Florida AD: season evaluated as it plays out

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• Florida AD: season evaluated as it plays out
• Ebola: Keeping patients alive as body fights back
• US stocks gain despite weak IBM earnings
• Suspected Indiana serial killer charged in 1 death
• Apple, IBM to shed light on apps, alliance next month
• Rabbi leads vigil outside Met to protest opera
• France, Germany pledge action to boost investment, growth
• Yearwood, Santana to perform at World Series
• Turkey says it helps Kurdish fighters enter Syria
• Stiviano suit against Shelly Sterling dismissed
• Rest or rust? Royals, Giants set for World Series
• In Chicago, a warm homecoming for unpopular Obama
• BioMerieux working to get FDA approval for Ebola screening test
• Lorde's 'Royals' banned by baseball rivals
• Police: Indiana suspect hints at more killings
• Colorado tests reach of Democrats' ground game
• Royals, fans bond over improbable postseason run
• McIlroy to skip 2 events to focus on lawsuit
• Suspect in Va. abduction charged in DC area rape
• Nigeria declared Ebola-free in 'spectacular success'
• Using military and new protocols, U.S. ramps up Ebola response
• 'Fury' defeats 'Gone Girl' in box-office battle
• Biden touts plans to fix 'Third World' NYC airport
• US urges air bag repairs as Toyota expands recall
• Ebola patient released from Atlanta hospital
• US air drops, Turkey boost Kurd battle against jihadists
• At A Glance: The cost of cable vs. a la carte
• US regulator: Fannie, Freddie in deal with banks
• CEO says no gender pay gap at Microsoft
• IBM 3Q disappoints as it sheds 'empty calories'
• Swiss photographer Rene Burri dies at 81
• Indiana police say suspect may have killed for decades
• Voynov suspended on domestic violence suspicion
• Victory just the medicine for Nadal
• 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer' actor arrested in Idaho
• Ebola fear, monitoring eases for some in Dallas
• Obama coalition-building again, this time on Ebola
• Woman saved from California chimney, then arrested
• 5 things to know about Arias sentencing retrial
• Man suspected in abduction of Virginia student charged with 2005 sexual assault in DC area

Florida AD: season evaluated as it plays out Posted: 20 Oct 2014 01:52 PM PDT GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Florida coach Will Muschamp is getting at least another game to turn things around.

Ebola: Keeping patients alive as body fights back Posted: 20 Oct 2014 01:50 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — People who shared an apartment with the country's first Ebola patient are emerging from quarantine healthy. And while Thomas Eric Duncan died and two U.S. nurses were infected caring for him, there are successes, too: A nurse infected in Spain has recovered, as have four American aid workers infected in West Africa. Even there, not everyone dies.

US stocks gain despite weak IBM earnings Posted: 20 Oct 2014 01:46 PM PDT New York (AFP) - US stocks rose Monday, shaking off weak IBM earnings and extending the rally that began late last week.

Suspected Indiana serial killer charged in 1 death Posted: 20 Oct 2014 01:46 PM PDT HAMMOND, Ind. (AP) — A man suspected in the deaths of seven women in northwestern Indiana has been charged in one of the slayings.

Apple, IBM to shed light on apps, alliance next month Posted: 20 Oct 2014 01:44 PM PDT SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Apple Inc and IBM have signed up about 50 initial corporate clients for software solutions and apps developed jointly under their recently forged strategic alliance, chief financial officer Luca Maestri told Reuters. The two companies, which in July announced they would team up to sell iPads and iPhones with specialized software to corporate and government customers, will announce the first batch of apps and software next month, he said in an interview on Monday. ...

Rabbi leads vigil outside Met to protest opera Posted: 20 Oct 2014 01:42 PM PDT NEW YORK (AP) — A globally prominent rabbi led Jewish teenagers in a prayer vigil Monday outside the Metropolitan Opera to protest an opera they say glorifies Palestinian terrorists.

France, Germany pledge action to boost investment, growth Posted: 20 Oct 2014 01:42 PM PDT Berlin (AFP) - France and Germany, the eurozone's two biggest economies, promised Monday to do what was needed to boost investment in the single currency area at a time when the region's economy is flagging badly.

Yearwood, Santana to perform at World Series Posted: 20 Oct 2014 01:41 PM PDT NEW YORK (AP) — Trisha Yearwood and Carlos Santana are among the musicians set to perform the national anthem during the World Series.

Turkey says it helps Kurdish fighters enter Syria Posted: 20 Oct 2014 01:40 PM PDT SURUC, Turkey (AP) — Turkey said it was helping Iraqi Kurdish fighters cross into Syria to support their brethren fighting Islamic State militants in a key border town, although activists inside embattled Kobani said no forces had arrived by Monday evening, raising questions about whether the mission was really underway.

