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Ex-reality TV star Ravenel pleads guilty to assault on nanny
CHARLESTON, S.C. - Reality television star and ex-South Carolina treasurer Thomas Ravenel has been fined $500 after taking a plea deal to charges he assaulted a former nanny. Ravenel was initially cha...
Sep 11, 2019
New film explores legacy of Puerto Rican actor Raúl Juliá
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Members of Generation X may know Ral Juli for his energetic and playful role as Gomez Addams in the 1991 movie adaptation of "The Addams Family." Others may think of Juli in his cr...
Sep 11, 2019
5 people stabbed in Tallahassee, suspect in custody
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - A suspect stabbed at least five people at a building supply company in Florida's capital city before being taken into custody by police officers Wednesday, authorities said. The Ta...
Sep 11, 2019
Bruins extend contract of coach Bruce Cassidy
BOSTON - The Boston Bruins have signed coach Bruce Cassidy to a multiyear contract extension, rewarding him for the team's trip to the Stanley Cup Final in just his second full season on the bench. Ge...
Sep 11, 2019
Pats' Brown expected to practice, status vs. Miami unclear
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. - Patriots coach Bill Belichick says he expects Antonio Brown to practice with the team for the first time on Wednesday afternoon, a day after his former trainer filed a civil lawsui...
Sep 11, 2019
Scientists succeed in creating northern white rhino embryos
CREMONA, Italy - An international consortium of scientists and conservationists announced Wednesday that they have succeeded in creating two embryos of the near-extinct northern white rhino, a milesto...
Sep 11, 2019
End of an era: UK House Speaker John Bercow to step down
LONDON - A colorful era in British parliamentary history is coming to a close with Speaker of the House John Bercow's abrupt announcement Monday that he will leave his influential post by the end of O...
Sep 11, 2019
Bianca Andreescu looks to move up in rankings after U.S. Open win
TORONTO - Canada's Bianca Andreescu has bigger goals in mind after winning her first Grand Slam title on Saturday at the U.S. Open. The 19-year-old from Mississauga, Ont., says she hopes to win "as ma...
Sep 11, 2019
Israeli leader claims to find new Iranian nuke site
JERUSALEM - Israel's prime minister on Monday unveiled what he said was a previously undisclosed Iranian nuclear weapons site, further escalating a showdown between the two enemy countries. Benjamin N...
Sep 11, 2019
AFN outlines First Nations election priorities ahead of fall vote
OTTAWA - If Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer wants the support of more Indigenous voters in the federal election, he should disavow the approach of his predecessor Stephen Harper, says Asse...
Sep 11, 2019
