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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles Clippers co-owner Donald Sterling, who is being forced out of the NBA because of racist comments, won't go quietly. He has filed suit in federal court against the NBA and Commissioner Adam Silver and is asking for damages in excess of $1 billion. Word of the suit comes after the NBA earlier called off a hearing to oust Sterling. That's because owners are posed to vote on a potentially record-breaking deal negotiated by Sterling's wife to sell the team to former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer for $2 billion.
WASHINGTON — Despite expressing what he calls "considerable regret," President Barack Obama has accepted the resignation of Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki. A VA audit cites a failure of leadership for widespread problems with the health care system for veterans and the apparent cover-up of scheduling delays. Shinseki presented those findings to the president today. Obama says there needs to be a full focus on fixing the problems.
WASHINGTON (AP) — There are no details about him, but the State Department has identified an American from Florida who launched a suicide bombing in Syria this week as Moner Mohammad Abu-Salha. Officials say he was responsible for a bombing attack against Syrian government troops this week. He's believed to be the first time a U.S. citizen has been involved in such attacks since the start of the Syrian civil war. The conflict has claimed at least 160,000 lives.
CHICAGO (AP) — Students have released pink and green balloons from the classroom of a Chicago teacher killed by a stray bullet in an apparent gang shootout. Betty Howard, who taught special needs students, was working at her second job yesterday at a realty company. Family members say a bullet pierced a wall and struck her in the head. Community members have raised a $2,000 reward for information leading to a prosecution.
CHICAGO (AP) — Doctors may have found a way to help young breast cancer patients avoid infertility caused by chemotherapy. According to the study, they were given a drug to shut down the ovaries temporarily, which seems to boost the odds they will work after treatment ends. The study was presented at a Chicago conference of the American Society of Clinical Oncology.
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