Stiviano suit against Shelly Sterling dismissed Posted: 20 Oct 2014 01:40 PM PDT LOS ANGELES (AP) — A judge has dismissed a defamation lawsuit by Donald Sterling's mistress against the estranged wife of the former Los Angeles Clippers owner.

Rest or rust? Royals, Giants set for World Series Posted: 20 Oct 2014 01:36 PM PDT KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Buster Posey and the San Francisco Giants zipped through the playoffs, Lorenzo Cain and the Kansas City Royals zoomed along.

In Chicago, a warm homecoming for unpopular Obama Posted: 20 Oct 2014 01:35 PM PDT CHICAGO (AP) — They say you can never truly go home again, but for Barack Obama, perhaps the old adage doesn't apply.

BioMerieux working to get FDA approval for Ebola screening test Posted: 20 Oct 2014 01:33 PM PDT (Reuters) - BioMerieux SA is working with U.S. health regulators to determine if its test to screen for bio threats could be used to detect the Ebola virus, spokeswoman Suzanne Jones said. The FilmArray system was originally developed for pandemic surveillance and to screen for bio threats – agents like bacteria and viruses that could be used in biological warfare. Since the system was solely developed for environmental surveillance, it is necessary for BioMerieux to show the U.S. Food and Drug Administration evidence that the test could be used clinically, Jones said in an emailed statement. ...

Lorde's 'Royals' banned by baseball rivals Posted: 20 Oct 2014 01:30 PM PDT New York (AFP) - Lorde's smash hit "Royals" is suddenly taking on a renewed significance -- and, to one set of sports fans, unwelcome -- as the Kansas City Royals head to baseball's World Series.

Police: Indiana suspect hints at more killings Posted: 20 Oct 2014 01:30 PM PDT GARY, Ind. (AP) — Police investigating the slayings of seven northwestern Indiana women whose bodies were found over the weekend said Monday it could be the work of a serial killer, and that the suspect has indicated there could be more victims going back 20 years.

Colorado tests reach of Democrats' ground game Posted: 20 Oct 2014 01:27 PM PDT AURORA, Colo. (AP) — Dave Lightowler never even got to say Sen. Mark Udall's name. The moment Lightowler mentioned another Democrat running for a Congressional seat, the man inside the house in this swing suburb closed the door in the canvasser's face.

Royals, fans bond over improbable postseason run Posted: 20 Oct 2014 01:26 PM PDT KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The game had been over for hours. Kauffman Stadium had gone dark. The roars of a sold-out crowd, which had rooted the Kansas City Royals to a sweep of the mighty Los Angeles Angels, had drifted away into the cool night air.

McIlroy to skip 2 events to focus on lawsuit Posted: 20 Oct 2014 01:22 PM PDT DUBLIN (AP) — Top-ranked Rory McIlroy says he is skipping two upcoming tournaments in China to prepare for a lawsuit against his former management company.

Suspect in Va. abduction charged in DC area rape Posted: 20 Oct 2014 01:22 PM PDT FAIRFAX, Va. (AP) — The suspect in the disappearance of a University of Virginia student was charged Monday with abducting and raping a woman in suburban Washington, D.C., in 2005.

Nigeria declared Ebola-free in 'spectacular success' Posted: 20 Oct 2014 01:22 PM PDT Abuja (AFP) - Nigeria was declared Ebola-free on Monday in a "spectacular success" in the battle to contain the spread of a virus which is devastating Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia where more than 4,500 people have died.

Using military and new protocols, U.S. ramps up Ebola response Posted: 20 Oct 2014 01:21 PM PDT DALLAS (Reuters) - Weeks of worries about a possible Ebola infection ended for dozens of people on watch lists in the United States on Monday but scores were still being monitored after potential exposure to the virus, Texas health officials said. Forty-three people who had contact with Thomas Eric Duncan, the first person diagnosed with the disease in the United States, were cleared overnight of twice-daily monitoring after 21 days of showing no symptoms, the state health department said, while another 120 were still on watch lists. ...

'Fury' defeats 'Gone Girl' in box-office battle Posted: 20 Oct 2014 01:21 PM PDT LOS ANGELES (AP) — "Fury" was the champion of the weekend box-office battle, knocking two-week champ "Gone Girl" to second place.

Biden touts plans to fix 'Third World' NYC airport Posted: 20 Oct 2014 01:21 PM PDT NEW YORK (AP) — Vice President Joe Biden, who infamously dubbed New York City's outdated LaGuardia Airport "a third-world country," joined Gov. Andrew Cuomo at a news conference Monday to tout plans to improve the region's airports.

US urges air bag repairs as Toyota expands recall Posted: 20 Oct 2014 01:21 PM PDT Washington (AFP) - US authorities on Monday urged owners of vehicles with potentially deadly defective Takata air bags to seek repairs as Toyota recalled about 247,000 vehicles over the parts flaw.

