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Long-serving Maryland House Speaker Michael Busch dead at 72
ANNAPOLIS, Md. - Michael Busch, the longest-serving Maryland House speaker in the state's history, died Sunday, his chief of staff said. Busch was 72. Busch, a Democrat who became speaker in 2003, had...
Apr 07, 2019
Avengers help unveil $5M donation for seriously ill children
ANAHEIM, Calif. - Some of Marvel's top Avengers have assembled to support a $5 million donation to benefit seriously ill children in hospitals around the globe. Robert Downey Jr., Chris Hemsworth, Sca...
Apr 07, 2019
R. Kelly gives 28-second performance at Illinois club
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - R. Kelly gave a 28-second performance and spent about half an hour more hobnobbing with fans who paid $50 to $100 to see him at a club in the Illinois capital of Springfield. The R...
Apr 07, 2019
Baltimore's embattled mayor intends to return to work
BALTIMORE - A spokesman for the embattled mayor of Baltimore says she'll return from her leave of absence as soon as her health allows. Spokesman James Bentley told The Baltimore Sun on Saturday that ...
Apr 07, 2019
7 who accused Cosby of sex abuse settle defamation suits
Seven women who said Bill Cosby sexually assaulted them decades ago and then labeled them liars by denying it have settled defamation lawsuits against the imprisoned actor. Court documents filed Frida...
Apr 07, 2019
Former sports radio co-host Carton gets 3 1/2 years in prison
NEW YORK - Sports radio personality Craig Carton was sentenced to 3 1/2 years in prison Friday by a longtime fan and listener - the judge - for a ticket reselling scam that ended his decade-long broad...
Apr 07, 2019
West Virginia mother charged in false abduction report
CHARLESTON, W.Va. - A woman who told police that an Egyptian man had tried to kidnap her daughter from a West Virginia shopping mall was jailed Friday after the accusation unraveled, a police detectiv...
Apr 07, 2019
Gov. Gen. Julie Payette visits Rwanda to mark 25th anniversary of genocide
KIGALI, Rwanda - Gov. Gen. Julie Payette laid a wreath at a memorial in Rwanda's capital today to mark 25 years since the start of a genocide that left an estimated 800,000 people dead. Payette, who i...
Apr 07, 2019
Film explores rural health care amid poverty, opioid crisis
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Northern New Mexico is known for tourist attractions such as artsy Santa Fe, eclectic Taos and the healing dirt of El Santuario de Chimay. The region's relaxing spas and skiing opt...
Apr 07, 2019
10 cases of Salmonella identified in Alberta
The Public Health Agency of Canada says the source of the bacterial infection from a salmonella outbreak still hasn't been identified.Sixty-three people in six provinces have fallen ill, including 18 ...
Apr 07, 2019 photo courtesy The Canadian Press