Bundesliga scrambles to make antitrust deal to save lucrative TV deal

The Bundesliga scrambled Sunday to find solutions to an antitrust ruling that could threaten the finances of smaller clubs by blocking a lucrative broadcast deal.

The Federal Cartel Office in Bonn ruled Thursday that highlights from the six games each Saturday must be available to show on free television shortly after the final whistle _ jeopardizing a euro3 billion (US$4.72 billion) six-year deal with pay-TV channel Premiere for exclusive rights.

The Bundesliga and Premiere hope to placate the antitrust agency with a new proposal, German media reported Sunday.

"This decision has serious consequences for the whole league and especially for …

911 tape of Calif. toy store shooting released

PALM DESERT, Calif. - A 911 recording reveals the sounds ofshoppers screaming during a shootout between two men at a toy storein Southern California.

The tape was released by the Riverside County Sheriff'sDepartment Tuesday.

The …

Economists optimistic about outlook

Economists from the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City say the Kansas and Missouri economies stayed on stride during the past year, enabling the region to gain a modest lead on the nation. And the regional and national economies look forward to another solid year in 1996.

The economists, Alan Barkema and George Kahn, assistant vice presidents, and William Keeton, senior economist, addressed banking, business and community leaders during a series of eight economic forums conducted in Kansas and Missouri.

Barkema, in discussing the regional economic outlook, said that while the pace in the U.S. economy slowed, the Kansas and Missouri economies stayed on stride, enabling the …

Obama uses humor at White House summit

Add another job description to Barack Obama's title: facilitator in chief.

The president presided over a White House fiscal summit Monday, and showed his hand as both a policy wonk and a gracious host _ to allies and adversaries alike.

Easygoing though always in charge, Obama melded serious talk about ways to control the exploding federal deficit with frequent doses of humor and familiarity. That mix provided moments of levity that defused what could have been a tense session of finger-pointing between Republicans and Democrats on a painfully dry subject _ fiscal policy.

By Washington's stuffy standards, it was a rollicking good time.

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Reality TV adventurers to relive Branson trips

NEW YORK -- As Donald Trump basks in the popularity of NBC's "TheApprentice," the Fox network has announced that Virgin Group'sRichard Branson will be leading a group of young entrepreneurs on aglobal journey.

"Branson's Big Adventure," the working title of the show, will airlater this year, the network said.

The show will feature "a select group of America's …

Boone authorities still investigating fatal crash

Daily Mail staff

Boone County Sheriff's Department officials say they are waitingon blood tests and other evidence to be processed before heading to agrand jury in the case of an Ashford man who died in a head-on crash.

Sheriff Rodney Miller had said criminal charges were to be filedin the case.

Miller said Monday that charges would most likely be decided by agrand jury.

The two-vehicle crash took place shortly after 5 a.m. March 19 onRoute 3 near Foster.

James L. Morgan, 41, of Ashford was killed while traveling west inhis 1987 Ford Ranger pickup.

His truck was hit head on by a 2003 Ford pickup truck traveling.

According to police …

High Court to Announce Opinions Tuesday

The Supreme Court meets Tuesday morning to issue opinions in cases that were argued in the fall and to hear oral arguments.

The justices, who grappled …