Author: Associated Press

Hanukkah gifts echo Christmas themes

Manziel says first NFL start not 1-man deal

The highlights from the Nobel Prize festivities

Ohio State QB Barrett, ex-girlfriend allege abuse

Texans place Clowney on injured reserve

Monaco’s Princess Charlene gives birth to twins

Estate’s claim postpones Kerouac letter auction

Gruden will name starting QB after week of practice

Delany: 5 conferences comfortable with 4 CFP slots

Singing nun gives pope CD with ‘Like a Virgin’

Book edition of torture report coming Dec. 30

Update on the latest in sports:

‘Birdman’ leads Screen Actors Guild nominations

Soap star pleads guilty in northeast Ohio crash

Panthers GM ‘thankful’ Newton was wearing seatbelt

Manning, Gronkowski on All-Fundamentals team

Cubs land Lester…Newton update expected…Browns tab Manziel…Cavs win again

Cops: Beanie Sigel was not target of shooting

Lester, Cubs agree to $155M, 6-year contract

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Update on the latest in sports:

Sam Smith tops MTV’s 2014 best artist list

Newton hospitalized…Manziel to start…Cubs, Chisox dealing, signing…Cards now a full deck

Former Miss America Mary Ann Mobley dies at 77

Update on the latest religion news

Here is the latest South Carolina sports news from The Associated Press

Steer wrestler KC Jones gets first NFR win

Gasol scores 30, Grizzlies beat Mavericks 114-105

Passage on assault to be clarified in Dunham book

Man gets jail for taking part from Paul Walker car

NCAA chief: UAB cutting football is ‘troubling’

Police say rapper, wife tried to reconcile before killing.

Harden ailing as Rockets’ injuries mount

Joan Rivers’ will taps daughter to handle trust

NBC’s vocal power pulls through

Sabres’ Girgensons extends lead in All-Star vote

Ex-NY soccer official admits running Ponzi scheme

Kanye, Usher Phylicia Rashad to get BET Honors

Iowa reassigns associate AD, citing partner’s case

Call It 12 Months of Rush as Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Inductees Ready Their 14 Mercury Albums for Release in 2015, Starting January 27

Ronda Rousey memoir coming in 2015

Islanders’ Lee fined more than $2,200 for hit

Rays ready to expand stadium site search

22nd Annual Austin Film Festival Opens Submissions for the Screenplay and Film Competitions

The top iPhone and iPad apps on App Store

TCU’s Gary Patterson is AP Big 12 Coach of Year

Samardzija traded to the White Sox

‘Selma’ nominated for 8 NAACP Image Awards

Bowling Green replaces UAB on Vols’ 2015 schedule

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