Indians rally for 4-3 win over Royals CLEVELAND (AP) - Michael Brantley's sacrifice fly capped Cleveland's three-run eighth inning, rallying the Indians to a 4-3 win over the Kansas City Royals on Tuesday night.       Held to one run and three hits over seven innings by Ervin Santana, the ...

Samardzija pitches Cubs past Cardinals 4-2 ST. LOUIS (AP) - Ryan Sweeney and Cody Ransom hit back-to-back homers in a four-run first inning and that was plenty for Jeff Samardzija, who pitched the Chicago Cubs over the St. Louis Cardinals 4-2 Tuesday night.       Chicago started fast against ...

Arkansas poultry officials confirm avian flu in Scott County chicken; birds quarantined LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — A chicken in Scott County is confirmed with avian influenza and state officials have quarantined poultry within a 6.2-mile radius around the infected bird's farm. The Arkansas Livestock and Poultry Commission said Wednesday that the chicken ...

Man from Ava pleads guilty for murdering teen CLINTON, Mo. -- One of two men accused of killing a teenager near Ava pleaded guilty last Friday. Sentencing for Christopher Jorgensen of Ava is scheduled for Nov. 12. Jorgensen, 29, pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and armed criminal action after originally ...

Ark. governor to hold off on scheduling executions LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas Gov. Mike Beebe doesn't have any immediate plans to schedule executions for seven death row inmates even though the attorney general had asked him to set dates. Beebe spokesman Matt DeCample told The Associated Press ...

Relief is in sight for drivers at U.S. 60 intersections in Republic REPUBLIC, Mo. -- Waiting at a light when no one's coming is a common driver frustration.  A new traffic system in southwest Greene County soon will remedy that for some drivers. Advanced cameras and scanners are being installed at traffic signals along ...

Boeing wins order for 30 new-generation 737 jets
LE BOURGET, France (AP) — Boeing Co. says it is selling 30 of its new generation 737-MAX 8 jets, extending the popularity of the fuel-efficient short-haul aircraft at the Paris Air Show.

Senator: IRS to pay $70M in employee bonuses
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Internal Revenue Service is about to pay $70 million in employee bonuses despite an Obama administration directive to cancel discretionary bonuses because of automatic spending cuts enacted this year, according to a GOP senator.

House to consider cuts to food stamps
WASHINGTON (AP) — A wide-ranging farm bill the House is considering would cut food stamps by $2 billion a year and make it more difficult for some people to qualify for the domestic food aid program.

World Bank highlights climate-poverty link
STOCKHOLM (AP) — The World Bank says it will increasingly view its efforts to help developing countries fight poverty through a "climate lens."

Karzai suspends talks with US over Taliban move
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghan President Hamid Karzai says he has suspended talks with the U.S. on a new security deal to protest the way the Americans are reaching out to the Taliban in efforts to find a political solution to the war.