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Tokyo Gov. Shintaro Ishihara, chairman of Tokyo 2020 Council, speaks during a press conference in Tokyo Thursday, May 24, 2012, after learning the Japanese capital was selected among the three finalists in the announcement of 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games candidate cities in Quebec City, Canada. The race for the 2020 Olympics will come down to a contest between Madrid, Tokyo and Istanbul with a 17-month campaign that will end with the IOC vote on Sept. 7, 2013, in Buenos Aires. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)

Tokyo thrilled to be among 2020 Olympic bid field

Tokyo organizers are pleased the Japanese capital made the cut to be one of three contenders to host the 2020 Summer Olympics. The International Olympic Committee on Wednesday decided the race for the 2020 Olympics will come down to a contest between Tokyo, Madrid and Istanbul. Doha, capital of the ...

Gordon's late goal lifts Earthquakes past Galaxy

Alan Gordon scored in stoppage time as the San Jose Earthquakes rallied from a late two-goal deficit to beat the Los Angeles Galaxy 3-2 Wednesday night. The Earthquakes (8-2-3) went into the 75th minute down 2-0, but Steven Lenhart scored off a corner kick and Khari Stephenson converted a penalty ...

Cooper lifts Red Bulls to 1-1 draw with Chivas USA

Juan Pablo Angel spent four seasons with the New York Red Bulls, becoming the franchise's all-time leading goal scorer. He was a little worried how he would be received when he returned to Red Bull Arena with Chivas USA. Little did Angel know he would see a 30-foot sketching of ...

Doha and Baku cut from 2020 Olympic bid field

Doha and Baku were eliminated from the race for the 2020 Olympics on Wednesday as the IOC trimmed the field of candidates from five cities to three. Tokyo, Madrid and Istanbul made the cut as the International Olympic Committee executive board settled on a shortlist of finalists. Doha, capital of ...

UN says most Fukushima radiation doses below norms

A year after Japan's nuclear accident at Fukushima, the World Health Organization says several areas near the plant had radiation above cancer-causing levels but most of the nation did not. The U.N. health agency's first global estimate Wednesday of radiation exposure from the earthquake and tsunami on March 11, 2011, ...

Baku, Doha face scrutiny in 2020 bid choice

The field of candidates for the 2020 Summer Olympics could be reduced from five to three, with Doha and Baku in danger of missing the cut. Tokyo, Istanbul and Madrid look certain to make the list when the International Olympic Committee executive board announces the group of finalists on Wednesday ...

Wednesday, May 30

Today is Wednesday, May 30, the 151st day of 2012. There are 215 days left in the year. Highlights in history on this date: 1431 - After being handed over by the church, who judged her a heretic, Joan of Arc is burned at the stake in Rouen, France, by ...

Kentucky editorial roundup

Recent editorials from Kentucky newspapers: May 16 The Courier-Journal, Louisville, Ky., on state needing to change DNA testing law: It has been 23 years since the first person wrongly convicted of a crime was exonerated through the science of DNA testing. Since then, 289 people in 35 states found guilty ...

Italian Premier Mario Monti visits a tent camp in the village of Finale Emilia, in the area hit by an earth quake, Tuesday, May 22, 2012. Italian Premier Mario Monti has promised to help small-scale businesses, especially factories and farms, in the region of northern Italy struck by quake. Monti's visit to the Emilia Romagna region included a stop at a ceramics factory where two workers died after it collapsed. In all, the quake claimed seven lives. (AP Photo/Gianfilippo Oggioni, Lapresse)

Premier inspects quake-hit Italian factories

The government approved some temporary tax relief to owners of property damaged in the quake-struck north Tuesday, as the premier promised swift help for small-scale businesses in the region — one of Italy's more productive. The assistance was announced hours after Mario Monti inspected the Emilia Romagna region, including a ...

Magnitude 4 quake shakes Imperial County area

A small earthquake has shaken the California-Mexico border region near the Imperial County city of Calexico. The U.S. Geological Survey says the magnitude-4 temblor occurred at 8:06 a.m. Tuesday. The epicenter was a dozen miles west of Calexico and 76 miles east of Tijuana.

Today in History

Today is Tuesday, May 22, the 143rd day of 2012. There are 223 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On May 22, 1972, President Richard Nixon began a visit to the Soviet Union, during which he and Kremlin leaders signed the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty. On this date: ...

FILE - In this Dec. 15, 2011 file photo, Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) Chairman Gregory Jaczko prepares to testify on Capitol Hill in Washington. Jaczko, announced Monday that he will resign as soon as a successor is confirmed to lead the country's nuclear safety agency, a decision that comes after fellow commissioners publicly rebuked Jaczko and accused him of acting like a bully. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

Head of US nuclear safety agency to step down

The embattled chairman of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission resigned Monday after a tumultuous three-year tenure in which he pushed for sweeping safety reforms but came under fire for an unyielding management style that fellow commissioners and agency employees described as bullying. Gregory Jaczko stepped down ahead of a potentially blistering ...

