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Canadian Bianca Andreescu has her first WTA title, winning BNP Paribas Open
INDIAN WELLS, Calif. - Canadian Bianca Andreescu has her first WTA title. The unseeded 18-year-old from Mississauga, Ont., upset eighth-seeded German Angelique Kerber 6-4, 3-6, 6-4 in the women’...
Mar 17, 2019
Jozy Altidore to the rescue as Toronto FC edges New England in home opener
TORONTO - Star striker Jozy Altidore scored the winner in the 80th minute off the bench but shared the glory with a pair of young guns Sunday night as Toronto FC won its home opener 3-2 over the New E...
Mar 17, 2019
Dog that completed Iditarod sled race dies of pneumonia
ANCHORAGE, Alaska - Iditarod race officials say a dog on a racer’s team has died of pneumonia, and the musher has been withdrawn from the event. In a statement, the Iditarod organization announc...
Mar 17, 2019
Flash floods, slides in eastern Indonesia kill at least 58
JAYAPURA, Indonesia - Flash floods and mudslides triggered by days of torrential downpours tore through mountainside villages in Indonesia’s easternmost province, killing at least 58 people and ...
Mar 17, 2019
Judge allows courtroom cameras for trial of R. Kelly
CHICAGO - Cameras will be allowed in the courtroom during the trial and pretrial hearings in R. Kelly’s sexual abuse case, but the R&B singer’s accusers can’t be photographed or ...
Mar 17, 2019
Tyson will return to TV after sex misconduct probe
LOS ANGELES - Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson will return to the air on two TV shows that had been put on hold for a sexual misconduct investigation. The National Geographic Channel said in a state...
Mar 17, 2019
2019 Ebertfest to open with Aretha Franklin concert film
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. - The Aretha Franklin concert film “Amazing Grace” will open this year’s Roger Ebert film festival in Champaign-Urbana. The University of Illinois says the 1972 film ...
Mar 17, 2019
Indianapolis Children's Museum removes Michael Jackson items
INDIANAPOLIS - The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis has removed three Michael Jackson items from exhibits after a new documentary renewed allegations of child sexual abuse against the late sing...
Mar 17, 2019
Pirro's show not on Fox lineup, week after Omar comments
NEW YORK - Fox News weekend host Jeanine Pirro’s show didn’t air a week after her comments questioning U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar over her wearing a Muslim head covering. No explanation was give...
Mar 17, 2019
Brampton family unable to identify family members during trip to Ethiopia
The Brampton, Ont., family that lost six members in the Ethiopian Airlines crash says authorities in that country have told them it could take up to six months to identify their relatives’ remai...
Mar 17, 2019