Ebola patient released from Atlanta hospital Posted: 20 Oct 2014 01:18 PM PDT ATLANTA (AP) — The unidentified Ebola patient who's been treated in Atlanta since early September has been released.

US air drops, Turkey boost Kurd battle against jihadists Posted: 20 Oct 2014 01:12 PM PDT Mursitpinar (Turkey) (AFP) - Kurds battling jihadists for the Syrian border town of Kobane welcomed a first US airdrop of weapons Monday as neighbouring Turkey said it will help Iraqi Kurds to support the fight.

At A Glance: The cost of cable vs. a la carte Posted: 20 Oct 2014 01:12 PM PDT Is a la carte streaming a better deal?

US regulator: Fannie, Freddie in deal with banks Posted: 20 Oct 2014 01:10 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal regulator says government-controlled mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac have reached an agreement with major banks that could expand lending.

CEO says no gender pay gap at Microsoft Posted: 20 Oct 2014 01:06 PM PDT SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Satya Nadella, the Microsoft Corp Chief Executive who ignited a firestorm of protest earlier this month by suggesting women should not ask for pay raises, said on Monday that men and women are paid equally at his company. Nadella's statement, made at a presentation on cloud computing in San Francisco, runs counter to some limited data made public by employees, but is unverifiable given that Microsoft does not release details of its pay structure. "I checked that it is something that we are enforcing," said Nadella, when asked about equal pay. ...

IBM 3Q disappoints as it sheds 'empty calories' Posted: 20 Oct 2014 01:04 PM PDT NEW YORK (AP) — IBM disappointed investors Monday, reporting weak revenue growth again and a big charge to shed its costly chipmaking division as the tech giant tries to steer its business toward cloud computing and social-mobile services. Shares fell more than 7 percent as investors sold off sharply and the stock dragged the Dow 30 into the red.

Swiss photographer Rene Burri dies at 81 Posted: 20 Oct 2014 01:04 PM PDT GENEVA (AP) — Rene Burri, a Swiss photographer best known for his iconic black and white portraits of Communist revolutionary Ernesto "Che" Guevara and painter Pablo Picasso, has died. He was 81.

Indiana police say suspect may have killed for decades Posted: 20 Oct 2014 01:01 PM PDT By Mary Wisniewski HAMMOND Ind. (Reuters) - A northwest Indiana man suspected of murdering at least seven women may be a serial killer who has killed others in the state as far back as 20 years ago, local police said on Monday. Darren Vann, 43, of Gary, Indiana, was in custody and police were seeking murder charges against him, said John Doughty, police chief of the neighboring city of Hammond. Vann, a registered sex offender from a 2008 assault in Texas, was arrested in Gary on Saturday, a day after police were led to the body of 19-year-old Afrika Hardy in a Motel 6 in Hammond. ...

Voynov suspended on domestic violence suspicion Posted: 20 Oct 2014 01:00 PM PDT LOS ANGELES (AP) — The NHL suspended Los Angeles Kings defenseman Slava Voynov indefinitely Monday after the two-time Stanley Cup winner's arrest on suspicion of domestic violence.

Victory just the medicine for Nadal Posted: 20 Oct 2014 01:00 PM PDT Basel (Switzerland) (AFP) - An ongoing appendix problem didn't affect Spanish former world number one Rafael Nadal as he breezed through 6-2, 6-2 in his first round match with Italian journeyman Simone Bolelli at the Swiss Indoors on Monday.

'Buffy the Vampire Slayer' actor arrested in Idaho Posted: 20 Oct 2014 01:00 PM PDT BOISE, Idaho (AP) — An actor best known for his role in the television series "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" is apologizing for actions that led to his arrest in a hotel lobby in southwest Idaho.

Ebola fear, monitoring eases for some in Dallas Posted: 20 Oct 2014 12:53 PM PDT DALLAS (AP) — The people closest to Ebola victim Thomas Eric Duncan are trying to resume their lives now that they have come out of a 21-day incubation period without developing symptoms of the disease.

Obama coalition-building again, this time on Ebola Posted: 20 Oct 2014 12:49 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — After rallying dozens of nations to join the fight against Islamic State militants, President Barack Obama is back in the coalition-building business — this time to fight the Ebola outbreak in West Africa.

Woman saved from California chimney, then arrested Posted: 20 Oct 2014 12:47 PM PDT THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. (AP) — A woman stuck in the chimney of a Southern California house has been rescued and arrested.

5 things to know about Arias sentencing retrial Posted: 20 Oct 2014 12:43 PM PDT PHOENIX (AP) — Jurors in Phoenix will once again be asked to decide whether Jodi Arias should be executed for the gruesome murder of her former boyfriend.

Man suspected in abduction of Virginia student charged with 2005 sexual assault in DC area Posted: 20 Oct 2014 12:43 PM PDT FAIRFAX, Va. (AP) — Man suspected in abduction of Virginia student charged with 2005 sexual assault in DC area.

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