Wade to join ABC for NBA Finals coverage
MIAMI (AP) _ Dwyane Wade of the Miami Heat is going back to the NBA Finals _ as an analyst. The three-time NBA champion will …
Ford expanding air bag recall to 1 million Mustangs, GTs
DETROIT (AP) _ Ford is recalling 1 million Mustang and GT sports cars because their driver’s side air bags could potentially explode. The air bags …
Boat with more than 450 people sinks in China’s Yangtze
BEIJING (AP) _ A small cruise ship sank overnight in China’s Yangtze River during a storm, leaving at least one person dead and nearly 450 …
Lafayette General Health takes over Kaplan hospital
KAPLAN, La. (AP) _ Lafayette General Health has added Abrom Kaplan Memorial Hospital to the list of Acadiana-area hospitals it is operating. The changeover came …
Charlie Rose to get university’s 2015 Walter Cronkite Award
PHOENIX (AP) _ Charlie Rose, anchor of “CBS This Morning” and host of a weekly interview show on PBS, will receive the 2015 Walter Cronkite …
BlackBerry and Ryan Seacrest’s Typo reach settlement
NEW YORK (AP) _ BlackBerry has reached a settlement with Typo, a maker of iPhone keyboards co-founded by “American Idol” host Ryan Seacrest, which the …
Cheerleading would be a sport under California bill
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) _ California would recognize competitive cheerleading as a high school sport under pending legislation. The state Assembly on Monday overwhelmingly approved a …
Drug overdoses in Pima County surpass 300 per year
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) _ The number of drug overdose deaths in Pima County continues to exceed 300 per year. The Arizona Daily Star reports (http://bit.ly/1d9XVw0 …
Seaquarium trainers won’t perform in water with killer whale
MIAMI (AP) _ The Miami Seaquarium has announced that trainers will no longer perform in the water with Lolita the killer while. Seaquarium officials said …
Shortage of school bus drivers wreaks havoc in South Bend
SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) _ A shortage of school bus drivers in South Bend in the final weeks of the school year is causing some …