained…
Lewis Hamilton dismisses Horner comments over Button threat
Lewis Hamilton has shrugged off Red Bull team principal Christian Horner’s comments that his McLaren team-mate Jenson Button is a bigger threat. Horner told BBC Sport he is predicting a closer contest for the World Drivers’ Championship although he expects…
Premier League chairman: FIFA, UEFA stole soccer
DOHA, Qatar (AP) — Premier League chairman Dave Richards accused FIFA and UEFA of stealing soccer from the English during a conference Wednesday on sports and security. With FIFA Vice President Prince Ali Bin Hussein of Jordan and International Cricket…
Suspect in slaying of singer arrives in Guatemala
GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — A Costa Rican man who authorities say may have links to Mexico’s powerful Sinaloa drug cartel arrived Wednesday in Guatemala to face charges in last year’s fatal shooting of Argentine folk singer Facundo Cabral. Fernando Alejandro…
Big win brings new future philosophy for Howard
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — The Orlando Magic entered their third meeting with the Miami Heat shrouded in uncertainty because of the unknown status of their biggest star. Dwight Howard made a preseason request to be traded from the only team…
Vonn takes World Cup downhill for 12th season win
SCHLADMING, Austria (AP) — Lindsey Vonn won a downhill by nearly a second Wednesday for her 12th victory of the season, the second-highest total in World Cup history. It also was the American’s 17th top-three finish in a race this…
