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Kendrick slam in 10th lifts Nats over Dodgers 7-3, into NLCS

LOS ANGELES - Howie Kendrick and the Washington Nationals got down again but were never out - and they finally ended their streak of playoff series futility in grand fashion. Kendrick hit a tiebreakin...

Oct 11, 2019

Opera star Jessye Norman's funeral set for Georgia hometown

AUGUSTA, Ga. - World-famous performers, civil rights leaders and people who know her good works are gathering for the funeral of international opera star Jessye Norman in her Georgia hometown. Norman ...

Oct 11, 2019

Jennifer Aniston, Mariah Carey honoured at women's event

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. - Jennifer Aniston, Mariah Carey, Brie Larson, Awakwafina and Chaka Khan are being celebrated for their charitable endeavours and contributions to the entertainment industry at a...

Oct 11, 2019

Trump: Kevin McAleenan out at Homeland Security

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump says Kevin McAleenan is out as the acting secretary of the Department of Homeland Security and says he will be announcing a new acting secretary in the next week. T...

Oct 11, 2019

California to require abortion medication at public colleges

SACRAMENTO, Calif. - California will be the first state to require abortion medication on college campuses under a law signed Friday by Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom. The law takes effect in 2023 and o...

Oct 11, 2019

Visa, Mastercard shun Facebook's Libra digital currency plan

NEW YORK - Visa and Mastercard on Friday announced their departure from Facebook's Libra project, a major setback to the social network's plan for a worldwide digital currency. Along with the two paym...

Oct 11, 2019

Boeing, FAA both faulted in certification of the 737 Max

A panel of international aviation regulators found that Boeing withheld key information about the 737 Max from pilots and regulators, and the Federal Aviation Administration lacked the expertise to un...

Oct 11, 2019

US suspends plans to hike tariffs Tuesday on Chinese imports

WASHINGTON - The Trump administration is suspending a tariff hike on $250 billion in Chinese imports that was set to take effect Tuesday, and China agreed to buy $40 billion to $50 billion in U.S. far...

Oct 11, 2019

Bedbound and 'bored stiff' Ozzy Osbourne cancels tour dates

LOS ANGELES - Ozzy Osbourne says he's going off the rails on a crazy train while stuck at home with health woes, but plans to be back on track soon. Osbourne says in a video posted to Twitter Wednesda...

Oct 11, 2019

Shepard Smith leaves Fox News Channel

NEW YORK - Shepard Smith, whose newscast on Fox News Channel seemed increasingly an outlier on a network dominated by supporters of President Trump, says he is leaving the network. His last broadcast ...

Oct 11, 2019