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LOS ANGELES (AP) -- On his floor and on his game, Kobe Bryant revived the Los Angeles Lakers -- and the NBA finals. With his team one loss from having to make an impossible climb, Bryant was close to MVP form, scoring 36 points on an assortment of spins, drives and jumpers and reserve Sasha Vujacic added 20 points as the Lakers beat the Boston Celtics 87-81 in Game 3 on Tuesday night. A change of time zones, jerseys and attitude did wonders f...
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Sandbagged levee protects city CEDAR FALLS, Iowa -- A sandbagged levee was preventing a swollen river from rising out of its banks and flooding this northeastern Iowa city today, but officials asked for extra volunteers to help shore it up as more rain moved across the state
Sandbagged levee protects city CEDAR FALLS, Iowa -- A sandbagged levee was preventing a swollen river from rising out of its banks and flooding this northeastern Iowa city today, but officials asked for extra volunteers to help shore it up as more rain moved across the state. Just downstream along the Cedar River, the neighboring city of Waterloo ordered a mandatory evacuation of some neighborhoods, not because of the river but because the gr...
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NEW YORK (AP) -- Spot nonferrous metal prices today
NEW YORK (AP) -- Spot nonferrous metal prices today. Aluminum -$1.3375 per lb., N.Y. Merc spot Tue. Copper -$3.6145 Cathode full plate, U.S. destinations. Copper $3.5570 N.Y. Merc spot Tue. Lead - $1949.00 metric ton, London Metal Exch. Zinc - $0.8946 per lb., delivered. Gold - $876.25 Handy & Harman (only daily quote). Gold - $894.70 troy oz., NY Merc spot Tue. Silver - $16.905 Handy & Harman (only daily quote). Silver - $1...
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Jayhawks lose two players LAWRENCE (AP) -- Kansas defensive tackle Todd Haselhorst and cornerback Anthony Webb will not return to the team for the 2008 season
Jayhawks lose two players LAWRENCE (AP) -- Kansas defensive tackle Todd Haselhorst and cornerback Anthony Webb will not return to the team for the 2008 season. Haselhorst, a senior, left the program to tend to personal matters. He had 17 tackles last year, including four against Virginia Tech in the Orange Bowl. Webb, a junior, has been dismissed for violating team policy. He had two tackles in 10 games and returned 19 punts for 16 yards.
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South Koreans protest beef deal SEOUL, South Korea -- Humbled by weeks of anti-government protests, South Korea's president said today his administration would seek to make a new start as one of his ministers again rejected calls to renegotiate a U
South Koreans protest beef deal SEOUL, South Korea -- Humbled by weeks of anti-government protests, South Korea's president said today his administration would seek to make a new start as one of his ministers again rejected calls to renegotiate a U.S. beef deal that helped spark the rallies. Lee Myung-bak took office in February, but his popularity sank over botched political appointments and privatization plans. An April deal to resume U....
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Lehman's overall financial health questioned
NEW YORK -- Here's a bit of ancient history: Lehman's CFO high-fiving people on the trading floor after the investment bank's first-quarter profits pleased Wall Street. Suddenly, the company finds itself in an eerily similar spot as the former Bear Stearns. Fear drove Bear Stearns' collapse. And fear is what has been plaguing Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. as investors fret over the health of its balance sheet. Given the recent past, it's prob...
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Pastor sentenced in case of unrecognized tribe
WICHITA (AP) -- A pastor ensnared in the federal prosecution of a group that claims to be an American Indian tribe was sentenced Tuesday to time served for falsely claiming he was a U.S. citizen to get a Social Security card. Jaime Cervantes, 45, who had already served nine months, was handed over to Immigration and Customs Enforcement for deportation to Mexico. He was arrested in September as part of the prosecution of the Kaweah Indian Nati...
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Defense costs Royals a win
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) -- The Royals gave the team with the major's best offense an extra out, and they paid for it. Ian Kinsler scored the go-ahead run on a passed ball in the ninth inning and the Texas Rangers used five unearned runs to rally from four down Tuesday night to beat Kansas City 6-5. "If the ball got by him, I was gone," Kinsler said. "There's really no thought process that goes into that. In that situation, we have a tie game an...
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National Basketball Association Playoffs By The Associated Press NBA FINALS (Best-of-7) Thursday, June 5 Boston 98, L
National Basketball Association Playoffs By The Associated Press NBA FINALS (Best-of-7) Thursday, June 5 Boston 98, L.A. Lakers 88 Sunday, June 8 Boston 108, L.A. Lakers 102 Tuesday's Game L.A. Lakers 87, Boston 81, Boston leads series 2-1 Thursday's Game Boston at L.A. Lakers, 8 p.m. Sunday's Game Boston at L.A. Lakers, 8 p.m. Tuesday, June 17 L.A. Lakers at Boston, 8 p.m., if necessary Thursday, June 19 L.A....
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Veterans to honor war dead in Kansas event
TOPEKA (AP) -- A group of veterans is organizing an event this weekend to pay tribute to the men and women of the military who have died in Afghanistan and Iraq. The organizers don't want today's soldiers, sailors, airmen and Marines to end up like veterans of the Vietnam War, forgotten for their sacrifices. "When we came back from the war, a lot of people ignored us because we were fighting an unpopular war," said Terry Houck, a veteran from...
