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FILE - In this Sept. 9, 2012, file photo, Serena Williams reacts after beating Victoria Azarenka, of Belarus, in the championship match at the 2012 US Open tennis tournament in New York. The U.S. Open tennis tournament will leave CBS after nearly a half-century and move all TV coverage to cable starting in 2015 under an 11-year contract with ESPN, the U.S. Tennis Association and ESPN, announced Thursday, May 16, 2013. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File)

ESPN cutting workforce, 'smartly managing costs'

ESPN is cutting its workforce, the latest Disney division to reduce staff. "We are implementing changes across the company to enhance our continued growth while smartly managing costs," the sports media giant said in a statement Tuesday. "While difficult, we are confident that it will make us more competitive, innovative ...

ESPN cutting workforce, 'smartly managing costs'

ESPN is cutting its workforce, the latest Disney division to reduce staff. "We are implementing changes across the company to enhance our continued growth while smartly managing costs," the sports media giant said in a statement Tuesday. "While difficult, we are confident that it will make us more competitive, innovative ...

FILE - In this Dec. 31, 2012 file photo, Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, center, fields questions from reporters as he walks on Capitol Hill in Washington. Foreigners leaving the country through any of the nation's 30 busiest airports would undergo mandatory fingerprinting under an amendment senators added Monday to a sweeping immigration bill. "This is an agreement that we need to build toward a biometric visa exit system," said Sen. Jeff Flake, R-Ariz., who offered the amendment by Hatch, who was absent Monday. "Implementing this biometric exit system is long overdue."  (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

Senators require fingerprinting at 30 airports

Senate supporters of far-reaching immigration legislation accepted minor changes in public while negotiating over more sweeping alterations in private Monday as they drove toward expected Judiciary Committee approval by mid-week. In a long day of drafting, the panel voted to begin phasing in a requirement for foreigners to undergo fingerprinting ...

NBC hires news division chief from Britain

NBC has gone out of the company and out of the U.S. to find a president for its news division, naming the first woman to hold the top job at its news division on Monday. Deborah Turness, former editor of ITV News in Britain, replaces Steve Capus, who resigned earlier ...

This undated image released by NBC shows newly named President of NBC News, Deborah Turness. She will be based at the NBC News headquarters in New York and begin her new role on August 5. (AP Photo/NBC)

NBC hires news division chief from Britain

NBC went out of the company and out of the country to find a president for its news division, on Monday naming the first woman to hold the top job. Deborah Turness, former editor of ITV News in Britain, replaces Steve Capus, who resigned earlier this year, and will begin ...

Military sex abuse has long-term impact for vets

New government figures underscore the staggering long-term consequences of military sexual assaults: More than 85,000 veterans were treated last year for injuries or illness linked to the abuse, and 4,000 sought disability benefits. The Department of Veterans Affairs' accounting, released in response to inquiries from The Associated Press, shows a ...

Idaho Press Club awards for 2012 contest

Here are the results of the Idaho Press Club Awards for stories published in 2011. The awards were announced during a banquet in Boise on Saturday evening. Daily Newspaper GENERAL EXCELLENCE - DAILY PRINT 1st Idaho Statesman 2ndIdaho Press-Tribune 3rdIdaho State Journal GENERAL NEWS STORY - DAILY PRINT 1stBetsy Z. ...

ADVANCE FOR SATURDAY MAY 18 AND THEREAFTER Scott and Karen Armacost have shell casings and other items on display in their living room to honor veteran son Tyler who died in a vehicle crash in Kentucky on March 25, 2013. (AP Photo/Daily Journal, Scott Roberson)

Veteran's family aims to help others with PTSD

The sight of an old van parked on the street sent the soldier's mind back to Iraq. Tyler Armacost darted off the front porch of his parents' house and into the street because he thought he saw an Iraqi insurgent in the van. His mother tried to shake him and ...

President Barack Obama talks to a class of pre-Kindergarten school children at Moravia Park Elementary School in Baltimore, Md., Friday, May 17, 2013, during the his second "Middle Class Jobs and Opportunity Tour". (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

On jobs trip, Obama tries to leave problems behind

President Barack Obama tried on Friday to leave behind the political battles that have overshadowed his second-term agenda, saying lawmakers should work on creating more middle-class jobs in the slowly growing economy. "Our work is not done, and our focus cannot drift," Obama said. Obama's jobs tour took him to ...

Unemployment falls in 40 US states, rises in 3

Solid hiring helped lower unemployment rates in 40 U.S. states last month, the most since November. The declines show the job market is improving throughout most of the country. The Labor Department said Friday that unemployment rates increased in only three states: Louisiana, Tennessee and North Dakota. Rates were unchanged ...

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