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Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay suspended for 6 games, fined $500,000 for DUICommissioner Roger Goodell said Irsay was barred from team facilities, practices and games and cannot represent the Colts and NFL meetings or events. The fine was the maximum allowed under league rules.
Florida speed trap: Police required to write 12 tickets per day, say officersWaldo, Fla., is under investigation for writing large numbers of speeding tickets. Half the town's $1 million annual budget is from ticket revenue.
Knee wars: Delta Air Lines flight diverted by seat recliner fightTwo passengers argued over a reclining seat during a Delta flight from New York to West Palm Beach, Fla. Monday. The flight was diverted to Jacksonville, Fla.
- How did 32 teens escape from detention center?
Thirty-two teenagers made a break from a Nashville youth detention center Monday night. Half have been recaptured overnight, but another 17 are still on the run.
- Why federal judge blocked Louisiana law restricting abortions
The Louisiana law requires doctors who work in any of five abortion clinics to have admitting privileges to a hospital within 30 miles of their clinics. A lawsuit is challenging the new law, claiming doctors haven't had enough time to obtain the privileges and the law likely would close all five clinics.
Driving stoned? States prep for marijuana DUILegalization of marijuana in Colorado and Washington is raising highway safety concerns. It's illegal to drive while high on pot in every state.
- Iraq operations cost $7.5 million per day, says Pentagon
Iraq operations since mid-June have cost the US $560 million, according to a Pentagon report released Friday.
Yusmeiro Petit, pitcher for the San Francisco Giants, sets MLB recordYusmeiro Petit retired 46 successive batters over a five-week streak. The 47th batter, Colorado pitcher Jordan Lyles, ended the record-setting streak with a double.
John Kerry: US will build coalition to fight 'cancer' of Islamic StateJohn Kerry writes: '...no decent country can support the horrors perpetrated by ISIS, and no civilized country should shirk its responsibility to help stamp out this disease.'
- Michael Sam, the first openly gay NFL player, cut by St. Louis Rams
Drafted by the St. Louis Rams, Michael Sam was cut Saturday. Another team may choose to pick up the defensive end or Sam could make the Rams practice squad.
Three weeks after Mike Brown shooting, Ferguson marches toward a better tomorrowBusinesses that were looted are now open for business and the smell of barbecue fills the air as Ferguson begins to heal. Three weeks after the shooting of Michael Brown a community is coming back to life.
NYPD under investigation for another restraint-related deathThe medical examiner's office ruled the death of Ronald Singleton a homicide and cited 'physical restrain by the police' as a factor. Singleton was being restrained by police when he went into cardiac arrest and died in an ambulance on the way to the hospital
Why Corvette museum decided to fill giant sinkholeA giant sinkhole that swallowed eight cars at the National Corvette Museum in Kentucky became a big tourist attraction. But the museum board voted Saturday to fill in the sinkhole.
Napa quake renews worries about safety of quarter-ton wine barrelsDuring Northern California's magnitude-6.0 earthquake last Sunday, oak wine barrels stacked high came cascading down in winery after winery. Most wineries were not staffed at that hour so injuries were limited.
Mitch McConnell's campaign manager resignsAfter pleading guilty to federal charges related to a scandal before the 2012 Iowa caucuses, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell's campaign manager Jesse Benton resigned Friday.
- Ferguson shooting: What rappers are saying, and doing
Rappers are raising funds, producing new and old songs in response to the shooting death of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Mo.
- Tony Stewart returns to NASCAR racing. What next?
Tony Stewart qualified for the 12th position at Atlanta Motor Speedway on Sunday. But will Stewart face criminal charges in the death of driver Kevin Ward?
Calif. lawmakers ban plastic bags, struggle to cope with droughtWorking into the early hours of Saturday morning, California lawmakers wrapped up a two-year session with measures on gun safety, water reservoirs, and banning plastic grocery bags.
Texas A&M showcases new quarterback in opening winKenny Hill upstaged former Aggie and current Cleveland Browns quarterback Johnny Manziel for at least one game Thursday night as Texas A&M rolled past host South Carolina.
F-15 pilot killed in crash was decorated combat veteran, officers sayLt. Col. Morris Fontenot Jr., of the Massachusetts Air National Guard, died in a crash Wednesday morning in western Virginia.
