BUCHAREST, Romania – Romania’s chief anti-corruption prosecutor says a bribe probe against the influential mayor of Bucharest began months ago. Laura Codruta Kovesi said Tuesday prosecutors stopped mayor Sorin Oprescu late Saturday in traffic and detained him on bribe allegations which first emerged in March. Oprescu was later arrested on …

PARIS – France’s far-right National Front party has been handed preliminary charges in an investigation into funding of the party’s 2012 legislative campaign. The Paris prosecutor’s office said the party itself was placed under investigation on Wednesday for complicity in fraud and receiving misappropriated funds. It is not uncommon in …

MINNEAPOLIS – Five family members, including three children, were found dead in their lakeside home in an upscale western Minneapolis suburb on Thursday in what police said appeared to be a murder-suicide. South Lake Minnetonka police went to check on the family at 12:21 p.m. after no one was seen …

Football players react differently to news they have been cut. FOXSports.com looked at both sides on Friday through the eyes of Scott Fujita and Brendon Ayanbadejo. However, it is unlikely many players have taken a rode higher than punter Zoltan Mesko, who was relased by the New England Patriots on …

AUSTIN, Texas – Formula One’s third year back at the U.S. Grand Prix in Texas should be a solid benchmark for expanding the series’ footprint in a rich but largely untapped market for fans and money. Looking inward, F1 has some troubles. Two teams, Marussia and Caterham, won’t race in …

Sixth-ranked TCU is preparing for another Top 10 matchup, this time at home against No. 9 Kansas State. Defending Big 12 champion Baylor, having rebounded from its only loss to get back in the Top 10, is headed to No. 16 Oklahoma. Those are two big games Saturday that will …

LOS ANGELES – Police are searching for suspects responsible for beating a San Francisco Giants fan at Dodger Stadium after last week’s opening game. Bryan Stow, a 42-year-old paramedic and father of two from Santa Cruz, is showing signs of brain damage and remains in critical condition after the beating. …

Students and fans of Notre Dame’s football team are protesting the school’s decision to change a decades-old tradition. A group of kilt-wearing, precision-marching men, known as the Irish Guard, have led the Notre Dame marching band onto the football field for years, and the university is changing its requirements to …

WINNIPEG, Manitoba – Michael Grabner scored on a breakaway 3:53 into overtime as the New York Islanders defeated the Winnipeg Jets 3-2 on Tuesday night. Cal Clutterbuck sent a pass from around the blue line up to Grabner, who slipped between two Jets and beat Ondrej Pavelec. The Islanders also …

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