St. Pierre Wins Welterweight Title at UFC 154
MONTREAL (AP) — Canadian Georges St. Pierre unified the welterweight title in his return to the octagon, unanimously outpointing Carlos Condit in a bloody fight Saturday night at UFC 154. The judges...
View ArticleFire Forces Evacuation of High-Rise in Dubai
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Rescue crews in Dubai have evacuated a 34-story residential tower after a fire gutted portions of the building. There was no immediate word on casualties. The blaze...
View ArticleKathryn Ivanick, Timothy Lavin
Kathryn Patricia Marion Ivanick and Timothy Brian Lavin were married Saturday by the Rev. Joseph T. Nolan at St. Charles Borromeo Roman Catholic Church in Brooklyn. Mrs. Lavin, 30, is an international...
View ArticleMary Block, Sean Herman
Mary Elizabeth Block and Sean James Herman were married Saturday at the Church of St. Vincent Ferrer in New York. The Rev. Scott O’Brien, a Roman Catholic priest, performed the ceremony. Enlarge This...
View ArticleGladys Silvera, Geoffrey Weg
Gladys Sophia Silvera and Geoffrey Lawrence Weg are to be married Sunday evening at Guastavino’s, an event space in Manhattan. Rabbi Avrohom R. Loketch is to officiate. Enlarge This Image The bride,...
View ArticleAlexandra Gutowski, Zachary Allen
Alexandra Ray Gutowski, a daughter of Janice Kotch Gutowski and Dr. W. Thomas Gutowski III of Princeton, N.J., was married Saturday to Zachary Kye Allen, the son of Diane Secor of Anniston, Ala., and...
View ArticleErin Delaney, Travis Lenkner
Erin Fielding Delaney and Travis Dean Lenkner were married Saturday in New York. Judge Guido Calabresi of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, whose chambers are in New Haven,...
View ArticleSarah Samis, Emil Bove III
Sarah Kwai Lin Samis and Emil Joseph Bove III were married Monday in New York. Judge Richard J. Sullivan of the Federal District Court for the Southern District of New York, for whom the groom was a...
View ArticleLindsey Ross, Jonathan Neimand
Dr. Lindsey Jayne Ross and Dr. Jonathan Craig Neimand were married Saturday evening at the Ritz-Carlton Palm Beach in Manalapan, Fla. Rabbi Jonathan S. Kaplan officiated. Enlarge This Image The couple...
View ArticleArianna Sacks, Gabriel Rosenberg
Arianna Sacks, a daughter of Carole Alpert Sacks and Dr. Steven H Sacks of Tenafly, N.J., is to be married Sunday in Manhattan to Gabriel Darren Rosenberg, the son of Dr. Maris Dobrow Rosenberg and...
View ArticleNicole Laws, Miguel Sánchez
Nicole Monique Laws and Miguel Ángel Sánchez were married Saturday. The Rev. Christopher J. Hines performed the ceremony at the Roman Catholic Church of SS. Peter and Paul in Hoboken, N.J. The bride’s...
View ArticleAlexandra Copell, Brett Kasner
Alexandra Blair Copell, a daughter of Fara Copell and Dr. Richard Copell of Old Westbury, N.Y., was married Saturday evening to Brett Sanford Kasner, a son of Karen Spar Kasner and Jay B. Kasner of...
View ArticleArsenia Reilly, Gerard Collins
Arsenia M. Reilly and Gerard F. Collins were married Saturday at St. Patrick’s Church in Jersey City. The Rev. Eugene P. Squeo, a Roman Catholic priest, performed the ceremony. Enlarge This Image...
View ArticleIan Siegel, Steven Slykhuis
Ian Royce Siegel and Steven John Slykhuis are to be married Sunday under the arch in Washington Square Park in Manhattan. Justice Alice Schlesinger of State Supreme Court in Manhattan is to officiate....
View ArticleSpeedskater Faces a Ban for Failed Doping Test
The Russian speedskating champion Sergei Lisin is facing a two-year doping ban after failing a test for the blood booster EPO, Russia’s governing body for the sport said. “He has been provisionally...
View ArticleCaroline Born, Zachary Gleser
Caroline Elizabeth Born, a daughter of Deborah H. Born and Dr. Richard M. Born of New York, was married Saturday to Zachary Scott Gleser, a son of Deborah Schindle Gleser of Marlboro, N.J., and the...
