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NEW YORK – Consumer confidence soured in May, as Americans fretted about jobs and the overall economy, a private research group said Tuesday. The Conference Board said its consumer confidence index fell to 103.2, down from the revised 109.8 in April. Still, May’s reading was better than the 100.9 expected …

AMSTERDAM, Netherlands – Independent Dutch investigators cleared Lance Armstrong of doping in the 1999 Tour de France on Wednesday, and blamed anti-doping authorities for misconduct in dealing with the American cyclist. A 132-page report recommended convening a tribunal to discuss possible legal and ethical violations by the World Anti-Doping Agency …

SACRAMENTO, Calif. – A man pleaded guilty on Wednesday to a lesser charge rather than be retried on allegations that he lied to the FBI about his son’s attendance at a terrorist training camp, according to court papers. Under a deal, Umer Hayat, 48, an ice cream vendor, pleaded guilty …