The Denver Broncos have hired Mike Sullivan as their new director of football administration.

The Minnesota Vikings have signed center John Sullivan to a five-year extension.

The Vikings have agreed to a contract extension with John Sullivan, their starting center who has anchored Minnesota’s offensive line since 2009, the team announced Saturday.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A Kansas teenager who wrote a disparaging tweet about Gov. Sam Brownback is rejecting her high school principal’s demand that she apologize.

AFP – US consumers’ outlook on the economy darkened sharply in May amid growing worries about unemployment and rising food and fuel prices, private data showed Tuesday.

AFP – New claims for US unemployment benefits fell last week after a strong surge in the prior week, official data showed Thursday.

AFP – The United States and China inked a broad economic framework, one the authors hope will guide often fractious relations between the world’s two biggest economies.

AFP – President Barack Obama declared Friday that the US economy was showing ’signs of real strength’ in an upbeat assessment after new data showed the unemployment rate dipped to 8.8 percent.

AFP – American shoppers have regained their legendary appetite for credit, with credit card spending rising in December for the first time in 26 months, the Federal Reserve reported Monday.

AFP – The Oscar-nominated movie “The Social Network” paints an unflattering portrait of Mark Zuckerberg but the Facebook founder apparently doesn’t hold a grudge.