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SW Missouri artist embraces her great sketching talents
SHELDON, Mo. -- Scherry Talbott is gifted. She sits in her small, simply decorated art room, at her kitchen table or on the back deck of her house with her sketch pad, a look of tranquility on her face, as she sketches out plans for new art projects. This is right where she wants to be. "I just believe that God put me here to be an artist," Talbott said. "I'm happiest when I'm sitting here painting. I couldn't imagine doing anything else." Ta...
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NEW YORK (AP) -- Spot nonferrous metal prices today
NEW YORK (AP) -- Spot nonferrous metal prices today. Aluminum -$1.3350 per lb., N.Y. Merc spot Mon. Copper -$3.6815 Cathode full plate, U.S. destinations. Copper $3.6690 N.Y. Merc spot Mon. Lead - $1932.00 metric ton, London Metal Exch. Zinc - $0.9166 per lb., delivered. Gold - $878.00 Handy & Harman (only daily quote). Gold - $894.70 troy oz., NY Merc spot Mon. Silver - $16.585 Handy & Harman (only daily quote). Silver - $1...
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ChiSox complete 4-game sweep
CHICAGO (AP) -- Switch-hitter Nick Swisher homered from both sides of the plate Monday and the Chicago White Sox completed a dominant four-game sweep, beating the Minnesota Twins 7-5 for their seventh straight victory. Paul Konerko hit a go-ahead home run as Chicago sent Minnesota to its fifth loss in a row. The White Sox outscored the Twins 40-15 in the series. The White Sox went 7-0 on their homestand and increased their AL Central lead to ...
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R. Kelly defense rests case
CHICAGO (AP) -- R. Kelly's defense lawyers rested their case Monday after calling about half the number of witnesses as prosecutors in less than half the time. Kelly's lawyers called 12 witnesses over two days last week at his child pornography trial, including three relatives of the alleged victim who testified they did not recognize the female who appears in a sex tape at the heart of the case. The prosecution called 22 witnesses over seven...
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Kansas schools install wind turbines
TOPEKA -- Kansas public schools are preparing to teach students and their parents about wind as an energy source through a national initiative from the U.S. Department of Energy. Five Kansas school districts -- Fairfield, Newton, Brookville, Sterling and Concordia -- are installing small wind turbines on their campuses this summer. The units, which will produce limited power, are expected to serve as teaching tools. The directive for the proj...
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Jenkins, Ryun file for 2nd District seat
TOPEKA (AP) -- Jim Ryun is promising voters a familiar brand of Republican politics if they return him to Congress after a two-year absence, but GOP rival Lynn Jenkins believes they're looking for a new face. Jenkins, the state treasurer, and Ryun, who served in the House for 10 years before losing his seat, both filed Monday for the 2nd District of eastern Kansas. They have been campaigning for the Republican nomination for more than a year,...
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Bomb survivor builds a new life and is now working to help others service to others
KANSAS CITY (AP) -- At exactly 1 p.m. Rosemary Bichage walks into her second-floor downtown Kansas City office and turns on her computer, just as she did 10 years ago in a similar office in downtown Nairobi, Kenya. On this day, however, unlike that day in Kenya, there is no explosion. And unless you look closely, you do not notice scars on her face or her slight limp. Bichage sits down behind a desk full of files at the Jewish Vocational Serv...
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Dam collapses in Wisconsin LAKE DELTON, Wis
Dam collapses in Wisconsin LAKE DELTON, Wis. -- Engineers kept watch over this rain-deluged state's dams today after a major collapse nearly emptied Lake Delton in a torrent that washed away houses and a highway. The Lake Delton breach was caused by violent, drenching weekend thunderstorms that threatened the survival of the tiny Wisconsin town of Gays Mills and displaced thousands of Indiana residents. The stormy weather was blamed for 15 de...
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Man dies in shootout ROSALIA -- A Kansas sheriff says one man is dead after getting into a shootout in a rural farmhouse
Man dies in shootout ROSALIA -- A Kansas sheriff says one man is dead after getting into a shootout in a rural farmhouse. Butler County Sheriff Craig Murphy says a man with a shotgun entered the house near Rosalia at 11:40 p.m. Monday and started shooting. Murphy said a second man fired a handgun and hit the other man, then tried unsuccessfully to revive him. Deputies believe that several shots were fired from both guns. The surviving man is ...
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Israel kills three militants GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip -- Gaza militants bombarded southern Israel with 20 mortar rounds in the space of an hour midday today, provoking Israeli ground strikes that killed three militants from the territory's ruling Hamas group
Israel kills three militants GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip -- Gaza militants bombarded southern Israel with 20 mortar rounds in the space of an hour midday today, provoking Israeli ground strikes that killed three militants from the territory's ruling Hamas group. The violence flared in northeast Gaza just as Israel's top leadership was debating whether to pursue a truce with the Islamic Hamas or embark on a broad military operation against it. Th...
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