SEOUL, South Korea — After Kim Jong Il’s safe return, North Korea confirmed what for days had been clear: the Dear Leader was on a not-so-secret trip to northeastern China. Kim hobnobbed with top Chinese officials, including President Hu Jintao, toured factories and paid a nostalgic trip down Kim family memory lane, according to Chinese [...]
NEW YORK — Trevor Cahill hardly looked like a Cy Young Award contender against the New York Yankees. Robinson Cano, Mark Teixeira and the Yankees tagged Cahill for the second time this season, emphatically ending the All-Star’s run of pitching excellence in an 11-5 rout of the Oakland Athletics on Monday night. “We were really [...]
SAN FRANCISCO — A Qantas jet headed for Australia returned safely to San Francisco International Airport early today after a problem with one of the engines forced pilots to turn back. Flight 74, carrying 212 passengers and a crew of 18, left San Francisco for Sydney at 11:05 p.m. PDT Monday and returned at 12:45 [...]
Daily Republic VALLEJO — When Matt Garcia’s killer was arrested in Las Vegas two weeks after the September 2008 shooting, he had devised a plan to flee the country, possibly taking up life in the Maldives, according to court records made public today. During the murder trial for Henry D. Williams earlier this year, witnesses [...]
The Associated Press NEW YORK — As the Yankees came back to the dugout after another long inning in the field, New York starter Phil Hughes made sure to thank them. The Yankees’ powerful lineup scored more than enough runs to get Hughes his 16th win, on a warm night when he struggled through five [...]
The Associated Press ROVERETO, Italy — World champion Caster Semenya lost for the second straight race, finishing ninth in an 800-meter run Tuesday in which she seemed at times to just be out for a jog. This was her fifth race following an 11-month gender dispute. The South African finished in 2 minutes, 7.16 seconds [...]
AP Retail Writer NEW YORK — Americans’ confidence in the economy improved slightly in August, but the mood is still gloomy amid job worries, according to a monthly survey. The Conference Board said today that its Consumer Confidence Index now stands at 53.5, up from a revised 51.0 in July. Economists surveyed by Thomson Reuters [...]
Associated Press Writers BAGHDAD — As Vice President Joe Biden presides over the formal end to U.S. combat operations in Iraq, few Iraqis are cheering the American exit. Iraqis, who for years have railed against the U.S. occupation, are generally happy to see that the American presence won’t be endless. But there is also considerable [...]
Associated Press Writer KABUL, Afghanistan — Five U.S. troops were killed by roadside bombs and insurgent fire in southern and eastern Afghanistan today, the latest casualties in a particularly bloody spell that has left 19 service members dead since Saturday. Meanwhile, on the southern outskirts of the capital, Kabul, a gunman opened fire on a [...]
Associated Press Writer MEXICO CITY — A Texas-born fugitive known as “the Barbie†who allegedly led a violent smuggling network grinned as he was paraded in handcuffs before reporters today — the third suspected drug lord to fall in Mexico in the past 10 months in a coup for President Felipe Calderon’s war on cartels. [...]
The Associated Press CHICAGO — Bob Bradley led the U.S. men to an upset of World Cup champion Spain, their first appearance in a final at a major FIFA tournament and the top spot in their group in South Africa. Now he has to find a way to improve on that. Bradley’s success and experience [...]
The Associated Press BEVERLY HILLS — Manny Pacquiao believes in forgiveness. He also isn’t forgetting why Antonio Margarito needs it. Pacquiao said he just doesn’t believe his next opponent was unaware he was wearing illegal hand wraps before a fight nearly two years ago. Though he agrees Margarito deserves a second chance in boxing, Pacquiao [...]
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