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Osaka says she's out of French Open with injured hamstring
PARIS - U.S. Open champion Naomi Osaka has pulled out of the French Open because of an injured left hamstring. Osaka joins defending champion Ash Barty in skipping the French Open, which opens on Sept...
Sep 17, 2020
House condemns racism against Asian Americans amid pandemic
WASHINGTON - The House voted Thursday to condemn racism against Asian Americans tied to the coronavirus outbreak, approving a Democratic resolution on a mostly party-line vote. Republicans called the ...
Sep 17, 2020
FBI director says antifa is an ideology, not an organization
WASHINGTON - FBI Director Chris Wray told lawmakers Thursday that antifa is an ideology, not an organization, delivering testimony that puts him at odds with President Donald Trump, who has said he wo...
Sep 17, 2020
Yanks hit 5 HR in inning, top Toronto 10-7 for 8-game streak
NEW YORK - The Yankees tied a major league record with five home runs in an inning and hit six overall in a 10-8 win over the Toronto Blue Jays on Thursday night that extended their winning streak to ...
Sep 17, 2020
'Forrest Gump' author Winston Groom dead at 77
FAIRHOPE, Ala. - Winston Groom, whose novel "Forrest Gump" was made into a six-Oscar winning 1994 movie that became a soaring pop cultural phenomenon, has died at age 77. Mayor Karin Wilson of Fairhop...
Sep 17, 2020
Comeback Heat do it again, rally past Celtics for 2-0 lead
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. - Goran Dragic scored 25 points, Bam Adebayo led a big third-quarter rally to finish with 21, and the Miami Heat pulled off another comeback to beat the Boston Celtics 106-101 a...
Sep 17, 2020
Thomas takes US Open lead with 65 on soft, kind Winged Foot
MAMARONECK, N.Y. - All that hype over how tough the U.S. Open can be at Winged Foot. All that history of so many scores over par. Thursday brought a surprise: All those red numbers. Justin Thomas led ...
Sep 17, 2020
Canada's Murray plans to stay politically active through NBA Western final
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. - Canada's Jamal Murray is going to keep using his platform to bring attention to racial injustice as he leads his Denver Nuggets in the NBA's Western Conference final. Murray, ...
Sep 17, 2020
COVID-19 Update: Active case numbers down, voluntary asymptomatic testing to end
The number of active COVID-19 cases in Alberta is down by a dozen.As of the end of testing on Wednesday, September 16, there were 1,483 active cases compared to 1,495 in the last update.Another 146 ne...
Sep 17, 2020
Edmonton’s renovated, ridiculed downtown library opens to the public
EDMONTON - Some Edmontonians who got a peek inside their city's new downtown library say it's what's inside that matters. The Stanley A. Milner Library has opened its doors to the public, four years a...
Sep 17, 2020