Barry Bonds, baseball’s home run king, will not be retried on charges he lied to a grand jury in 2003. Federal prosecutors have dropped all remaining charges against the former San Francisco star. (August 31)
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Highlights of this day in history: Nazi Germany invades Poland, start of World War II; Beslan hostage crisis begins in Russia; Bobby Fischer beats Boris Spassky for world chess crown; Boxer Rocky Marciano and singer Gloria Estefan born. (Sept. 1)
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Two-time US Open champion Venus Williams pulled out of the event on Wednesday after being diagnosed with an autoimmune disease that causes fatigue and joint pain. (August 31)
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4 construction workers were injured, 3 seriously, after a barrier encasing wet concrete collapsed Wednesday, sending the sludge spilling onto the men as they worked on a housing complex, authorities said. (Aug. 31)
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A US businessman who has been detained in the presumed death of his travel companion will have to spend at least 60 more days in custody as prosecutors try to build a case against him, an Aruba judge ruled Wednesday. (Aug. 31)
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The Associated Press got an exclusive ride in a Blackhawk helicopter with Vermont’s National Guard as they ran emergency provision drops all day around the state. Robert Ray has the story. (Aug. 31)
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President Barack Obama has acceded to House Speaker John Boehner’s wishes to deliver an address on jobs and the economy to a joint session of Congress on Sept. 8. The president had requested Sept. 7 for the long-anticipated speech. (Aug. 31)
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In an interview with The Associated Press Wednesday, Miami football coach Al Golden said he ‘felt helpless to defend’ players on his team whose involvement with a former booster resulted in eight of them having to miss at least one game. (Aug. 31)
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Former NBA player Javaris Crittenton waived California extradition proceedings Wednesday and will be returned to Georgia in connection with his arrest in a murder case in Atlanta. (Aug. 31)
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AP sports writer Tim Reynolds discusses the NCAA investgation of an improper benefits scandal and how the football team will be affected by key players sitting out games. (Aug. 31)
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