Dempsey goal gives US 1-1 tie against England

England's players couldn't get off the field fast enough. The Americans lingered to savor the night.

They walked to the end of Royal Bafokeng Stadium where thousands of red, white and blue-clad fans were waving the Stars and Stripes and cheering their heads off.

Try convincing the U.S. team and its fans there wasn't a winner in the 1-1 draw with mighty England.

"We'll take more out of a draw than they will," said U.S. goalkeeper Tim Howard, the man of the match. "They're going to feel like they should have won the game."

Facing the Three Lions in the World Cup for the first time in 60 years, the United States rallied …

Information leak worries senator, Rockefeller says special counsel should investigate

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WASHINGTON - Sen. Jay Rockefeller, the top Democrat on theIntelligence Committee, said the leak of the identity of a CIAoperative, allegedly by Bush administration officials, could have a"chilling effect" on agents' willingness to express dissentingassessments and on recruitment of new agents.

As the Justice Department Tuesday announced a full-blown criminalinvestigation, Rockefeller, D-W.Va., and other Democrats continued topress for the appointment of a special counsel "because of theobvious and inherent conflicts of interest involved."

"We believe it is imperative that this matter be investigated asquickly and thoroughly as …

Ford Reports $380M Loss for 3rd-Qtr

Ford Motor Co. posted a third-quarter loss of $380 million on Thursday, a vast improvement over its $5.2 billion loss a year earlier.

But it was a worse performance than its second-quarter profit of $750 million, its first profitable quarter in two years.

The overall net loss amounted to 19 cents per share for the July-September period in contrast to a net loss of $2.79 per share in the third quarter of last year.

Much of the loss was attributed to $350 million in special …

Paige Wiser's TV highlights

Barack Obama news conference (7 p.m., ABC, CBS, NBC, CNN, FNC): Marking the president's first 100 days in office. Just like on Election Night, CNN's John King will get to use his giant magic touch-screen.

"Lie to Me" (7 p.m., WFLD-Channel 32): Tim Roth plays a human lie detector. Fox refuses to cede this hour to the president -- it's the first time a network has refused Obama's request. You could switch back and forth …

Why would anyone kill Brown?

April ought to be the month that we not only reflect upon the Crucifixion of Jesus but also the untimely deaths of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., and former Commerce Secretary Ron Brown, the man often suggested to become the nation's first Black president.

What's the connection? So glad you asked.

If the reporter/witnesses, such as Matthew, Mark, Luke and John, had stopped talking and writing about the Assassination of Jesus and his subsequent Resurrection, what Scriptures would Christians have to base their faith upon? The Jesus followers could no more have depended upon the Roman soldiers to report truthfully on the Crucifixion than we can depend upon the FBI and the legacy …

Animal Health Labs Blamed Over Outbreak

LONDON - Faulty drains, construction work, heavy rain and vehicle movements at an animal health facility where workers handled live viruses probably led to an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease in southern England, according to an official report Friday.

The report was released as the government declared Surrey county, where the outbreak was detected Aug. 3, to be free of the disease. The outbreak led to Britain slaughtering about 600 animals and suspending exports of livestock, meat and milk products for nearly three weeks.

Two reports focused on a site at Pirbright, England, shared by the government-funded Institute for Animal Health, a diagnostic laboratory, and Merial …

A glance at British lawmakers' expense claims

Britain's Parliament posted copies of lawmakers' expense claims online Thursday, weeks after uncensored files were leaked to a newspaper. Here are some of the new revelations about what legislators charged the public for:

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TONY BLAIR: The former prime minister claimed 6,900 ($11,230) for roof repairs days before he quit Parliament, 260 pounds ($425) for shredding of confidential data and charged for daily newspapers _ at a cost of about 1,168 pounds ($1,912) per year.

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DAVID CAMERON: Britain's opposition Conservative Party leader _ a likely future prime minister _ used public money to help sharpen his public speeches, charging …