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Hinch, GM fired for Astros sign stealing after MLB bans pair

HOUSTON - Astros manager AJ Hinch and general manager Jeff Luhnow were fired Monday after the pair were suspended by Major League Baseball for the team's use of electronics for sign-stealing during Ho...

Jan 15, 2020

New book of Zora Neale Hurston stories is out this week

NEW YORK - Sixty years after her death, the story of Zora Neale Hurston is still not fully told. The fiction writer-anthropologist-folklorist died in a segregated Florida hospital in January 1960, so ...

Jan 15, 2020

Sudan reopens airspace after end of armed mutiny, 2 killed

CAIRO - Sudan said it reopened its airspace Wednesday after an armed revolt from within its security forces shut down the capital's airport for hours and left at least two people dead. In a press conf...

Jan 15, 2020

Rep. Kirkpatrick of Arizona seeking treatment for alcoholism

PHOENIX - U.S. Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick of Arizona said Wednesday that she's taking time off from her congressional duties to seek treatment for alcohol dependence after a "serious" fall. Kirkpatrick, a D...

Jan 15, 2020

Gigi Hadid among potential jurors for Weinstein's rape trial

NEW YORK - Supermodel Gigi Hadid is in the running to be a juror in Harvey Weinstein's New York City rape trial after telling a judge Monday that she thinks she'd be able to "keep an open mind on the ...

Jan 15, 2020

Avenatti arrested for new alleged crimes while on bail

LOS ANGELES - Michael Avenatti, the brash former attorney for the porn actress Stormy Daniels, was arrested for allegedly violating bail by committing numerous financial crimes to conceal assets from ...

Jan 15, 2020

Booker ends presidential bid after polling, money struggles

DES MOINES, Iowa - Democrat Cory Booker dropped out of the presidential race Monday, ending a campaign whose message of unity and love failed to resonate in a political era marked by chaos and anxiety...

Jan 15, 2020

Ahead in the clouds: Alibaba plans to change the Olympics

LAUSANNE, Switzerland - Alibaba's promise to the Olympic family is to bring its technological might to help organizers, broadcasters and fans. The Chinese tech giant's Olympic sponsorship deal is wort...

Jan 15, 2020

Hungary police seek drug dealing charges against 2 Dutch men

BUDAPEST, Hungary - Hungarian police on Wednesday recommended filing drug dealing charges against two Dutch men arrested in August at a popular music festival. Budapest police said they found 20 kilog...

Jan 15, 2020

Queen's summit: Key questions on Prince Harry's future

LONDON - The crisis gripping Britain's royal family over Prince Harry's plan to step down from royal duties moved to Queen Elizabeth II's rural retreat in eastern England Monday afternoon. The 93-year...

Jan 15, 2020