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Red Sox manager Alex Cora fired in sign-stealing scandal

BOSTON - Alex Cora has already been identified as a ringleader in an illegal system of sign stealing when he was with the Houston Astros. The Red Sox didn't wait to see what punishment Major League Ba...

Jan 16, 2020

NBC hopes 'free' makes Peacock stand out in streaming era

NEW YORK - NBCUniversal is launching a new streaming service that will have a large part available for free, an approach it hopes will resonate with people who aren't interested in traditional TV. The...

Jan 16, 2020

Student fatally shot at Texas high school; suspect arrested

BELLAIRE, Texas - A 19-year-old student was shot to death Tuesday at a Texas high school, and a suspect was arrested hours later, officials said. Grenita Lathan, interim superintendent of the Houston ...

Jan 16, 2020

Starbucks, home of the $4 latte, is moving into poor areas

DETROIT - Starbucks has a point to prove: There's more to the company than selling $4 lattes to rich people. The Seattle-based coffee giant that has cultivated a reputation for being socially responsi...

Jan 16, 2020

Rep. Ayanna Pressley goes public with alopecia and baldness

NEW YORK - Rep. Ayanna Pressley, whose hair twists have been an inspiration to young girls and part of her personal identity and political brand, said Thursday that she has gone bald due to the auto i...

Jan 16, 2020

Labor Department limits news outlets' use of embargoed data

WASHINGTON - The Labor Department will begin restricting news organizations' use of economic data by barring computers from the rooms where reporters receive such data before its public release, depar...

Jan 16, 2020

Washington Supreme Court OKs lesser version of carbon cap

SEATTLE - The Washington Supreme Court on Thursday reinstated a severely limited version of Gov. Jay Inslee's plan to cap carbon pollution in the state, a decision the Democrat described as a "clarion...

Jan 16, 2020

Bills seek to end 'conversion therapy' in Kentucky

FRANKFORT, Ky. - Twice a week for four years when he was in high school, gay student Zach Meiners underwent "conversion therapy," a practice that attempts to change a person's sexual orientation or ge...

Jan 16, 2020

Jet dumps fuel that lands on schoolkids near Los Angeles

CUDAHY, Calif. - A mist of fuel dumped by an airliner with an engine problem as it made an emergency return to Los Angeles International Airport fell on several schools Tuesday, causing minor skin and...

Jan 16, 2020

French director gets sex misconduct charge on actress claim

PARIS - A French filmmaker has been charged over the alleged sexual assault of an actress when she was 15. Director Christophe Ruggia received the preliminary charge Thursday of assault of a minor by ...

Jan 16, 2020