The crumbling wreck of the Rocca Estense in Finale Emilia, in northern Italy, Sunday, May 20, 2012. A magnitude-6.0 earthquake shook northern Italy early Sunday, killing at least three people and toppling some buildings, emergency services and news reports said. The quake struck at 4:04 a.m. Sunday between Modena and Mantova, about 35 kilometers (22 miles) north-northwest of Bologna at a relatively shallow depth of 10 kilometers (6 miles), the U.S. Geological Survey said. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)

6.0 quake damages world renown cheese producers

Cheese producer Oriano Caretti woke up to the shaking earth, and then to the roar of some 30,000 39-kilogram (86-pound) wheels of Parmesan cheese crashing to the ground in the warehouse next to his home. The 6.0-magnitude quake north of Bologna that killed seven people and toppled centuries old buildings ...

In a photo taken Jan. 24, 2012, the Golden Gate Bridge with the San Francisco skyline in the background is seen at dusk in a view from the Marin Headlands near Sausalito, Calif. The bridge was heralded as an engineering marvel when it opened in 1937. It was the world's longest suspension span and had been built across a strait that critics said was too treacherous to be bridged. But as the iconic span approaches its 75th anniversary, the engineers who have overseen it all these years say keeping it up and open has been a feat unto itself. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)

Golden Gate at 75: Engineers marvel at its upkeep

The Golden Gate Bridge was heralded as an engineering marvel when it opened in 1937. It was the world's longest suspension span and had been built across a strait that critics said was too treacherous to be bridged. But as the iconic span approaches its 75th anniversary over Memorial Day ...

Golden Gate celebrates 75th with help of engineers

The Golden Gate Bridge was heralded as an engineering marvel when it opened in 1937. It was the world's longest suspension span and had been built across a strait that critics said was too treacherous to be bridged. But as the iconic span approaches its 75th anniversary over Memorial Day ...

FILE -- In an Oct. 16, 2011 file photo Alan Jackson speaks as he is inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame on Sunday, Oct. 16, 2011, in Nashville, Tenn. Country singer Alan Jackson has raised more than $150,000 to help a Virginia county rebuild schools damaged by last year's earthquake. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey/file)

Jackson raises money for quake-damaged Va. county

Country singer Alan Jackson has raised more than $150,000 to help a Virginia county rebuild schools damaged by last year's earthquake. A benefit concert by Jackson drew 6,000 people to Louisa County on Sunday night. Jackson performed in the parking lot of Louisa County High School, which was closed after ...

Jackson raises money for quake-damaged Va county

Country singer Alan Jackson has raised more than $150,000 to help a Virginia county rebuild schools damaged by last year's earthquake. A benefit concert by Jackson drew 6,000 people to Louisa County on Sunday night. Jackson performed in the parking lot of Louisa County High School, which was closed after ...

Debris of collapsed buildings block a road in Finale Emilia northern Italy, Sunday, May 20. 2012. A magnitude 6 earthquake shook northern Italy early Sunday at 4:04 a.m. Sunday between Modena and Mantova, about 35 kilometers (22 miles) north of Bologna at a relatively shallow depth of 10 kilometers (6 miles). (AP Photo/Marco Vasini)

Strong quake kills 4 in Italy cheese region

A magnitude-6.0 earthquake shook several small towns in northeast Italy, killing four people, knocking down a clock tower and other centuries-old buildings and causing millions in losses to the region known for making Parmesan cheese. The quake struck at 4:04 a.m. Sunday, with its epicenter about 35 kilometers (22 miles) ...

A volunteer ropes off the area surrounding a collapsed building in Finale Emilia, northern Italy after a quake hit northern Italy early Sunday, May 20, 2012. One of the strongest earthquakes to shake northern Italy rattled the region around Bologna early Sunday, a magnitude-6.0 temblor that killed at least four people, toppled buildings and sent residents running into the streets, emergency services and news reports said. (AP Photo/Marco Vasini)

Powerful quake kills at least 4 in northern Italy

One of the strongest earthquakes to shake northern Italy rattled the region around Bologna early Sunday, a magnitude-6.0 temblor that killed at least four people, toppled buildings and sent residents running into the streets, emergency services and news reports said. The quake struck at 4:04 a.m. Sunday between Modena and ...

Earthquakes salvage 1-1 tie with Crew

Alan Gordon scored in the 90th minute to give the San Jose Earthquakes a 1-1 tie with the Columbus Crew on Saturday night. Gordon scored for the third time this season, connecting six days after he scored San Jose's only goal in a 1-1 tie with Chivas USA. He came ...