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R. Kelly arrested in Chicago on federal sex crime charges

CHICAGO - Singer R. Kelly was arrested in Chicago Thursday after he was indicted on 13 federal counts including sex crimes, a U.S. Attorney's office spokesman said. Joseph Fitzpatrick said the R&B...

Jul 11, 2019

AL fans 16, tops NL 4-3 to win 7th straight All-Star Game

CLEVELAND - For one night, the pitchers took back the power. Hours after an awesome Home Run Derby got everyone buzzing even louder about monster shots and juiced balls, only a couple flew out of Prog...

Jul 11, 2019

Oliver North says NRA is smearing him to avoid scrutiny

Oliver North, the retired Marine who was pushed out as president of the National Rifle Association in a dispute within the gun-rights group, said in court documents filed Thursday that he was thwarted...

Jul 11, 2019

AP source: Russell Westbrook going to Rockets for Chris Paul

LAS VEGAS - A person with knowledge of the situation says the Oklahoma City Thunder have traded Russell Westbrook to the Houston Rockets for Chris Paul, a shake up of top point guards and a move that ...

Jul 11, 2019

Outrage over killing of black teen over rap music complaint

PHOENIX - Hundreds of people including a presidential candidate spoke out on Twitter this week after a 17-year-old black youth was killed at suburban convenience store, allegedly by a white man charge...

Jul 11, 2019

Twitter investigating widespread outage that lasted more than an hour

SAN FRANCISCO - Twitter is investigating a problem that affected service to its users in the United States, Canada and Europe for more than an hour Thursday. The disrupti...

Jul 11, 2019

Purl jam: Finland hosts heavy metal knitting championship

JOENSUU, Finland - Armed with needles and a yarn of wool, a dozen knitting aficionados have danced to deafening heavy metal music while knitting during an unusual competition in Finland. The goal of t...

Jul 11, 2019

Amazon, seeking more skilled workers, will do the training

NEW YORK - Amazon, needing a more tech-savvy workforce, is offering to pay to retrain its employees and help them switch to more technical jobs at Amazon or elsewhere. The online shopping giant said T...

Jul 11, 2019

With 19 aces, gutsy comeback, Serena reaches Wimbledon semis

WIMBLEDON, England - Slowed by a balky ankle, trailing by a service break in the third set of her Wimbledon quarterfinal, Serena Williams appeared to be in trouble Tuesday against an opponent playing ...

Jul 11, 2019

Guard in Boosie Badazz case: spray prevented fight in store

BILOXI, Miss. - A security guard who used pepper spray on a crowd including rapper Boosie Badazz says he did so because a man was trying to start a fight with him as he tried to get the group to leave...

Jul 11, 2019