ZEINA KARAM Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — For a force that has built its reputation on an aura of momentum and invincibility, the Islamic State group is now dealing with a series of military setbacks in Iraq and a prolonged stalemate in the small Syrian border town of Kobani. Gone are the days when IS…
DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Two months shy of 50, Bernard Hopkins is closing in on the era of his life when he should be thinking about AARP membership. Maybe retire and move to Florida for good with the rest of the Baby Boomers. Or perhaps Hopkins can push aside the rocking…
JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press MONACO (AP) — Would-be jihadi fighters are increasingly booking tickets on cruise ships to join extremists in battle zones in Syria and Iraq, hoping to bypass stepped-up efforts to thwart them in neighboring Turkey, Interpol officials have told The Associated Press. This is one of the reasons why the international police…
DAVE CAMPBELL AP Sports Writer MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — This game against Iowa was building up to be so big for Minnesota. The Gophers just needed to win at Illinois, a team struggling as much as any in the Big Ten. Then they’d emerge from a week off in sole possession of first place in the…
BOSTON (AP) — Authorities say a 2-year-old reported in cardiac arrest on a JetBlue flight from Pittsburgh to Boston was rushed to a hospital after landing at Logan International Airport. Massachusetts State Police Trooper Matthew Guarino says an ambulance met Flight 1786 about 5:40 p.m. Thursday after the pilot reported the medical emergency. Emergency responders…
Lynne O’Donnell Associated Press HERAT, Afghanistan (AP) — The head of NATO said Friday that Afghan security forces are dying in record numbers because they have assumed a leading role in the fight against Taliban insurgents as foreign forces shift from combat to training and support. Figures this week show that more Afghan security forces…
FROSTBURG, Md. (AP) — The Maryland Energy Administration is promoting small-scale wind power projects with grants targeting rural communities. Agency officials are holding a meeting Friday in Frostburg about what they’re calling the Community Windswept Grant Program. It’s the last of three such meetings the agency has held around the state this fall. The American…
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — It’s going to cost less to feed the pilgrims this Thanksgiving. The Virginia Farm Bureau has released its annual Thanksgiving survey of grocery stores. It indicates that feeding a group of 10 adults will cost $46.45. That’s $3.56 less than last year. The menu includes turkey, dressing, sweet potatoes, rolls, peas…
TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer LeBron James looked over his shoulder, almost in disbelief. This isn’t what he — or anyone else — imagined for the Cavaliers. As Utah’s Gordon Hayward was mobbed by teammates after hitting a fadeaway shot over the outstretched arm of Cavaliers forward Tristan Thompson at the buzzer to beat Cleveland…
DENNIS WASZAK Jr. AP Sports Writer FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — Another day, another flyover at New York Jets practice. This time, though, it was the team piloting an aircraft with a message. A day after an unidentified “frustrated fan” hired a plane with a “FIRE JOHN IDZIK” banner trailing behind to circle the team’s…
