Jim Becker, AP reporter who covered Jackie Robinson and an underdog Hawaii football team, dies at 98
Jim Becker, a world-traveling journalist who covered Jackie Robinson's big-league baseball debut and the U.S. Army's retaking of Seoul during the Korean War, died Friday. He was 98.
Rayo Vallecano beats Valladolid at home to bring dream of European football closer
Unfancied Rayo Vallecano kept up its push for a European place by beating bottom club Real Valladolid 1-0 in La Liga on Friday.
Trey Kaufman-Renn has 24 points and 10 rebounds to help No. 7 Purdue past USC 90-72
Trey Kaufman-Renn had 24 points and 10 rebounds to lead No. 7 Purdue to a 90-72 victory over Southern California on Friday night for its fourth straight win.
Springfield, Ohio, sues neo-Nazi group that it says led Haitian intimidation
An Ohio city that was racked with chaos and threats last year related to an influx of Haitian immigrants filed a lawsuit on Thursday against a neo-Nazi group that it alleges was at the heart of the ...
Threats follow Michigan lawmaker who said she had surgery to remove reproductive organs
A Michigan state lawmaker told a crowd protesting President Trump's early actions this week that she underwent elective surgery to remove her reproductive organs.
Maguire heads late winner and Man United beats Leicester in dramatic FA Cup tie
Harry Maguire scored a controversial injury time winner as Manchester United came from behind to beat Leicester 2-1 and move into the last 16 of the FA Cup on Friday.
North Carolina judge upholds close Supreme Court election result, but more legal steps are expected
A North Carolina trial judge on Friday upheld decisions by election officials to reject protests by the trailing candidate in a very close state Supreme Court election who wants tens of thousands of ...
Racial bias tainted jury selection and death sentence for a Black man in North Carolina, judge says
Racial bias tainted the decision to strike Black people from the jury pool and to impose the death penalty in the 2009 trial of a Black man in North Carolina, a judge ruled on Friday, part of what he ...
Kvaratskhelia scores his first PSG goal as Ligue 1 leader routs Monaco
New signing Khvicha Kvaratskhelia scored his first goal for Paris Saint-Germain when the unbeaten Ligue 1 leader routed third-placed Monaco 4-1 to go 13 points clear on Friday.
Teen charged with second-degree murder for St. Cloud shooting
A third teenager is now facing felony charges in connection with the fatal shooting at a St. Cloud apartment on Sunday. Bernard D. Bowens, 19, was charged this week with one count of second-degree ...
Pawnbrokers raided in connection with Joe Burrow burglary denied bail days before the Super Bowl
Two owners of a New York City pawnshop that was raided by the FBI in connection with an investigation into a burglary at the home of Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow were denied bail Friday, ...
Veterans Affairs deems more than 130 occupations ineligible for Trump's deferred resignation plan
Most nurses, doctors and other staff caring for military veterans through the Department of Veterans Affairs are not eligible for the Trump administration's deferred resignation offer, according to an ...