JOHN ZENOR AP Sports Writer AUBURN, Ala. (AP) — Linebacker Kris Frost insists the Auburn Tigers aren’t susceptible to a letdown in between an emotional win and a rivalry game. The third-ranked Tigers are three-touchdown favorites for Saturday’s game against Texas A&M, but have been on a high-wire lately with two straight dramatic finishes. Frost…
JACK CHANG Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — At every stop, the path from Tritin Kartika’s poor Indonesian hometown to her job as a live-in maid in a Hong Kong apartment put her at risk of exploitation. Back home, she signed an employment contract that required her to give up most of her first six…
MUNEEZA NAQVI Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — First, the rumors start. Maybe a Muslim man threw garbage outside a temple, or a Hindu boy teased a Muslim girl. No one has any names or specifics, but that doesn’t stop people from taking the rumors as fact. Crowds gather on both sides. Slogans are shouted,…
DAVID CRARY AP National Writer One side was euphoric, the other dismayed, but both foes and supporters of same-sex marriage swiftly turned their attention to the U.S. Supreme Court after an against-the-grain appeals court ruling upheld bans or restrictions on gay marriage in four states. The 2-1 ruling Thursday by the Cincinnati-based 6th U.S. Circuit…
AARON FAVILA Associated Press ANIBONG, Philippines (AP) — A year after Typhoon Haiyan turned a huge swath of the central Philippines into a body-littered wasteland, many survivors are struggling to rebuild their homes from the ruins, including in government-designated danger zones where future typhoons could wreck their lives again. In the hard-hit coastal village of…
JIMMY GOLEN AP Sports Writer BOSTON (AP) — Let’s see if Louisville’s football team can rebound, too. The Cardinals are coming off a loss to No. 2 Florida State in which they led 21-0 in the second quarter and held a 3-point lead with less than 4 minutes left in the game. Now they visit…
Community and developer efforts for a more pedestrian- and bike-friendly Old Georgetown Road in White Flint appear close to getting some results.
TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer SAO PAULO (AP) — Lewis Hamilton will get some extra help from the Brazilian crowd in his fight with Mercedes teammate Nico Rosberg for the Formula One title. The fanatic Brazilian fans at Interlagos have already shown their preference for the British driver, and many will support him this weekend…
LONDON (AP) — The London-based administrator of Marussia shut down the Formula One team on Friday. Marussia ceased trading, and the remaining staff were made redundant following its move into bankruptcy protection in October, joint administrator Geoff Rowley of FRP Advisory said. “It is deeply regrettable that a business with such a great following in…
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Authorities in Hanover County say a Caroline County man has been charged after a trailer carrying two horses crashed. The homemade trailer became detached from the pickup truck he was driving, went off a road and struck some trees on Sunday. The Hanover sheriff’s office says one of the horses died…
