JUSTIN BERGMAN Associated Press SHANGHAI (AP) — Maxim Kovtun took a risk with two quad jumps in his short program and landed them both with ease at the Cup of China on Friday. With a chance to win his first senior Grand Prix figure skating title, the 19-year-old Russian isn’t going to hold back in…
NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. stock market opened slightly lower as traders looked over the latest jobs report. Humana sank 8 percent after the health insurer reported earnings that fell short of forecasts. Before the market opened, the U.S. government reported solid job gains for October and a decline in the unemployment rate. The…
CHRIS LINES AP Sports Writer BANGKOK (AP) — The Kazakhstan city of Almaty presented itself Friday as the compact and affordable alternative to favorite Beijing in the bidding for the 2022 Winter Olympics. The Chinese capital proposed dates that could conflict with the Super Bowl. As the only two contenders remaining in a race depleted…
Editors: Requests for credentials for the 2015 Pro Bowl and Super Bowl are now being accepted by the NFL. The Pro Bowl is Sunday, Jan. 25 and the Super Bowl is Sunday, Feb. 1 at University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, Ariz. All applications must be submitted online through www.nflmedia.com. Only one application may be…
The Associated Press Nov. 10 — Deadline for free agents to accept qualifying offers, 12th day after World Series. Nov. 10-13 — General managers’ meetings, Phoenix. Nov. 19-20 — Owners’ meetings, Kansas City, Mo. Dec. 2 — Last day for teams to offer 2015 contracts to unsigned players. Dec. 8-11 — Winter meetings, San Diego….
DETROIT (AP) — Honda is adding hundreds of thousands of vehicles to a previously announced recall for passenger air bags that can explode with too much force and send shards of metal into the passenger compartment. The vehicles have air bag systems made by troubled parts supplier Takata Corp. and include older versions of the…
MARK KENNEDY AP Drama Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The Broadway comedy “It’s Only a Play” is extending its stay, switching homes and will have a new leading man in Martin Short. Producers said Thursday that Short, a Tony Award winner in 1999 for “Little Me,” will replace Nathan Lane early next year when Lane…
NEW YORK (AP) — A former FBI hostage negotiator has a six-figure deal with an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers for a book entitled “Killer Deals.” HarperBusiness was the winner in a nine-publisher auction for Chris Voss’ guide on how to apply the techniques he used in extraordinary situations to more everyday settings, whether in a…
Check out our picks for open houses this weekend around Bethesda. See our Real Estate section for a full listing of open houses and houses for sale: 8011 Maple Ridge Road 4 BD | 3.5 BA single family detached Laura Quigley, Long & Foster Real Estate Listed: $1,199,000 Open: Sunday, Nov. 9 from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. 8010 Glenbrook Road 5…
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (AP) — Two men have been charged with impersonating Virginia Beach police officers. Virginia Beach police spokeswoman Tonya Borman says 24-year-old Matthew Storm Marshburn and 27-year-old Brian Keith Cope were charged this week. Borman says the men were wearing civilian clothes when they approached a group of teenagers last month, pulled out…