View ArticleChinese Dominate Again at Asian Swimming Championship
The world-record-holder Sun Yang won a third gold medal at the Asian swimming championship in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, to cap another day of Chinese dominance in the pool. Sun, a four-time Olympic...
View ArticleLesley Small, Mark Harary
Dr. Lesley Zwirn Small and Dr. Mark Jay Harary were married Saturday evening at Temple Israel in Lawrence, N.Y. Rabbi Leslie Rimer performed the ceremony. Dr. Small-Harary, 28, is a third-year...
View ArticleBlair Latoff and Josh Holmes
Blair Elizabeth Wade Latoff and James Sherman Holmes II were married Saturday at the Cathedral Basilica of SS. Peter and Paul in Philadelphia. The Rev. Joseph P. McFadden, bishop of the Catholic...
View ArticleManchester City Is in First
Manchester United fell from the top of the English Premier League standings after losing to Norwich, 1-0, while its crosstown rival, Manchester City, routed Aston Villa, 5-0, to reach first place for...
View ArticleQuinn Cagney, Robert Cantwell
Quinn Longstreth Cagney, a daughter of Cynthia Sharp Cagney and William P. Cagney III of Village of Golf, Fla., was married Saturday to Robert Alexander Cantwell, a son of Silvia M. Cantwell and...
View ArticleN.H.L. Labor Talks to Resume on Monday
More than a week after their last set of failed negotiations, the N.H.L. and the locked-out players association will return to the bargaining table Monday. Conversations that restarted Friday between...
View ArticleQuotation of the Day for Sunday, Nov. 18
I mean, look: a lot of these are people’s homes that, probably, they may have even grown up in it, and it was their father’s house. I mean that’s the kind of communities we’re talking about. ROBERT L....
View ArticleVettel Wins Pole
Sebastian Vettel secured the pole position for the United States Grand Prix in Austin, Tex., as he chased his third consecutive world championship. Vettel won the pole with a blistering round of...
View ArticleSyrian Civil War Spillover Draws Israeli Fire
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel's military says soldiers shot at Syrian fighters after gunfire from the Syrian civil war spilled over to the Israel-controlled Golan Heights. A military spokesman said soldiers...
View ArticleMoonshine Makers Set Up Shop in Ga. City Hall
DAWSONVILLE, Ga. (AP) — Moonshine distillers are making their first batches of legal liquor in a city hall in Georgia, not far from the nearby mountains and woods that once hid them from the law during...
View ArticleEgypt: Train Hits School Bus; 47 Children Killed
ASSIUT, Egypt (AP) — A security official says a train has collided with a bus carrying kindergarteners to their school in southern Egypt, killing at least 47. The official says the crash occurred...
View ArticleReport: 3 People Killed in Finland Farm Shooting
HELSINKI (AP) — Several media outlets in Finland including national broadcaster Yle are reporting that at least three people have been killed in a shooting at a southwestern farm. The Iltaheli local...
View ArticleNew Syrian Ambassador to France Is Named
PARIS (AP) — French President Francois Hollande and the new Syrian opposition leader have announced plans to install a new ambassador to represent Syria in France. The move came after talks Saturday at...
View ArticleWal-Mart Takes Legal Action to Stop Protests at Stores
Wal-Mart Stores is taking its first legal step to stop months of protests and rallies outside Walmart stores, targeting the union that it says is behind such actions. Wal-Mart filed an unfair labor...
View ArticleAmerican’s Pilots to Vote Again on a New Contract
Pilots at American Airlines will vote again on whether to approve a contract offer from the company, which has been operating under bankruptcy protection for nearly a year. The Allied Pilots...
View ArticleEBay and Intuit Named in Federal Antitrust Lawsuit
The Justice Department sued the online retailer eBay on Friday, saying it had entered into an anticompetitive agreement with Intuit that prohibited them from hiring each other’s employees. The two...
View ArticleF.T.C. Inquiry Into a Visa Debit Card Program
The Federal Trade Commission is looking at the details of one of Visa’s debit card programs to see if it complies with new rules under the 2010 financial regulatory reform. Visa said in a regulatory...
View ArticleMalfunction Causes Food Stamp Debit Cards to Fail
Food stamp recipients in 10 states were unable to use their debit cards for about six hours on Friday after a malfunction at JPMorgan Chase. Mike Fusco, a Chase spokesman, said the technical problem...
View ArticleWest Virginia Easily Disposes of SC Upstate 75-45
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — Bria Holmes scored a game-high 14 points off the bench to lead a balanced offensive attack as No. 14 West Virginia defeated South Carolina Upstate 75-45 Saturday. Jennie Simms...
View ArticleFrance Says No Mixed Message on Keselowski Fine
HOMESTEAD, Fla. (AP) — NASCAR chairman Brian France says the series loved the attention it received from Brad Keselowski's in-car tweeting during the Daytona 500. But it took NASCAR officials by...
View ArticleRPM Re-Signs Ambrose, Almirola for 2013 Season
HOMESTEAD, Fla. (AP) — Richard Petty Motorsports has re-signed Sprint Cup Series drivers Marcos Ambrose and Aric Almirola for the 2013 season. It will be Ambrose's third season at RPM. He will again be...
View ArticleAnother US Marine Arrested in Okinawa
TOKYO (AP) — Japanese police have arrested a U.S. Marine on suspicion of trespassing on the southern island of Okinawa amid anger over military crimes and demands for stricter regulations for U.S....
View ArticleAiling James, Heat End Long Trip by Beating Suns
PHOENIX (AP) — Chris Bosh scored 24 points on 9-of-11 shooting, ailing LeBron James added 21 and the Miami Heat closed a six-game road trip with a 97-88 victory over the Phoenix Suns on Saturday night....
View ArticleStreaking Grizzlies Beat Bobcats 94-87
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Mike Conley scored 20 points and the Memphis Grizzlies beat the Charlotte Bobcats 94-87 on Saturday night for their eighth consecutive victory. Zach Randolph added 18 points and...
View ArticleNo Protesters, Just 1 Kill at NM Coyote Contest
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Only one coyote had been shot so far and no protesters showed up at a New Mexico gun shop sponsoring a coyote hunting contest this weekend. The business manager of Gunhawk...
View ArticleUN Demands a Halt to Congo Violence
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council is demanding an immediate stop to the violence in eastern Congo and says it will increase sanctions against rebels who attacked the Congolese army. The...
View ArticleThousands March for Abortion Rights in Ireland
DUBLIN (AP) — About 10,000 people have marched through Dublin and observed a minute's silence in memory of the Indian dentist who died of blood poisoning in an Irish hospital after being denied an...
View ArticleCzechs Take 2-1 Lead Over Spain in Davis Cup
PRAGUE (AP) — The Czech Republic won the doubles Saturday to take a 2-1 lead over defending champion Spain in the Davis Cup final, moving one win away from its first title as an independent nation....
View ArticleFroch Retains Title, Stopping Mack in 3rd
NOTTINGHAM, England (AP) — Britain's Carl Froch stopped American Yusaf Mack in the third round Saturday night to retain the IBF super middleweight title. Mack keeled over after being struck with a...
View ArticleJapan, NKorea to Talk Again, but No Breakthroughs
TOKYO (AP) — Japanese officials say Japan and North Korea have agreed to meet again after talks this week produced no breakthroughs on longstanding issues. Foreign Ministry spokesman Masaru Sato said...
View Article2nd Tunisian Detainee Dies After Hunger Strike
TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — A Tunisian man suspected of involvement in the attack on the U.S. Embassy in Tunis has died in prison. A lawyer for Mohammed Bakhti said his client died Saturday morning, just 48...
View ArticleAP Source: Big Ten Talking to Maryland, Rutgers
A person familiar with the situation tells The Associated Press that Maryland and Rutgers are in discussions with the Big Ten to possibly join the conference in 2014. The person spoke Saturday night on...
View ArticleBlast Kills 1, Injures 5 in Indian Kashmir
SRINAGAR,India (AP) — Indian police in Kashmir say a blast in a liquor shop has killed one person and wounded another five. A police officer says a grenade is suspected to have been used in Saturday's...
View ArticleTurkish Cameraman Set Free by Captors in Syria
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — A Turkish lawmaker says one of two journalists captured in Syria has been released by his captors and will return to Turkey. There was no news about the second journalist....
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